American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-06-01

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shall treat with Intoxicating liquors the
persons attending thereat; and no officer
SHALL on days Of military duty, SO treat
persons performing such duty under a
penalty of twenty five dollars-one-half
to the informer and the other half to the
military fund of the county brigade.
Section 4 l. No officer or soldier shall
be arrested on civil process while going to,
remaining at, or returning from place
where he is ordered to attend for election
of officers, or military duty.
Section42. Every commissioned officer,
before he enters ON the dutiesof hisofice
or exercises any command, shall take and
subscribe before a justice Of the peace, or
general or field officer, who has previously
taken and subscribed them himself such
oath and declarations as may be prescri'
Led by the commander in chisf, which shall
not be inconsistent with the oath and dec,
larations prescribed by the laws Of the Uni
ted States.
Section a. When an officer tenders
his resignation, with the approval of the
commanders Of the regiment or battalion,
brigade and division, to which he belongs,
the commander in chief may discharge
him.
Section Al. No commanding officer
shall approve a resignation under the
preceding section, unless the reasons for
such resignation are urgent, and prove to
his satisfaction, and the rolls, orderly book,
roster, and documents in the custody of
the officer resigning shall, before his dis
charge is delivered to him, be deposited
with the officer having a right to the Gus
tody of the same.
Section As. No oficershall be discharg-
eddy the commander-in-chief unless upon
his own request, except as follows
When it appears to the commander-in-
chief that he has become unable or unfit
to discharge the duties of his office, or to
exercise proper authority over his inferior
officers and soldiers, or that he has been
convicted of an infamous crime.
When the commander of his division
eertifes that he has, either before or after
receiving his commission, removed his res
idenee out Of the bounds Of his command,
to so great distance that, in the opinion
of such commanding officer, it is incon-
venient to exercise his command.
When such commander certfies thathe
has been absent from his command more
than one year without leave
Upon address Of both Houses Of the
Legislature to the Governor.
Upon sentence of court martial after
trial according to law.
In which cases he may be 50 discharg
ed
Section 46 The commissions Of staff
officers, appointed bya commanding Off
Ger, shall expire as soon as the successor
Of such commanding officer is commits
stoned.
Section Al. Officers under arrest shall
be suspended from exercising the duties
Of Office; and designations rendered un-
der charges, when forwarded by any com
mander will always be accompanied by a
copy of the charges, by written reportof
the case for the information of the com
manderin-chief.
THE ADJUTAvT GENERAL.
Section IS. The Adjutant General shall
hold his office for the term Of three years,
and until his successor is appointed and
qualified, but may be removed at any time
by the commander in chief
Section 10 He shall distribute all or
ders from the commander-in-chief, shall
ebey all orders relative to carrying into
execution and pcrfecting any system of
military discipline established by law, and
shall be in attendance when the comman-
der-in-chief reviews the militia.
Section So He shall furnish to the
militia and volunteer militia blank forms
of rolls and OF the differen; returns that
may b. required, explaining the principles
upon which they should be made; of or
ders for the commanders of companies to
order the non-commissioned officers and
priyates to notify their men to attend the
inspection, parades, reviews, and elections
of officers which may be ordered and of
notifications or orders to be left with the
men.
Section 81 He shall make proper alb
straets from the retunsof the command
ing officers of brigades and divisions, and
lay the same before the commander-in--
chief annually.
Section 50. He shall annuelly make a
return in duplicate of the militia of the
State, with their arms, accoutrements and
ammunition, according to such directions
as he may receive from the Secretary of
War of the United States, one copy of
which he shall deliver to the commander
in-chief, and transmit the other to the
President of the United States on or be-
fore the first Monday in February.
Section 50. He shall annually in De-
cember lay before the Auditor General an
account, with vouchers, of his expendit-
ures as Adjutant General.
ARMS, EQUIPMENTS, EoUIPAGE, ETC.
articles Furnished by Soldier.
Section 81 Officers Of the line and
staff officers, and soldiers of volunteer
company, shall provide themselves with
such uniforms as shall be required, for
the time being, by the regulations of the
army; and every such soldier deficient
therein shall forfeit two dollars, to be re-
covered on complaint of the clerk, to be
paid into the military fund Of the proper
county brigade.