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 HOCSK OF RKPFK.SENTATIVKS, January 28, 1864.- -5^ad 
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 [By Mr. Gray, from the Judiciary Committee.] 
 
 To he entitled Xn A'^t supplemental to the several acts reljing to 
 
 military courts. 
 
 I Sf:cTri>N 1 . Tf(^ Congress of thf. Confederate StfUes of Aikica do 
 
 1 moct. That "o miich of the -acx authorizing the organizaon ol 
 ?, military courts as provide?^ for the appointment of pro/ot mar- 
 i whal of !*uch court!' is hereby repealed, and the office/f provost 
 .'» marshal if aholifhed. 
 1 >Kc. -. The clerks of military courts shall herej'er he enti- 
 
 1 tied to the rank and pay of q captain o.f cavalry : i'ovided, That 
 S no one liable to military service in the field shall v appointed or 
 4 hold the office of clerk. 
 
 Sko. ;i. Additional military courts may hf (.ro;anized by the 
 ? Preflident when the Service may require it. At exceeding one for 
 
 3 each State ; and also one for each separate command of cavalry, 
 
 4 consisting of one or more divisions of an army ; vrhich courts 
 
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 5 shall have the same powers as'are or may be conferred by law on 
 C military courts heretofore organized. 
 
 1 Sec. 4. Any member of a military court who shall be intoxi- 
 
 2 cated while on duty, or who shall be so intoxicated as to pre- 
 
 3 vent his attendance to his duty, shall be liable to arresr, aiid trial 
 
 4 iS other army officers, and on conviction shall be cashiered. 
 
 1 Sec. 5. Whenever the service may require it the members of 
 
 2 lilitary courts may be interchanged or transferred from one to 
 
 3 aother by order of the President, or in the Trans-MisBissippi 
 
 4 doartment by the general commanding. 
 
 1 ?EC. 6. When any member of a military court is incompetent 
 
 2 t(kit in a case, or is unable to attend from sickness or other 
 
 3 case, or when vacancies occur, field officers may be detailed 
 
 4 an\ temporarily assisgned to duty, as judges on such courts, 
 
 5 by Wer of the President, or of the General commanding the 
 
 6 depar'inent. 
 
 1 Sec.?. All military courts shall have power to compel the 
 
 3 attendai-^e of persons not in the military service as v^itc esses, 
 
 3 by the saae process and under the same penalties as provided 
 
 4 by law forthe district courts of the Confederate States. 
 
 1 Sec. 8. In i\l cases of acquittal by the court, the decision 
 
 2 shall at once be publicly announced, and the accused be released 
 
 5 from arrest or imp^risonment. 
 
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 1 Sec- 9. The poWArs of each court to adopfe rules for conducting 
 
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 2 business and for the trial of cases ; and to enforce the rules 
 
 3 adopted, and to punish for contempt ; and to regulate the taking 
 
 4 of evidence shall be exercised as each court may deem most cou- 
 
 5 venicnt to facilitate Husinetis: and the powers to secure the 
 
 6 artendancf^ of witnesses in military service, and to enforce and 
 
 7 execute their orders, sentences and judgments shall be according 
 
 8 to the laws governing courts martial. But, as soon as practica- 
 
 9 ble, the Secretary of War shall cause forms of proceedings to be 
 
 10 furnished to each «^ourt *o as to sf^o.nro uniformity, to which said 
 
 1 1 courts shall conform. 
 
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