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 § 1491 .:r1zr1,1a 10 af the c··:;mri-nm1rtla1 upfm tl challenge or ‘up0n` the iludings or sexztmxcé, maléss required to givelswitlmncé thereof as in xvltness by a court of juética in due 'ccurse of law. So he-lp you G0d." When the {PGY:} or aflirmatiicn has b(‘9Il.&{lHliHiStGYE‘d to the “ }ll{’ll§!)(‘l`S of 11 gvrwml or special c011rt¢i1mrtia.l. the president of the <·<»urt Shall umlnainistct t0_ the trial judge`adv0cate_ and to_ éaplx assistant trlul judgé ari—’ a cpui·t¥m;1rti:1l_shnll be exaxuirned on oath or·aiH;·muti6n in. time foll0Wi11g*form: “You .swéa.r (01- ;:1Hirm) that the evidence you shall giveniu the case naw in hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing. [311fG19_fi'llth.-Y S0 help yqu G0d." ._ - . Every reporter _0f_ the" proceédingsot Ta ‘ c0urt·martial shall, before e·x1té¤ing_up0n hisdutiés, make Outlllor ~aHirmation.iu the following fctm: "You'swézir (cr affirm) that YOH will faithfully perform the duties of reporter to this `court. S0 helpnyouu jG0d.°°· j_ _A, ·_ g. ·` _ Q _ · { ~ .Ev<·i·y interpreter in tl1c_triql.0f ahy case before a courtxzmrtiul shall, before €ll[€l'iIlg`·'tl})0ll his-duties, make oath of uilirmaticu in the following form: ."—Y0u §vv&·a;·"(0r afiiym). that you will truly illt€1;_[ll‘Pt°iD the_c:1sc now in hearing. S0 hclp youG0@."  . { ‘   . ! · In the gase of athfnngtipu the élosing -se~11te11éa of a¢lj·m·:a,_tioi1 Q will be omitted 1 (June 4; 1920, 0. 227,‘Subcl1apter II,”.§ 1, 41 1491. Continumccs (article 20).-—A.é01¤rt·u1:rrtial m:ly, for reasonable cause, grant a continua11c·e=¢t0 `either party, for such time and as often ds may éppeat to be just. (Qlune 4, 1920,` c 227, sulxzlmptcr IL § 1, 41_Stat. 791·.) _ "— · ~q ' 1492; Refusal or failure in plead (artic\é_ 21).-—;—Wl»eu am zaccameel u arraigned before, la court-11{artia‘lf·fz1_ils .01* refuses °t0 plead, or answers forc·igu‘ t0'·tlie purpose, or, after g plot; ot guiltyb  a statement i11c011si.s§t€nt_ivitl1 the plea, 01*. wheh ft amaears to thejguurt tluit he entered a plea of guilty improvideutly mj through lackot understanding oflits meaning and effect, the eccurt shall proceed to trial and judgment as if he had pleaded not guiltyla (June 4Q 1920,, c, 227, subclinpte1··_II, §.1. 41 St¤t.791.)· -`  A` `-  ; _ » _·' · _ 1493; Procésé to gbtain witnesses (artig•§22).-1*jvar5· trial judge adtocute of a, gcxmral or special court-martial and every Sxmauaury c0urt·martiul shall bays power to · issue ’tlie like ficcurm of the Uiiited States, having criminal j'u}·isdiction, uiuy lawfully issue; but such process shull run to any part ot the United Statu, its Terrlt0ri@, and possessions. (J unc 4,* 1920; ci. 227, subchapter II; I 1, 41 Stat. 791.-) ,_ ‘  _ ” - 1494. Rcfusil to §ppenrm·‘t¢stify (article 23).--—~Every per- l sm: not subject to military law who, being duly subpaanaed td`] t¤emre_t__g;;;__mg,i_@_u_;3__M gg_ur;tmL_ ;g_alg_11mission, t m>11rt"0£ inquiry, or b0mdQ or before any cmcex, mll—fG{·"§i5*E°§ civil, designated to take al-‘dép0siti4m°t0 be`rea<1 in evidénce] before suck; court, cozamiuion, euurt of inquiry, br bmrd,l willfully aeglectu 0:: refuses to _¢ip»i>¢ar, cr·re1u:ses to quulifyt "a s a witness, or to t-e·:s£ify,· or produce documentary evidencgf which such person muy have been legally subpéngedr to produce, shall be .daemad guilty of n mlsdemean<>1·,·_ for which such iwmbn shall be punished tm information in the Adlstrlct cimrt of the lUuitqd States or in Va court ot ‘ox·iginnl crlmiual jurisélictlorr in any ut ther Tcrritcrlql pcmé{ssioi1éV0t lthe United `Stutes, jurisdiction being hexeby cqn£epred_ upon such t courts for such purgiose; and it shall be the duty of that lluited States district mtcrney or the omcer jaresecutlug for
 * pr0<·ess to compelt vritnxéssm to appear_ and testify which

