Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-29

- - csrs, as he may deem most conclusive to the pug lie safety, and the officers receiving sucn intei gence shall observe the same line of condcuc', ln order that the information may, in the most eA. [ peditious way, come to the commanoer-ih And when any company, regiment or'gaae;; us the division of the militia of this state, shall De ordered into service by the proper officer, on any alarm. each non commissioned officer, musician, and private who neglects to appear at the place of rendezvous, in person, or by substitute, and join the company to which he belongs, shall, for such neglect, pay fine of seventeen dollars, and pay the further sum of twenty dollars for every month that he shall neglect to join such com pany, and in the same proportion for longer or shorter tune; and upon neglect or refusal te pay said fine and forfeiture, he shall be impri soned in the common jail in the county where he resides, not less than thirty nor more than sixty days, at the discretion of the court before which tae conviction is had; and each non commission ed ofiicer, musician, and private, shall have the same notice when ordered into service, by com pany, battalion, regiment, brigade, or division, as is provided in this chapter for those who are called out by detachment.
 SEC. 6S. The commanding officer of each com pany shall, immediately after a detachment, company, regiment, brigade, or division, shall be ordered to rendezvous for service at any par ticalar time and place, make return of the names and places of abode of all the persons under hls command who shall have incurred any of the penalties provided in the next preceding section of this act, to the brigade-majO jOr of the brigade to which they respectively belong and the brig ade-major, within twenty days from the time of his receiving said return shall make like re- turn to the state attorney for the county in which such person or persons may reside
 SEC. 69. The superior court may hear and de termne all actions for any violations of the pro- nf q ha tars 0nh t1a fofa in the several counties, may prosecute the same, by action of debt, in the name of the state trea- surer, or by information in behalf of the state; and when said fines and forfeitures are received, they shall pay them into the state treasury.
 SEC. 70 Every sergeant, corporal, musician and private of the militia, that shall be detached to perform tour of military duty, under the au- thority of this state, or of the United States may procure a substitute of equal grade with himself, to be approved and accepted by the se- nior officer in command at the place of rendez- vous, who shall be the only proper officer to ap- prove and accept substitutes and to determine their qualifications, and such officer shall not accept a substitute unless he is completely equip ped and in uniform, according to law, and such substitute, when accepted and voluntarily en- rolled, shall be subject to the laws of this sate forming and concluding the military force, while in actual service.
 SEC. 7l. The commanding officer of the com pany from which any detachment is made" shall give immediate notice thereof, to the person or persons detached, which notice shall be in writ ing, signed by such officer, and shall be read in the hearing of the person detached, or attest cd copy of it shall be left at his usual place of abode, by one of the sergeants of said company; and whenever any sergeant, corporal, musician, private, detached and notified as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to appear in person. or by substitute approved as aforesaid, at the time and place appointed for the rendezvous of such detachment, he shall pay the sum of twenty dol lars to the treasury of the state, and pay to said treasury the further sum of twenty dollars for every month that he neglect to join such detach ment, and in the same proportion for any part of the time he shall neglect to join the detach- ment and upon neglect or refusal to pay said penalties, he shall be imprisoned in the common jail of the county where he resides, for term not less than thirty days, nor exceeding sixty days, at the discretion of the court before which the conviction is had.
 by any minor for violation of the sixty-seventh or seventy-frst section of this act, the parent, guardian, or master of such minor shall be liable for the same unless such parent, guardian, or master, shall make it appear that he was not aid ing in, or consenting to, such neglect or refus- al.
 SEC. a. When the militia, or and detachment eAShCoAp ouai uc Cditeu lutO uCtual SerVlCe, uQ- der the provisions of this act, they shall be en- titled to the same pay and rations as the army of the United States
 a,snS,: S1: "A. Any officer or soldier, wounded or fcer soldier killed while in inc sarw;So s UT, as this state, shall be suitably provided for bv tbe
 SEC. 75. If any person, holding commission nj the militia of this state, and detached to hold himself in readiness for service by virtve of any law of the United States, shall, during the peri cd for which the detachment shall be made, die, Do disabled, promoted, or discharged from such detachment, the commander in chief of the mili- tia may cause some other proper officer of the militia to be detached to serve in his stead
 CHAPTER Tx.
 Of Court Martial
 SEC. 76. General field, commissioned, and staff officers, shall for disobedience of orders un- ofhcer-like conduct while on duty, or during any day appropriated for military exercise or parade, and for the neglect of any duty imposed upon them as officers of the militia, be subject to gen. eral court -martial, according to the usage and practice of war; which court martial shall con- sist of not less than five, nor more than seven members; and the senior officer, who shall al- ways be of rank superior to the officer, on trial, shall preside. court-martial for the trial of an officer under the grade of field off, cer, shall be appointed by the commanding off, cer of the brigade to which he belongs; for the trial of an officer of the grade of field officer, by the commanding officer of the division; for the trial of general-officer by the commander in-chief And in every court-martial there shall be a judge-advocate, who shall discharge the duties of that office according to the usage and practice of court-martial; and no other per. son shall be admitted to prosecute or defend the arrested officer.
 SEc Whenever court-martial shall be order ca, the order shall designate the time and pace of holding the same, the name of the officer to preside, and the number and rank of other off eets' or which the court is to be composed and :I the court shall be ordered by the commander h-cnief, the order shall be signed by the com manaer-in.chief, or by the adjutant- general, and saau pc Of the following, to wit:
 GENERAL ORDERS.
 .. A general court-martial is ordered to assemble e., , on the day of
 brought before it to consist of ' w members, to be taken from the division. to wifi. saUans general brigade eenerai' colonels. The maior- general will preside The adjutant of the regimentwill furnish an orderly court. A' o'"eiS 'A 'he
 tne court shall be ordered bv the ma;or- generai' the order shall be signed by tbe mo;or- genera. or by division inspector. bv ordey nf ing, viz: 'A"'l oe 'ne tenor follow ESTATE OF CoNNEcr1cur GO
 DIVISION ORDERS
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