128 FORESTRY IN SPAIN. 



' The Courts-Martial are held by the captain when the 

 accused is a member of the troop ; and by general officers 

 when the accused is an officer, whatever may be his rank. 

 The sentences of the captain's court are executed only 

 with the approval of the cap tain -general of the district. 

 Those of the courts of generals, when they are condemna- 

 tory, require the confirmation of the King, after previous 

 advice by the Supreme Tribunal of war and marine. 



' The Corps of Artillery, Engineers, and Military 

 Administration, retain their own special courts. These 

 courts take cognisance in the first instance of business, and 

 disputes relative to the personnel, material, and service of 

 these corps; and the appeals from these courts are 

 addressed to the Supreme Tribunal of war and marine, 

 in the same form as is u^ed by the courts of the captains- 

 general. 



' The civil pleas and criminal trials of those who infringe 

 the laws of war, are prosecuted and decided in the courts 

 of the captains-general. The tribunals of common law 

 take cognisance of litigations relative to inheritances. 

 Amongst those who are holders of privileges there are 

 some who are entirely subject to military law, that is to 

 say whether relating to civil or criminal prosecution others 

 are so only in regard to criminal proceedings. 



'The ordinary courts-martial are composed of the 

 captain-general of the district, of an auditor, a fiscal, 

 and a clerk or war secretary. When the captain- 

 general dissents from the judicial sentence of the auditor- 

 he remits the proceedings to the decisions of the Supreme 

 Tribunal of war and marine. 



f The infantry and cavalry, and. the special corps of 

 artillery and engineers, have their respective schools of 

 cadets. The military administration manages the estab- 

 lishment of these. 



'The supreme assemblies of the military orders of 

 San Fernando and San Hermenegildo, have charge of the 

 S upreme Tribunal of war and marine, 



