The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

| n1ander OF guard shall refuse . t.-
| ceive or keep any prisoner commit 4
10 his charge b. IN officer belouEts. .
| the forces OF the state, provided 10 r.
! ficer committing shall Ht the tim 80.
I liver an account IN writing. BiRnef -
himself. Of the crime or ofeuse clarS
ed against the prisoner Any ofiesf
soldier SO refusing shall be punishes :
Il court maj tlal may direct
Art. q. Every commander Of =
/ 10 whose charge a prisoner Is ron
! ted shah. within twenty -four ho1fs
! er such confinement. or an s6or -
Is relieved from his guard. reiss
writing to the commanding oligsz
lrame Of such prisoner. Tie - o
| charged against him. and tha raf#s
I the officer committing hin and
fails to make such report he $ha
| punished as Il court martial may a st
Art. 10. Any person subject TO-
| tary law who. without proper a4t.##...
". releases any prisoner dug con
ted TO his charge. or who, throug. s..-
! lect or design. sun rs any prison
| committed 70 escape shall BE- pus
as a court martial may direct.
Article 4. When any prison
! jet To military law. e6crp1 one
! held by the military authorize
answer, or who is awaiting tr.a8
result OF trial. or who is underg q.
] - utt nee Tor crime or oGensc
/ lFhAble under theS- articles. is atei4-l
Of crime or onense committed W
IN the geographical limits Of the ssAt.
and punishable by the laws OF p,
land. the commanding officer is req5
ed. except in time of war. upon arI4..
| cation duly made, To use his utus
endeeN or TO deliver over such aCcB-t..
person to the civil authorities or
aid the officers ~ Justice in az
hending and securing him. in efa.-
that he may be brought 20 trial a.
commanding officer " no upon suct -
plication refuses or wilfully ncgIsfH.
except In time Of war, to deliver -
such accused person To the ciNi. So
! thoritics or TO aid the officers Of 81.
tice In apprehending and securing tlt
shall be dismissed from the serVi a#...
suffer such other punishment a. C.
court martial may direct.
| When under the provisions OF =. q
article delivery is made to tho aH.t.
authorities Of an offender undrrg ~
sentence Of court martial. such q.
livery. II followed by conviction. efa
| be held to interrupt the execution Fl
! the sentence of the court-martisl a.. j
the offender shall be returned TO "a
tary custody, after having answe a.
70 the civil authorities for his offel
| for the completion of the said ca3f.
| martial sentence.
f. War Onenses.
Article 20. Any officer or soldier
who misbehaNes himself before 'ho
enemy. runs away, or shamctail.
abandons or delivers UP any f@f'
post camp, guard. or other command
| Whlch II IS nus dut5 70 defcna tr
speaks words inducing others u d. te
| Ike. or casts away his arms or smt#u-
hltloh' or quits ms posi- or 'a5efS
to plumber or pillage or by any meaue
whatsoever occasions false alarm n
! camp, garrison. or quarters. shall ST.
fer death or such other punishf, d.
as Court-martlal may direct
| Article 80. II any commando If
any garrison, fort, post camp. guard.
| Tl..a u 1t...1
or other command ~ 9ompflled ~ =.
officers or soldiers under his command
| to give II up TO the enemy or lu aran-
don II, the officers or soldiers So=at-
tendinE snail surfer death or Su'r or
Ter punishment as cohrt-martiai H+ht
| direct.
Article - ANY person subj'"i 'r
military law who makes known TIL
parole or countersign TO any pcrs+ "a
not emitted 10 receive IL according i'
the rules and dlsciplln" Of War nr
from that which he received shat q
the oHenee De commht"d In time o'
war suffer death or such other PEA
ishment a. eourt-martlal may d
rect
Article -. Any person subisci e.
| military law who. In time Of NJ
forces safeguard snail suhtr dtaf u
or such other punishment as court
| martial may dlrect.
Article y. All public property feF''
from the enemy iS the property OF ite
state and shall be secured for ih'
service OF the state and any pers''
subject to military law who negie. s
to secure such property or Is Ful#iF
| OF wrongful appropriation ther'nt
shall be punished as court -martse'
may direct
Art 80 Any person tGbjeft ''
military law who buys. sells, TRAD g.
or In any way deals In or disp"s' q
of captured or abandoned proper,
whereby be shall receive or tNpSc' any
profit. or advantage 70 himsei or
any other person directly or indir -
ly connected with himself or 9A.
falls whenever such property cefa"e
into his posse sston or custody or " 3d.
In his control TO give notice there.
to the proper authority and TO iurn
over such property to the proper an
thority without delay. shall. on con
victlon thereof. be punished by fin
or imprisonment. or by sueh oih.r
punishment as court martial mi T.
tary commission. or other military
tribunal may adjuge or by any or a..
Of said penalties.
Art 81. Whes"oNer relieves tf'
enemy with arms, ammunition, al
| plies. money, or other thing, or knew
ngly harbors OF protects or holds cor
rcspondece with or gives intellip t.'
! TO the enemy. either nlr"CllN or 5f
directly. shall suffer death or 81
other punishment as a court -mar'fa
or military commission may dir"sf#
| Art. So. Any person who In TIM z
war shall be found lurking or acting
as a spy In or about any of the tetss.
fcations.. posts. quarters or en,ani
monts of any of the armies Of IN"
state. or elsewhere. shall be tried t5
n general courtmartial or b} ml Sc
| tary commission. and shall on "onFsr-
| tion thereof, suffer death.
| f., Miscellaneous Crimes and pnonS's
| Art,S3. Amy person subject 20 mi
t0ry law who wilfully or through n =
| lect suffers to be lost spoiled. dam
aged. or wrongfully disposed Of aHs
military property belonging to tae
| United States or the State of Nain'
shall make good the loss or damage
| and suffer such punishment as c"ut' -
martial may direct.
| Art. 81. Amy soldier who sells ct
| wronRfullS disposes of or wiltul.t or