The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

tlcle Tor any act or omission shall not
be bar to trial by court-martial for
crime or offense growing out of the
same act or omission; but the fact that
FORCED may be shown by the accused
upon trial. and when SO shown shall be
considered in determining the measure
event Of a finding Of guilty
Article los. Whenever complaint is
made to any commanding officer that
damage has been done to the property
of any person or that his property has
been wrongfully taken by persons sub
ject to military law, such complaint
shall be investigated by. board con-
sisting of any number Of officers from
one to three, which board shall be con-
vened by the commanding officer and
shall have, for the purpose Of such in
vestigation, power to summon witnesses
and examine them upon oath or afflrma-
ton, to receive dispositions or other
documentary evidence, and to assess the
damages sustained against the respon-
sible parties The assessment Of dam
ages made by such board shall be sub
ject to the approval of the adJutant
general and in the amount approved by
him shall be stopped against the pay
of the offenders. And the order of the
adjutant general directing stoppages
herein authorized shall be conclusive on
any disbursing officer for the payment
by him to the injured parties OF the
StoppageS so ordered.
Where the offenders cannot be ascer-
tanned, but the organization or detach-
ment to which they belong is known.
stoppages to the amount of damages
inflicted may be made ana assessed IN
such proportion as may be deemed Just
upon the individual members thereof
who are shown to have been pres
ent with such organization or detach-
ment at the time the damages COM
planned of were inflicted as determined
bv the approved findings of the board
Article los 1t shall be unlawful for
any civil officer having authority under
the laws of the state to arrest OFFENDERS,
summarily to arrest deserter from nne
military service of the state and del1V-
err him into the custody of the military
authorities of the state.
Article 108. No enlisted man, law
fully indicted into the military service
of the state, shall be discharged from
said service without q certificate of dis
charge. signed by a field officer of the
regiment or other organization to which
the enlisted man belongs or by the
commanding officer when no such field
officer is present; and no enlisted man
shall be discharged from said service
before his term of service has expired,
except by order of the adJutant sener-
al or by sentence of general court
martial
Article 100. Commissioned officers of
the national guard of the several
states. territories and the District OF
sions regularly issued shall continue in
office, as officers of the national guard,
without the issuance of new commits
taken or shall take and subscribe to
the following oath of office: "1.--.
do solemnly swear that I will support
and defend the Constitution of the
United States and the constitution Of
the State of Maine, against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that l will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same;
that 1 will obey the orders of the Presi-
dent of the United States and of the Gov
ernor of the State of Maine: that I make
this obligation freely, without any men,
tai reservation or purpose of evasion.
and that 1 will well ard faithfully dis
charge the duties of the office of -
in the national guard of the United
States and of the State of Maine upon
which 1 am about to enter, so help me
Cod"
twenty-nne, ifty-four, to ninety-six in
elusive and one hundred and four to
one hundred and eight, inclusive, shall
he read and explained to every soldier
at the time of his enlistment or muster
in, or within six days thereafter, and
shall be read and explained once every
six months to the soldiers of every gar
rison, regiment, or company in the
service of the United States.
Article III. Every person tried by a
general court-martial shall, on demand
therefor, made by himself or by any
person in his behalf. be entitled to a
Article liz. In case Of the death of
any person subject to military law, the
commanding officer of the place or COM
mand will permit the legal representa-
tive or widow of tie deceased. if pres
ent. to take possession of all his effects
then in camp or quarters, and if no le-
gat representative or widow he present
the commanding officer shall direct a
summary court to SECURE all such eff
fects; and said summary court shall
have authority to convert such effects
into cash by public or private sale. not
earlier than thirty days after the death
of the deceased and to collect and re-
cciVe any debts due decedents estate
by local debtors; and as soon as prac-
ticabie after converting such effects in
to cash said summary court shall de-
post with the proper officer, to be des-
ignated in regulations. any cash belong
ing to decedent's estate, and shall trans
NIT receipt for such deposit, accom-
panied EV any will or other papers of
value belonging TO the deceased, an In
yeutorE- Of the effects secured by said
summary court, and a full account of
his transactions to the adjutant gener-
al: when the legal representative, or
widow, shall present himself or herself
to take possession of decedent's estate
the said adjutant general shall turn
over to him or her all effects not sold
and cash belonging to said estate. to-
gether with an inventory and account
Article 112. When at any post, fort
camp. OF other place gar"isoned by the
mlI1JafN forces OF tfe state and under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
any person shall have been found dead
under circumstances which appear to
require Investigation, the commanding
officer will designate and direct a sum
mary court martial to investigate the
circumstances attending the death; and
for this purpose such summary court
martial shall have power to summon
witnesses and examine them upon oath
or affirmation. He shall promptly
transmit to the post or other comman-
der report of his investigation and of
his findings as to the cause of the
death.
Article ia. Any judge advocate or
acting judge advocate, the president Of
a general or special court martial, any
summary court-martial the judge adj
vocate or any assistant judge advocate
of general or special court-martial,
the president or the recorder of court
of inquiry or of military board, any
officer designated to take a deposition,
any officer detailed to conduct an in
vestigation, and the adjutant of any
command shall have power to admins
ter oaths for the purpose of the adj
ministration of military Justice and for
other purposes of military administra-
ton; and in foreign places where the
national guard of the State of Maine
may be serving shall have the general
powers of a notary public or of a con-
sui of the state in the administration of
oaths, the execution and acknowledge
ment of legal Instruments, the attesta-
ton OF documents. and all other forms
or notartal acts to be executed by PEI
sons subject to military law,
Article 115. Under Slch regurations