Laws of the Republic of Texas, in two volumes. Volume 01. Page: 60
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rfroi whose decision there can be no appeal. Division court
martial may be appointed at the discretion of the major general,
where a brigadier shall preside, who, with six field officers, shall
:ompose the court, whose proceedings shall be approved or disapproved,
and whose sentence shall be affirmed or reversed by
the major general who ordered such court, subject however (upon
an appeal to the president,) to his final affirmance or reversal.
Brigade courts martial may be appointed at the discretion of the
brigadiers gencra l, where a colonel shallow prs.d , who, with six
additional officers, to wit, two field officci s and four captains at
least, shall compose such court, whose proceedings shall be approved
by the brigadier general ordering ii:; subject, however,
{upon an appeal to the president,) to his final affirmance or reversal.
Regimental courts martial shall be appointed by conmandv.nts
of regiments, where a fi ld officer shall preside, who,
with six other regimental comnissioned officers, two of whom at
least shall be captains, shall compose a court for the trial of all
officers below the grade of a field officer and the regimental
staff, whose proceedings shall be approved or disapproved of by
the cominanding officer of the regiment; subject, however, to
an appeal to the commandant of the brigade, for a final decision,
In the general court m.'rtial, none shall be tried below the grade
of a general officer or the general staff-in the division court
martial, none sh-all be tried below the grade of a field officerand
in the brigade court martial, t;e field officers and brigade
staff may be tri-d, or a captain, for good cause shown. Upon
the convening of either of the courts herein directed, the president
thereof shall administer to the judge advocate the follow.
ing oath or affirmation: ' I --- do solemnly swea (r (or affirm as
the case may be) that I will truly and faithfully execute the
office of judge advocate to this court, so long as I remain in office,
to the best of my abilities and the laws of this republic; and that
I will not disclose, or discover the opinion of any parti- ular member
of this court martial I act with, unless required to give evi.
dence in a court of justice;" which oath shall be deemed a competent
qualification to such judge advocate while he continues
to act; and the judge advocate shall proceed to qualify the members,
by administering the following oath: "You and each of
you, do swear (or affirm) that you will well and truly try and
determine, according to evidence, agreeably to justice, the best
of your understanding, and the laws governing the case, between
the republic of Texas and the prisoner to be tried; and you will
not disclose the opinions of this court martial, where secrecy
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