Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

court-martial duly appointed and acting
under authority of law, adjudgcd guilty
of military offense. viz. describe the
offense) and sentenced to pay fine of
...... dollars and ...... cents. And
whereas said sentence has been duly ap-
proved and said fine has not been paid
or RENTED. now therefore:
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
STATE OF VERMONT you are here
by commanded to take the body of the
said .......... and commit him to the
keeper Of the Jail in the county Of
............, within such jail, who is
hereby commanded to receive the body
OF the said .:......;... and him safely
less sooner discharged according to law.
according to law.
.......... this ........ day of ........
d..
President of court-Martiai, or Sum-; Summary
Court.
All processes and sentences Of courts
martial shall be executed by civil Off
GERS of the state authorized to execute
similar processes of the civil courts, and
shall be returned to the court issuing
the same.
Cost incurred in proceeding to en-
force a penalty imposed by this act shall
be paid by the state; and fines and for
FIXTURES imposed by this chapter shall be
paid into the state treasury.
Sec. al. The commander in chief
shall annually require the commissioned
officers of the national guard to meet for
instruction and drill, not exceeding two
days, at such times and places as he
may designate. Said officers shall be
formed as school of instruction with
out regard to rank, and shall be in
structed in such theoretical, tactical and
practical details of military duty and
discipline as the commander in chief
prescribes.
Sec. a.. An officer who fails to appear
at such meetings shall be fined not more
than fifteen dollars nor less than two
dollars.
Sec. 43. The officers attending such
drill and school shall not receive COM
pensation for their services but the quar-
termaster general is authorized to pay
each officer his actual necessary expenses
in the same manner as the national
guard are paid.
Sec. a.. The commander in chief shall
designate at least one day, annually, for
drill and inspection of each company,
at such place near its headquarters as
its commanding officer directs. Notice
of such drill and inspection shall be
given in the manner prescribed by said
commander in chief.
Sec. As. There shall be held annually
a camp of instruction for the national
guard for drill, discipline, inspection. and
review, at such times and places, within
or without the state, for such period,
under such regulations and on such no.
tice as the commander in chief directs
and whenever it appears that the nccessi-
ties of the military or public service so
require, he may designate officers or en-
listed men, or both, for the perform
ancc of special duty as the necessity OF
the case may demand.
Sec. 46. The commander in chief,
or, in his absence, the lieutenant gov
ernor, or, in the absence of both, the
adjutant and inspector general, may, in
within the state, or in case of great
process, whether civil or criminal, or in
case of invasion or imminent danger
thereof, call out the national guard, OF
such parts thereof as he deems neces-
sary, and may order such force into
camp for instruction and drill and, until
discharged by order of the commander
in chief, such force shall be subject to
This order and shall be governed by the
Regulations prescribed for the army OF
the United States; and the commander
in chief may order the same into camp
for instruction and drill when, in his
Judgment, the interests of the state re-
quire.
Sec. AZ. In case of riot, rebellion or
Instruction within this state, or in case
of invasion or imminent danger thereof
the commander in chief may raise from
the enrolled militia, by draft or other
wise, such additional force as he deems
necessary; and such additional force
while continued in service, shall be sub
ject to the provisions of this act. When
the national guard, or part thereof, is
ordered out under the provisions of this
and the preceding section, the state shall
furnish such arms and equipments as are
necessary for each non-commissioned
officer and private; and they shall be en-
Titled to the same pay and rations as the
army of the United States, and shall be
paid under such regulations as the COM
mander in chief prescribes.
Sec. 49, A commissioned officer who
when ordered, unnecessarily neglects tc
march from the place of rendezvous, OF
otherwise disobeys lawful order, may
Ibe cashiered by sentence of court-mar.
|tial, and shall be fined not more thar
| five hundred dollars nor less than one
hundred dollars, as the court-martial
may impose.
Sec. 40. An enlisted man who, wher
ordered out. does not appear at the time
and place designated, shall be taken tc
. be absent without leave and be dealt with
as in actual service.
Sec. 50. The sclcctmcn of the towr
, to which men SO ordered out belong
shall furnish, at the expense of the state
. such subsistence and transportation a:
the commander in chief directs.
Sec. 81. When any portion of the
national guard is called out to assist .
, civil officer in the service of lcga
| process, it shall be under the immediate
command of the military officer hietes 81
in rank present, who shall act under ant
be subject to the general direction o.
such civil officer.
Sec. 81. Upon the requisition of thu
president of the United States. and ir
. case of war or invasion. or to proven,
( instruction or invasion, the commander
! in chief shall call out from time &c
time, for actual service, by draft OF
! otherwise, as many of the entire militia
; as the necessity of the case REQUIRES
The enrolled militia, when so ordered
for preparation for actual service. shall
, lbe governed and drilled according to ths