Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-12-02


execution thereon.
SEC % The same power to summon witnesses before
any martial court of inquiry and bring them be-
fore the shall be vested in the judgeadvocae thereof
ding officer, is vested in the courts of law having
criminal jurisdiction and all subpena and other process to
the attendance of Witnesses shall be signed by the
judge-advocate
TITLE VI
DRILLS
SEC 49, There shall be annually officers drill Of the
field officers surgeon assistant surgeon
chaplain and quartemaster, and Of the commissioned and
uOncommoned officers Of companies within the limits of
each regiment such time and place the commanding Of
fcer thereof sal designate by ORDER and such other time
times the commanderiachief shall direct and said
annual drill shall conue three days in such the
commanding officer shall direct subject any rules and
regulations which may be prescribed by the COMMANDMENTS
chief The commanding officer Of each regiment shall notify
the field and staff officers, and tho commanding officers Of
companies III his regiment of the time and place of holding
such drill and the number of days the drill will continue
by notice by mail or otherwise at least eighteen days
such drill and the commanding officers of mpanies
shall due notice be given all the officers and
commissioned officers of their companies at least days
previous such drill
SEC a. There shall be- in each year, the first Tuesday
of June and the second Tuesday of September parade
of each company for drill and inspection such place. with
in the limits of said company the commanding officer
shall direct and the first sergeant of each company
shall give notice of the time and place of parade of such
company posting the order for that purpose weeks
previous at four public places within the limits of the
pany, which shall be sufficient notice every member to
appear at such time End place. under the penalties herein
= provided.
SEC 25 There shall be- annually between the fifteenth
day September and the fifth day of October in each year.
parade of each regiment for drill discipline inspection and
review such place. within the limits of such regiment as
the commanding officer thereof shall Designate and such
time as the commanding officer of the brigade shall direct
which parade shall continue three days shall exceed
five days And the commander n-chef shall be authorized
to order additional parades each year. by company regiment
brigade division he may deem advisable, exceeding
three days in each year. such and place he may
direct and under such rules aud regulations he may pre-
SCRIBE And notice of such Tegmena parades and of all spe
ca parades ordered the shall be given
at such me and in such manner the comnandernchef
may prescribe.
! TITLE VII
4 IN CASE RIOT, NsURREcTIoN, ETC.
SEC 26. The commanderiuchief or in his absence the
lieutenant governor Cor in the absence of BOTH the major
generally may of riot rebellion Instruction. with
in this state, or in of INVASION imminent danger
thereof cali the organized militia such regiments
other organized bodies thereof he shall deem necessary
for the public safety, and is authorized order such force
into camp, camps for instruction and drill and until dis
charged by order of the commanderin chief the militia
called into active SERVICE shall be subject the order of
and shall be governed by the rules
and regulations prescribed for the army of the United
States And the commandern-chef may order the
to camp for instruction and drill whenever, in his judg
ment the interests of the state shall require it, And in
of riot rebellion Instruction within this state
of invasion imminent danger thereof the commandern-
chief is hereby authorized to raise from the enrolled militia
by draft otherwise, such additional force Of infantry
airy artillery he shall deem necessary and such add
uona orce while continued IN SERVICE shall be suecI 10
all the provisions of this act And whenever the militia
part thereof shall be ordered under the provisions
of this section the shall furnish such and equip
ments may be necessary for each noncommsoned officer
and private and they shall be entitled to the pay and
ratons the army of the United States and be paid
der such rules and regulations shall be prescribed by the
commander-inchief And every commissioned officer who
when ordered shall unnecessarily neglect march from the
place of rendezvous shall otherwise dsobey lawful
ORDER shall be cashered by sentence of MARTIAL and be
subject to such hne less than hundred dollars and
not exceeding five hundred dollars the court martial shall
impose And every soldier ordered out, who shall APP
pear at the time and place designated shall be taken
soldier absent without leave and be dealt with accordingly
in actual service. And the seecmen of the town. to which
any ordered out shall belong, shall furnish, the
ense OF the state such subsistence and transportation the
commander-in-chief shall direct
TITLE VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
SEC. n. Discharges TO commissioned officers may be
granted by the under such rules reg
uatlons as he may prescribe.
SEQ %. Upon the requstion of the president of the
United States and of war; INVASION prevent in
surrecton INVASION the commandernchief is hereby
thorized and required call out from time time Cor ac-
iual service by draft otherwise many of the entire
ta as the necessity Of the may require The enrolled
militia whenever ordered for preparation for actual
vice, shall be governed and drilled according the laws
this state and of the United States.
SEC 20 Every officer non-commssoned officer and pri-
vate ordered out and every volunteer drafted man. who
shall not appear at the time and place designated and shall
not render sufficient therefor shall have some
abebodied and proper substitute such time and place. shall
be dealt with provided by the laws of the United in like
cases. .I.saas
Sec 80 The quarermaster of each regiment organized
under this shall before entering upon The nes of his