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 142 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. appointment of such non-commissioned officers to be evidenced by warrant under the hand of the commanding officer of the battalion. Tlieirlinbilitics. Sec. 1218. If any person so appointedand approved of, and having accepted, shall refuse or neglect to take upon himself the duties of big 20, s. 13, v.,2, p. 220. appointment, or shall neglect or refuse to obey the orders of his superior officer. he shall, for each otlense, forfeit and pay a sum, at the discretion of the court of inquiry, not exceeding ten dollars. When may be Sec. 1219. Commanding officers of battalions shall have power- to ’°d“°‘*d *° “*“k¤· reduce to the ranks any non-commissioned officer, whom, on complaint una. made, and due notice given, he shall ilnd guilty of misconduct, or ne lect of dnt. O$°°’°. *° °P‘ gmc. 1220. All commissioned officers are required to appear in full uniform when on duty, and on failure shall forfeit and pay five dollars Ibid-, ¤· 18. pp- for each offense. 220, 221. Uviferms <>f¤¤¤- Sec. 1221. All non-commissioned omcers and privates belonging to
 * f:;“;L“3‘gQf?a,:?' battalion companies shall appear while on duty uniformly clothed, the

AAA; color and fashion of which uniforms to be determined on for the respect- Il>id-,¤-2'7,p·224- ive legions by the first legionary courts of inquiry which shall be held, and to be approved of by the brigadier-general; provided the expense of the same, additional to that of usual, ordinary and cheap clothing, • does not exceed five dollars for each person. Pclmlty fu mt Sec. 1222. Every non-commissioned officer or drummer or fifer or _ private appearing at any muster held after three months from the time Ibid. that such uniforms shall have been determined on and the order relative thereto shall have been published in some newspaper within the legionary district, and not wearing the same, shall be fined nve dollars for each offense, unless he can make it appear to the satisfaction of the couglof inquiry [pf thefbattalion to which he may belong, that he was una e to equip imsel. " t_ Ofgefs _?! Y6]?' Sec. 1223. All orders in relation to procuring or wearing such uniform ,;;’“0,‘:e;g:,?'mp*;u‘f and equipments, or either of them, as shall have been previously deter- ,,]ty_ ’ mined on, which shall be issued and communicated by the brigadier- ——— general to the officers of the brigade, or any of them, shall be forthwith 1,; {TQ SBI:?.,,,? obeyed; and for every disobedience of any such order, the delinquent ’’’’ shall be subject to the penalty or fine prescribed in the preceding section, Omcem to mw, begdeslgegpgispbject toarrest,1 Hi f h U b H _ . . Ec. . ie commissione officers o the severa egions s a meet once in every year, within their respective legiouary districts, for the 103 }{=;¥¤l-\§180'f;2g· purpose of being trained and instructed by the brigade-inspector; the ·”‘ ·"· ·P· · tltaysband places of meelting to bebdxed by the commanding officer of _ _ e riga e to w ic the egions elong. ,,I;1;f_;‘;‘{;:‘c§,,§‘;y‘;‘f“‘ Sec. 1225. The oftlcers assembled in accordance with the preceding -—Y—- section shall each continue three days, and no longer. T N135g2S2O: S1¤t*;; Sec. 1226. The eldest onzlcer present shall call the roll each day, and ml, report the delinquencies to the succeeding legionary court of inquiry. I\W—`_* M5;“d’g;Fé:°' ¤°¤· Sec. 1227. Every officer failing to attend such meeting on being Sum- AA; moned, not having a_reasonable excuse, to be adjudged of by the court Ibid. gztinqpiry, shall forfeit and pay ten dollars for each day he shall fail S0 to en. mMisconduct of _SEc. 1228. Any officer who shall be guilty of disobedience, or other ° °°*¤· misbehavior, when on duty, or shall at any time be guilty of any coup,;d_,,,_1;,,p_220_ duct unbecoming the character of an officer, shall be put under arrest by his commanding officer, and tried as directed by this chapter. Misconduct of ISec. 1229. lf any non-commissioned officer or soldier shall behave 2§&;§¤**¤*5¤S¤°¤*id himself disobediently, or mutinously, when on duty, or before any court diem_ °" “°or board directed by law to be held, or shall leave the ranks without permission of his officer, on any occasion of parading the company to 1 ·,¤- @-220- which he belongs, or appear drunk, or use any reproachful or abusive language to his officcrs, or any of them, or shall quarrel himself, or pro-