100 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

tants, the said commander who shall refuse or omit to see justice
done on the offender or offenders, and reparation made to the par-
ty or parties injured, as far as the offender's wages will enable him
or them, shall upon due proof thereof, be punished in such manner
as if he himself had committed the crimes or disorders complain-
ed of.

14. If any officer or soldier should think himself wronged by his
captain or commanding officer, and shall upon application to him
be refused redress, he may complain to the colonel or commanding
officer of the said battalion, to obtain justice, who is hereby requir-
ed to examine into the said complaint, and see that justice be done.

15. Whatsoever non-commissioned officer or soldier shall sell,
or designedly, or through neglect waste the ammunition, arms, or
other military stores or provisions delivered out to him to be used
or employed in the service, shall, if an officer, be reduced to a pri-
vate centinal, and if a private soldier, shall suffer such punish-
ment as shall be adjudged.

16. Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall be found
one mile from his station or the camp, without leave in writing from
his commanding officer, shall suffer such punishment as shall be
adjudged.

17. No officer or soldier shall be out of his quarters or camp
without leave from the commanding officer, upon penalty of being
punished according to the nature of his offence.

18. Every non-commissioned officer and soldier shall repair
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.

19. 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 pre-
vented by sickness or some other 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 reliev-
ed, on penalty of being punished according to the nature of his of-
fence.

20. 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 adjudged.

21. Whatsoever sentinel shall be found sleeping upon his post,
or shall leave before he shall be regularly relieved, shall suffer such
punishment as.shall be adjudged.

22. Any person belonging to the provincial forces, who by dis-