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Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That Returns of every commanding officer of a company companies shall, within five days after every battalion and how and legionary muster, make up and report to the commanding officer of his battalion, a return of his company, in such manner and form as shall be furnished by the adjutant, from time to time; it shall be the duty of commanding Returns of officers of battalions, to make like returns legions. to the commanding officers of legions, within five days thereafter, who shall cause the adjutant of his legion to make legionary returnsto the brigade inspector, within ten days thereafter.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That

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each captain or commanding officer of a Non-comcompany, shall appoint to his company, four missioned sergeants, four corporals, a drummer, and officers, ape pointment fifer, to be approved of by the commanding officer of his battalion: the appointment of such non-commissioned officers to be evidenced by warrant under the hand of the commanding officer of the battalion; and if any person so appointed and approved of, and having accepted, shall refuse or neglect to take upon him the duties of his appointment, Nelgect of or shall neglect or refuse to obey the orders of duty, penal his superior officer, he shall for each offence forfeit and pay a sum, at the discretion of the court of enquiry, not exceeding ten dollars, to be assessed and applied as other fines imposed by this act; and the commanding officers of battalions shall have power to reduce to the ranks any non-commissioned officer, whom, on complaint made, and due notice given, he shall find guilty of misconduct, or neglect of duty.

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Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That the commissioned officers of the several legions, shall meet once in every year, within once a year. their respective legionary districts, for the purpose of being trained and instructed by the brigade inspector; the days and places of meeting to be fixed on by the commanding officer of the brigade to which the legions beTraining long; the officers thus assembled, shall each three days, continue three days, and no longer; every eldest officer time they are so called out, the eldest officer present shall call the roll on each day, and report the delinquencies to the succeeding legionary court of enquiry, and every officer failing to attend such meeting, on being summoned, not having a reasonable excuse, to be adjudged of by the court of enquiry, non-attend- shall forfeit and pay, for each day he shall fail so to attend, ten dollars, to be appropriated as other fines are by this act.

shall call the

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Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That any officer who shall be guilty of disobedihow treated. ence, or other misbehaviour, when on duty, or shall at any time be guilty of any conduct, unbecoming the character of an officer, shall be put under arrest by his commanding officer, and tried as by this act is directed.

Non-commissioned

Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That if any non-commissioned officer or soldier, officers, how shall behave himself disobediently, or mutimisconduct. nously, when on duty, or before any court or

treated for

board, directed by this act to be held, or shall leave the ranks without permission of his officer, on any occasion of parading the company to which he belongs, or appear drunk, or use any reproachful or abusive language to his officers, or any of them, or shall quarrel himself, or promote any quarrel

among
his fellow soldiers, the court or
board may confine him for the day, or he
shall be disarmed and put under guard, by
order of the commanding officer present, un-
til the company is dismissed, as the case may
be. And he shall morcover, be fined at Penalty.
the discretion of the court of enquiry, in any
sum not exceeding ten dollars, nor less than
one dollar, to be appropriated as other fines
imposed by this act.

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Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That Spectators if any bystander shall interrupt, molest, or or bystandinsult any officer or soldier, while on duty ers interat any muster, or shall be guilty of like con- insulting, duct before any court or board, the com- liable to manding officer, or such court or board, punishmay cause him to be confined for the day. ment. And that the commanding officer of each brigade, legion, battalion, or company, shall have power to fix certain limits to their respective parades, within which no spectator or bystander shall enter, without permission from the commanding officer, and if any person shall intrude or offend, be shall he liable to be confined during the day, in such manner as the commanding officer shall direct.

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Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That Officers on all commissioned officers are required to ap- duty shall be pear in full uniform when on duty, and on in uniform. failure, shall forfeit and pay five dollars for each offence, to be assessed and appropriated Penalty. as other fines imposed by this act.

Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That Brigade a brigade inspector, to act as brigade major, inspector.. and be commissioned with the rank of major, shall be appointed by the President of the United States, and the lieutenant colonel

staff.

Duties of

brigade inspector.

commandants are hereby authorized to ap

Legionary point a legionary staff, to consist of one adjutant, one quarter master, one pay master, to be taken from the officers of the line, and one surgeon, one surgeon's mate, and also, one sergeant major, one quarter master's sergeant, one drum major, and one fife major, which appointments shall be evidenced by warrants under the hand of the lieutenant colonel commandant, and it shall be the duty of the brigade inspector, to attend the brigadier general when required to receive and execute all orders necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this law, and to attend the annual training of the officers, and at the several legionary and battalion musters, and he shall inspect the several battalions belonging to his brigade, at their respective musters, and he shall take an accurate account, from personal inspection, of the quality of the arms and accoutrements, and whether the same are fit or unfit for service, and shall ascertain with precision the bores of muskets; and shall make annual returns in the month of June, of each year, of the state of the militia of the brigade to which he belongs, to the commanding officer of the brigade, to be by him reported to the President of the United States, and upon refusal or neglect, he shall be subject to a fine of thirty dollars, unless he can make a reasonable excuse to the commanding officer of the brigade. And it shall be the duty of the adjutant to attend and execute the orders of the commanding officer of his legion, necessary to carry into effect the provisions. of this law, and to attend the legionary and battalion musters as also the meeting of the

Penalty on neglect of duty.

Adjutant,

his duty.

officers within his legion, and upon refusal or neglect, he shall be subject to a fine not Penalty on exceeding fifteen dollars, nor less than five neglect. dollars, at the discretion of the legionary court of enquiry, unless he can make a reasonable excuse to the commanding officer of his legion and it shall further be the duty of the adjutant to assist generally in the necessary training of the militia, and he, together with the brigade inspector, shall be allowed such compensation as the legionary courts of enquiry may, from time to time, think reasonable, to be paid out of the funds arising from fines.

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Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That Delinquenthe following forfeitures and penalties shall cies, forfeibe incurred for delinquencies, viz. By a penalties on. lieutenant colonel commandant, or commanding officer of a legion, for failing to take an oath to summon any court or board, or fail- Commanding to give notice of a brigade, legionary or battalion muster; to report delinquencies, to make returns of his legion, shall for each and every such offence or neglect, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding seventy dollars; for failing to send into service any militia legally called for, three hundred dollars. By Major's a major, for failing to take an oath, to attend neglect. ́ any court or board, to give notice of any brigade, legionary, or battalion muster, or examine his battalion, to report delinquencies, or to make any return, he shall forfeit and pay for each offence and neglect, a sum not exceeding thirty dollars; for failing to call forth his battalion with due dispatch, any detachment of men or officers as shall be required from time to time by the commanding officer of his legion, or any

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