Nauvoo Legion, Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 8 July 1843; in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, 8 July 1843, pp. 39–65; handwriting of ; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL.
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And the Collector, or any person authorized to collect fines, under the provisions of this act, who shall neglect or refuse to pay over the amount so collected, as required by the foregoing warrant, after deducting twenty per cent. which shall be his fees for collecting <collection>.
It shall be the duty of the paymaster to whom the returns were to be made, to proceed against such collector, as aforesaid or his securities, before any justice of the peace of said county or any court having proper jurisdiction; and the said collector and his securities shall only be exhonorated from the payment of the amount of such fines by showing to the satisfaction of said <such> justice or court, as aforesaid, <that> there was no property whereon to levy, of which such fine or fines could be made, or that the collection had been suspended by order of the President of the Court issueing the same, in conformity to the provisions of this act; and if any one, authorised to collect fines under the provisions of this act, shall neglect or refuse to do his duty he shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, at the descretion of a cou court-martial detailed by the person issueing the warrant or may be cashiered by a court martial detailed by the Major General
Sec. 28 That the following forfeitures and penalties shall be incured for delinquiences, on Cohort and Legion parades days, to wit; the Lieutenant and Major General, thirty dollars, Brevet Major Generals and Brigadier Generals twenty five dollars, Brevet Brigadier Generals and Colonels, or any officer holding the rank thereof, fifteen dollars, Lieutenant Colonels and Majors, or any officer holding the rank thereof ten dollars, Captains, or any officer holding the rank thereof six dollars, Lieutenants, or any officer holding the rank thereof four dollars, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and [p. 51]