Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-06-12
TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT.
For eRshliihirg rules spd articles for the gov
eInment Of the armies OF The United Slaies.
AN ACT,

For eHshliihipg rules sad articles for the gov
ernment Of the armies OF the Uaited States.
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OHf'd Sf4'e' 9 '"'''ea, IN Cs@g,r6 aDSmblrd.
bat tom and alter the psiliog OF lh,, act, the
following fhail be the roles and articles by which
he Armies of the United States ihali be
governed:
Article /. Every oficer nov is the army of
,he United States, fhaii, 10 FIX mon'hs from
'he peiing of his act. and every Steer who
mall hereafter be appointed, Snail before he en-
ten on the duties OF his ofhce, iublcribe lhele
roles and reene ion..
Article =. IL is earnefiy recommended TO al
tficen and iCidirr dlligently to attend divine
ie'Vice and all csaceD who mall behave inde-
Gently or ir,eveTen,ly st sny place ot divine
worlhiP ihsi, it commit lned officers, be
bToughr beiOte sgenetsi coau marital, these to
be publicly and ieverely rsptinaUded by the
prct,dent il son-coms IN usd Ofhcen or iol-
dien, every Perfoa 10 offending NAL, tor hi,
h'ft cfsnce, tortr,t Oar- Sxib of a .sllay, 20 be
dedOced out OF hi, nest pay ter the tscond
offence, he ih'll rot oniy iotiei, a like fun, ,bgt
be confined twenty-to0r hours; and for every
like offence ihsll !sarr and pay 10 like manner |;
which money, f. i,rteited, ihalI be applied by
the captain or ten,or acer Of The troop OF CON.
pany 90 The ale Of ,he ack folders of the COM
pany o. troop 90 whiCn thr ofsndcr belongs.
Article 8. ANY nos commlilioned oEcer or
folder who fhali ufe say protdne oath OF execra-
tion ihall iucot the pes4ititi expIeGed 10 the
foregoing ARTICLES, aud commili med officer
ihsIl forfeit and pay for each and every oHeaCe
one dollar, TO be applied 8, ia the preceding
article.
Article 4. Every cbaplsin commi6ioned 10
the army or armies of the United Sia;el, who
fhsli sbient him,elf from the dutic, aligued him
tcxcept in ctfcs OF Gcknefs or leave oi sbieuct
fhall on conviction thereof before court mar
tal be feed no; exceeding ote months pay, be-
GceS the lofs OF hi. pay during bis ahffnce or
be sifcharged, as The iad cou.t martial lhall
Judge proper.
Auicl, &. Ary oficsr or folder who Chill
oie contemptUos, or rdirefpetsiul words sgsfit
the PrefIdent OF the United States, sgsiua the
Vice. PreGdent ,hreot, sssioit the CoogFei, of
the United Stntes, or agsinh the CHIEF ruagii.
traie or lee ila,ure OF any OF tic United S'ste'
in which he rey be GusUeTed, II commiflon-
ed tfficer, ihall be csibmfed, or otherwIic pun
iihed e1eft martial fhsll diiea IL a non
commit n,d officer sr folder. he mall iufer
foch runlhmest az hnail be a!eied on him by
the lcntsOce Of q cosrt martial.
Article e.. Any officer or folder wbo hall be-
have hmielf with Contempt or difreipeti to-.
ward, MS comasndipg officer, fhsll be psniihed
according TO The pa'sre of his offence, by ,he
Judgment OF a court martial.
Article 7. Any officer or foldin who 1all be-
gin, excite, cssfc or join in any mu,inv or fcdi-
tion in any troop or company in the fervice of
the United States, OF in sny party, poa, detach-
men, or guard, fnall isffer death, or fuch other
punifhment as by a court martial fbsll be ia
fieied.
Article 8. Asy officer. non. comnifIioned Of
fcer, or folder. who, being prefcn, at any mu-
tny or fedition, does not uie his utmoa endea.
vor 10 irppref, the fame, or coming to the
knowledge of any INTENDED mutiny, docs not,
without DELAY. give information thereof to his
commanding officer, fh.iI be punifhsd by the
fcnieucc Of court martial with death or Other
wife, according TO the nature OF his cfeace.
Article o. Any officer or folder uho fhsll
frike hi, hyperion officer, or draw or litt up any
weapon. or offer suy violence sssina him. being
in The execution of hi, tficc, on any preface
whstever, or fhall difobey aoy lavfsl command
Of his fuperior Ckcer, mail fuffer death, or
fuch other pupifh nee, a, nall, according TO the
nature of his ofence, be infitted upon him by
the fentence ofa court martial.
Article 10. Every non comnfGoned officer,
or folder, who fhall nlie himfelf in the feryice
of the United States, ihall, at the tine of his
70 inIiAing, or within TX days aftervstds. have
the articles for the government Of the armie, of
III. United Stsie,, read to him, and fhsll by the
officer who inlihed him, OF by the commanding
officer Of the troop OF company into whish be
wsi inliaed, be taken before the next jufice OF
the peace. or chief nsgiftrats Of any city, or