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arm racks, if tliey be provided, .and will not remove it there- 

 from unless lie requires it in the performance of some duty. 



236. Without permission from the commander of the j^uard, 

 members of the main guard, except orderlies, will not leave 

 the immediate vicinity of the guardhouse. Permission to 

 leave will not be granted except in cases of necessity. 



237. Members of the main guard, except orderlies, will not 

 remove their accouterments or clothing without permission 

 from the commander of the guard. (Par. 66.) 



Section 15. Prisoners. 



238. Articles of war 69, 70, 71, 72, and 73 have special ref- 

 erence to the confinement of prisoners and should be care- 

 fully borne in mind. 



239. The commander of the guard will place a civilian in 

 confinement on an order from higher authority only, unless 

 such civilian is arrested while in the act of committing some 

 crime within the limits of the military jurisdiction, in Avhich 

 case the commanding officer will be immediately notified. 



240. Except as provided in the sixty-eighth article of war, 

 or when restraint is necessary, no soldier will be confined 

 without the order of an officer, who shall previously inquire 

 into his offense. (A. R. 930.) 



241 . An officer ordering a soldier into confinement will send, 

 -;s soon as practicable, a written statement, signed by himself, 

 I-.; the commander of the guard, setting forth the name, com- 

 piiny, and regiment of such soldier, and a brief statement of 

 the alleged offense. It is a sufficient statement of the offense 

 to give the number and article of war under which the soldier 

 is charged. 



242. A y)risoner, after his first day of confinement, and until 

 his .sentence has been duly promulgated, is considered as held 

 in coDfinoment by the commanding officer. After due promul- 

 gation oi his sentence, the prisoner is held in confinement by 

 authority of the officer who reviews the proceedings of the 

 court awarding sentence. The commander of the guard will 

 state in his report, in the proper place, the name of the officer 

 by whom the prisoner was originally confined. 



243. Enlisted mxn against whom charges have been pre- 

 ferred will be designated as " awaiting trial " ; enlisted men 



