Laws of the Republic of Texas, in two volumes. Volume 01. Page: 38
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at the discretion of a court martial. No non-commissioned officer,
or soldier, shall enlist himself in any other regiment, troop,
or company, without a regular discharge from the regiment,
troop, or company in which he last served, on the penalty of
of being reputed a deserter, and suffering accordingly; and in
case any officer shall, knowingly, receive or entertain such noncommissioned
officer, or soldier, or who shall not, after his being
discovered to be a deserter, confine him, and give notice thereof
to the corns in which he has served, the said officer shall, by a
court martial, be cashiered.
ART. 17. Any officer, or soldier, who shall be convicted
of having advised or persuaded any other officer or soldier to
desert the service of the republic, shall suffer death, or such other
punishment as shall be inflicted upon him by the sentence of a
court martial.
ART. 18. No officer or soldier shall use any reproachful
language or gesture to another; if an officer, upon pain of being
put under arrest; if a soldier, confined; and shall ask pardon of
the party offended in the presence of the cemms nding officer.
ART. 19. No officer or soldier shall send a challenge to
another officer or soldier to fight a duel, or accept a challenge
if sent, upon pain, if a commissioned officer, of being cashiered;
if a non-commissioned officer or soldier, of suffering corporeal
punishment, at the discretion of a court martial.
ART. 20. If any commissioned or non-commissioned officer
of a guard shall, knowingly or willingly, suffer any person
whatever to go forth to fight a duel, he shall be punished as a
challenger; and all seconds, promoters, and carriers of challenges,
in order to fight a duel, shall be deemed as principals,
and punished accordingly. And it shall be the duty of every
officer commanding an army, regiment, post, or detachment,
who is knowing to a challenge being given to, or accepted by
any officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier under his command,
or has reason to believe the same to be the case, immediately
to bring to trial such offenders.
ART. 21. All officers, of what condition soever, have
power to part and quell all quarrels, frays, and disorders, though
the person concerned shall belong to another regiment, troop,
or company, and either to order officers into arrest, non-commissioned
officers and soldiers into confinement, until their proper
superior officers shall be acquainted therewith; and whoever
shall refuse to obey such officer, (though of inferior rank,) or
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