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Art. 7. Any officer who shall presume to muster any
person as a tuldLr who is at other times accuttomed to
wear a livery, or who does not actually do his duty as a
soldier, thall be deemed guilty of having made a falle
mutter, and shall fuffer accordingly.
SECTION V.
At. r. Every ofii er who shall knowingly m ke a Nie
return to the Congress, or any Committee thereof, to
the Commander in chief of the forces of the United
States, or to any his tup rior officer authorised to call
for such returns, of the State of the regiment, troop cr
company, or garrison, under his command, or of arms,
ammunition, cloathing, or other stores thereunto belong
ing, flr.il by a Court Martial be c ohered.
"Art. z. The Commanding officer of every regiment,
troop or independent company, or garrison of the United
States, fhdl, in the beginning of every mouth, remit to
the Commander in chief of the American forces and to
the Congress, an exa& return of the state of the regiment,
troop, independent company, cr garrison under his com
mand, fpecifying the names of the (fibers not then re
filling at their polls, and the reason tor, and time of, their
• hence : Whoever fhali be convicted of having, through
negle& or design, omitted the fending such returns, shall
be punished according to the nature of his crime, by the
judgment of a general Court Martial.
SECTION VI.
Art. I. All officers and soldiers, who having received
pay, or having been duly inlifted in the service of the
United States, foall be convi&ed of having deserted the
fame, shall fuffer death, or such other punishment as by a
Court M irtial fall be infl Aed.
Art. 2. Any non commissioned officer or soldier, who
fi?.II, without le ve from his Commanding Officer, absent
himfelf from his troop or company, or from any detach
ment with which be ihall be commanded, shall, upon
being convicted thereof, bb pun th d according to the
nature of his offence at the diferetion of a Court-
Martial.
Art. 3. No non commiffiorted effier or soldier mail in
lift himfelf in any other regiment, troop or company,
without a regular difeharge from the regiment, troop or
comp mv, in which he last served, on the penalty of be
ing reputed 2 deserter, and Buffering accordingly : And
in case any officer flivl knowingly receive arid entertain
such non-tomraiffiuned officer or soldier, cr fall not,
after his being dilcovered to be a deserter, immediately
confine him, and give notice thereof to the corps in
which he last served, he, the fid < ffic^r so offending,
ffiall by a Court-Martial be c^fh eled.
Art. 4. Whatfbever officer or fol tier fn .11 he convi&ed
of having advised or pet loaded arty oth r cffi:<r or f Idl
er to defect the tervice of the United States, shall buffer
such punishment as fhali be infl 6ted upon him by the
sentence of a Court Martial.
SECTION VII.
Art. 1. No officer or soldier shall use any reproachful
or provoking speeches or gestures to another, upon pein,
ifan officer, of being putin arrest ; if a soldier, imprison
ed, and of ask tig pardon of the party offended, in the
presence of hr. Commanding Officer.
Art. 2. No effi er or soldier shall presume to fend a
challenge 10 -ny othrr c fficer or soldier, to fight a duel,
upon pin, if a commissioned officer, of being cashiered,
i' a non-com missioned officer or soldier, of Suffering cor
poral pun. Circuit, at the diferetion of a Court Martial;
Art 3 I any commissioned or non-commissioned offi
cer commending a guard, (hall knowingly ard willingly
fuffer any person whatsoever to go forth to fight a duel,
he (hall be punished as a challenger: And likewise all
feonts, promoters, and carriers cf challenges; in order
to duels fhali be deemed as principals, and be punched
accordingly.
Art. 4. All officers of what condition soever have pow
er to part and quell all quarrels, frays and disorders,
though the perils concerned thould belong to another
regiment troop or company; a^d either to order officers
into arieft or non-comraeffinned officers or Soldiers topri
fon, till their proper super or officers fhallhe acquainted
therewith; and whefoevet ihall refufe to obey such officer
(though of an inferior rank) or thall draw bis fa ord up.
co him, thall be punished at the diferetion of a general
Cour't-MtrSu!. c
Art, 5. 'Whatsoever officer or soldier fliall upbraid
another fcr refuting a challenge, shall h mfeli be pun fh
cd as a cncSenger; and all officers and Didiers ar, hee
by difc^ rged of any dilfface or opinfrmbfdifad vantage,
which m^ghtArife from their having refilled to accept of
chahen§% as they will only have &&d in obedience to
4he orders of Congress, and done their auty as good
soldiers, who ieljea iHenveiv^ to difcipli^g.
section vin.
