"Not guilty" up to and including the finding; and then, on the plea of "Guilty," an entry being made on page D that the Court is reopened and the accused again brought before it. The charge-sheet is to be inserted in the proceedings after sheet B; all other documents are to be attached at the end of the proceedings in the order of their production to the Court. Every document attached to the proceedings should be signed by the president and marked with a reference letter, preferably not one used in Army Form A 9 or B 297. In the case of a plea of "Not guilty" the summary of evidence will, as a general rule, be enclosed with the proceedings when sent to the confirming officer; and in cases where there is any material variance between the evidence of any witness in the summary and his evidence at the trial, the summary must be annexed to the proceedings when so sent. All erasures of written or printed matter, and all corrections should be initialed by the president. Pages should be numbered consecutively up to the end of the proceedings, after they have been put together in the order prescribed. Sufficient space should be left below the sentence and signature of the president for the minutes of confirmation and promulgation. The following form of promulgation should be used :— Promulgated and extracts taken at this day of , 19 Signature of the officer in charge THIRD APPENDIX. FORMS OF COMMITMENT. FORM A. Form of Order for commitment to Prison of Military Convict sentenced App. III. in the United Kingdom to Penal Servitude. Whereas [Name-No.-Rank], of the by general court-martial held at offence of the day of for , A.F., C.3-3. regiment, was convicted of the (a), and, by a sentence signed on 19 sentenced (b) to suffer penal servitude, years, commencing on the aforesaid day, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law.* Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, the do hereby *Add, if in pursuance of the Army Act, and of all other Acts and powers "with a enabling me in this behalf, order that the said convict shall be, remission of as soon as practicable, transferred to a prison in which a prisoner sentenced to penal servitude by a civil court in the United Kingdom can for the time being be confined either permanently or temporarily, there to undergo his sentence according to law. And I do hereby in pursuance of the above-mentioned Acts and powers order the governor or chief officer of any such prison to whom the convict is brought to receive him into his custody and detain him accordingly, and for so doing this shall be sufficient warrant. necessary, years." Form of Order for commitment to prison of Military Convict sentenced in India, or a Colony, or a Foreign Country, to Penal Servitude. Whereas [Name-No.--Rank], of the general court-martial held at regiment, was by a convicted of the offence of day of years, commencing on the aforesaid day, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law.* Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, the do hereby *Add, if in pursuance of the Army Act, and of all other Acts and powers necessary, (a) If there are several offences, state all of them. An offence should be stated in the words of the charge on which the convict was convicted, but if modified by the finding, as so modified; omitting the statement of particulars giving the details of time, place, and circumstances. (b) Where the sentence was death, but has been commuted to penal servitude, substitute "to suffer death, and such sentence was confirmed by required by law, and was commuted to mencing on the aforesaid day." as years' penal servitude, com "with a remission of years." App. III. enabling me in this behalf, order that the said convict shall be, as soon as practicable, transferred to a prison in the United Kingdom in which a prisoner sentenced to penal servitude by a civil court in the United Kingdom can for the time being be confined, either permanently or temporarily, there to undergo his sentence according to law. And I do hereby, in pursuance of the above-mentioned Acts and powers, order the governor or chief officer of any such prison as aforesaid to whom the convict is brought to receive him into his custody and detain him accordingly, and for so doing this shall be sufficient warrant. And for the above purpose, I, the undersigned, do hereby further, in pursuance of the above-mentioned Acts and powers, order that the said convict be removed in military custody by [here state route], or such other route as may be directed by proper authority, to the port at or such other port as may be directed by proper authority, thence to be removed by [here state route] to such prison as aforesaid in the United Kingdom. And I do hereby, in pursuance of the above-mentioned Acts and powers, order the officer or non-commissioned officer in charge of any detention barrack, and also the governor or chief officer of any prison, military or civil, to whom the convict is brought, to receive the said convict, and detain him so long as appears reasonably necessary with the view to his said removal, and to deliver him when required for the purpose of such removal, and for so doing this shall be sufficient warrant. Signed at this day of 19 C.D. In case an Alteration of the Route above mentioned becomes necessary. (a) Whereas for the purpose of better carrying into effect the above order for the removal of the above-mentioned convict to the United Kingdom, it is necessary to alter the route above-mentioned, I, the undersigned, the do hereby, in pursuance of the Army Act, and of all other Acts and powers enabling me in this behalf, order that the said convict be removed in military custody by [here state the route so far as varied] to thence to be removed as directed by the said order. For the purpose of carrying into effect the above order, I, the undersigned, being the prison or detention barrack at do hereby, in pursuance of the Army Act, and of all other Acts Signed at this day of 19. G.H. (a) This order can be repeated by any removing authority as often as necessary. FORM C. App. III. Form of Order for Commitment to Prison, Military or Civil (or to A.F., C. 385. a detention barrack), of persons subject to military law sentenced either in or out of the United Kingdom to Imprisonment. To the governor or chief officer in charge of (a) (or detention barrack) at Whereas [Name-No.