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

words, signs or gestures in presence OF
court artial, then sitting. or causes any
disorder or riot to disturb their proceedings.
Art. XII. An officer or non commas
stoned officer com handing guard, or pro-
vost marshal, who refuses to receive pris-
oner committed to his charge by an othcer
of the forces OF the com mOn wealth. when a
written statement Of the charges signed Dy
such officer ia delivered to him.
Art. XIII. Az officer or soldier releas-
ing prisoner without proper authority or
suffering him to escape.
Art XIII. Every officer or provost
marshal to whom prisoners are committed,
who does not, within twenty-fours at .er, or
us soon as he is released from his guard,
notify to his and their commanding officers
their names aud crimes, and the names of
the eff GERS who committed them.
ART. Xiv. Offenders guilty Of crimes
not capital, and Of disorders and negects,
which officers and soldiers may be guilty Of
to the pref JUDGE of good order and military
discipline, though not mentioned ia the
foregoing articles.
SEC 1903 Be it further enacted, etc, That
officers and soldiers shall be subject TO the
following fines:
Art. XIV. A nou-commissioned officer
or private, absenting himself from or behaV-
ing iudecentiy or irrevereutiy at divine Wor-
ofense after the first TO be confined twenty
four hours in addition thereto.
Art. XIV. An officer guilty Of profane
cursing aid swearing, for each oifense two
dollars.
Art. XLVIl. A commissioned 9th,
Ger or private.guiIty OF profsne cursing aud
swearing, tor each 0fepae not exceeding
one dollar.
Ar1. XLVIIl. 4 fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars, may be Inflicted by court
| martial, as a part or the whole OF the SEN
teuce, and so much Of the same as can not
! be stopped out of the pay OF the C1ender,
! shall be recovered.
Art. XIX. All fines may be stopped
| out OF the pay OF the offender, and the held
| officer OF every regiment may appoint some
| suitable person IN the regiment to receive
| all fines incurred for any breach OF these
articles, and may direct the same to be ap-
| piled to the relief of the sick. wounded or
| needy soldiers of such regiment; ana the
| receiver shall account TO such ofhcers Tor all
sums so received.
SIC IO4. BE it further enacted, ETC., That
the following rules shall also be observed IN
| actual service: ,-,.
Art. L, If an officer think himself
wronged By his colone! or the commanding
officer CT his regiment or battalion, and ls,
upon due application made to him. refused
redress, he may complain to the COM
1
| in service, who shall examine the case and
see that Justice is done.
| Art. Ii. If an inferior officer or soldier
| think himself wronged by his captain or the
commanding officer of his company, he
NAV complain to the commanding othcer OF
| his regiment or battalion, who shall con-
| yene a regimental court-martlsl for the
purtose of doing Justice to the complainant,
! from which either party may appeal to a
| General court-martiai; but if the appeal IL
| yeXatious, the party appealing may be
punished at the discretion OF the court
| martial.
Art. LII. Public stores taken from the
enemy shall DE secured to the Use OF the
commonwealth.
art LII. When different corps of the
same or different armies of foot, or horse
and foot, Join or do duty together upon
marches guards, or in quarters or camp, the
oldest officer by commission shall command,
without respect to corps, and give the Or
| ders necessary to the service.
| Art. LIV. When an officer or soldier is
accused of capital crime, or of having used
violence or committed any offense against
the person or property of any citizen or
subject of the United States, such as 10 pun
! ishable by the known laws Of the United
| States. or of the State where it is commit
| ted, the commanding officers and
the officer OF every army, decach-
| ment, regiment, pattaliou VI Coupany ~
| which the accused belongs, upon appilca.
ton duly made by or in behalf Of the party
| injured, shall use their utmost efforts to de-
| liver over the accused to the sole magls
| trate, and to aid the officers ofJustlce IN ap-
| pretending and securing the accused to
| bring him to trial. And If any .othcer will
| fully neglects or refuses, upon SUCH appl-
cation, to deliver over the accused, OF to
| aid the officers of Justice, or detalns. shell
| &.-
shall be punished as provided IN section
| one hundred and one.
Art. LV. When az officer or soldier dies
| or is killed in the service of the common
wealth, his com mandiDg officer shall order
| some suitable person to secure ali his pro-
perty and effects, and to take an inventory
| of them. in the presence OF two commits
stoned officers who shall attest the same,
and to preserve said effects and inventory
until they are demanded by his legal rep
| Tesentatlve.
Ar. LVI. Pay aud ratlors of troops in
actual service, shall be such rs are provided
| in section forty eight (48).
SEC. l0J. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| courts martial in actual service shall be Or
| Gered aud held, and shall proceed in the
same manner as the militia CCurtsmartial,
| provided in sections ftty-three to titty-elSht,
! inclusive, except so far az the same are re
pugnant to the following regulations:
Art. LVII. Whenever an officer or soldier
commits an offense deserving punishment,
if an officer, he shall be put under arrest
and confined to his quarters, and his sword
shall be taken from him by his commanding
officer, and if a non-commissioned or sol
der he shall be imprisoned until he eau be
| tried by court-martial or discharged by
| pro GER authority.
T. Art. LVIII. No officer or soldier under al.
rest and imprisoned, shall continue IN con
4, ~, hi n
courr.martial Can be conveniently assem-
bled.
Art. Liz. A general court martial may be
ordered BY the general commanding any
separate army in the field, garrison. or
quarters, as well as By the commander-in
chief, and division court-martial by q ma
ior general, or by Il commanding officer OF
division organized for field service.
Art. Tx. general cOurt-martlai, 10
actual service, shall consist of not less than
thirteen commissioned officers, and the
president shall not be commander chief
nor the commanding officer of the army,
detachment or garrison, whea the offender
. tried, nor under the rank of a field officer.
! Art. LXI. Division courts martial shall
not consist of less than nine, and regimental
| courts martial Of not less than five officers
when that number can be conveniently
assembled. nor less than three in any case.
art. LXII. Regim 9ntal courts martial
| shall no. have the power to try commits
stoned officers, but such officers shall be
tried by general or division cOurts-martial
according to their rank; nor shall such
| courts-martial infct any punishment heav-
| Ter than fine equal to one months pay, or
| one months i'm prisonment
| Irt. LEIII. An officer commanding fort.
| casLle, quarters or u BODY OF men, composed
OF detac ments from di1feTout regiments, or
OF Independent companies, may assemble