Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-26

satisfied that said requlsltlOn is in COM
pliance with this act, shall cause one
copy to be fled in the office of the adju-
tant general, and the other copy he shall
forward. with his endorsement thereon,
to the State Auditor, who shall there
upon draw his warrant for the amount
named in said requisition, on the State
Treasurer, payable out of the State
fund, and forward said warrant to said
commander. The armory of each regi-
ment, battalion or company shall be sub
I ject to the order of the adiutant gener-
al, be under the charge of its command
ing officer, who shall keep therein all
property furnished by the State. And
no company shall be furnished with
arms or equipments until suitable
armory shall be provided for their de-
posit.
Sub-dic. 3. The entire State guard
and all armories, ordnance stores and
camp equipage belonging to the State
shall be inspected at least once each
year under such rules and regulations
as may be provided by the inspector
general with the approval of the COM
mander-in-chief.
Sub-dtu. 4. Any officer. non-commis-
stoned officer or private of the Iowa
national guard knowingly making any
false certificate, or false returns of State
property in his hands, or neglecting, or
refusing to apply all money drawn from
the State Treasury for the purpose
named in the requisition therefor, shall
be guilty Of embezzlement and fraud,
and shall be punished in the manner as
provided for like offenses in the crimi-
nal Code of this State
Sec. 9, Sub-dtp. l. The several or,
CARNATIONS, regiments, batallions and
batteries Of the Iowa national guard
shall adopt the fatigue uniform of the
army of the United States.
.Snb-dir 2. The field, staff and line
officers Of the Iowa national guard shall
adopt the uniform prescribed for officers
of the same rank in the United States
army.
Sub-dir 3. Every officer non-com-
missioned officer, musician or private
who shall neglect to return to the armo-
ry of the company, or to place in charge
Of the commanding officer of the com
pany to which he belongs, any arms.
uniform or equipment, or portion there
of, belonging to the State, within six
days after being notified by said com
manding officer to make such return, or
to place the same in his charge, shall be
fined not more than fifty dollars. or i'm
prisoned not more than two months, or
both.
Sub-dic. i. Every person who shall
willfully or wantonly injure or destroy
any uniform, arms, equipment, or any
other property of the State, and refuse
to make good any such injury or loss,
or who shall sell, dispose of, or secrete,
sell or dispose thereof, shall be fined
not more than two hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not more than six months.
or both
SEC. 10, SuJ-dir. l. Every non-com-
missioned officer, musician and private,
absent without leave, or excuse salts
factory to his commanding officer, from
any parade. drill or encampment, shall
be fined (two dollars) for each day of
absence, and for any unsoldierly con
duct at drill, parade or encampment, he
may be fined not more than ($1O) by his
commanding officer who shall notify
him of such fine within ten days after
such absence or Otfense.
If such fine is not paid within ten
days after said notice, said commanding
officer shall certify the same to the
commandant of his regiment, who shall
hear and determine the same, and he
may at any time within six months af
ter such hearing, draw his warrant for
the collection of such fine, directed to
the sheriff, or any constable, who shall
proceed to collect the same in the same
manner as an execution issued in any
civil action Such fines, when collected,
! shall be paid to the treasury of the com
! pany, troop or band to which the offend
! er belongs. Nothing herein shall be con-
strued to prevent any company or band
imposing such fines upon its members
as it may think proper in its bylaws;
which fines may be enforced in the same
manner as here before provided for the
collection of fines for absence from drill
or parade or encampment.
Sub-div. 2. A Judge Advocate, with
the rank of Major -, shall be APP
pointed for each brigade, and hold Office
during the pleasure of the commander
in-chief, who shall perform the duties of
such office in the court martial held in
| his district; and no other person shall
prosecute or defend in such courts, but
when he shall be unable to attend, from
any cause, or shall be disqualified by in
terest or relationship, the maj ajor-g general
may designate the judge advocate of
another brigade to act in his place.
.Sub-diu. 3. Commissioned officers, for
neglect of duty, disobedience of orders,
or unsoldierly or ungentlemanly con
duct, may be tried by court-martial;
provided that no sentence of court mar
tial shall affect the life, liberty or pro-
perty of any citizen of Iowa-ac according
to the regulations provided in like cases
in the army of the United States. The
major general, by order. shall designate
the time and place of holding such
courts, and the names OF officers com
posing it, consisting Of not less than
three, nor more than six. The senior
officer named shall preside, and shall be
of superior rank to the officer on trial,
when practicable. Witnesses for the
prosecution or defense may be summon
ed to attend by subpoena signed by the
Judge advocate. Any witness duly sum
moned, who shall fail to appear and tes-
tify, may be, by warrant of the presi-
dent of the court, directed to the sheriff,
or any constable, arrested, and treated
as in like eases before civil courts.
The fees of all witnesses shall be the
same as allowed in civil cases, to be tax
ed with the necessary expenses OF the
Judge advocate and the court, and paid
by the State Treasurer on the Auditor $
warrant to the judge advocate, who
shall pay all expenses of the trial when
revised by him.
tSub-dir. T. The sentences of the
courts-martial shall be approved or
disapproved by the commander-in-chief,
who may mitigate or remit any pun
ishment that shall be awarded by SEN
tence of court-martial, when such SEN
tence shall have been approved by the
major-general. The record of all the
proceedings and the sentence of the
court-martial, in every case, with the
order approving or disappearing it, shall
be deposited in the office of the adiu-
tant general.
SEC. II. Every division, brigade and
regimental commander in the Iowa ma
tional guard, is hereby authorized to
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