Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-07-21
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TowANDA, PA, July 10th, 1881.
GENERAL ORDER No. I.

TowANDA, PA, July 16th 1881.
GENERAL ORDER No. I.
The Legislature at its last session passed furth-
supplement to the Militery Code of Pennsylvania,
which has been promulgated by General Orders
No. 9, from Headquarters National Guard OF Penn
sylvania.
The following are among the provisions of the
said Act, approved June Sth, 1881:
|. That there shall be held once in every year an
cncampment of the National Guard, not to exceed
eight days duration at such time and place as the
Comm in Chief shall direct the annual in
spcction by the Adiutant General shall be made
during said encampmcnt; the troops shall be en-
titled to transportation, and subsistence, ana be
paid for five days only, follows 1st Sergt S3 90
Scrgts. 81 90; Corporals 81 70; musicians and
privatcs, 81 so per day. Companies shall hc in
spected during the month Of April or May, of each
year, at their company rendezvous, for which no
pay is allowed.
:. Sections :, 9, TO- H. 12 IS, IL and Is, of said
Act reads follows:
That any soldier failing to appear upon any oc-
casion of duty to which he shall be ordered, by his
proper commanding officer shall be subject to trial
by such Court Martial as the Brigade Commander
may direct, and upon conviction, failing to render
good and sufficient cause therefor, snail be sentehc-
cd to pay fine not exceeding twenty five dallars,
or upon his failure to pay such fine within twenty
days, to term OF imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days, as such Court Martial may direct
SECTION 0. That when the fines or dues imposed
by the Company Bylaws, shall amount in the ag-
gregme to five dollars, the person delinquent may
be prosecuted before regimcntal or battalion
Court Martial and upon his conviction failure to
present IA satisfactory excuse he shall be sentenced
to pay the same, on his failure so to do. within
twenty days after such sentence, to undergo an i'm
Drisonmcnt not exceeding five days.
SECTION TO- Every arm. uniform and equipment
issued by the State, shall be used only in the dis
charge of military duty, and any non commissioned
officer or private who shall willfuy or wantonly,
injurc or destroy any uniform, arm, equipment or
other property belonging to the State, or the regi-
Eicnt or battalion, or company and refuse to make
good such injury or loss, or who shall sell, dispose
Of, secrete or remove the same with intent to sell
or dispose thereof or who shall fail within six days
after being notified to return the same to the Stare
or commanding officer shall be tried by Court
Martial, and sentenced to pay fine of not more
than fifty dollars, or undergo an imprisonment in
the county jail of not more than sixty days, and all
clothing, camp and garrison equipments, ordnance,
ordinance stores and quarermaster stores issued by
the State or fabrcatcs from material issued by the
State, and charged against the company allowance,
or for which commulaon has been paid shall be
the property of the State of Pennsylvania.
SECTION IL. If any person shall knowingly and
willfully purchase or receive in pawn or pledge,
any arm, accoutrement, article Of military clothing,
or equipment tent or fly or any quartermastcr OF
ordinance store, the property OF the State of Penn
sylvania, he shall be guilty of misdemcanor and
being convicted thereof in any Court of Quarter
Sessions of the proper counties, shall be sentenced to
an Imprisonment not exceeding year and a fine
not exceeding three hundred dollars.
SECTION L. The publication according to militia
ry usage Of the printed or written orders from OF
through regiment or battalion headquarters by tho
company commander, or prescribed in the bylaws
announcing the duty to be PEI formed shall be suf
tcicnt warning the officer soldier directed tC
perform such duty.
SECTION 13. That military duty shall require the
attendance of commissioned officers, non-commis
stoned officers, musicians and prvates all occa
siOns of drills, parades, cncampments and active
service ordered 10y the commanding officer of the
company, regiment battalion, brigade, division o1
the commander-in chief or provided for by the con
pany bylaws, unless excused therefrom by the OF
fcer having authority to graut such excuses; ane
that while on such duty, or going to or returning
from the same, obedience shall be rendered to al
rules, regulations usages, customs aud requirement.
70 the army of the United States and of the code
and regulations Of the State of Pennsylvania.
SECTION H. All fines and penalties imposed anC
collected through the sentence of court martial shal
be paid to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
SECTION -. That the keepers and wardcns OF nj
county iails required to receive and confne nj
military offenders when delivered under the proper
certificate of commitment OF general or regmenta
court-martial or field officers court.
IL. Attendance at drills, parades, encampment:
and such duty rs is required by company by-law'
is now deMaHded of all who members OF the
National Guard, and those who do not render sucl
service will be dealt with rs provided in above sec
tons.
III. For the benefit ofthe command, it is announC
cd that the Annual Encampment for 1881 will proba
bly b" held at Wilkes Barre or Danvle and contin
ue for about seven days between the 10th and 2otl
of August All members of the company shoulC
make the necessary and proper arrangements to bt
able to render such service, since none can now b
excused unless for sickness. The captain is requir
ed to account for all men on the rolls under oatl
and all men not present at the coming encampmen
and inspection, will be reported absent lcithOu
ieare, unless excused account of sickness or ab
from fhn int