-Rank], of the court-martial held at a (b) of (c) prison regiment, was by convicted of the offence and by a sentence signed on the 19 sentenced (d) to be imprisoned with day of tence does *hard labour for *If the sen commencing on the aforesaid day, and such sentence has not specify been confirmed by as required by law (e). Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, the do hereby, in pursuance of the Army Act, and of all other Acts and powers enabling me in this behalf, order you to receive the said person into your custody and detain him to undergo his said sentence according to law, and for so doing this shall be your warrant. hard labour Form of Order for commitment to a detention barrack of persons A.F., C.3851. subject to military law as soldiers, sentenced either in or out of the United Kingdom to Detention. To the commandant or chief officer in charge of the detention barrack at Whereas [Name- No.-Rank], of the court-martial held at by a (f) of the offence of (c) regiment, was (a) Insert "His Majesty's," or as required according to title of prison. (b) Insert "general" or "district as required. (c) If there are several offences, state all of them. An offence should be stated in the words of the charge on which the soldier was convicted, but if modified by the finding, as so modified; omitting the statement of particulars containing the details of time, place, and circumstances. (d) Substitute, where the original sentence was death or penal servitude which has been commuted to imprisonment, "to suffer death, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law, but has been commuted into with * hard labour, commencing on the aforeyears' penal servitude, and such sentence has been as required by law, and has been commuted into with * hard labour, commencing on the said day," or "to suffer imprisonment for (e) Add, if necessary, "with a remission of mitigated by the omission of the hard labour," or as the case may be. (f) Insertgeneral," "district," or "regimental," as required. (g) Substitute, where the original sentence was death, penal servitude, or imprisonment, which has been commuted to detention, "to suffer death, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law, but has been commuted into detention for commencing on the aforesaid day," or "to suffer years' penal servitude, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law, and has been commuted into detention for commencing on the aforesaid day," or "to be imprisoned with (or without) hard labcu for commencing on the aforesaid day, and such sentence has been commuted into detention for commencing on the aforesaid day." *If the com. mutation does not specity hard labour alter with "into without." App. III commencing on the aforesaid day, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law (a). Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, being the do hereby, in pursuance of the Army Act, and of all other Acts and powers enabling me in this behalf, order you to receive the said soldier into your custody and detain him to undergo his said sentence according to law, and for so doing this shall be your warrant. A.F., C. 386 Form of Order respecting Imprisonment under Sentence passed out of the United Kingdom and to be undergone in the United Kingdom. *If the sentence does not specify hard labour, alter "with" into "without." *If the com mutation Whereas [Name-No.-Rank], of the by a (b) the offence of day of court-martial held at regiment, was convicted of (c), and by a sentence signed on the 19 sentenced (d) to be imprisoned with commencing on the afore *hard labour for said day, and such sentence has been confirmed by Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, the being the committing and removing authority, do hereby, in pur- barrack) at in the United Kingdom, or such other public prison or detention barrack in the United Kingdom as any other competent authority may appoint in this behalf, there to undergo his sentence according to law. And I do hereby, in pursuance of the said Acts and powers, order the governor or chief officer of any such prison or detention barrack as aforesaid to whom the above soldier is brought, tol receive the soldier into his custody and detain him accordingly, and for so doing this shall be sufficient warrant. And I do hereby, in pursuance of the said Acts and powers, further order that the said soldier shall be conveyed in military (a) Add, if necessary, "with a remission of (b) Insert "general," or "district," as required. (c) If there are several offences, state all of them. An offence should be stated in the words of the charge on which the soldier was convicted, but if modified by the finding, as so modified; omitting the statement of particulars containing the details of time, place, and circumstances. imprisonment for (d) Substitute, where the original sentence was death or penal servitude which has been commuted to imprisonment, "to suffer death, and such sentence has been confirmed by as required by law, but has been commuted into with *hard labour, commencing on the aforeyears' penal servitude, and such sentence has been as required by law, and has been commuted into *hard labour, commencing on the does not said day," or " to suffer specify hard imprisonment for labour alter aforesaid day." , with "with "into (e) Add, it necessary, "with a remission of "without." mitigated by the omission of the hard labour," or as the case may |