Art. I. No fattier (hall be permitted to fell any kind
of liquors or vi&iah, or to keep their henfes or fh^ps
ojfen, for the entertainment of fobtiers, after nine at
Bight, c. tenure the beating of the reveille, or upon
Sprays during divine service or termon, on the penal
ty§f^eingritfauffed from all future futtlihg.
)i^. 2, AU # dicers, Soldiers and futtlers, thill have full
liberty to bring into any of the forts or garrisons of the
United American States, any quantity or Ipecacs of pro
visions, eatable or drinkable, except where any connaa
er contrafr are orphan be entered into by Congref, cr
by their order, for furnilhiag such pr wifions, and with
refp<a only to the Species of prov lions so cortra&ed ter;
It. , All officers commanding in the fort, barrack,
or garntbns of the United States, are hereby required to
fee, that the persons permitted to futtie fhafl Supply the
Soldiers with good sn-l wholesome provisions at th. mar
ket pie, as they foil be answerable for their negka.
Art. 4. No officers commanding in any of he garrison,
for s or bar? acks of the United States, ihal) either them
selves ex?a •xoroitant prices for houses or ftdls let out to
futt'er-., u. shall connive at the like ex &ion, in others ;
nor by their own authority, and for t^r private advrm
tage, shall they lay any duty or imefiion upon, or be
intrretVd in the tab of such victuE, liqur, or other
nectaries of lire, which are brought into the garrison,
fort or barracks, fcr the us- cf the soldier, on the pe
nalty of being difeharged from the service.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the N%2 Pr^g-Cfo in M^cf-fatt, where
Subferiptigns at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c, arc thankfully received tor this Paper.
SECTION IX.
Art. 1. Every officer commanding in quarter, garri
sons, or on a march, fhali keep good order, and to the
utmost of his power redress all such abuses or disorders
which may be committed by any officer or soldier under
his command ; if upon compl int made to him of officers
®r Soldiers beating or otherwise ill treating any person;
of disturbing fairs or markets, or of committing any
kind of riots to the disquieting of the good people of the
United States; he, the said commander, who shall refufe
cr omit to fee justice done on the offender or offenders,
and reparation made to the partv or parties injured, as
far as part of the offender's pay shall enable him or them,
fhali upon proof thereof be punished by a General Court-
Martial, as if he himfelf had committed the crimes or
disorders complained of.
SECTION X.
Art. 1. Whenever any officer or soldier fhali be accused
of a capital crime, or of having used violence, or com
mitted any offence against the persons or property of the
good people of any of the United American State, such
as is punishable by the known laws of the land, the Com
m nding Officer and Officers of every regiment, troop
or party, to which the person or perfens so accused fhali
belong, are hereby required, upon application duly
made by or in behalf of the party or parties injured, to
use his utmost endeavours to deliver over such nccufed
person or persons to the Civil Magistrate; and likewise
to be aiding and assisting to the officers of juftiee in ap
prehending and securing the pet son or persons so accused,
in order to bring them to a trial. If anv Commanding
officer or officers shall wilfully n^geft or fhali refufe, up
on the application aforefaid, to deliver fiver such accused
person or persons to the Civil Moderate, or to be aid
ing and assisting to the officers ofj ff? in apprehending
such person er persons, the offi er or offices s so offends g
fhali be crfhiered.
Art. 2. No offi er shall protest any person from his cre
ditors on the pretence of his bri% a soldier, nor an- ,non
comm;ffioned officer or soldier who does not a&wrily do
all duties as such, and no farther than is allowed ny a re
foluti.M of Congress, bearing d?.tj the 26th day of De
cember, 1775 : Any offi er off ^4.ng herein, being con
vi&ed thereof before a Cour Mu Sal, shall be caftiiered.
SECTION XI.
Art. 1. If any officer shall tfhz l^nfelf to be wronged
by his Colonel or the Commanding Oifor of cite regi
ment, and shall upon due application made to him, be
refufed to be redressed, he may complain to the Getur^,
commanding in chief the forces of the United Stater, in
order to obtain juffice, who is hereby required to examire
into the said complaint, and either by hi,if if or ihe
Board of War, to make report to Congress thereupon,
in order to receive further directions.
A r t. 2. If any inferior officer or soldier shall think
himfelf wronged by his Captain, or other officer com
manding the trocp or cempany to which he beings, he
is to complain thereof to the Commanding Officer of .the
regiment, who is hereby required to fumm>n a regi
mental Court Martial, fcr the doirg justice to the c.a
plainant ; from which regimental C-urt Martial either
party may, if he th'nks himfelf dill aggrieved, appeal to
a general Court Martial: But if, upon a second hear
ing, the appeal shall appear to be vexatious and groimd
lefs, the person so appealing shall be punished at thedif
cretion of the said general Court-Martial.