tbe Government in axiy stuclraéourt of érigimtl crimi¤m=—jm.;S_, `dictiop, on the c·ertificati01’1 of the facts to him by the milymr,. eourt, eommiseion, court of inquiry, er board,. te tile an infn;- mation against and presczeute tlne person, se offending, and the pttnish111ent of such. persony on eonvivtion, shall be a flue of not morethan $50*0 or im1r~ris<mut€¤t»¤0t*tQ e¤<·eed_ six memhe or both, `at the discretion of the court: _-Provided; That the fees` or siren witness and hi$;mileege,,¤t the rates nlleweq tt, .wimesses attending the courts et the United-§&tett~s,.ehell- he duly paid or tendered said witness, meh " amounts tot ye; paid out of the zippropriatien  for the e0i1ipe;1s~ati<»n,oft»x·it; ‘nes$es: Provided further, That every person not su1»j0,.t to military law, who before amy court-mertiel; military tri» bgnel, or militaryboerd, er—in·‘c9_n¤ectieu with, or in relmitm to any proeeedingssor investigation befere lttor had under any of the ·provisio11"s oftbis chapter or this title is guilty of any of the acts meme punishable as odensqes against public justice be any pm»·1S1¤¤‘ et chsipter.6 of Title 18, shall be punished are therein provided, `(June _4, 1920, c, 227, subchapter ll, § 1, 41 Stat. 191.)      °   _ e  1495. Compulsory. _ self-incriininatioei prohibited  (irticle 24).-g-—No witnesis before oai military eourt, commission, court of inquiry, or. board, or before any emeer conducting ae investigation, qty befQt‘e zmy omcer,_ xriilitery or civil, designated te take a deposition to be reed in eyidence before a military V -<·ourt, commission, court of g inquiry; or wmrd, er before sm officer conducting en. investigation; shellbe compelled toincrlminate himself or to answer amy question tbe xmsiver te ,\\’hiCh`·l.B21)’ tend to- ixrcriminatebiie, er to _§I}SW€f may ques- `tion °not material to tbeyisstxe when strclfanswer, might tend to degrade him. (June 4, 1920; c. 227, subchapter II, 5 1, 41~ -_ , Stat. 792.;) _1 i  T _ · ’ _, 15496; Depoeitions; lwhen 'admissible · (article 25).-———A kluly ` ,§lllul(~?iltiCHt€d deposition taken eport reasonable netiee to the lopposite party uiay be reed in evidence before Lazy erilitery court or commission in `zmy case pot eepltel, 0lf1H\__&Il)" proceeding before a court ot inquiry or e military board, it sevh · deposlition be. taken when the witnem resides, is fetmd, or about ·to go beyond the same, Territory, `or dlstriet. in which · the court, commission, eg board ie orderedto sit, or lxeyend the distance ot one hundred mlles`frem. the plgee of triel of bear- ·i¤)g, or whenltt appeérs to the satisfaction of the. eom·t,_eemmission, board, or appointing authority that the éituem, by reason of ége, sickness, bodily ixwrnrity, imprieomnem, er other mesenelile cause, is utxeble to appear end teetify in persoe at the; place of trial or hearing: ;Pro·;·ided, That teetlmeny by de~posi·` tion may be eddutjedlor the aereeee in capital cesee. (Jude 4.1 1920, c. 227, subélmpter II, § 1,41 Stat. 792,), -     9 _ .' 1497. Depesitiuntk before `vrhoh tdken (irtiele 26).--Depesitlens to be read in- evidence before military ‘ee;1rts,· comme eiobs, courts ot inquiry, orjmilitery. boards; er ter etlter nee iz; military administration, may be taken before end authenticated by any omcer, military or etvil, authorized by the laws of the ·St¤teS-6r~+>y~tlae>le,xs=s»-0L,the.p1nm,¤here the deposition 1e»mke¤=‘~¢¤_¤om1¤x»—tet oaths. `(Jztne 4, 1920, e. @7, `subcheptér II, § 1, 41 Stat. 792.)  _ ‘ _ ‘ ° , 1*498. Courts of inqqtry; reeerde of, when admissible (arti·' cle 27).;-——~·The. record of the proceedings of az; coqrt ot inquiry may, with the cement- ot the aeeueedybe reed in evtdeuee before. amy courbmartiel ’or militéry commission in axiy case not. éapital nor extending to the disixtlSi&9l»of an ofdcer, and may elso. be read in evidence in auypreeeeding before a ceurtot inquiry or a‘ military board: Pvoniided; '1‘hi1t_sqch_cx·lde¤ce may be ed- ‘ duced by thedefenee ixg_-capitetcaees or eases extending to. the 'dismiesel of an odlcer., (June 4,,1920, c, 227, sttb<:bepter II. Q 1, 41 Stat. 792.) A { `