Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-02

el and delivered shall execute the same, and
shall pay the amount, collected into the State
Treasury.
Sec ~. Courts Of inquiry. to consist Of three
members. may be ordered by the COMMANDMENTS
chief, and shall be eonducted according TO the
forms prescribed by the rules and regulations Of
the army Of the United States.
Sec. Il. Courts martial shall consist Of moi
more than seven members nor less than i've
and If for the trial Of any officer Of the rank Of
captain or below, shall be ordered by the general
Of the brigade 10 which he belongs; sud II above
the rank OF captain, by the COmmander-in-chief
and the Judgment u court martial shall Dc
ubmitted for approval TO the officer ordering the
same; and if approved he shall 50 certify, and IN
case the sentence be a fine, shall return the same
to the president of the court marital, .or him to
issue execution thereon.
See. -. The same power to summon witness
before any court martial or court Of inquiry.
and bring them before the same, shall be vested
in the Judge advocate thereof, or recording officer,
as is vested in the courts OF law having criminal
jurisdiction; and ali subp0.uas and other process,
70 procure the attendance of witnesses. shall De
signed by the judge advocate.
TITLE vI.-DRILLs.
SIC. -. There shall be annually an officers
drill Of the field ami staff officers. except surgeon
and assistant surgeon, chaplain ami quartermas-
ter. and a the commissioned and non-comms-
stoned officers Of companies. within the limits %
each regiment, az such time and place MS Jhe
commanding officer thereof shall designate uy
order, and at such other ume or time, as the
Commauder-iu-Chie shall direct and SAID au-
nual drll shall continue three days in such man
ner as the commanding officer shall direct, sub
ject to any rules and regulations which may be-
prescribed los the Cummander-iu-ChieE The
commanding officer Of each regiment shall notify
the field and stat officers, and the commanding
officers Of companies IN his regiment, ot the
time and place o. holding such drill, and the
number of days the drill WILL continue, by TO
uce by mail or otherwise, at least eighteen day,
previous to such drill, and the commanding oti-
GERS Of compa les shall cause due notice To be-
given to all the officers and uo-u-commi~siouei
officers Of their companies, at least ten days pre-
Nious 10 such drill.
Sec. -. There snail be, ia each year, on the
first Tuesday OF June and OLA tine second tuesday
of September, a parade Of each company Tor
drill and inspection, AZ such place, within the
limits Of said company, las the commanding off,
Ger shall direct, ami the hrst sergeant OF each
company shall give notice OF the time and place
OF parade Of such company, oy posting up ths
order for thas purpose two weeks prryiou, e
four public places within the limits 0t the COM
pauy, which shall be sufficient notice ,1 every
member To appear, az such time and place, IN
der the penalties herein provided
Sec. -. There shall ue, annually, between
the fifteenth day ot September aud tAe htu dag
of October ia each year, d. ptrlleofclcn reg meut
for drill discipline, INSPECTION and review. DO
such place. within the limits ot such regiment,
rs the commanding omser tler-oi- tlI les -uate.
and 10 ,uca time AS tue commanding officer oiJae
tr-lie shall direct. which piIair-llll continue
three days aud snail not ex-eel i've days. And
tle 0mmalder-iu-cAlr shall Doe authorised 90
orier additional pirldr- each year, l"yc.urlLy.
re ment, tr-iie or division. ls la l-g Ietu
ai,islble,uot zceeIiug three day m yIcl yalr.at
such time and place t- bee may direct, aul under
such rules and regulations l- Ig MAY prescribe.
