The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08

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capital. The order appointing the court
shall designate the person or persons to
be tried and the offense or offenses for
said coIrt-martial shall have power
to ad5udge, punishment, not 70 exceed
thirty days confinement, dishonprable
discharge, forfeiture Of all pay or allow.
OF witnesses. or any or all OF such con-
fnement. forfeiture and pay
article ~ Summary court..martial
shall have power to try any soldier for
punishable by the military law: Pro
vided. that non-commissioned officers
shall not. II they object thereto, be
eeurf.martial will Without slt the authority s q
the officer competent to bring them to
trial before general court-martial
Summary courts-martial shall have
sseeea thirty eeonfnemsat sorfeis
ure Of thirty dollars pay or . fne Of
thirty dollars, or any or all OF. such con-
finement, forfeiture Of pay and hne. and
missioned officers, reduction to the
ranks. and in the case Of hrst-class pri-
Yates reduction to second-class privates:
p p59v ssadts that shs sSSE shall
fine in excess of ten days confinement,
forfeiture Of ten dollars pay. or a fine
OF ten dollars, Or any or all Of such con-
accused shall. before trial consent In
writing to trial by said court; but in any
case Of refusal to SO consent the trial
may be had either by general or special
but but in 'e case Sc. OF trial by said summary
court without consent as aforesaid the
court shall not adjudge more than ten
days confinement, forfeiture OF ten
any or. all. Of such confinement. forfeit
't Article ahd p7 < Officers who may appoint
a courtsrn tina eSeepting summary
Judge advocate for the same
Section 81. Amend article eighty Of
section one hundred and thirty-two of
lie laws Of nineteen hundred and nine
by striking. out in the eighteenth and
nineteenth lines the words and in the
case, Of non-commissioned. officers. re-
to" and in. the thirty third hne the
words garrison, regimental" and SUBJ
shutting therefor the word special so
that said article as amended shall read
as follows:
Article 80. The commanding officer of
iment or corps, detached battalion, or
company or other detachment in the
military forces of this State, shall have
power to appoint for such place, com
consist Of one officer to be designated by
him before whom enlisted men who are
to be tried. shall be brought to trial
within twenty-four hours Of the time of
the arrest. or as soon thereafter as
practicable except when the accused Is
to be tried by general court-martial
but such snd ana court may be ap
superior authority when by him deemed
desirable; and the officer holding the
summary court shall have power to
mine such cases and when satisfied of
the guilt of the accused adjudge the
punishment to be inflicted, which said
punishment shall not exceed ten days
pay, or a fine of ten dollars. or any or
all OF such confinement, forfeiture of
pay and line; that there shall be sum-
mary court record kept at the headquar-
each regiment, or corps. detached bat
talon. or company at its home station, in
which, shall be entered a record of all
cases heard and determined and the
Judged by said summary. court shall be
executed until it shall have been ap-
proved by the officer appointing the
court. or by the officer commanding for
but one commissioned officer is present
with a command he shall hear and
finally determine such cases; and pro-
viaed further, that on-eommissioned
be brought to trial before summary
courts without the authority of the off
Ger competent to order their trial by
general court-martial but shall in such
or general courts-martial, as the case
may be-
Section 49, Articles eighty-one, eighty.
two and eighty hhree Of section one
hundred and SIX Of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred nine, as amended by
chapter eighty-one of the public laws
of nineteen hundred eleven, are hereby
repealed.
Section 80. Amend article eighty-fou,
Of chapter two hundred and six of the
public laws of nineteen hundred AND
nine by striking out in the fourth line
courts" and Substituting therefor the
words a special court 80 that said
article as amended shall read as follows
Article a. The judge advocate shall
before they proceed upon trial, the fol;
lowing oath, or affirmation, which shall
also be taken by all members of spec.
lea cou nT that y You A B dc
truly try and determine according tc
evidence, the matter now before you, be.
tween the State of Maine and the pris.
oner to be tried. and that you will duly
visions of the rules and articles for the
government Of the military forces OF
this State, and if any doubt should
arise not explained by said article, Their
according to your conscience. the best
of your understanding, and the Gus
toms OF war In like cases, and you dc
further swear or affirm that you will
not divulge the sentence Of the court
until 1t shall be published by the proper
authority, except to the judge advocate
neither will you disclose or discover the
vote or opinion Of any. particular mem
Der Of the court-martial unless required
to give evidence thereof, as a witness
by court of justice in due course OF
law. So help you Cod
Section "a. Hereafter in chapter two
hundred and six of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred and nine, as amended
public laws Of nineteen hundred and
eleven, and chapters three and one hun.
dred and fifty-one of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred and thirteen, whenever
word reserve" shall be stricken out
and the word militia shall be substi.
tuted therefor.-(Approved March %
1850
Chapter 1916.
An Act to provide for a closed time OF
bull moose.
Section /. There shall be a closed tim,
on bull moose extending from the dat,
on which this act shall take effect unit
November first in the year Of our Lore
time it shall be unlawful to hunt, take
catch, kill, destroy or have in possession
any bull moose or part thereof.
Section q Whoever violates any pro
vision of section one of this act shall pay
a fine OF not less than one hundred no