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 668 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 418. 1916. disposition of his case, if the trial results in conviction, or through the intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or througlfi disease or injury the result of his own misconduct, renders bimse unable for more than one day to perform duty, shall be liable to serve, af_ter his return to a full-duty status, for such period as shall, with the time he may have served 1'l0I‘ to such desertion, unauthorized absence, con- Hnement, or inability to perform duty, amount to the full term of that part of his enlistment period which he is re uired to serve with his organization before being furloughed to the irmy reserve. ummm. ‘A.n1·. 108. SOLDI.ERS····SEPAB.ATION Fnou Tm: snnv1¤n.—No enlisted man, lawfully inducted into the military service of the United States, shall be discharged from said service without a certificate of discharge ed by a eld officer of the regiment or other organization to whiliglthe enlisted man belongs or by the commandin officer when no such field officer is present; and no enlisted man ghall be disch ed from said service efore his term of service has expired, exceptlsriy order of the President, the Secretary of War, the commanding omcer of a. department, or by sentence of a general courtmartial. 0•¢¤¤f¤¤¤¤¢¤¤¤*· "An·r. 109. Oarn or nm.1s:mnN·r.-—-At the time of his enlistment every soldier shall take the following oath or affirmation: ‘I, ——, do solemnly SWB8.I' (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and alle `ance 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 a pointed over me, according) to the Rules and Articles of War! 'lgus oath or affirmation may e taken before any officer. Articles to be md "An·r. 110. Onnram Aarronns ro nn anim nm EX.PLAINED.·—-· °°d°x°w°°°’ Articles one, two, and twenty-nine, iift -four to ninety-six, inclusive, and one hundred and four to one himdired and nine, inclusive, shall be read and explained to every soldier at the time of his enlistment or muster in, or within six da s thereafter, and shall be read and explained once every six months to the soldiers of every garrison, regiment, or company in the service of the United States. copy of more te ‘Aa·r. 111. Corr or nnoonn or ·rm.u..-——Every person tried b a “‘“· neral court-martial shall on demand therefor, made by himselfror by guy person in his behalf, be entitled to a copy of the record of the tria. www ¤f <1•¤¤¤¤¤ "An·r. 112. Errncrs or DECEASED 1>1:ns0Ns·—DisPosrr1oN or.—In oj,by mm. case of the death of any person subject to military law, the command- °“°° ing officer of the gace or command will permit the legal representative or widow of e deceased, if present, to take ossession of all his effects then in camp or quarters, and if no 1 ag representative or widow be present, the command` officer sh?] direct a summary court to secure all such effects; aliild said summary court shall have authority to convert such effects into cash, by public or private sale, not earlier than thirty days after the death ofp the deceased, and to collect and receive any de ts due decedent's estate by local debtors; and as soon as practicable after converting such effects into cash said summary court shall cxplosit with the proper officer, to be desi ated in regulations, any c belonging to decedents estate, angn shall transmit a receipt for such deposit, accompanied by any will or other papers of value_belo to the deceased, an inventory of the effects secured by said summary court, and a full account of his transactions to the War Department for transmission to the Auditor for the War Department or action as authorized by law in the settlement of the accounts of deceased officers or enlisted men of the Army; but if in the meantime the legal representative, or widow, shall present himself or herself to take possession of decedent’s estate the said summary court shall tiun over to him or her all effects not sold and cash belonging to said estate, together with an inventory iigdlxcmicigrnt, and make to the War Department a full report of his s.