Section VIII What Number of Members to be present when Sentence of Death pronounced.

Hours of Proceeding.

And no Sentence of Death shall be given against any Offender in such Case by any Court Martial unlesse Nine of Thirteen Officers present shall concur therein And if there be greater Number of Officers present then the Judgment shall passe by the Concurrence of the greater Part of them so sworn which major Part shall not be less then Nine and not otherwise And no Proceedings Tryal or Sentence of Death shall be had or given against any Offender but between the Hours of Eight in the Morning and One in the Afternoon