Litchfield enquirer., 1862-08-21
CHAPTER VII. Ehes.

SEC. 69 General, field and commissioned off, eers, for any neglect of duty or for disobedience of orders, or for any unoficer like conduct, shall be liable to be tried by court martial. Each staff officer, non commissioned officer, musician and private of any regiment, company or band, who shall, without satisfactory excuse to the commanding officer, fail to appear at the time and place appointed for any parade or choice of officers, or who, after appearing shall leave said parade or meeting for the choice of officers with out the permission of the commanding officer, shall forfeit his pay for that days services, and shall also pay a fine of five dollars for each day, or time Of absence, or neglect of duty and every staT officer, non commissioned officer mu- sieian and private, who shall be guilty of any unsoldierly or disgraceful conduct, or disobed- ence of orders, may be fined by his commanding officer to an amount not exceeding ten dollars for each offence and all persons who may have incurred any fine or forfeiture, shall be notified of the same within five days thereafter.
 SEC 70. The certificate of any commanding officer, made under oath, shall be evidence of any and all fOrfeitures and fines incurred in pursu- ance of this act; and if any forfeiture or fine in curref as aforesaid, shall not be paid within ten days after DOtice thereof, the said commanding officer may collect the same in an action of debt in his own proper name, and shall have process of attachment and execution against the body of the delinquent, to be proceeded with in all re- spects as in actions of tort and all fines and forfeitures incurred under the seventh chapter of this act when recovered, shall be appropria- ted for the benefit of the company or band to which the delinquent belongs, to be used in the purchase ot uniforms, music and musical lnstru ulents. and any other articles necessary in the performance of military duty and the command ,l,.
 or cause to be kept, d correct account of al moneys thus received, and the manner in whicl the same have been appropriated, which account shall, ut all times, be open 60 the inspection 0 the field officers of the reg iment to which sucl company or band is attached.
 SEC. 7l. Each staff officer, non commissioned officer, musician and private, of any regiment company or band, who appears on parade, shal pay for deficiency of arms, ammunition and ac coutrements, for each day ofeXerclse, inspection or review, the following fines, to wit: for def cheney of musket, rife or pair of pistols, each two dollars of a sabre or sword, each two dol lars; and for deficiency in ammunition or in any other article provided by the state or required by law. one dollar; and any musician who shall appear without his instrument of music and any h0rsemen who shall be deficient of horse, shal be considered as not appearing on parade. And II any stall officer. non commissioned officer mu. sician or private of any regiment CT company shall neglect to appear in the uniform of such company, at any time when he shall be required to perform military duty, he shall forfeit the sum of i've dollars and such fines shall be col lscted and appropriated in the same manner as provided in the preceding section. t
 SEC. 72. No member of any military compa- y or band shall be released or excused from the performance of military duty, by reason of an appointment in any fire company or fire de- partment without the written consent of the commanding officer of such military company ol band.