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ORDERS IN RELATION TO TRIALS 1T MILITARY COURTS
AND COMMISSIONS.
Whereas some military commanders are embar-
nation Of the President, dated the I'd day Of April
1885, upon trials by military courts for mil
itary offences, 70 remove suoh doubts II Is ordered
by the President that
Hereafter, whenever offences committed by civil
ians are to be tried whore civil tribunals are In ex
istence which try them, their cases are not
thoriIed to be, and will not be, brought before mil
itary court s.martial or commissions but will be
mitted to the proper civil authorities. This order
Is not applicable TO camp followers a. provided for
under the sixteth article Of war or to contractors
and others specified In section sixteen act Of July
II, 1862 and sections one and two act Of March 2,
1893. Persons and offences oogniIable by the rules
and articles Of war and BY the acts Of Congress
above cited, will ctatnuo to be tried and punished
by military tribunals prescribed by the rules and
articles Of war and acts Of Congress hereinafter
cited, to wit:
sIXTTErH or THE RULES AND ARTICLES OF WAR
All suffers and retainers to the camp, and all
persons whatsoever, serving with the armies Of the
United States in the field, though not enlisted SOL
diers are to be subject to orders according to the
rules and discipline Of war.
..r ACT OF JULY II, 1859.
Sec. 10. And BE- it further sHaeied That when
ever any contractor for subsistence, clothing.
arms, ammunition, munitions Of war, and for
every description Of supplies for the army navy
Of the United States, shall be found guilty by q
court martial Of fraud wiful neglect Of duty he
shall be punished by hne, imprisonment, or such
other punishment as the court'martial shall ad-
judgei and any person who shall contract to fur
nish supplies OF any kind or description for the
army or navy, hs shall be deemed and taken n q
part Of tho land or naval forces Of the United
States fer which he shall contract to furnish said
supplies, and be subject to the rules and regula-
tions for the government Of the land and naval
forces Of the United States.
ACT OF MARCH 2, 1868.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
ssntatives ofhs United States Of America in Con-
grsss assembied That any person In the land or
naval forces Of the United States, in the militia
In actual service Of the United States In time Of
war, who shall make or cause to be made, or pre-
sent or cause to be presented for payment or ap-
proya to or by any person officer In the civil or
military service Of the United States any claim upon
or against the Government Of the United States, or
any department. or officer thereof, knowing such
claim TO be false, fictitious, or frauduleutj any
person In such forces or service who SHALL for the
purpose Of obtaining, or aiding In obtaining the
approval or payment Of such claim, make, use or
cause to be made or used, any false bill, receipt
voucher entry, roll, account claim, statement GER
tiAcate aidavit or deposition, knowing the to
contain any false fraudulent statement entry
any person In said forces or service who shall make
or procure to be made, or knowingly advise the
making Of any false oath to any faot statement
or certificate voucher entry, for the purpose Of
obtaining Of aiding to obtain any approval pay
| ment Of any claim against the United States, or
| any department or officer thereof; any person In
said forces or service who, for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning or enabling any other person TO obtain
from the Government Of the United States, or sny
department or officer thereof any payment or ai,
lowance or the approval or signature Of any person
In the military, naval civil service Of the Uni.
ted States, Of TO any false fraudulent, or acti-
tious claim, shall forge, counterfeit, or cause or
| procure to be forged or oounterfeited, any sgGa-
ture upon any bill, receipt voucher acoo IIt,
claim, roll, statement, affidavit or deposition ard
any person In said forces or service who shall
utter or use the same as true and genuine,
| knowing the same to have been forged OF
oounterfeted; any person In said forces or ser
vice who shall enter into any agreement, combi.
nation, or conspiracy to cheat or defraud The
Government Of the United States, or any de,
partmept or officer thereof, BY obtaining, or
aiding and assisting to obtain, the payment or al
lowanos Of any false or fraudulent claim any per
son In said forces or service who shall steal ombez
zle or knowingly and wilfully misappropriate OF
apply to his own use or benefit or who shall wrong
fully and knowingly sell, convey, or dispose Of any
ordnance, arms, ammunition, clothing subsistence
stores, money, or other property Of the United
States furnished or to be used for the military Oh
naval service Of the United States any contractor
agent, paymaster, quartermAster, or other person
Whatsoever In said forces service having charge
possession, custody, or control Of any money Of
other public property used or to be used in the
military naval service Of the United States, who
shall with intent to defraud the United States, oil
wilfully To conceal such money or other property,
deliver or cause to be delivered to any other per
son having authority to receive the same any
amount Of such money or other public property
less than that for which he shall receive certificate
or receipt any person in said forces service who
Is or shall be authorised to make or deliver any
certificate, voucher, or receipt or other paper cer
tifying the receipt Of arms, ammunition, prOvis
ions, clothing. Or other public property so used oil
to be used, who shall make or deliver the same t
any person without having full knowledge Of th'
truth Of the facts stated therein and with intent
cheat, defraud, or injure the United States any
person in said forces service who shall knowingly
purchase CT receive, In pledge for any obligation
or indebtedness, from any soldier, officer, or othe
person called into or employed in said forces or sci
vice, any arms, equipments, ammunition, clothes
or military stores, or other public property, sucl
soldier, officer, or other person not having the law
full right to pledge sell the same shall be deemed
guilty Of criminal offence and shall be subee to th
rules and regulations made for the government OF thu
military and naval forces Of the United States ant
of the militia when called into and employed In th
actual service Of the United States In time Of war
and to the provisions of this act. And every PersOl
so offending may be arrested and held for trial BY
eourt-martal, and II found guilty shall be punished
by fine and imprisonment, or such other Punishmen
as the eOurt;martial may adjudge save the punish
ment Of death.
Sec. 2. And 6su further enacted, That any perso
heretofore called or hereafter to be called into
employed In such forces or service, who shall com
nit any violation of this act and shall afterward
receive his discharge, or be dismissed from the sci
vice. shall, notwithstanding such discharge or dis
mssal, continue to be liable to be arrested and hel
for trial and sentence by cOurt.martial, In tn
8 sAms manner and to the same extent as II he hA
e not received such discharge or been dismissed.
By order Of the Secretary Of War
L. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.