368 MAWITAL FOE, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



DISCIPLINARY POWEES OF COMMANDING OrFICESS. 



Art. 104, Under such regulations as the President may pre- 

 scribe, and which he may from time to time revoke, alter, or 

 add to, the commanding officer of any detachment, company, 

 or higher command may, for minor offenses not denied by the 

 accused, impose disciplinary punishments upon persons of his 

 command witliout the intervention of a court-martial, unless 

 the accused demands trial by court-martial. 



The disciplinary punishments authorized by this article may 

 include admonition, reprimand, withholding of privileges, 

 extra fatigue, and restriction to certain specified limits, but 

 shall not include forfeiture of pay or confinement under guard. 

 A person punished under authority of this article who deems 

 his punishment unjust or disproportionate to the offense may, 

 through the proper channel, appeal to the next superior au- 

 thority, but may in the meantime be required to undergo the 

 punishment adjudged. The commanding officer who imposes 

 the punishment, his successor in command, and superior au- 

 thority shall have power to mitigate or remit any unexecuted 

 portion of the punishment. The imposition and enforcement 

 s£ disciplinary punishment under authority of this article for 

 any act or omission shall not be a bar to trial by court-martial 

 for a crime or offense growing out of the same act or omis- 

 sion ; but the fact that a disciplinary punishment has been 

 enforced may be shown by the accused upon trial, and when 

 so shown shall be considered in determining the measure of 

 punishment to be adjudged in the event of a finding of guilty. 



REDHESS OF INJURIES TO PERSON OR PROPERTY. 



Art, 105, Whenever complaint is made to any commanding 

 officer that damage has been done to the property of any per- 

 son or that his property has been wrongfully taken by per- 

 sons subject to military law, such complaint shall be inves- 

 tigated by a board consisting of any number of officers from 

 one to three, which board shall be convened by the command- 

 ing officer and shall have, for the purpose of such investi- 

 gation, power to summon witnesses and examine them upon 

 oath or affirmation, to receive depositions or other docu- 

 mentary evidence, and to assess the damages sustained 



