Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-20

on should require it.
Article IS ~, every muster, the commanding
oihcar OF each regiment, troop, or company ther.
present, shnlSivc - The coni.nissary OK musters,
or other officer who musters The said regiment,
troop. or company. certificates signed b. him
sell, ti5mifyinG how long such officers, IS shall
not appear az Inc said muster. have been absent,
ana the reas'n Ok their absence. In I,he man
ncr, the commanding o!Ii,er OF every troop, or
company, shall gve certihcaies, signifyin- The
reasons CT the ahiepc: Of the non commits ,,oncd
ohicers aud private soldiers. which reasons, ana.
time OF absence, shall be inserted in tie muster
rolls, opposite the mans OF the respective absent
oai>ers and settlers. The certificates shall, 10
Gethcr with the muster rolls. be rernit,ed by the
eommissary OF muste,s. or other officer muster
ing. to the depar'msns Of war Is speedily as the
distance OF the place will admit.
Article II Every officer WAC shall! be convia
ed before gcn'rSl court martial. or having
sighed false certificate relating to the absence
OF either oiScer o. prv=se soldier, or relative to
his or si,eir pay. shall b: csshcred.
Article Is Every oi!csr who shall knowingly
make a false muster os man or horse. anJ every
oiaceE or commssary of masters. who shall viii
Iingly sign. din, q or allow the signing of Muster
roiis, wherein such false muster is contained,
sna'i' upon proof made slieseof By two witnesses,
! before generai couvt marital. be cashiered and
shall o. thereby utterly disab ed 10 kaye or hold
any oi!ics 0. employment III inc service OF the
United States.
Article 10. Any cornmissary of ,nus,srs o. O.
ther oihcer, who shall BE- cinvitied oi having ia
':ea noney or other thing. by way of gratlica.
tion, ca The mastering any regiment, uosp or
! Company or on the signing muster rolls shail be
oisp!~ecd from his Office, and sha; be thereby ut
SAY disa3ici to have Ok hold any Office or en-
.'.oyslcnt in the service OF tie Uuired States.
ftrtIc.s II ANY officer wh1 shall presume TO
muster pe:son as soldier, who is not :. oidi
er snail De deemed guilty OF having made false
master aud shall saf'r accardiuGy.
Article Is. Every officer who SHAH
knowingly make false return to The &C.
partment OF war, or to any OF his suDe.
rior officers, authorised 20 call for such
returns, OF The Stale of the regiment,
troop or company, or garrison, under his
command ; or of The arms, ammunition
ctoliung, or other stores th@rsunto belong.
ing, shall, on convic,,nt ihereof before 4
court martial, be c.shirred.
Article 10. The commanding officer Of
every regiment, troop, or independent
company, or garrison of The United States,
shall IL he beginning of every month.
! remit through the proper channels, 10 hi.
department of WAY, an exact return Of
me regiment, troop, independent com.
pany or garrison, under his command,
specifying the names of the officers then
absent irom their past, and the reasons far
ana the time oftheir absence. And any
otslcsr who shall be convicted Of having,
through nsgiecl or design, orai,lsd sendin,
auch rsturns, shalt be punished according
10 ne maize OF his crime, by the iadg-
m=n' o! general court mar,iaI.
Eucie 20. All officers and soldiers,
WHO have received pay, or have been du.
! ~ enlisted in the servic. Of the United
States, x shall be convicted Of having de
serted the same, shall suff@r dea,h, or such
o'her punishment as by sentence OF court
marital shall be inflicted.
! Article 81. Any nor. commissioned Of
: hcer or soldier, who shili, without leave
from his commanding officer, absent him.
atit rom ms troop, company. or detach
ment, shall, upon being conyicted there.
( OF, be punished according to the nature oil
! his offence at the discretion Of :. court
marital.
Article %. No non commissioned Off
I Ger or solder shall Inisi himself in any
other regiment, troop, oc company. with.
out'a regular discharge from Tic regi.
! meat, troop, or company in which he last
( served, on the penalty ofbeing repa;ed a
! dessr.er, and Suffering accordingly. And
IN case any ufIiccr shall knowingly receive
and entertain such non-coinnlis,ionrd Of.
! licer or soldier, or shall after his Being
: discovered to be a deserter, Immediately
confne him and give notice thereof to the
corps In which he las; served, the SAID
ofncer shall by court martial be cashier.
/ ed.
Article IS. Any officer or soldier who
shall DC convicted OF having advised or
! persuaded any other officer or solder, to
desert the service OF The u. S. shall suf.
fer death, or such other puaishmentas shall
be iailicsed upon hun by the sentence o.
q cOuu martial.
Article %. 70 officer or solder shall
usC any TeprOacdfui or provoking speech
, es Or gestures 10 smother, upon pain, ifan
officer, being pu. IA arrest; If a soldier
confined, and OF asking pardon Of the par.
iyoticndcd, la .hs presence ofhs comman
+ dug officer.
Article -. Ne officer or soldier shall
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