Litchfield enquirer., 1862-08-21

 the militia to be detached to serve in his stead.
 CHAPTER TX.
 Of Conat Martials.
 SEC. e1 General, field. commissioned and staff officers shall for dlsobedience of orders un- officer 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 10 trial by general court martial according to the usage and practice of war; which court martial shall consist of not less than five or more than seven members and the senior off, cer who shall always be of a rank superior to the officer on trial, shall preside. A court martial for the trial of an officer under the grade of a field officer, shall be appointed by the comman- ding officer 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 a general officer by the command CT in chief. And in every court martial there shall be judge advocate, who shall discharge the duties of that officer according to the usage and practice of courts martial; and no other person shall be admitted to prosecute or defend the arrested officer.
 Sec. S2 Whenever a court martial shall be ordered the order shall designate the time and place of holding the same, the name of the off cer to preside and the number and rank of oth- CT officers of which the court is to be composed :; and if the court shall be ordered by the com mantler in chief. the order shall be signed by the commander in chief, or by the adjutant gen- era and shall be of tenor following to wit
 ESTATE OF CONNECTICUT, ss.
 GENERAL ORDERS.
 A general court martial is ordered to assemble at on the day of for th e trial of such person or persons which may be brought before it, to consist of members, to be ta k, from the division, to witt the major gene | r l, brsgadier general, colonels. The major general will preside. The adjutant of the regiment will furnish an orderly sergeant to attend and execute the order of the court.'
 If the court shall be orderedb by the ma jor gen era the order shall be signed by the major gen era or by division inspector, by order of the major general, and shall be of the following ten or, to wit:
 "STArE OF CONNECTICUT, ss.
 DIVISION ORDERS.
 A general court martial of the division will assemble at on the day of fol the trial of such person or persons as may be 1 brought befor it, to consist of members to Wit: bligadier general, colpnels and lieutenant colonels Grigadier gene 1 ral will preside. The adjhtant of the regiment will furnish an orderly sergeant to at | tend and execute the orders of the court" | If the court shall be ordered by brigadiet general. the order shall be signed by the briga dier general, or by the brigade major by his or. der, and shall be of the following tenor, to wit STATE OF CONNECTICUT, ss.
 1 BRIGADE ORDERS, FOR THE BRIGADE MILITIA general court martial of said brigade swill l assemble at on the day of for the trial of such person or persons as may be brought before it, to consist of members to y't colonels, majors, and. | captains. Colonel will preside. lha ad jutant of the regiment will furnish an or deriy sergeant to attend and execute the orders | of the court"
 | SEC. S3. For & general court martial, the ad . jutant general shall detail and notify the gene | ral officers, and apportion the number of other officers required to each brigade, and give mo- tice thereof to the division inspector or brig ade inspector, who shall detail and notify said officers, and make return to the adjutant gene- rals office. In a division court martial, the di- vision inspector, any aid-de-camp under the direction of major general ordeiing said court, shall detail and notify the general officer, and | apportion the other officers to each brigade, and give notice thereof to the respective brigade inspectors, who shall detail and notify the field officers of their brigade that they are detailed. and make return thereof to the office of the ma jor general ordering said court; and for a brigade court martial, the brigade inspector shall detail and notify the officers required to | serve on such court
 SEC. S4 If the officer to be tried shall be a general officer, he shall be furnished with a copy of the order for said court, and copy of the charges in arrest, by the adjutant general, or by division or brigade inspector, as the ! nEn ls,c- -i~- ali before the sitting of said court, inclusive and the officer furnishing such copy shall make re- turn thereof, with the names of the officers com posing the court. to the judge advocate of the court and if he shall be of or under the rank of field officer, he shall be furnished with like copies twenty days before the sitting of the court, inclusive, by a brigade inspector or ad- jutant of the regiment to which the arrested of ficer belongs, as the officer ordering the court shall direct, who shall return the same, and the names of the officers composing the court, to the judge advocate of the court
 | SEC. S5. The judge advocate shall summon, | or cause to be summoned, such witnesses on the part of the state as may be necessary, by sub pena, signed by the officer ordering the court, | or by the president thereof, or by the judge | advocate; and the accused shall be entitled to | the like process, to- enable him to procure the attendance of witnesses, which process may be | served by the judge advocate, or by any disin- terested person deputed by him and on trial before courts-martial, dispositions may be used in the same manner, under the same circum- stances, and to the same extent, as in trials be- fore civil tribunal; prouided, that reasonable notice of the time and place of taking such de- positions shall be given to the prosecutor and accused.
 SEC. S6. The members to compose the court shall be detailed by seniority, in regular rota- tion of duty; and all changes in arrest shall be made out in due form, by way of complaint. and signed by the party complaining, address ed to the officer whose duty it is to order the court, specifying the act or neglect of the ac- cused is supposed to be guilty, and praying due process, before the said officer shall order court martial, for the trial of the accused of 6cer.
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