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

dismissal of an officer and no sen
tence OF death shall be mitigated OF
RENTED by any authority inferior to
the governor.
Art. SO. The authority competent e
order the execution OF q sentence al
judged by court-martiaI may, III the
sentence involve neither dsmissal no.
dishonorable discharge. suspend th'
execution of the sentence in 30 far M
II relates to the forfeiture of pay or u
confinement. or TO both and the peTtof
under sentence may be restored to duty
during the suspension OF confinement.
III. PUNITIVE ARTICLES
A. Enlistment. Muster Returns.
Art. 81 Amy person who shall pro
cure himself to be enlisted in the mil
hary service of the state by means OF
wilful Misrepresentation or conceal
ment as to his qualifications for enlist
ment, and shall receive pay or allow
ancea under such enlistment. shall bt
punished as court ma rtial may direct.
Art. Is ANY officer who knowingly
enlists or musters Into the military
service any person whose enlistment oil
muster IN is prohibited by law. regu
lations, or orders. shall be dismissed
| from the service or suffer such othel
punishment as a court martial may
direct.
Art 66. At every muster of a regi
ment, troop. battery, or company th'
commanding officer thereof shall gis'
to the mastering officer certificates
signed by himself. stating how loni
absent officers have been absent am
the reasons OF their absence. And tht
commanding officer OF every troop. bat
terry. or company shall give like certifi
Gates. stating how long absent non
commissioned officers and private sol
ders have been absent and the reasons
of their absence. Such reasons anC
| time OF absence shall be inserted In tbs
muster rolls opposite the names OF tht
I = nYf 4 of nd qa1 n tGr q
and the certificates. together with th'
! muster rolls. shall be transmtted by
| the mastering officer to the adJutan'
general as speedily as the distance OF
| the place and muster will admit. ANY
| officer who knowingly makes false
muster OF man or animal or who signs
or directs or allows the signing of any
muster roll knowing the same TO cor
tain a false muster or false statement
as to the absence or pay of an office
or soldier or who wrongfully takes
| money or other consideration on mus
| terlng In a regiment. company. or 9th
er organization, or on signing muster
rolls or who knowingly musters as al
officer or soldier n person who is moi
| such officer or soldier, shall be dis
missed from the service and suffel
such other punishment as court
Article 80. Any person subject &c
military law who advises or per-
suades or knowingly assists another
TO desert the service of the state
shall, II the offense be committed In
time OF war. suffer death. or such
other punishment as n court martha
may direct. and. II the offense be
committed at any other time, any
punishment. excepting death that q
court martial may direct.
Article 60. Any officer who. after
having discovered that soldier In his
command Is deserter from the ma
tional guard or naval militia, retains
such deserter In his command withou,
commander of the organization &c
which the deserter belongs, shall be
punished as a court martial may di-
rect.
Article 81. ANY person subject &c
military law who fails TO repair at the
fixed time to the properly appointed
place of duty, or goes from the same
without proper leave or absents him
self from HIS command, guard. quar-
tiers, station, or camp without proper
leave, shall be punished as a court
martial may direct.
c. Disrespect: characterization.
Mutiny.
Article So Any officer who use.
contemptuous or disrespeotful words
against the President. Vice Preside at
the Congress of the United States. the
secretary of war. or the governor oil
Legislature of any state, territory, OF
other possession of the United State.
in which he Is quartered shall be dis
missed from the service or suffer sucl
other punishment az court-mart la
may direct. Any other person subjec
to military law who SO offends shall
be punished as court-martial may
direct.
Article 60. Any person subject tc
With disrespect toward his superior
officer shall be punished as court
martial may direct.
Article Ga. Any person subject to
whatsoever. strikes his superior Off
Ger or draws or lifts up any weapon
or offers any violence against him
being in tho execution of his office, OF
wilfully disobeys any lawful com
mand of his superior officer, shall SUI
fer death or such other punishment a.
court martial may direct.
Art. 60. Any soldier who strikes Of
assaults. or who attempts or threatens
to strike or assault, or wilfully disoheys
the lawful order of n commissions
officer while in the execution of his OF
nee, or uses threatening or insulting
language or behaves In an insubordln-
ate or disrespectful manner toward Il
non-commissloned officer while in The
execution OF his office, shall be punish
ed as court martial may direct
Art. 66. Any person subject to mill
tary law who attempts to create or
who begins. excites. causes. or Joins IL
any mutny or seditlon In any company
party post, camp. detachment guard
or other command shall suffer death o,
such other punishment as a court-nlal
tial may direct.
Art. 81. Any officer or soldier who
being present at any mutiny or sedi-
ton. does not use his utmost endeaVol
to suppress the same. or knowing OF
having reason to believe that a mutinS
tn fnlr ale
without delay give Information there
OF to his commanding officer shall suf-
fer death or such other punishment at
a courtmarttal may direct.
Art. SS. All officers and non-com-
missioned officers have power to part
and quell all quarrels, trays, and dis
orders among persons subject to mil
who take part in the same In
to arrest, and other persons sub
In the same into arrest or confinement
as circumstances may require. unit
their proper superior officer Is acouaint-
er herewith. And whatsoever. being SC
ordered. refuses to obey such officer oil
non commissioned officer or draws
does violence to him shall be punished
as u court-martial may direct
u. Arrest: Confinement.
Art 60. An officer charged with crime
or with serious offense under these
articles shall be placed In arrest by the
commanding officer. and in exceptional
cases an officer so charged may b,
placed in confinement by the same nu-
thorfy. A soldier charged with crime
or with serious offense under these
articles shall be placed In confinement
and when charged with a minor offenst
he may be placed In arrest. Any 9th
err person subject to military la~
charged with crime or with a serious
offense under these articles shall b,
placed in confinement or In arrest. Al.
oircumst ances may require and wher
charged with a minor offense such
person may be placed IN arrest
Any person placed in arrest Under
the provisions OF this article shall