The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-27

codng 10 TO the nature OF his offence by the sentence
| a court martial
Art 81 No officer or soldier shall do violence TO any
who brings provisions other necessares TO the
camp garrison or quarters of the forces OF the United
States employed in parts out OF the said States upon
pain Of DEATH or such other punishment court mar
tia shall direct
Art. So Any officer or soldier who shall msbehayo
himself before the enemy, away, shamefuy aban-
don any fort, post or guard which he they may be
commanded to defend or speak words inducing others to
do the like 81 all cast away his arms and ammunition,
who shall Quit lis post cesrs to plumber aud piag
every such offender being duly convicted thereof shall
DEATH such Other punishment as shall be ordered
by the sentence OF general court martial.
Arr SO. Any person belonging TO che armies
Of tho United States who shan make known the
receive 1t according to the rules and discipline
OF war, shall presume to give rarole watohword
such other punishment sh, be Ordsyed by the SEN
tenco OF general court martial
Art 81. All officers and soldiers to Behave them
selves orderly IN quarters aud their march, and who
soevcr shall commit any waste SPOIL either walks &C
trees parks, warlcns fish ponds houses gsdens corn
fields, enclosures Of meadows shall malicoay destroy
any property whatsoever belonging to the inhabanis
Of the United states, unless by order of tho then COM
manderin iri Of the armieS or the said States shall
(bedcs such penalties rs they are liable TO by lw) he
punished according 10 the nature and degree Of the
offence, by the judgment Of reg general SQUIRT
Art. IS. whatsoever, belonging to the armies Of tho
United States employed In foreign parts shall force safe
guard, shall suffer death
Art. SO. whatsoever shall relieve the enemy with
money, vctuals or ammunition, shall knowingly
harbor protect eneTny shall suffer death or such
other punishment shall be ordered by the sentence u
a court martial.
Art 81. Whosocvcr shall be convicted OF holding cor
respondence with, giving intelligence to- tho enemy
either directly indirectly shall suffer death or such
Other punishment as shall BIO ordered by the sentence
court martial
Art 3d. II any commander Of any garrison fortress or
post shall be compelled by the officers and soldiers under
bis command give up 20 the enemy TO abandon it,
the commissioned officers, non-commssioned officers or
soldiers, who shall be convicted OF having so offended
shall sner DEATH such other punishment shall be
inflicted uuon them by the sentence OF a martial
Art CO. All suffers and rctaners 10 the camp and all
persons whatsoever serving with the armies Of the United
States in the old though not enlisted soldiers arc 10 be
subject to ORDERS according to the rules and discipline of
Art. IT, Whenever any officer shall be charged with
crime he shall be arrested and confined in his barracks
quarters tent and deprived Of his sword by the com
manding officer. And any officer who shall leave his con
fnement before he shall, be set at liberty by his CON.
manding officer or by superior officer shall bo caslcred
Art. Is. oncommssioned ofio and soldiers charged
with crimes, shall be confined un, ried by
tiai' or released by properly authority.
Art. SO. Any commissioned officer convicted before
general till Of conduct unbecomng an officer
and gentleman shall be dismissed tho service.
Art o. Tho officers and soldiers OF any troops whether
militia others being stercd aud in pay Of the United
States, shall at all TINES and in all Prices when ioned
or acting in conf melton with the regular forces Of the
United Sttcs be governed by these rules and articles Of
and hall be elbect TO be tried by courts martial in
Ike with the oicors and soldiers in the regular
posed entirely of militia officers