A.D. 1847.]
ACT XIX.
258
Repealed by
Act XXXVI.
1850.
period not exceeding fifteen days; restriction to barrack limits not exceed-
ing fifteen days; confinement in the quarter-guard or defaulters room,
not exceeding seven days ; removal from staff situations or acting appoint-
ments ; or may order soldiers to be employed in piling and unpiling shot;
and in cleaning accoutrements of men in hospital; but none of these
descriptions of punishment shall be awardable by sentence of a court-martial.
And a commanding officer may award solitary confinement not exceeding
seven days.
Provided that soldiers in confinement shall be liable to be ordered to
attend ordinary drill.
ARTICLE 118.
Any officer or soldier, who shall be taken prisoner by the enemy, shall
forfeit all claim to pay and allowances during the period of his remaining
a prisoner, and until he shall again return to the service, when, if he can
establish, before a court-martial, that he was unavoidably taken prisoner
in the course of service, and resisted as long as he was able, and that he
hath not served with or assisted the enemy, and that he hath returned as
soon as possible to the service, he shall be entitled to receive either the
whole, or such portion of his arrears of pay and aliowances as the Govern-
ment of the presidency to which he may belong shall determine, after the
opinion or finding of such court-martial shall have been confirmed by the
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SECTION VI.
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ARTICLE 114.
In all places within the jurisdiction of any civil judicature, established
by appointment of her Majesty or of the said Company, officers and sol-
diers accused of capital crimes, or of violence, or of offences against person
and property, punishable by such civil judicature, shall be delivered over
to a magistrate to be proceeded against according to law.
And all officers and soldiers are hereby required to assist the officers of
justice in apprehending and securing any person so accused.
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a%'23/.
ARTICLE 115.
In any place within the limits of the charter of the East-India Company,
whether in or out of the British territories, where there may be no civil
judicature appointed by her Majesty or the said Company for the trial of
SECTION v.
/
Prisoners of war.
SECTION VI.
Mode of dealing with
Offences not Military.
the civil power to be
delivered over to the
magistrate.
Crimes to be tried
by courts- martial where
no regular criminal
tribunals exist.
ACT XIX.
258
Repealed by
Act XXXVI.
1850.
period not exceeding fifteen days; restriction to barrack limits not exceed-
ing fifteen days; confinement in the quarter-guard or defaulters room,
not exceeding seven days ; removal from staff situations or acting appoint-
ments ; or may order soldiers to be employed in piling and unpiling shot;
and in cleaning accoutrements of men in hospital; but none of these
descriptions of punishment shall be awardable by sentence of a court-martial.
And a commanding officer may award solitary confinement not exceeding
seven days.
Provided that soldiers in confinement shall be liable to be ordered to
attend ordinary drill.
ARTICLE 118.
Any officer or soldier, who shall be taken prisoner by the enemy, shall
forfeit all claim to pay and allowances during the period of his remaining
a prisoner, and until he shall again return to the service, when, if he can
establish, before a court-martial, that he was unavoidably taken prisoner
in the course of service, and resisted as long as he was able, and that he
hath not served with or assisted the enemy, and that he hath returned as
soon as possible to the service, he shall be entitled to receive either the
whole, or such portion of his arrears of pay and aliowances as the Govern-
ment of the presidency to which he may belong shall determine, after the
opinion or finding of such court-martial shall have been confirmed by the
Commander-in-Chief. [Gzzr/ e27P7y or 321/7/267' 272 2 772p7'230727i2672/ 22722/67'
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727'772j/.]
SECTION VI.
Af07/0 77/* 7/077/2727/ 2772/A O//072C03 720/ AVz'/z/flll/.
ARTICLE 114.
In all places within the jurisdiction of any civil judicature, established
by appointment of her Majesty or of the said Company, officers and sol-
diers accused of capital crimes, or of violence, or of offences against person
and property, punishable by such civil judicature, shall be delivered over
to a magistrate to be proceeded against according to law.
And all officers and soldiers are hereby required to assist the officers of
justice in apprehending and securing any person so accused.
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a%'23/.
ARTICLE 115.
In any place within the limits of the charter of the East-India Company,
whether in or out of the British territories, where there may be no civil
judicature appointed by her Majesty or the said Company for the trial of
SECTION v.
/
Prisoners of war.
SECTION VI.
Mode of dealing with
Offences not Military.
the civil power to be
delivered over to the
magistrate.
Crimes to be tried
by courts- martial where
no regular criminal
tribunals exist.