Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

go ana private soldiers have been alb
CT ana the reasons of their absehee
- GiI reasons and time of absence shall
ue inserted In the muster rolls opposite
.he names of the respective absent off,
eers anu soldiers. and the certificates
tseeneI with the muster rolls; shall be
! ahsmitted by the musteEing officer to
s se adJutant general as speedily as the
uIstahce OF the place and muster will ad-
mt. any officer who knowingly makes
talse muster OF man or animal, or who
stshs or directs or allows the signing
OF any muster roll knowing the same to
contain false muster or false state
neht as TO the absence or pay of an Off
Ger or soldier. or who wrongfulIy takes
money or other consideration on muster
ing IN regiment, company. or other or
sanlzation, or on signing muster rolls
or VINO knowingly musters an officer,
or soldier a person who Is not such off,
Ger or soldier, shall be dismissed from
the service and suffer such other punish
fnent as court-martial may direct
Article 81. Every officer commanding
a regiment. an Independent troop bat
terry or company or a garrison, shall
transmit through proper channels such
returns al such periods as may be desig-
mated in regulations by the war depart
ment. Every officer whose duty it is to
render return of the troops under his
command or of the arms, ammunition
clothing. funds or other property there
unto belonging and who knowingly
makes a false return thereof shall be
dismissed from the service and suffer
such other punishment as a court mar
tial may direct and sny officer who
through neglect or design omits to rem
der such return shall be punished q
court-rartial may direct
3. reeertpn; Absence Without Leaxe.
Article 5s. Any person subject TO
military law who deserts or attempts to
desert the service Of the State shall if
the offense be committed In time of war.
suffer death or Such other unishrlent
ps court-martial NAV direct. end. If
the offense be committed at any other
time. anv punishment, executing death.
that a count martial may direct.
Article "a. Any nerSon subject IN
military Law who advises or rers"aaaG
Cr knowingly assists another tn desh~t
the service of the State shall. if the o.
Tense be committed in time Of war. sur
fer death, or such other punishment 90
court-martial NAV direct and. if the
offenee he committed at any other time.
any punishment. evcepting death that a
court-rrartial Inav direct.
Article 90. ANY officer who. ar y"
having discovered that soldier in his
command is deSe~ter from tie national
guard or naval militia. retoins such de-
serter in his commend without inform
ing superior authority or the commander
Of the organization 10 which the desert
er belongs, she'll he punished as court
martial mav direct
Article FL. ANY nerson subject to
MILITARY law who fails to repair at the
f~ed TIME to the properly anpo'nted
rIace of duty or goes FROM the same
WITHOUT proper leave. or aheents him
self from his command. guard. quarters.
station. or camp without proner leave
shall he punished as court martial
.snay direct. ,
Mutny.
Article g.. Any officer who uses coz
.emptuous or disresTectfu, words wore.
against tie President. Vice President.
the Congress of the United states. the
secretary of war. or the governor or
legislature of any state terrltoTV. or
other possession of the United states IN
which he is chartered shall he dismissed
from the service or suffer such other
punishment as court-martial may ~
rect Any other person subject to mill
tary law who so offends shall be pun
ished as a. court martial may direct.
Article 3d. Any person subject 20
military law who behaves himself with
flisrespect toward his superior officer
shall be punished as court-martial
Article Ga. Any person subject to
military law who, on any pretense what
soever strikes his superior officer or
draws or lifts up any weapon or offers
any violence against him, being in the
execution of his office. or wiltuily DISC
beys any lawful command of his supe-
rior officer. shall suffer death or such
other punishment as court-martlai
may direct.
Article 65. Any soldier who strikes
or assaults. or who attempts or threat
ems to strike or assault. or wilfully dis
obeys the lawful order of a non-com-
missioned officer while in the execution
of his office, or uses threatening or in
Sulting language. or behaves In an IN
subordinate or disrespectful manner to-
ward a non-commissoned officer while
in the execution of his Office, shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct.
Article Sc. Any person subject to
military law who attempts to create
no hno nj
in any mutiny or sedition i'll any com
pany. party, post camp. detachment.
guard. or other command shall suffer
death or such other punishment as a
court-martial may direct
Article 81. Any officer or soldier Who.
being present al any mutiny or sedition.
does not use his utmost endeavor, to
suppress the same. or knowing or -hav
ing reason to believe that a mutiny or
sedition is to take place, does not with
out delay give information thereof to
his commanding officer shall suffer
death or such other punishment as d
court-martial may direct.
Article GS. All officers and non-con-
missioned officers have power to part
and Quell all Quarrels, trays. and dis
orders among persons subject to mill
tary law and to order officers who take
part in the same into arrest, and other
persons subject to military law who
take part in the same into arrest or
confinement. as circumstances may re-
quire. until their proper superior offs
Ger is acquainted Herewith. And who
soever, being so ordered. refuses to obey
such officer or non-comm ssioned officer
or draws q weapon upon or otherwise
threatens or does violence to him shall
be punished as a court-martial may di-
rect.
d. Arrest Confinement.
Article 50. An officer charged with
crime or with serious offense under
these articles shall be placed in arrest
by the comman ding officer, and in ex-
ceptional cases an officer so charged
may be placed in confinement by the
same authority. A soldier charged with
crime or with serious offense under
ment. and when charged with minor
ofrense he may be placed in arrest Any
other person subject to military law
charged with crime or with a serious
offense under these articles shall be
placed in confinement or in arrest, as
circumstances may require: and when
charged with a minor offense such per-
son may be placed in arrest. Any per-
son placed in arrest under the provi-
SionS of this article shall thereby be
restricted to his barracks. quarters. or
tent. unless such limits shall be en-
larged by proper authority. Any officer
who breaks his arrest or who escapes
from confinement before he is set at
liberty by proper authority shall be dis
missed from the service or suffer such
other punishment as court-martial
may direct: and any other person sub
confinement or who breaks his arrest
before he is set at liberty by proper au-
thority shall he punished as court
martial NAV direct