New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-13


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RULES AND ARTICLES GOVERNING rBE MILL
TIA IN ACTUAL SERVICE.
Sec. 90 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the following rules and articles are
established and declared to be in
force for governing the troops and militia
OF this commonwealth in actual service,
in field, camp or garrison: Suffers and re-
tanners to An army, drivers, conductors.
and all persons receiving pay or hire for
services in or with the troops or militia in
actual service in the field, camp or garrison,
shall be taken to be soldiers, and be gov
erned by these rules and articles.
SEC. 100. Be it further enacted. etc,
That the offenders described in this section
shall suffer death, or such punishment as
shall be inflicted upon them by sentence of
q ourtmartial, according to the nature OF
the offense:
Article l. An officer or soldier who begins,
excites, causes or joins in ally mutiny or
seditlon IN company, regiment. party,
post, detachment, guard or body OF soldiers,
10 the service Of The commonwealth.
Art. II. An officer or soldier, who being
present at, or Knowing of such mu'lny or
sedlion, does not use his utmost endeavors
to suppress the same, or knowing OF suCn
intended mutiny or sedltion does not give
Information thereof to his commanding
officer.
Art. III. An officer or soldier who
deserts.
Art. " An officer or soldier who advises
another officer or soldier to desert.
Art V. An officer or soldier who mlsOc
hayes himself before an enemy, runs away
or shamefully abandons fort, post or
guard, or speaks or does anything to induce
others to 90 the like at such time.
Art. VI. An officer or soldier who aban-
dons his post or colors to piunder.
H.. H., y
known the watchword to a person not en-
titled according to the rules and discipline
of was to receive it, or who gives parole
or watchword different from what he has
received.
Art VIII. An officer or soldier who
forces a safe guard.
Art. TX. Al officer or soldier who know
ingly harbors or protects an enemy, or re
Heves them with money, victuals. arms or
ammunition.
1rt. z. An officer or soldier who directly
or indirectly holds correspondence with or
gives intelligence to the enemy.
hrt. II. Any officers or soldiers who
compel the commander OF any garrison,
post, fortress CT guard to surrender or aban-
don It.
Art. XII No person shall be sentenced
to death except by general court-martlal,
and II cases expressly mentioned IN the
foregoing articles.
SEC. IOl Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
the offenders described in this section shall
be cashiered, in addition 10 any other pun
ishment which may be lawfully lpf!cted.
Art. XIII. An officer who uses tTaltOrous
or Contenptuous words against the authority
or government Of the United Stats, or The
authority, government, or Legislature ct me
common eaith.
Art. XIV. An officer who refuses or
negleCts to march to the place OF rehdeZ-
70 a 10 draft obey a tHNTIt order.
in case of war invasion or instruction, as
provided in sections torty-tOur t44) and
forty-dve (t5).
Art. XIV. An officer who refuses or ne
elects to obey a precept or order TO cali OUT
the militia. or an order issued in obedience
to such order, contrary to the provisions OF
sections forty-seven (47) and forty-eight
{4S), or shall advise or persuade any ohCer
or soldier 10 do the like.
A... XVI. An officer or soldier WHO uses
any reproach or provocation to another, IN
speech, gesture or writing, TO induce him TO
fight duel.
Art. XVII. An officer who gives or sends
q challenge to an officer or soldier to night a
duel, or accepts such challenge when sent
to himself, or Is second in duel, or pro-
mo.er or carrier Of q challenge.
Art. XVIII. An officer who upDraicS
another tor not sending or for refusing q
challenge.
A,t. XIX. An officer commanding q
guard, who knowingly and willfullv cutters a
person TO pass the same IN order to
hight a duel, or an officer knowing or
believing, or having reason TO believe
3 challenge 10 be given or accept
ed, carried or promoted, by an officer or
soldier under his command, who does not
Immediately arrest and bring him to trial.
Art: NN. An officer found drunk on his
guard or other duty.
A7-t XXI. An officer under arrest who
leaves his confinement before he Is set at
liberty by his commander or other superior.
or the officer who confined him.
art XII. An officer who behaves n a
sCandaIOus or Infamous manner.
hrt. XIII. An officer, storekeeper or
-commissary embezzling or committing a
fraud concerning any property OF the COM
monwealth, or OF an officer or soldier, be-
sides being criminally liable for the same.
Art. XIV. An officer selling OR designed
~ or through neglect wasting the ammuni
ton, military stores, implements, or other
properly of the common wealth, IN his care
OF possession.
Art XIV. An officer who refuses to de-
liver over any other officer or soldier to the
civil authority, or who shelters or conceals
any witnesses, contrary to the provisions OF
this section.
SEC lO2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the offenders described in this section shall
suffer euCh punishment, according to the
nature of the Ctfense, as may be Inflicted Oh
them by sentence of a court martial.
Art. XVI. A non-commis,ioned officer
OF private guilty OF the otfeDses desert bed in
the Last section for which an officer would
be Cashiered.
Art. XVII. An officer or soldier who be.
HAYES with disrespect or contempt toward
the commanderin-Cnief, the commanding
officer Of the troops, or his own commanding
officer.
Art. XVIII An officer or soldier who dig
obeys the lawful command OF his superior
officer.
A7t XXIX. An officer or soldier who
strikes his superior officer, draws or lifts up
any weapon against him, or offers IN y viO-
lence against him in the execution of his
Office.
Art. xxx. An officer or soldier
who refuses TO obey or resists, or
draws or lifts a. weapon against,
offers violence 70 az inferior or superior Off
Ger of any rank, attempting to part or queil
quarrel, Ia his own or any other company,
regiment, or body of men, or who does not
submit when arrested by such officer, in
such case by the authority hereby given.
Art. GXXI. An officer commanding IN
quarter garrisons, or on march, who does
not keep good order and to the utmost of
his power redress all abuses and disorders
committed by those under his command, or
who, upon complaint made to him, Of any
beating, Ill treatment, riot, or DISC iieting
of any citizens or subjects OF the United
States, Omits TO use means to punish the Of
fender or offenders, and cause reparation to
be made to the party injured, 80 far as the
Offenders nav will go.
Art. XXXlI. Non-com missioned officers
and privates found one mile from the camp,
fort or post, without leave in writing from
the ndjuO officer.