1822 - Edocs

General court mar
Ual.
Regimental court
martial.
Court for assebbmcnt.
Powers.
Judge advocate.
Duties of commandant*.
Judge advocate
sworn.
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gulations of the army, for the quarter masters department.
25. Be it further enacted, That, ihe commander iu
chief or brigadier general sliall, when they or either of
them may think proper, order general courts martial
composed of officers of any regiment or battalion, or
from different regimems or battalions, which said officers
shal. assemble at such place as the commander in chief
or brigadier general shall appoint, and shall have power
to hear, try and determine all complaints arising under
this act, which may be brought before them, but the sentence
of such court martial shall not be final until approv-
ed, or disapproved by the commander in chief.
26 Be it further enacted, That, the commanding officers
of regiments and separate battalions shall have power
to order regimental courts martial, i'o\- the trial of captains
and subalterns, the sentence of which shall not be fi-
nal until approved or disapproved by the commander in
chief.
27. Be it further enacted, That, three days succeeding
a regimental muster, a court for the assessment uf lines
shall be held by the commissioned officers of such regiment
or any five of them. The highest officer in rani; of
such regiment or battalion that may be present, shall be
president. And the said court when convened shall have
power to enquire into inability and delinquencies, that
may have happened at any of the preceding musters, and
also all neglects or omissions of officers as well as pri-
vates. The judge advocate shall act as clerk to each regimental
court martial, or court for the assessment of
fines, and court of appeals, to which he belongs, and shall
record in a book to be by him kept for that purpose, the
whole proceedings of such court, which proceedings at
the close of each court shall be signed by the president of
such court martial, or court for the assessment of fines,
and countersigned by the judge advocate. The judge advocate
shall be exempted from parade duty, and have an
allowance made by the court not exceeding two dollars
per day. It shall be the duty of commandants of regiments
and battalions from time to time to certify to the
paymaster, the amount of »uch sum as the judge advocate
may be entitled to, and to issue a warrant for the
payment thereof.
28. Be it further enacted, That, the president of such
court assembled for the assessment of fines an-1 the punishment
of delinquencies, shall administer to the judge
advocate the following oath or affirmation, to wit, li you
solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that you
will faithfully execute the office of judge advocate to this
court, that you will keep an exact record of all their proc<
din rs Iron time to time, and not disclose or discover
the opinion of the court, (when secrecy may be required}