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but if as a Militiaman he should at any time be called
out for actual service, and at the same time the
Volunteer Corps of which he is an honorary member
is also called out for actual service, he may at his
option serve with the Volunteer Corps.
44. Arms not supplied by Government to honorary
members of a Volunteer Corps.

RULES.

45. In order to give legal force to the Rules pro-
    posed by a Volunteer Corps for the management of
    its affairs, they must be submitted through the
    Commanding Officer of the District, or through an
    Adjutant of the Permanent Staff, by one or other of
    whom they will be forwarded for the approval of the
    Governor.
46. A model set of Rules is given in Appendix A
    for the guidance of corps; but other sets of Rules
    will not necessarily be objected to because drawn up
    in a different manner.
47. Rules of Volunteer Corps which are to be
    forwarded for submission to the Governor must be
    transmitted in duplicate-one copy being for reten-
    tion by the Government, the other to be returned to
    the corps.
48. If any Volunteer Corps shall not within one
    month after the publication of these Regulations,
    or within one month after the acceptance by the
    Governor of its services, submit for approval by the
    Governor a set of private Rules for the guidance of
    such corps, the model set of Rules given in Appendix
    A shall be deemed to apply to any such Volunteer
    Corps, and shall have the same force and effect in
    respect to such Volunteer Corps as though they had
    been adopted and submitted in accordance with
    section 46 of these Regulations.

COURTS OF INQUIRY.

49. A Court of Inquiry is not a judicial body: it
    has no power to administer an oath. It is to be
    considered as a Board of which the Commanding
    Officer of a district or an Officer in command of a
    corps may make use to assist him in arriving at a
    correct conclusion on any subject upon which it may
    be expedient for him to institute an inquiry.
50. If it be found necessary to cause the conduct
    of an Officer to be investigated by a Court of Inquiry,
    the Commander-in-Chief, or the Officer Commanding
    the District, with the sanction of the Commander-in-
    Chief, can alone convene the Court, which in such
    a case must be composed exclusively of Officers of the
    Militia, Volunteer, or Armed Constabulary Forces.
51. The duties of a Court of Inquiry depend on
    the instructions which the convening authority may
    think proper to give. It may either be employed in
    collecting and arranging evidence, or it may in addi-
    tion be directed to give an opinion as to the facts
    established by that evidence; but it has no power to
    pronounce any judgment as to the course to be taken
    by the convening authority in dealing with these
    facts.
52. When facts connected with the conduct of an
    individual are submitted to the investigation of a
    Court of Inquiry, it is necessary that the instructions
    for the guidance of the Court should be sufficiently
    explicit as regards matters, names, dates, and places,
    to convey clearly to the Court the nature of the
    subject into which it is appointed to inquire, and
    also to enable the person whose conduct is called in
    question to know what he has to answer..
53. It rests with the authority who orders the
    assembly of a Court of Inquiry to decide whether it
    shall be open or closed.
54. All evidence taken by a Court of Inquiry is
    to be recorded as nearly as possible in the words of
    the witnesses, and in the order in which it is re-
    ceived.
55. The proceedings, when closed, are to be signed
    by the president and members, after which they are
    to be forwarded by the president to the convening
    authority.
56. A Court of Inquiry may be reassembled as
    often as the convening authority may deem necessary;
    and on every occasion of its meeting it is competent
    to receive and record new evidence.

PARADES.

57. Every Corps of Artillery, Engineer, Rifle or
    Naval Volunteers shall, once in each calendar month,
    on such day and at such time and place as may be
    appointed by the Officer Commanding the District,
    or by an Adjutant of the Permanent Staff, parade
    for inspection; and any Officer or Volunteer who
    shall absent himself from such parade without the
    permission of the Officer who shall order the same,
    shall be liable to have his commission cancelled, or to
    be at once dismissed from the corps, as the case may
    be, or to pay a fine of not exceeding one pound.
58. The Inspector may, once in each year, order a
    parade of any Volunteer Corps for inspection; and
    any Officer or Volunteer who shall absent himself
    from such parade without permission of the Inspector
    shall be liable to have his commission cancelled, or to
    be at once dismissed from the corps, as the case may
    be, or to pay a fine of not exceeding five pounds.
59. Every Volunteer whose arms or accoutrements
    are not at such monthly or annual inspection parades,
    in the opinion of the inspecting Officer, in clean and
    good order, shall pay a fine of two (2) shillings. And
    every Volunteer who shall at such parades be found
    to be deficient in the amount of ammunition which
    he may from time to time be required to carry in his
    pouches shall, unless he can account for such defi-
    ciency to the satisfaction of the inspecting Officer,
    pay a fine of two (2) shillings, in addition to the
    price of the ammunition which may be required to
    make good the deficiency.
60. An Officer Commanding a District, or an Adju-
    tant of the Permanent Staff, may at any time, under
    the authority of the Government, order a parade of
    any Volunteer Corps for the purposes of State Cere-
    mony, such as forming Guards of Honor, &c., and
    any Officer or Volunteer who shall absent himself
    from such parade without permission of the Officer
    who shall order the same, shall pay a fine of five (5)
    shillings: Provided always that attendance at any
    Ceremonial parade shall exempt an Officer or Volun-
    teer from attendance at the next Government inspec-
    tion parade.
61. All fines inflicted under the provisions of the
    last four preceding sections shall be recovered and
    applied as provided in sections 37 and 34 of "The
    Volunteer Act, 1865."

ASSEMBLIES OF VOLUNTEER CORPS.

62. Volunteer Corps are not to assemble under
    arms for any purpose unconnected with military
    parade, drill, or rifle practice, except with the con-
    sent of the Government.
63. When Volunteers belonging to one or more
    corps are brought together under arms at rifle shoot-
    ing matches, or on other occasions connected with
    rifle practice, the senior Officer present is to be con-
    sidered as in command of all the Volunteers upon the
    ground; and although his position in this respect
    does not involve any authority for his interference
    in the arrangements of the meeting, yet he is held
    responsible for the due maintenance of order and
    discipline among the Volunteers under arms.
64. When corps of any arm or arms wish to obtain