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5190. MILITIA, Crimes and punishments.—

Any officer or soldier, guilty of mutiny,
desertion, disobedience of command,
absence from duty or quarters, neglect of
guard, or cowardice, shall be punished at
the discretion of a courtmartial by degrading,
cashiering, drumming out of the army,
whipping not exceeding twenty lashes, fine
not exceeding two months, or imprisonment
not exceeding one month.—
Invasion Bill. Ford ed., ii, 127.
(1777)