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Timestamp: 2019-08-21 05:59:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 13', '§  14', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 13', '§ 14']

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90 MILITIA.
§ 6. No officer arrested, shall be brought to trial unless a copy of the
charges and specifications, certified by the officer ordering the arrest, shall
be delivered to him, or left at his usual place of abode, within three days
after his arrest; nor unless the officer ordering such court martial, shall have
ordered the same within thirty days, receiving notice of the arrest and copy
of the charges and specifications; nor until ten days after a copy of a list of
the names of the officers detailed, to form the court, shall have been delivered to the officer arrested, or left at his usual place of abode.
§ 7. The officer ordering the court; may, at any time, supply any vacancy that, from any cause, may happen therein.
§ 8. If the officer accused, shall have any cause of challenge to the president of such court, he shall, within a reasonable time after receiving a copy
of the charges, and a list of the members, deliver his cause of. challenge, in
writing, to the officer ordering such court, who shall thereupon determine as
to the validity of such challenge, and if, in his opinion, the causes are sufficient, he shall appoint another president of such court; but the president of
every court shall be the senior officer sitting thereon.
§ 9. After the court shall have assembled, and after all challenges, if
any are made, shall have been demanded, the judge advocate, whether commissioned or special, shall administer to the president and to each member,
singly, the following oath: You, A. B., do swear, that without partiality,
favor, fear prejudice, or hope of reward, you will well and truly try the cause
now before you, between the State and the person'(or persons, if more than
one is accused in the same complaint,) to be tried; and you do further swear,
that you will not divulge the sentence of this court martial until it shall be
approved or disapproved of, and that you will not, on, any account, at any
time whatever, discover the vote or opinion of any member, unless required
,to give evidence thereof as a witness, by a court of justice, in due course
of law. So help you God. And the president shall administer to the judge
advocate the following oath: You, A. B., do swear, thai you will faithfully
and impartially discharge your duties as judge advocate on this occasion, as
well to the State as to the accused, and that you will not, on any account, at
any time whatever, divulge the vote or opinion of any member of this court
martial, unless required to give evidence thereof as a witness, by a court o!
justice in due jcourse of law.    So help you God.
§ 10. Every judge advocate, whether commissioned or special, and every
member of a court martial, shall keep secret the sentence of the court until
the same shall be approved or disapproved, according to law; and shall keep
secret the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court, unless required to give evidence thereof by a court of justice.
§ 11. The sentence of any such court martial shallbe according to the
nature and degree of the offence, and according to military usage; but shall
not extend further than cashiering the officer convicted, and disqualifying
him from holding any office in the militia in this State, and imposing1 a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars. _ '.
§ 12. The proceedings and sentence of every such court martial shall,
without delay, be delivered to the officer ordering the, court, who shall approve or disapprove thereof, within fifteen days thereafter; and shall give notice of his approval or disapproval, to the president of such court martia,
and to the arresting officer; and he may, at his discretion publish the sentence approved or disapproved, in orders. I
§ 13. He shall also transmit such proceeding and sentence, and approva
or disapproval thereof, to the adjutant general, to be kept in his office.   _
§  14.    The right of approval to the commander-in-chief, as it now exis
by military usage, is reserved; but no appeal shall be received, unless rna^
Identifier LAWS_9th_1836-1838_0090.tif
Transcript 90 MILITIA. § 6. No officer arrested, shall be brought to trial unless a copy of the charges and specifications, certified by the officer ordering the arrest, shall be delivered to him, or left at his usual place of abode, within three days after his arrest; nor unless the officer ordering such court martial, shall have ordered the same within thirty days, receiving notice of the arrest and copy of the charges and specifications; nor until ten days after a copy of a list of the names of the officers detailed, to form the court, shall have been delivered to the officer arrested, or left at his usual place of abode. § 7. The officer ordering the court; may, at any time, supply any vacancy that, from any cause, may happen therein. § 8. If the officer accused, shall have any cause of challenge to the president of such court, he shall, within a reasonable time after receiving a copy of the charges, and a list of the members, deliver his cause of. challenge, in writing, to the officer ordering such court, who shall thereupon determine as to the validity of such challenge, and if, in his opinion, the causes are sufficient, he shall appoint another president of such court; but the president of every court shall be the senior officer sitting thereon. § 9. After the court shall have assembled, and after all challenges, if any are made, shall have been demanded, the judge advocate, whether commissioned or special, shall administer to the president and to each member, singly, the following oath: You, A. B., do swear, that without partiality, favor, fear prejudice, or hope of reward, you will well and truly try the cause now before you, between the State and the person'(or persons, if more than one is accused in the same complaint,) to be tried; and you do further swear, that you will not divulge the sentence of this court martial until it shall be approved or disapproved of, and that you will not, on, any account, at any time whatever, discover the vote or opinion of any member, unless required ,to give evidence thereof as a witness, by a court of justice, in due course of law. So help you God. And the president shall administer to the judge advocate the following oath: You, A. B., do swear, thai you will faithfully and impartially discharge your duties as judge advocate on this occasion, as well to the State as to the accused, and that you will not, on any account, at any time whatever, divulge the vote or opinion of any member of this court martial, unless required to give evidence thereof as a witness, by a court o! justice in due jcourse of law. So help you God. § 10. Every judge advocate, whether commissioned or special, and every member of a court martial, shall keep secret the sentence of the court until the same shall be approved or disapproved, according to law; and shall keep secret the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court, unless required to give evidence thereof by a court of justice. § 11. The sentence of any such court martial shallbe according to the nature and degree of the offence, and according to military usage; but shall not extend further than cashiering the officer convicted, and disqualifying him from holding any office in the militia in this State, and imposing1 a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. _ '. § 12. The proceedings and sentence of every such court martial shall, without delay, be delivered to the officer ordering the, court, who shall approve or disapprove thereof, within fifteen days thereafter; and shall give notice of his approval or disapproval, to the president of such court martia, and to the arresting officer; and he may, at his discretion publish the sentence approved or disapproved, in orders. I § 13. He shall also transmit such proceeding and sentence, and approva or disapproval thereof, to the adjutant general, to be kept in his office. _ § 14. The right of approval to the commander-in-chief, as it now exis by military usage, is reserved; but no appeal shall be received, unless rna^