Section 86
SEC. 86. Any officer or enlisted man of the National Guard who shall willfully absent himself from his command, or fail to report to his commanding officer for duty, when his company or battery is engaged or called into active service, pursuant to the law, for the suppression of riot or insurrection, or the protection and preservation of persons and property, shall be deemed guilty of desertion, and, upon conviction by court-martial, and the approval of the Commander in Chief of the findings thereof, shall be imprisoned in the provincial or city jail wherein his organization is permanently stationed, for such period of time, not exceeding six months, as a court-martial may direct, and shall be dishonorably discharged. A warrant of commitment, signed by the president and judge-advocate of said court, accompanied by a certified copy of the findings of said court, as approved by the Governor-General, shall be sufficient authority to the sheriff of the province or city to imprison such convicted man.