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 146 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Legionary courts Sec. 1262. The commanding oilcer of each legion is empowered to ¤**¤**°*‘*]****-*’Y· appoint and convene leglonary courts extradfdinary, which may eye]-. oise all the powers, and perform any of the duties, of the ordinary loglon. 113 s. 3, v. 2, p. ary courts of inquiry, except the power of 3S8B8 H1g fines incurred by 769- the onicers of the legion, for any delinquency or neglect of duty, other than failing to attend such legionary courts extraordinary. Legionary eourts, Sec. 1263. Legionary courts of inquiry shall_cons1st of the commanding Mw ¢¤¤*v<>¤·=d- omcers of the legion, battalions, and companies, or a majority of them, who shall take an oath, iu_ manner and iorm as prescribed in section 20.¤- **,v.2, p. 218. twelve hundred and fifty-nine. _ Proceedings. Sec. 1264. The commanding omcer of the legion shall lay before the Qi legionary court all deliuquencies, directed by law, whereupon the court ' shall proceed to hear and determine. _ __ Beinm or delin- Sec. 1265. It shall be the duty of the presidingouicer of every court my officers failing to attend the preceding court, to be proceeded against according to law. _ _ B¤¤¤i¢*i¤g ¤¤¤¤ Sec. 1266. The legionary court of inquiry may, for good cause shown, “" ““"*`· remit any une imposed by the battalion court last preceding; and said Ibid. court may also exempt any militiaman from duty on account of bodily inlirmity, and may again direct such person to be enrolled when able to do dnt. Clvk Md IM- Sx·:o.y1267. The respective legionary courts of inquiry shall annually "°“* '"“‘“l‘“l· appoint, by ballot, a clerk and a provost-marshal, who shall attend the Ibid.,s.9. courts directed to be held, and who shall each receive such allowance, to be paid out of the ilues, as the legionary court shall think reasonable. D¤t*¤¤ ¤f clerk- Sec. 1268. The clerk shall keep a fair record of the proceedings of such Ki courts, as also of the roster returned by the several captains or commanding officers of companies for regular routine of duty, and shall make out tor the collector a fair list of all the lines assessed by the legionary and battalion courts, and one other list, which shall be retained by the clerk, on which list the collector’s receipts shall be taken; the said lists shall be made out and delivered to the collector in fifteen days after each lepionary court of inquiry ; and the clerk shall perform all other duties required by this chapter. Squadron courts Sec. 1269. Squadron courts of inquiry, for the squadron of cavalry °" ""1“"¥· within the District, shall be separately held; but whenever a legionary 1 _;,,;,., ,812, ,,_ court of inquiry, as by law directed, shall be held, the cavalry within 1l:i,s.6,v.2,p.710. the limits of the legion for which such court may be held shall be subject to its jurisdiction and authority; and the commanding olhcers of the squadron and companies of cavalry shall bemembers of such legionary court for the legion within which they shall respectively reside. L¤si¤¤¤**y ¤<>¤rt¤ Sec. 1270. When the cavalry shall be formed into a separate legion, there shall be separate legionary courts held by and for them at some ibid. place within the District. How composed Sec. 1271. Both the squadron and legionary courts of cavalry shall md ¤°'°*'¤¤d· be respectively for similar purposes, shall be appointed and constituted Ibid_ in a similar manner, and be subject to the same rules and regulations as the battalion and legionary courts, authorized and directed by this chapter. DELINQUENUIES. Fenjeitnres and Sec. 1272. The following forfeitures and penalties shall be incurred x>•=¤=¤1¢;¤¤¤ f¤¤· <1<>*¤¤- for deliuquencies, viz: qucncies. 3 March, 1803, c. m, s. 20, v. 2, pp. 22I,222. (M0? <=¤;¤{¤¤pding By a lieutenant-colonel commandant, or commanding omcer of 8 legion, for failing to take an oath to summon any court or board, 01* Ibid. failing to give notice of a brigade, legionnry, or battalion muster; or to report delinqueucies, or to make returns of his legion, shall for each olfense or neglect, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding seventy dollars;
 * 1******* °¤*¤¤¤- of inquiry to return to the next legiouary court of inquiry all delinquent