69.
BREAKING ARREST:
Punishment: (Officer) Dismissal, (Soldier) Court-martial.
"Any officer charged with crime shall be placed in arrest by
C.O.... in exceptional cases ... confined."
"A soldier charged with crime ... shall be placed in confinement
... when charged with minor offense placed in arrest."
"Any person placed in arrest ... shall be restricted to
barracks, quarters, tent, unless limits are enlarged by proper
authority."
"An officer or any other person breaking his arrest or who
escapes from confinement before being set at liberty by proper
authority shall be punished by...."
To break arrest is punishable even though a person is innocent
of the charge or ought to have been released.
ARTICLE 75.
MISBEHAVIOR BEFORE THE ENEMY:
Punishment: Death or court-martial.
"Any officer or soldier who:
(1) Misbehaves before the enemy--runs away, or shamefully
abandons post.
(2) Or speaks words inducing others to do so.
(3) Or quits his post or colors to plunder or pillage.
(4) Occasions false alarms in camp or quarters shall suffer
...."
The word "enemy" implies "any hostile body" such as a mob or
riot crowd.
ARTICLE 83.
NEGLECT OF MILITARY PROPERTY:
Punishment: Make good the loss and court-martial.
"Any person subject to military law who willfully or through
neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, or wrongfully disposed of,
any military property belonging to United States of
America--shall make good the loss and...."
ARTICLE 84.
WASTE OR UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY ISSUED TO SOLDIERS:
Punishment: Court-martial.
"Any soldier who sells or wrongfully disposes of any property
issued for military service shall be punished...."
ARTICLE 85.
DRUNK ON DUTY:
Punishment: (War time) dismissal and court-martial, (Peace time)
court-martial.
"Any officer ... drunk on duty shall ... in time of war be
dismissed ... and
Any other person subject to military law, drunk on duty ...
shall be punished...."
ARTICLE 86.
MISBEHAVIOR OF A SENTINEL:
Punishment: (War time) death or court-martial, (Peace time)
court-martial.
"Any sentinel found:
(1) Drunk.
(2) Asleep.
(3) Or who leaves before being regularly relieved shall be
punished...."
ARTICLE 92.
MURDER
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