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 uns xv.-·ru1·: xAvr.—c¤. in. 277 Nineteenth. Or does not do his utmost to overtake and capture 0I' F¤ili¤s *0 Mk destroy any vessel which it is his duty to encounter; ”"°°"“t"‘ Twentieth. Or does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to Fsiljns *0 ¤ifo¤l geiipls belonging to the United States or their allies when engaged in ""l‘°f'" l’ml°· a e. ART. 5. All persons who, in time of war, or of rebellion against the Spies supreme authority of the United States, come or are found in the capa- e——---— city of spies, or who bring or deliver any seducing letter or message from 17 July, 1862, c, an enemy or rebel, or endeavor to corrupt any person in the Navy to 204. S- l. V- 12. P- betray his trust, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as a court- **02; ‘§*· *· martial may adjudge. 25lii4ilii’2u;6l2$i4(i s Mar.,1863,c. 15, S. as,\·. l2; pi 737; ART. 6. If any person belonging to any public vessel of the United Murder. States commits the crime of murder without the territorial jurisdiction i 1; July, 18g2i.,; thereof. he may be tried by court-martial and punished with death. ggé, s. lgv. 12,,p., art. Y . ART. 7. A naval court-martial may adjudge the punishment of im- Imprisonment prlsonment for life, or for a stated term, at hard labor, in any case where in ¤ P€¤i¢€¤ti¤P>’· it is authorized to ad`udge the punishment of death; and such sentences —1dT,§i·t, 6, of imprisonment and] hard labor may be carried into execution in anv prison or nitentiary under the control of the United States, or which the Unitedm States may be allowed, b r the legislature of any State, to use; and 'Ipersons so imprisoned in the prison or penitentiary of any State or erritory shall be subject, in all respects, to the same disci line and treatment as convicts sentenced by the courts of the State or 'llerritory in which the same may be situated. ART. 8. Such punishment as a court—martial may adjudge may be Off€¤¤€qp¤¤i§b· inflicted on any person in the Navv—— “bl° ‘“ d““"F*‘°“ · ‘ Oyemmerfaeh Id., art. 7. First. Who is ilty of profane swearing, falsehood, drunkenness, Profanity; falsegambling, fraud, mft, or any other scandalous conduct tending to the l'°°d· &*‘- estruction of good morals; Second. Or is guilty of crueltv toward, or oppression or maltreatment Cruelty. of, any person subject to his orders; Third. Or quarrels with, strikes, or assaults, or uses provoking or Quarreling. re roachful words, gestures, or menaces toward, any person in the Nayly; liourth. Or endeavors to foment quarrels between other persons in e lbincnringquar- Navy; re s. Fifth. Or sends or accepts a challenge to tight a duel or acts as a Duels. second in a duel; Sixth. Or treats his superior officer with contempt, or is disrespectful Qonternpe of suto him in lan nage or deportment, while in the execution of his office; P°“°" "m"°"'· Seventh. (gr joins in or abets an combination to weaken the lawful Qmnbinations authority of, or lessen the respect dine to, his commanding officer; Zigi;? *‘¤P€¤0* Eighth. Or utters any seditious or mutinous words; M“¤¤0¤¤ W°’d¤· 23 April, 1800, c. 33, art. 13, v. 2, p. 47. Ninth. Or is negligent or careless in obeying orders, or culpably ineili- Neglect of orcient in the performance of duty; d°£,°‘é ve t. d Tenth. Or does not use his best exertions to prevent the unlawful st,u§,0:,;P;ub,?é destruction of public property by others; Eoperty, ___ 23 April, 1800, c. 33, art.'25, v. 2, p. 48. Eleventh. Or, throu h inattention or negligence, suffers any vessel of _N<*slis<=¤¤Ht¤m<l~ the Navy to be stranded, or run upon a rock or shoal, or hazarded; “‘g· Twelfth. Or, when attached to any vessel appointed as convoy to any Negligence in merchant or other vessels, fails diligently to perform his duty, or demands convoy service. or exacts any compensation for his services, or maltreats the officers or crews of such merchant or other vessel; Thirteenth. Or takes, receives, or permits to be received. on board the Receiving artivessel to which he is attached, any goods or merchandise, for freight, cles for freight.