The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-29

commsnder-in-chief major generals ind
brigadier generals, shall have power 20
order a court martial to be held at such
time and place as they think proper when
the same may be necessary to carry into
effect any of the provisions of this act NOT
herein expressly provided for, and in all
cases, the officer ordering the court mar
tial may confirm or disapproye the sent.
ence thereof.
SEC, SO. Any superior may, immedi-
ately after he has arrested any officer, ap-
point no less than three nor over Eve Of
fcers, as near the the rank of the officer
arrested, as be can conveniently get for
that purpose, and shall summon them to
meet at a certain time and place, aud
when met, shall constitute o court of in
quiry, whose duty it shall be to inquire
into the charges on which such officer
was arrested, and ia majority of said
court are satisfied that such charges arc
not sufficient to cause a court martial to
assemble in said case, or if they are salts
fed the charges are sufficient, they shall,
in either case, forthwith report the same
under seal to the officer who ordered the
arrest, and such officer ordering the arrest
shall, Immediately after receiving the re-
port of the said court, either discharge
the othcr arrested, or summon a court
martial forthwith to try him. The officer
ordering the arrest shall be governed by
the court of inquiry, and the members
and witnesses attending q court of inqai-
ry, shall be paid as the members and wit
nesses of O court martial are paid, and IL
officer who orders the arrest shall. desig-
nate what officer is TO preside over tie
court of inquiry, which court shall havo
the Same power to compel the attendance
of witnesses az courts martial, and other
party may serve any process allowed by
court martial, and all officers composinga
court of inquiry shall be in full uniform.
SEC. 81. There shall be allowed to tho
officers composing any division, briga' 70,
regimental, squadron, or battalion, courts
martial, and to the judge advocate there-.
OF, one dollar and fifty cents for each day
they may be necessarily engaged in trav-
cling to and from, and attending at such /:
the provost martial such compensation as
t{s allowed to sheriff, for similar services in
ciTS eases, and to each witness twenty
five cents for each day he may attend IN
der a summons, and for each day in trav-.
cling to and from the same, which COM
pensation shall be paid out of tho State
treasury on the order of the president Of
the court martial, which order the auditor
of State shall endorse.
SEC. s.. The comman1er-in-chief whenever,
in his opinion, it becomes necessary, may organ
ize a subsistence or ~commissary department by
appointing a commisssry general, or a general OF
a subsistence department., with the rank Q fbriga-
dier general, and such other assistant commlssa-
r es as he may think necessary, or the good ofthe
service may require, with such rank as Is con-
ferred on oficers.of the same station in the army
of Il 9 United States and may also appoint such
number of storekeepers and other officers as tho
good os the service may require, and may order
any or ali such officers in actual service when
their services becoms necessary.
Sc. 6S. The commander-ln-chlef when In
his opinion, it becomes necessary, may complete
the organization of the medical department BY
appointing a surgeon general. with the rank OF
colonel and for each livIsion a hosPt i surgeon,
with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and tor each
brigade, a hospital susgeon, vita the rank OF ma
jor. and may call any or all of said oHcers Into
necessary.
ssc. 81. The ~adjutants of regiments, squad
rons ard 5~attalions shall attend to, and record
al returns from the comnandant of regimentso
sluadrons and battalions, and record the same in
a book to be provided fpr that purpose, and shall
perform such other duties as may from time to
time be required OF them by the commandant of
their regiments, sqnadrons and 5atiaiions. Pro-
vided, tina. when any adia.ant shall be absent IN
command, the commanding officer shall appoint
4 suitable person to do the duty of the adJutant.
Sec. 6S.-That the a~diptant- general OF the state
shall furnish 10 the commandments of divisions for
the use of their brig des, blank forms of rolls,
bonds, and of the different returns that may DO
requ red from time to time by this act, and ex-
pain the principles Oh which they should DC
made
SEC. GO. The ommander-in-c chief shall cause
two Thousand copies of this act to be printed IN
book form, which books shall have attached TO
them all the necessary forms by which all returns
can be made of companies, regiments, squad
r,ns, or battaiiocs; also brigades and divisions
vi. Q blank forms may be as near as circumstar--
ces will admit, to those which accompanied the,
act ot.IS37 for Organizing disciplining militia and
volunteer militia of OHIO, which pamphlets shall
be Immediately distributed and forwarded to. the
county seats ofthe several brigades, as other laws
are, and in due time, to be directed to the bfiga-
der generals or commandants of brigades who
shall be bound to receive and distribute, as cir
cumstanaesm may require M
SEC. 10. The act entitled San act for organ
izing and disciPlin.ng the militia and voiHa.ees
parts OF acts amendatory thereto. or inconsistent
with this act, are hereby repealed. This act to
take effect Immediately 15s IlisE rs R p1issge.
Speaker of the House of Reps. protein,
LESTER TAYLOR
President of the Senate protein.
Columbus, March %, 1857.
SECRETARY OF STArE9OFFIcE,
Columbus, March 80, 1857,
1 hereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied from the orig nal
rolls on file in this office.
JAMES Fl. BAKER,
Secretary of State.
AuDIroR's OFFICE, Ashland, o..
April Is, 1857.
I hereby certify, that the foregoing
acts are correctly copied from the origi-
nal acts as reported to this Office.
JAMES SWINEFORD,
auditor ashland Co.
AUCTION.
THE undersigned have opened an Auction in tho
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