The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-06

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Fund" The Auditor shall issue his warrant
5 upon the Treasurer for the expenses of the
military establishment, upon the written APP
f prOval Of all accounts by the Governor or by
his order.
f Sec. 9. Art. So. The commanding officer
: of each company of iuflntry, shall from
time to time enroll all persons within the
f limits of his company, who may be subject
! to military duty and shall without delay,
: notify such persons of their enrolment.
e Art ga Every notice or warning to
e person SO enrolled, to attend company
battalion, regimcntal or general muster or
t parade, pursuant to the provisions of this
! act, shall be deemed legal notice of his
enrolment.
: Art: 5 The age and ability to bear arms,
Of every person so enrolled, shah be deter
mined by the commander of his company
subject to an appeal to the commanding
{ officer Of the regiments but the decision Of
neither Of these officers shall prevent
couTt-martial from determining whether
such person was properly enrolled.
Art So. Persons claiming to be exempted
tTem enrolment, by reason of inability to
bear arms, may produce the certificate OF
/ surgeon as evidence OF such inability but
such certificate shall not be conclusive, nor
shall it be lawful for the person giving the
same to take any fee or reward therefor
Art 81. All tavern keepers, keepers of
| boarding houses, and heads of families on
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ofthe company, within whose beat they may
reside, or by the assessor, shall give to such
commanding officer or assessor. a true ac-
count OF all persons boarding or lodging
with them, and their names, if known, to
the end that such persons rs are liable to do
military duty, may be enrolled according
to law.
Art. IS. If any person of whom such ac-
count is demanded, shall refuse neglect
to give such account, and names, or shall
wiltully give a false account, he shall forfeit
and pay twenty-five dollars, to be recovered
by the assessor for the use of the military
fund"
Sec 10 Art. 50 Whenever the President
Of the United States, or the cOmmander-in
chief shall order draft from the militia for
public service, such draft shall be made in
each company from which it is required by
lot, to be determined at a company parade,
ordered for that purpose; and each nom
commissioned officer musician and private,
present at such parade, shall draw to make
mp the quota required: Provided, That all
such drafts shall be under the immediate
superintendent of a regimental or battalion
! officer appointed bp the brigade commander
for that duty
Art 90. One of the officers of the com
pany shall draw for every person, subject to
draft, who shall refuse to draw, or be alb
sent from the parade; and such draft shall
have the like effect if the person refusing
or absent, had drawn for himself
Art. 81. Amy person drafted may offer
| a substitute at, or after the time of rendez-
vOus ofthe drafted MALTA and such sub !
/ stitute, if he be an able bodied man of the |
age of twenty one years. and shall con-
! sent, in writing, to subject himself to
all the duties, fines, forfeitures and
punishments to which the principal would |
| have been subject, had he personally served |
/ Art. %. All militia called into actual |
! service, shall be paid, rationed and gov
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and shall be subject to the Army Regula- |
! tons and Articles of War" of the United |
States.
! Art. % The commander-in-chief shall pre-
scribe such rules and regulations relative to |
. the distribution of arms, ammunition and /
military stores to the militia as he may |
deem proder.
Sec II. Art. 81. The uniform of the mi |
/ litIa shall be Cadet gray" and the insignia !
of rank shall be the same that provided
for officers of the army of the United .
States.
Sec. u Art 95 Courts-Martial shall be
appointed for the trial of all officers for any
neglect of duty, disobedience of orders, or
for disorderly and ungcntlem2nly conduct
or behavior; they shall have power to
cashier, Feprimand or fine ut their discre-
ton, but subject to an appeal. o.
Art. %. Judge Advocates Except reg
mental and provost marshalls) shall he APP
pointed by the several ceurts-martial here
after ordered. 1t shall be the duty of the
judge advocates of said court to take and
safely keep a true statement of all pro
ceedings, whether pleas. evidence of de-
fence and the decision Of the court thereon
to prosecute for the State, and to make ont
a fair copy of the proceedings of said court,
with their sentences thereon, which, when
signed by the president thereof, shall be de-
lvered to the officer ordering such a court
martial, within twenty days of their adj
journment. The provost marshal shall at
tend on and execute the orders of the
court
Art. %. General courts-nartial shall be
ordered bv the adjutant general, by COM
mand of the Governor, whenever he may
think it necessary, where a major general
shall preside and composed of twelve adj
ditional members, two of whom, at least,
shall be brigadier generals, and the others
field officers.
Art. %. Division cOurts-martial shall be
ordered at the discretion ola major general,
where Il brigadier general preside and shall
be composed Of twelve additional members,
two of whom, ut least, shall be colonies and
the balance field officers
Art. %. Brigade courts-martial may be
ordered at the discretion of brigadiar
general, where colonel suall preside, and
be composed of twelve additional members,
two of whom, at least, shall be field officers
and the balance captains.
Art. 100. Reglmental cOurtS-martial may
be ordered by the commanders ofregiments,
where Il lieutenant colonel major shall
preside, and be composed Of twelve addi-
tional members, two OF whom, at least, shall
be captains, and the others Heutenants of
the line.
Art 101 In all courts-martial, whether
general, division, brigade regimental,
when the full number of officers shall fail to
attend, the court shall proceed to the trial,
provided majority of the members shall
attend who shall have been summoned on
that court, and no exception or challenge
shall be made to any other member unless
good cause be shown to the satisfaction of
the court.
Art l02. The proceedings of any courts
martial authorized or ordered under this
chapter shall be submitted to the officer or
dering the same, for his approval or disap-
prevail, and in case the sentence is disap-
proved he shall, 1within twenty days, return
the proceedings to the president o. the court
with his objections, who shall again con-
Vene the court and reconsider the same, and,
if, after reconsideration, they %hall adhere
to their former decision, the sentence shall
stand confirmed and the officer ordering the
court shall issue his orders dissolving the
same, aud cause the sentences to he carried
into effect, subject, however, to an appeal by
the accused to the superior officer next in
rank, and in case of division court-martial
to the Governor and commander-in-chief
for its final revision or reversal.
AIT. 103 The opinion of any court-mar-
tial shall not be reversed or set aside for
want of any formality of proceedings or the
use ofany technical terms, and that it appear
from the face of the proceedings OF the court
that the accused had fair and impartial
trial on the merits of the case.
Art. les In general courts martial none
shall be tried below the grade of general
/ officer; in division courts-martial none shall
be tried below the grade of a field officer,
and the adjutant and quarteTnaster gene
rails who shall rank as major and the divis
/ ion staff; in the brigade courts-martial, field
officers and brigade staff may be tried. and
/ a captain, if good cause be shown; in regi-
/ mental cOurts-martial all officers below the
| grade of field officers, as well as the regi-
mental staff officers may be tried.
TO BE CONTINUED.