Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-08
LAWS OF VERMONT. A. ID. 1884.
Designated by the Secretary Of State for publ
cation ia all the newspapers,
AN ACT For organizing the Militia.
Continued from Sirth pags.J
TITLE ".
FINES AND THEIR COLLECTION,

FINES AND THEIR COLLECTION,
SIG Is. Each regimental, field and
staff officer aud commissioned company
officer, who shall neglect TO attend any
1, Ulcers drill, or any company, regimen
tal brigad., or division parade, inspec.
tion or review when ordered by the
regime, 'tal commander, or required I'M
der any of the provisions of this act,
and every commissioned officer who
shall neglect " refuse to make any re-
turn or report, which may be required
under the rules ant regulations provided
for by this act, or who shall be guilty OF
any unofiicer- like cond ,ct, shall be liable
to be tried by court MAJ 'tial and each
non-commissionedo officer or private who
shall refuse OF neglect to give notice or
warning when ordered, or to make re-
turn thereof, shall forfeit and pay q fine,
of not less than two nor more than If
teen dollars. ....
SEC. Is. Any non commissioned Of
flcer, who shall unnecessarily fail to at
tend any officers drill, when duly order
ed, and any non-commissiened officer,
musician or private, who shall unnecessa-
rily fail to attend any division, brigade,
regimental, or company parade, inspec-
ton, or review shall forfeit and pay the
sum OF four dollars; and any non-com-
missloned officer, who shall at any Off
GERS drill be guilty of any unsoldier-
like conduct, shall forfeit and pay the
sum OF four dollars, and shall be liable
to be arrested and tried by court martial,
by order of the commanding officer.
SEC. IT. All cost incurred by virtue
of any proceeding instituted for the col
lection of any fine imposed by this act,
shall if the proceeding fail be paid by
the state; and all fines and forfeitures
imposed by this act, shall, when collect
ed, be paid into the treasury Of the
state.
SEC Is. The fines imposed upon non
commissioned officers musicians and
privates by this act, except for non-at
tendance and unsoldierlike conduct at
any officers drill, shall be collected as
follows
The first sergeant Of each company,
(or in case the penalty has been incur
red by the first sergeant, sergeant to
be detailed by the commanding officer of
the company within five days after any
penalty shall have been incurred, shall
make complaint, in writing, against all
delinQuents, TO the commanding officer
of the company, stating the name and
residence Of the delinquent and the
act or neglect for which n fine or penal
ty has been incurred. The delinquent
shall be allowed twelve days from the
time Of mourning such fine or penalty,
10 l., - Ar,
officer; but if he shall neglect to make
such excuse within the time allowed, or
if such commanding officer shall con
slider his excuse insufficient, it shallbe-
the duty ofsuch commanding officer to
issue a notification in the following
form
To any sheriff or constable in the state,
G,getiag
BIZ tie authority Of the Stats of Termont,
you are hereby commanded to notify
OF that he is
amerCed in a fine Of dollars and
cents for delinquency Of militia
ry duty in this, (state the delinquency
and unless he shall produce to me q GER
tifcate in writing, from under the hand
of one of the field officers Of the regi-
ment to which ne belongs, certifying
that said fine is RENTED, that eXecu-
ton will issue against him for the
same.
Hereof fail not but make service and
return according to law
Dated OF this day OF A.
D. Is
Commanding officer
! ofthe company.
Which notification shall be served by
being read in the hearing of such delin-
quent, or by leaving a copy thereof at
his last and usual place Of abode, And
it shall be the duty of the officer serv-
ing the same to make return Of such no.
tification, with his doings thereon, with
in six days from the time Of receiving
the same. The person upon whom the no
tiication shall be served, may, within six
days from the service of the same APP
ply to one Of the field officers of the reg
iment for discharge Of the fine; and
such field officer shall thereupon notify
the commandant Of the company Of the
time and place when and where he will
hear the excuse of such delinquent,
which shall be six days from the time
when application shall be first made,
anu direct the commandment OF the COM
paby to appear and show cause, If any
he have, why such delinquent should
not be discharged and the person APP
plying shall give the notice in such man
ner as such field officer shall direct, and
such field officer may or may not remit
such fine, as circumstances may require.
If such field officer shall not remit the
fine of such delinquent, and deliver him
g certificate thereof as aforesaid, to the
commanding officer of the company,
such commanding officer shall issue his
execution substantially in the form fol-
lowing, viz:
STATE OF VERMONT,
County, IS.
To any sheriff or constable in the state,
Greeting:
Wherea8, Of in
the county o. member Of
the a company of
militia, in the Regiment of Yer