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71 71 § 905. Art. 105. Misconduct a s prisoner Any person subject to this chapter who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war— (1) for the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his captors acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or (2) while in a position of authority over such persons maltreats them without justifiable cause; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. § 906. Art. 106. Spies Any person who in time of war is found lurking as a spy or acting as a spy in or about any place, vessel, or aircraft, within the control or jurisdiction of any of the armed forces, or in or about any shipyard, any manufacturing or industrial plant, or any other place or institution engaged in work in aid of the prosecution of the war by the United States, or elsewhere, shall be tried by a general courtmartial or by a military commission and on conviction shall be punished by death. § 907. Art. 107. False official statements Any person subject to this chapter who, with signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or ment, knowing it to be false, or makes any other ment knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a direct.

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§ 908. Art. 108. Military property of United States—Loss, dam-^ age, destruction, or wrongful disposition Any person subject to this chapter who, without proper authority— (1) sells or otherwise disposes of; (2) willfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses; or (3) willfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of; any military property of the United States, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. § 909. Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction Any person subject to this chapter who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. § 910. Art. 110. Improper hazarding of vessel (a) Any person subject to this chapter who willfully and wrongfully hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. (b) Any person subject to this chapter who negligently hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 81913 O—56

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