ART. XIII. That if any inferiour officer or soldier shall think himself wronged by his Captain or other officer commanding the Troop or Company to which he belongs, he is to complain thereof to the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, who is hereby required to summon a Regimental Court Martial for the doing justice to the complainant, from which Regimental Court Martial either party may, if he think himself still aggrieved, appeal to a General Court Martial; but if, upon a second hearing, the appeal shall appear to be vexatious and groundless, the person so appealing shall be punished at the discretion of the General Court Martial.

ART. XIV. That whatsoever non-commissioned officer or soldier shall be convicted at a Regimental Court Martial of having sold, or designedly, or through neglect, wasted the Ammunition, Arms, or Provision, or other Military Stores delivered out to him to be employed in the service of this Colony, shall, if an officer, be reduced to a private sentinel, and if a private soldier, shall suffer such punishment as shall be ordered by a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XV. That all non-commissioned officers and soldiers who shall be found one mile from the camp, without leave in writing from their Commanding Officer, shall suffer such punishment as shall be inflicted on him or them by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XVI. That no officer or soldier shall be out of his quarters or camp without leave from their Commanding Officer of the Regiment, upon penalty of being punished, according to the nature of his offence, by order of a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XVII. That every non-commissioned officer or soldier shall retire to his quarters or tent at the beating of the retreat, in default of which he shall be punished according to the nature of his offence, by order of the Commanding Officer.

ART. XVIII. That no officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, shall fail of repairing at the time fixed, to the place of parade or exercise, or other rendezvous appointed by the Commanding Officer, if not prevented by sickness or some other evident necessity, or shall go from the said place of rendezvous, or from his guard, without leave from his Commanding Officer, before he shall be regularly dismissed or relieved, on penalty of being punished according to the nature of his offence, by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XIX. That whatsoever commissioned officer shall be found drunk on his guard, party, or other duty, under arms, shall be cashiered for it; any non-commissioned officer or soldier so offending, shall suffer such punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XX. That whatsoever sentinel shall be found sleeping upon his post, or shall leave it before he shall be regularly relieved, shall suffer such punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a General Court Martial.

ART. XXI. That any person belonging to the Troops of this Colony, who, by discharging of fire-arms, beating of drums, or by any other means whatever, shall occasion false alarms in camp or quarters, shall suffer such punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a General Court Martial.

ART. XXII. That any officer or soldier who shall, without urgent necessity, or without leave of his superiour officer, quit platoon or division, shall be punished according to the nature of his offence, by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XXIII. That no officer or soldier shall do violence or offer any insult or abuse to any person who shall bring provisions or other necessaries to the camp or quarters of the Army; any officer or soldier so offending shall, upon complaint being made to the Commanding Officer, suffer such punishment as shall be ordered by a Regimental Court Martial.

ART. XXIV. That whatsoever officer or soldier shall shamefully abandon any post committed to his charge, or shall speak words inducing others to do the like in time of an engagement, shall suffer death immediately.

ART. XXV. That any person belonging to the forces raised, or that may be raised for the defence of this Colony, who shall make known the watchword to any person who is not entitled to receive it according to the rules and discipline of war, or shall presume to give a parole or watchword different from what he received, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a General Court Martial.

ART. XXVI. That whosoever belonging to the forces raised, or that may be raised for the defence of this Colony, shall relieve the enemy in Money, Victuals, or Ammunition, or shall knowingly harbour or protect an enemy, shall suffer such punishment as by a General Court Martial shall be ordered.

ART. XXVII. That whosoever belonging to the forces already raised, or that may be raised for the defence of this Colony, shall be convicted of holding correspondence with, or of giving intelligence to, the enemy, either directly or indirectly, shall suffer such punishment as by a General Court Martial shall be ordered.

ART. XXVIII. That all Publick Stores taken in the enemy’s camp or magazines, whether of Artillery, Ammunition, Clothing, or Provisions, shall be secured for the use of the Colony.

ART. XXIX. That if any officer or soldier shall leave his Post or Colours, in time of an engagement, to go in search of plunder, he shall, upon being convicted thereof before a General Court Martial, suffer such punishment as by said Court Martial shall be ordered.

ART. XXX. That if any Commander of any Post, Intrenchment, or Fortress, shall be compelled by the officers or soldiers under his command to give it up to the enemy, or to abandon it, the commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, or soldiers, who shall be convicted of having so offended, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be inflicted upon them by the sentence of a General Court Martial.

ART. XXXI. That all sutlers and retailers to a camp, and all persons whatsoever serving with the forces already raised, or that may be raised for the defence of this Colony in the field, though not enlisted soldiers, are to be subjected to the same orders, rules, and regulations, to which the officers and soldiers are or shall be subjected.

ART. XXXII. That no General Court Martial shall consist of less than thirteen, none of which shall be under the degree of a commissioned officer; and the President of each and every Court Martial, whether General or Regimental, shall have power to administer an oath to every witness, in order to the trial of offenders; and the members of all Courts Martial shall be duly sworn by the President, and the next in rank on the Court Martial shall administer the oath to the President.

ART. XXXIII. That the members both of General and Regimental Courts Martial shall, when belonging to different Corps, take the same rank which they hold in the Army; but when Courts Martial shall be composed of officers of one Corps, they shall take their ranks according to their commissions by which they are mustered in the said Corps.

ART. XXXIV. That all the members of a Court Martial are to behave with calmness, decency, and impartiality, and in giving of their votes are to begin with the youngest or lowest in commission.

ART. XXXV. That no Field Officer shall be tried by any person under the degree of a Captain; nor shall any proceedings or trials be carried on, excepting between the hours of eight in the morning and three in the afternoon, except in cases which require an immediate example.

ART. XXXVI. That the commissioned officers of a Regiment may, by the appointment of their Colonel or Commanding Officer, hold Regimental Courts Martial for the inquiry into such disputes or criminal matters as may come before them, and for the inflicting corporeal punishments for small offences, and shall give judgment by the majority of votes; but no sentence shall be executed till the Commanding Officer (not being a member of the Court Martial) shall have confirmed the same.

ART. XXVII. That no Regimental Court Martial shall consist of less than five officers, excepting in cases where that number cannot be conveniently assembled, when three may be sufficient, who are likewise to determine by the majority of voices, which sentence is to be confirmed by the Commanding Officer, not being a member of the Court Martial.

ART. XXXVIII. That every officer commanding in any Fort, Castle, or Barrack, or elsewhere, where the Corps under his command consists of detachments from different Regiments, or of independent Companies, may assemble