A Manual for Courts-martial: Courts of Inquiry and of Other Procedure Under Military Law

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 423 pages
 

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Page 324 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America ; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles of War.
Page 304 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 4 - ... retainers to the camp and all persons accompanying or serving with the armies of the United States without the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and in time of war all such retainers and persons accompanying or serving with the armies of the United States in the field, both within and without the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, though not otherwise subject to these articles; "(e) All persons under sentence adjudged by courts-martial; "(f) All persons admitted into...
Page 93 - The President may, by regulations, which he may modify from time to time, prescribe the procedure, including modes of proof, in cases before courts-martial, courts of inquiry, military commissions, and other military tribunals...
Page 195 - Any person subject to military law who deserts or attempts to desert the service of the United States shall, if the offense be committed in time of war, suffer death or such other punishment. asía «ourt-martial may direct, and, If the offense be committed- at any other time, any punishment, excepting death, that a court-martial may direct.
Page 19 - Any person subject to military law who commits murder or rape shall suffer death or imprisonment for life, as a court-martial may direct ; but no person shall be tried by court-martial for murder or rape committed within the geographical limits of the States of the Union and the District of Columbia in time of peace.
Page 238 - Art. 88. Intimidation of persons bringing provisions. Any person subject to military law who abuses, intimidates, does violence to, or wrongfully interferes with any person bringing provisions, supplies, or other necessaries to the...
Page 306 - You swear (or affirm) that the evidence you 'shall give in the case now in hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God.
Page 378 - Any judge advocate or acting judge advocate, the president of a general or special court-martial, any summary court-martial the trial judge advocate or any assistant trial judge advocate of a general or special court-martial, the president or the recorder of a court of inquiry or of a military board, any officer designated to take a deposition, any officer detailed to conduct an investigation, and the adjutant of any command shall have power to administer oaths for the purposes of the administration...
Page 230 - All persons who, in time of war, or of rebellion against the supreme authority of the United States, shall be found lurking or acting as spies, in or about any of the fortifications, posts, quarters, or encampments of any of the armies of the United States, or elsewhere, shall be triable by a general court-martial, or by a military commission, and shall, on conviction thereof, suffer death.

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