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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 418. 1916. 661 "Am·. 65. Insusonnmarm ‘oom>Uor rowann NONGOMZIHSSIONED 0F1·*1cmz.—Any_sold1er who strikes or assaults, or who attempts or °°”‘°"‘S"”'°°°m°°" threatens to strike or assault, or willfully disobeys the lawful order of a noncornmissioned officer while in the execution of his office, or uses threatenmfg or msulting language, or behaves in an insubordinate or disrespect ul manner towar a noncommissioned officer while in the execution of his office, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. "ART. 66. MUTINY on SEDITION.—·A1ly person subject to military  mw! •* law who attempts   create or who begins, excites, causes, or joins in ` any mutiny or sedition in any comaplany, party, post, camp, detachment, guard, or other command sh suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. "AR·r. 67. FAILURE- TO surrnnss nrurmr on SEDITION.—·A.l1y officer mrlEll°§`·t$¤ ;2asS°ie.£°° or soldier who, being present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavor to suppress the same, or knowing or having reason to believe that a mutiny or sedition is to take place, does not without delay ugrve information thereof to his eommandinlgl oilieer shall suffer dea or such other pimishment as a court-marf may direct. in "Aa·r._ 68. Quannnns; mars; msonuiansr-·All officers and non- ar§ElS’ ”’ md commissioned officers have power to part and quell all uarrels {rays, and disorders among persons subject to  law ancli to order oflicers who take part m the same into arrest, an other persons subject tomilitarylawwhotakepartin thesameintoarrestorconfinement, as circumstances may require, until their proper superior officer is acquainted therewith. And whosoever being so ordered, refuses to obey such officer or noncommissioned officer or draws a weapon upon or otherwise threatens or does violence to him shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. "n. Ammsr; o0m•·mmmN’r. "A.u·r. 69. Ammsr on oourmmmsur or accusnn rmrsoNs.—-An mgrg and mmmofiicer chaaged with crime or with a serious offense under these mm, einem. W articles sha be placed in arrest by the commanding officer, and in excepltional cases an officer so charged may be place in confinement by the same authority. A soldier chargtezl with crime or with a 8<>¤¤i¤¤· serious offense under these articles shall placed in confinement, and when charged with a minor offense he may be placed in arrest. Any other person subject to military law charged with crime or with °°""°"°"" a serious o ense under these articles shall be placed in confinement or in arrest, as circumstances may require; and when charged with a minor offense such person may be placed in arrest. Any {mon R•¤¤’*°**¤¤· placed in arrest under the provisions of this article shall there y be gzstriiztedcgobhis barracksihquartershgr teéiit, unliss  shaltl t I { en ro rau orit. yo cerwo re arres, H ° or wbduegsca y fionlfebonfinemexit before he is set at liberty by proper me authority sm be dismissed from the service or suffer such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and any other person subject to military law who escapgs from confinement or_who reaks his arrest before he is set at li rty by proper authority shall be punished as a. courtmartial may direct. HART. 70. Ixvnsrrearrox or Arm acrroiv cron cannons.-No w{’,},, “*‘ person put in arrest shall be continued rn confinement more than e' ht days, or until such time as a court-martial can be assembled. _ Vaien any person is put in arrest for thegmrpose of trial, except at R'¤"* °"°°"’°“· remote military posts or stations, the officer by whose order e is arrested shall see that a co y of the charges on which he is to be tried is served upon him  eiglht dayls after his arrest, and that he is brought to trial within ten aye thereafter, unless the necessities of the service prevent such tria ; and then he shall be brought to trial within thirty days after the expiration of said ten days. If