AMI notice 10 such |re-meuuI p~lr-ia~. and 90
al special p,uli- ordered hy the Commander
Iu-chi-i, shall be- gwen at saou tune, aai JOB
such manner as the ClmmluI-r-u--l.ei may
prescribe.
rIrlE viL-IN CASE oF BLOT, IIlS,
So. -. The Comu,a ler-.uChict. % .u bis
absence tle lieutenant governor Tor Do tle abe
-cuce OF both, thc major gcuer.I may, 300 rt-U
of mot, rebellion OF Iu-lrTccllu. -.tsu -u-
state, orlu case u INVASION, or imminent dane
ger thereof, call Out the organized militia. ,r
such regiments or organized bodies thereof. ls
be- shall deem necessary lr the public safety.
aud is authorised 20 order such i0rcc into cluu.
or CAMPS. Tor instruction and dul aul until.
discharged by 0rier Of the ommluier-u-clie T
the militia 50 caleb into active service. shall bee
subject Co the order Of the CommauIer-iu-Cbiei
aud shall be- governed ty the same rules and ~
g@ulau0us AS are prescribed for the army o. tlc
Juitel States. -iuI the t0mmluder-ju-Chlef
may order the same into camp Tor instruction
and drill, Whenever, IA his Judgment, tle inter-
est Ut the Stale shall require IT, And iu cl-e Of
r.,t, rebellion or Instruction within this state. .
90 10 case % Invasion or imminent danger
thereof, the t0mmlujer-iu-Cu.yf s. u,r.ly /
authorized o. raise iron tle enrolled
militia, b.. 4a-t 0r otherwise, such ale
lttioual force Of ~iuf,u-ry. cavalry or
artillery. rs be shall deem Necessary. and such
additional force, while continued ia service. shall
be subject 20 all the provisions Of tais ac- And
whenever the militia, OF any plrt thereof, shall
be ordered out under the provisions Of tli. see
ton. the Sate shall furnish such arms and
equipments as may be necessary for each uou-
commissioned officer and private; ami they shall
be entitled 20 the same pay aud uiou- as the
army Of the United States, and Co Doe paid under
such rules AMI regulations as shall be prescribed
By the Commanler-iu - Chief. And every COM
missi0ned officer, WhOWhen ordered shall uuueces-
sarily neglect 20 march from the place Of rem
iezvous, OF shall otherwise iis0bey any lawful
order, shall be cashierei by sentence Of court
martial, and be subject TO such iue, not less
than one hundred dollars, and not exceeding
i've hundred dollars, As the court martial shall
impose. And every soldier ordered out, who
shall not appear az the time and place des-
iguatei, shall be taken 10 be a soldier absent
without leave, and be dealt with accordingly ~
in actual service. And the scicctmen OF the
town, TO which any men So ordered out shall
belong, shall furnish, nc Ia expense Of the
state, such subsistence and Transportation rs
the Commander-in-Chie shall direct.
TITLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PROVISIONS.
Sec. -. Discharges TO commissioned officers
may be granted by the C0mmauIer-ln-ehief un-
der such rules ami regulations as he may pre-
scribe.
Sec. .. Upon the requi,inon Of the Pre,i-
dent Of the United States, and in case Of war.
invasion, or 10 prevent iUsutrec-ou or invasion,
the ommander-Iu-chie is hereby authorized
and required 10 call out, from time 90 time. for
actual service, by draft or otherwise, as many
Of the entire militia as the necessity Of the case
may require. The enrolled militia, whenever
so ordered for preparation for actual service.
shall be governed and drilled according to the
Of this State and Of the United States.
Sec. -. Every officer, nOn-commissioue
officer and privates ordered out, and every vol
uuteer or drafted man who shall not appear At
time and place designated, and shall not
render a sufficient excuse therefor, or shall not
have some able-boiied and proper substitute 1t
such time and place, shall be dealt with rs pro-
yided by tie laws Of the United States in ike
Eases.
Sec. 80. The quartermaster Of each regiment
Drgani zei under this act, shall before catering
upon the duties of his office, give a bond TO the
Treasurer OF this State IN the sum Of five thous-
and dollars. and such further sum, and with
such s%ureties, as the Commander-m-chief snail
Sec. 81. Al officers. non-cOmmi.sionei ohc-
musicians and p~rivates, enrolled in this
state shall, while under orders for service un-
Ter the government OF the United States. or IN
Ter authority Of this State, in all eases, except
or treason, felony and breach Of the peace. be
privileged from arrest and imprisonment. by
civil authority, from the date OF the issuing
# such orders to the time of their discharge
rom such service.
Sec. 81. Each member ofthe organized militia
hall receive one dollar for each days actual 4
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