SECTION XII.
Art. r. Whatsoever commffined officer, store keeper
or Commissary, shall be convicted at a general Court-
Martial of having fold, (withouta proper oider for that
purpose) embezzled, misapplied, or wilfully, or through
neglect, fuffered any of the provisions, forage, arms,
clothing, ammunition, or other military stores belong
ing to the United States, to toe Spoiled or damaged, the
fad officer, store keeper or Commissary so offending,
shall, at his own charge, make good the loss or damage,
shall moreover forfeit all his pay and be dismissed from
the Service.
Art. 2. Whatsoever non-commifTuned officer cr so!
dier Shall be convicted at a regimental Court-Martial of
having fold, or designedly, or through neglect, wafted
the ammunition delivered out to him to be employed in
the service of the United States, shall, if a non-commif
fioned officer, be reduced to a private centinel, and shall
besides Suffer corporal punishment, in the fame manner
as a private centinel so offending, at the diferetion of a
regimental Court-Martial.
Art. 3. Every non commissioned < ffi er or soldier who
shall be convi&ed at a Court-Martial of having fold, loft
or (polled, through negle&, his horse, arms, clothes or
accoutrements, sh ill undergo such weekly Stoppages (not
exceeding the h;lf of his pay) as a Cour-Martial shall
judge fiffici.nt for repairing the loss or damage ; and shall
fuffer imprisonment, or such other corporal punishment
as his crime iha.l defirve.
Art. 4., Every officer who shall be conviaed ata Court-
Martial of having, embezzled or mfapplieJ any money
with which he may have been intrufted for the payment
of the men under his command, or for enlisting men in
to the service, if a commissioned officer shall be cashiered
and compelled to refund the money, if a non-commif
fined offi ec shall be reduced to serve in the ranks as a
private soldier, be put under stoppages until the n oney
be made good, and fuffer such corporal punishment (not
extending to life or limb) as the Court-Martial Shall
think fit.
Art. 5. Every Captain of a troop or company is charged
withthe arms, accoutrements, ammunition, clothing or
other warlike stores belonging to the troop or com,any
under his command, which he is to be accountable for to
Bis Colonel, in.cafe oHheir being loft, fowled or damaged,
not by unavoidable accidents, or or &ual service.
SE CTIO N XIII.
Art. 1. All non-commissioned officers and soldiers who
shall be found one mil? from the Camp, without leave
in writing from their Commanding Cffi er, shall fuffer
such punishment as shall be infilled upon them by the
Sentence of a C< nit-Martial.
Art 2. No officer or soldier shall lie out cf h's quarters,
garrison or camp, without leave from his superior officer,
vptn penalty of being punished according to the nature cf
his offence by the sentence cf a Court Martial.
Art. 3. Every non commissioned officer and soldier shall
retire to his quarters cr tent at the locating of the retieat ;
in default or which be shall be punished according to the
nature of his offence by the Commanding Officer.
Art. 4. No officer, non commffi n=d officer or soldier
shall fail of repairing, at the time fixed, to the place of
parade of exercif, cr other rendezvous appointed by his
Commanding Officer, it not prevented by fidknef. or some
other evident necessity ; cr shall go from the said place of
rendezvous, or from his guard, wt 1 out leave from his
Commanding Officer, before he fnal be regularly dis
missed or relieved, on the penalty of being punished ac
cording to the nature of his offence by the sentence of a
Court-Martial.
Art. 5. Whatever commissioned officer shall be found
drunk on his guard, party, cr other duty under arms,
shall be cashiered for it ; any non-commissioned officer of
f flier fioffending (ball fuffer such corporal punishment as
shall be ir.fl died by the sentence of a Court-Martial.
, Art. 6. Whats ver centinel fha 1 be found fleepingupoa
his post, or shall leave it before he shall be regular!, re
lieved, shall fuffer death, cr such othc punif lment as
shad be infixed by the sentence of a Court Martial.
Art. 7. No soldier belonging to any regiment, troop
er company, shall hire another to do his duty for him,
or be excused from duty, but in case cf sickness, disabi
lity or leave of absence ; and every such soldier found
guilty of hiring his duty, as also the party so hired todo
another's duty, fnall be punished at the next regimental
Court Martial.
