Section XIII The said Penalty paid out of Arrear of Pay; if no Arrear due, Goods of Officer seized; if no Goods, Imprisonment.
Informer, if a Soldier, may be discharged.
And bee it alsoe further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Forfeiture shall be to such Person or Persons that shall Informe immediately to be paid out of the Arrears of such Officers Pay as shall knowingly soe offend upon Conviction before the Court Martiall by Order of the said Court to the Paymaster if such Officer soe offending shall have any Arreare and if there shall be noe Arreare the Court Martiall shall immediately give Order to Seize the Goods of such Officer soe offending and Sell them for payment of such Forfeiture to the Informer rendering the Overplus to the Owner X1And if such Officer soe offending shall have noe Goods That then he shall be sent to the Common Gaole there to remaine without Baile or Maineprize for the space of Six Months And the said Court Martiall is hereby obliged to Discharge such Informer if a Soldier from any further Service if he shall demand the same
Annotations
Editorial notes
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annexed to the Original Act in a separate Schedule.