Manual of Military Law: War Office, 1907H.M. Stationery Office, 1907 - 802 pages |
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... liable to be convicted of desertion just as if an intention never to return had been proved against him . Thus if a man on the eve of the embarkation of his regiment for foreign service , or when called out to aid the civil power ...
... liable to be convicted of desertion just as if an intention never to return had been proved against him . Thus if a man on the eve of the embarkation of his regiment for foreign service , or when called out to aid the civil power ...
Page 24
... liable to such punishment by the Act itself ; nor can an Article of War render any offence punishable under the Act liable to be punished in a manner which does not . accord with the provisions of the Act . The enumeration of offences ...
... liable to such punishment by the Act itself ; nor can an Article of War render any offence punishable under the Act liable to be punished in a manner which does not . accord with the provisions of the Act . The enumeration of offences ...
Page 27
... liable to be cashiered , and a soldier arrest . liable to imprisonment ( g ) . An offender confined to quarters , and quitting them for any purpose whatever , however short the time of his absence , is strictly speaking guilty of ...
... liable to be cashiered , and a soldier arrest . liable to imprisonment ( g ) . An offender confined to quarters , and quitting them for any purpose whatever , however short the time of his absence , is strictly speaking guilty of ...
Page 78
... liable to be convicted on his own confession . However , even accomplices in such circumstances are not required to answer on their cross - examination as to other offences . 93A . Where the accused offers himself as a witness he may be ...
... liable to be convicted on his own confession . However , even accomplices in such circumstances are not required to answer on their cross - examination as to other offences . 93A . Where the accused offers himself as a witness he may be ...
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... liable to the same punish- ment as the principal offender . Such a person is sometimes called an accessory before the fact . 22. A person may in some cases incur criminal responsibility , even after an offence has been committed , if ...
... liable to the same punish- ment as the principal offender . Such a person is sometimes called an accessory before the fact . 22. A person may in some cases incur criminal responsibility , even after an offence has been committed , if ...
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accused person active service admissible apply appointed Army Act Army Annual arrest Article Articles of War attestation authorised award Battalion billeting carriages charge CHARGE-SHEET civil court Clode colony commanding officer commission committed confirming convening officer conviction corps Crown declaration defence desertion detention barrack discharge district court-martial document duty fact felony finding and sentence fraudulent enlistment give evidence Governor-General of India guilty hard labour imprisonment India intention judge-advocate jurisdiction justice liable Majesty Majesty's martial ment military custody military law Militia Act Mutiny Act non-commissioned officer oath offence officer or soldier paragraph paras Parliament penal servitude person subject plea president prison proceedings prosecutor provisions purpose pursuance question rank regimental regular forces Regulations respect Royal Royal Marines Royal Warrant Rule Secretary serve statement Sub-section subject to military summary tion trained bands trial tried troops United Kingdom Vict volunteers warrant witness Yeomanry
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Page 629 - means the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled " An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales, with respect to summary convictions and orders...
Page 463 - ... disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial, unless required to give evidence thereof, as a witness, by a court of justice, in a due course of law. So help you God.
Page 234 - The authority of the legitimate power having in fact passed into »nd safety, the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures in his power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety...
Page 143 - Cherbury gives an interesting account of the education of a highly-born youth at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Page 232 - To kill or wound treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army. c. To kill or wound an enemy who, having laid down his arms, or having no longer means of defence, has surrendered at discretion; d.
Page 249 - And whereas no man can be forejudged of life or limb, or subjected in time of peace to any kind of punishment within this realm, by martial law, or in any other manner than by the judgment of his peers and according to the known and established laws of this realm...
Page 236 - The property of municipalities, that of institutions dedicated to religion, charity and education, the arts and sciences, even when State property, shall be treated as private property. All seizure of, destruction or wilful damage done to institutions of this character, historic monuments, works of art and science, is forbidden, and should be made the subject of legal proceedings.
Page 233 - ... to obtain, information in the zone of operations of a belligerent, with the intention of communicating it to the hostile party. Thus, soldiers not...
Page 235 - If, in the territory occupied, the occupant collects the taxes, dues, and tolls imposed for the benefit of the State, he shall do so, as far as is possible, in accordance with the rules of assessment and incidence in force, and shall in consequence be bound to defray the expenses of the administration of the occupied territory to the same extent as the legitimate Government was so bound.
Page 393 - No public officer, or person elected or appointed to a public office, under the laws of this State, shall directly or indirectly ask, demand, accept, receive or consent to receive for his own use or benefit, or for the use or benefit of another, any free pass, free transportation, franking privilege or discrimination in passenger, telegraph or telephone rates, from any person or corporation, or make use of the same himself or in conjunction with another.