Laws of the Republic of Texas, in two volumes. Volume 01. Page: 61
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imay be required, until made public by the proper officer; nor
will you, at any time, disclose the vote or opinion of any
particular member of this court martial, unless called upon by a
court of justice to give evidence." Whereupon the court shall
proceed to the business laid before them, and adjourn from day
to day, until it is finished; of all o0 which a complete record
shall be made, and signed by the president and judge advocate
or recorder, and the court shall be dissolved. Upon the disclo.
sure of the opinions or sentence of any court martial, any person
may, according to this act, appeal therefrom, by filing a written
notice with the officer to whom the <.ppeal is made, within thirty
days after the sentence is publishelj, whose duty it shall be, to
order up before him, the proceedings of such court for a final
decision. Any officer, who shall have cause of complaint against
his superior officer, shall file with the president, najor general,
brigadier general, or commandant of a regiment, the charges,
certified in form, upon which an inquiry, or arrest, at discretion
of such superior officer, may be awarded: provided, that from the
commencement of an arrest, a court martial shall be ordered to
meet within thirty days, of the time adid place of which the officer
arrested shall have at least twenty days notice. And provided
also, that if, upon the meeting of such court, it shall appear
that from the absence of witnesseS, inability or sickness of the
parties, or for any good cause shown, a fair and impartial trial
could not then be had, they may adjourn the court to a future
day, not exceeding ,ix months. A court for assessment of fines,
and receiving the returns of delinquenrts, shall be held on the
last Monday of November in every year, a field officer of the
regiment for which they are held shall preside; who, with four
captains, four subalterns, the regimental judge advocate, and an
orderly sergeant, may proceed to business; but every commissioned
officer in the regiment sh.ll be con idered a member of
the court ex-officio. This court is to examine all returns laid
before them; to h-tve the delinquents called, to show cause why
judgment should in6t be awarded against them, and to deliver
the opinions of thie .ouit, in every case, to i.he judge advocate,
who is hereby dirert-'a to make a fair r.- 3rd thereof. This
oourt shall also have tCc power of excusing 'onm military duty,
aged and disabl: d rat r )rn; during th,'ir di. billyl, and to hear
evidence, and to d, trrsri ; , the same. T' 's court shall have
power to adjourn f E :. .; y ' J&.y, to cornp I the attendance of
absent memh r- , ', - c; ti,' r Lusio.'ss is civ npleted, the president
and judg a,'. .. sh. i' .<g the r-cor of their proceed
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