Art. 8. And every non-commissioned officer conniving
at such hiring of dutv as aforefaid, shall be reduced for
it ; and evers commissioned offi er, knowing and allow
ing of such ill practices in the service. shall be punished
by the judgment of a general Court-Modal.
Art. 9. Any perfcn belonging to the forces employ
ed in the service of the United States, who, by discharg
ing of fire arms, drawing of swords, beating of drums,
or by any other means whatsoever, shall occasion falfe
alarms in cam?, garrison, or quarters, shall fuff.r death,
or such other punishment as shill be ordered by the faa
tence of a general Court-Martial.
Art. 10. Any officer or soldier who shall, without ur
g nt nectffiiy, or without the leave of his superior offi
cer, quit his platoon or division, shall be punish d ac
cording to the nature of his offence by the sentence of a
Court-Martial.
Art. 11. No officer or soldier shall do violence to any
person who brings provisions cr other necessaries to the
camp, garrison or quarters of the forces of the United
States employed in parts out of said States, on pain of
death, or such other punishment as a Court-Martial shall
dire&.
Art. 12. Whatsoever officer or soldier shall misbehave
FjmfeU before the enemy, or fhzmefully abandon any
pod co nm?<:dto his charge, or shall speak words in
during others so do the like, fh.il fuffer death.
A r t. =3 Whatsoever officer or soldier shall mifbehav?
him! if before,h, enemy, and run away, or (hamefully
abandon any for, post, or guard, which lie or they
fhaihe tomnianded to defend, or speak words inducing
ot ers to itoihelike; or who, after vi&ory, shall quit
his Comm.wdiug Officer, or pest, to plunder and pil-
I ge : Every ft:qa offender, being duly convi&ed there
of, sh 1' be reputed a disobeyer of military orders ; and
flial' fiiffw death < ^^ah other punishment as by a gene
ral (ourt-Mipid 4had be in flitted on him.
/ .'. 14. Ann person belonging to the forces cf the
Undel States, who fhali cr ft away his arms and ammuni
tion, Oia!l ffor c^rh, cr f.lth other punifhmer^tas flrail
be ordered by the sentence of a ,;:eii. ral I urt- Martial.
Art. 15. Any perlon belonging to the forces cf the
United Stales; Mfr, shall make known the watch word to
an, person wh 3 is n„: entitled to rrc^ve it according to
the rules and discipline cf ^ar, or fh<U presume to give
a pprek or Witch-word, deferent from what be received,
sh hi fuffer. death, cr such other nun ftment as shall be
cr 'ebed b- the lenten e of a genera Court-Martial.
W's. ,:. Ah officers .and soldiers aren> behave them.
Livesri'iLi^^uart^rt, pnd• on their match; and
whotermr fed <<;^mii^ny. write pc food, either in
walksp %es, paik:, w^tf.tW, fiffi peds, houses or
gardens corn-fields, enclbfhrea pr m ad<,ws, or shall
maliciously.deftroy any pro,e,rt) wh^toeper.belonging
to the good people of the United Sttts, unit;# by order
of the then Commander in Chief of th,forces cf the said
States to annoy rebels or other enemies in a msaainft
said Sta es, he cr they thrt shall be found guilty of of
fending herein, fhali (besides such penalties as they are
liable to by law, be punished according to the nature
and degree of the offence, by the judgment of a regi
mental or general Court. Martial.
Art.KJ. Whosoever belonging to tbs forces cf the Uni
ted States employed in foreign parts shall force a fafe
gurl, fit JI fuffer death.
Art. ^. Whomever fhril iesev? the enemy with
money, victuals, or ammunition, or shall knowingly har
bour or pr< te& an enemy, shall fuffer death, or f ch
other punishment as by a Court Martial flral| be in
fli&ed.
Art. 19. Whosoever shall be convifted cf folding
correspondence with, or giving intelligence to, the ene
my, either directly or ißoire&ly, fhali fuffer de vb, <'
such other punishment as by a Court-Martial shall be
infilled.
Art. 20. All public stores taken in the enemy's c-mr,
towns, forts or nsa,nzines, whether of artillery, arau^ -
nition, eloathing, forage, or provisions, shall be derml
fcr the service of the United States ; fcr the negbbrf
which the Commanders in chief are to be anfweraMe.
Art. 21. If any officer or soldier shall leave his pc ft r,
colours to go in search of plunder, he shall, upon bri^y
conyifted thereof before a general Court Martial, 0 f)•
death, or such other punishment as by a Court-Martial
shall be inflated.
(To be continue?.,)