1822 - Edocs

Officer refusing"
Master days.
Court of appeal*
Vacancies in star?
appointments.
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buch prisoners, the judge or judges, justice or justices, or
aiij one ui'i.ie.n A' a judge of the ierrituiy, or any two of
them, if justices of the peace of the county, if in his or
th.-ir opinion the said report of the sheriff be correct, shall
forthwith, together with the sheriff of the county certify
the same to tne commanding officer of the militia of the
county or regiment for the time heing, and it shall be the
di'ty of the said commanding officer, thereupon to order
out of tne militia a suitable number ofohhcers, non-commissioned
oificers and privates (sufficient for guarding and
safe keeping such prisoner or prisoners) by regular rotation,
of duty in such manner and for such time as shall be
the least inconvenient ami burtnensome to the militia,
and at the same time consistent with the safe keeping of
the -risoner or prisoners, if any oili< er shall refuse to
ooey sucn order, ne siia.il be subject to be tried by a court
martial, and be punished as )y mis act directed for disobedience
of order : And if any non-commissioned officer
or private snail disobey, he shall be fined by the proper
court ine sum of t hive dollars to be assessed, collected
and appropriate . as other militia fines.
3-5. lit it further enacted, Th.il, the militia shall muster
luur turns oy cnmpani-s in every year, on the second
Sa urdays in Decemoer, January, February and March,
and o.ic Ijy battalion for eacn battalion, and once by re-
g- iieiual muster at the times and places fixed by the iieid
o.occrs of each regiment: Provided nevertheless, thai
t.ie commander in chief may order as many additional
company, battalion or regimental musters as he ma)
think proper (ov the good government of the militia anc
safety of the Territory.
39. Be itfurther enacted, Th.it the field officers of eacr
regiment shall appoint some day after the sitting of lh<
court of assessment of fines, on which it shall be their duty
to convene and hold a court of appeals, and every per
son thinking himself agrieved oy a decision of the cour
of assessment against him shall have a right to appea:
from i
hat decision to the said court of appeals : Providec
he tile with the judge advocate within ten days after tin
court of assess. nent, a statement, containing his grie
vance and intention to appeal, which statement shall bi
kept by said judge advocate and presented to said cour
of appeals at their next sitting. The judge advocate shal
attend tnereat, and perform all the duties usually per
formed by judge advocates. The party appealing shal
appear and make bis defence.
40. Be it further enacted, That, in all cases when va
cancies may happen of a brigade inspector, brigade quar
ter master, adjutant, pay master, or judge advocate whicl
may not be filled for the want of proper officers to mak<
such appointments, as are autnorized under the provision