1822 - Edocs

Sheriff as to fine*.
Person fined rcmo
ving.
Orders direct or indirect
to be obeyed.
Sheriffs requisition
for guard.
by v, horn conunia-
-sioned.
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43. Be it further enacted^ That, it shall be the duty oi'
the sheriff of each county, ninety days alter the list oi' fines
assessed, by a court martial, or court for the assessment
of tines, has been transmitted to him, for collection, to pay
over the amount of such fines, to the paymaster of ihe
regiment, and in case said sheriff shall fail or neglect to
collect and pay over the same according to the provisions
of this act, such delinquent sheriff shall be charged by
the paymaster with the sum of five per centum per month
on the sum or sums he has thus failed to account for :
Provided, that it shall be the duty of commanding officers
of regiments or separate battalions to give credit to said
sheriff for the amount of the sum or sums he shall not be
able to collect, on accounts of delinquencies, he shewing
on oath that he has used his best endeavours to collect
the same.
44. Be it further enacted, That, in case any person fined
as provided by this act, shall go to reside in another
county, without having complied with the sentence of the
court martial, or court for the assessment of fines, it shall
be the duty of the officer cnmrm.nling the regiment or
separate battalion in which the delinquent was enroled,
to forward a copy of the said sentence to the sheriff of the
county where the said delinquent is residing when known.
And it shall be the duty of said sheriff to have the same
collected and returned within six months, to the paymas-
ter of the regiment where such delinquent was fined.
45. Be itfurther enacted, That, all orders given by the
commander in chief of this Territory in pursuance of this
act, through his aid de camps or the adjutant general, or
directly from himself shall be obeyed and respected
throughout this Territory, and that all orders given by
each brigadier general in his brigade; in pursuance of
this act, through his aid de camp or brigade inspector, or
directly from himself, and all orders given by the commanding
officer of a brigade through the brigade inspector
or directly from himself shall be obeyed and respected
throughout his said brigade.
46. Be itfurther enacted, That, whenever in any of the
several counties of this Territory, the sheriff' shall make
report according to the form prescribed by the thirty seventh
section of this act, that he has in his custody one or
more persons charged with any capital offence against the
laws of the United States or of this Territory, and that
there is no jail in said county, a guard shall be granted
according to the provisions of the aforementioned section.
47. Be it further enacted, That, hereafter the field officers
of each regiment in this Territory, shall consist of
one colonel commandant, one lieutenant colonel and one
major to be commissioned by the Governor, subject to the
same restrictions and provisions as are now provided by