General Courts-Martial.
Article 12
ART. 12. General Courts-Martial.—General courts-martial shall have power to try any person subject to military law for any crime or offense made punishable by these articles, and any other person who by the law of war is subject to trial by military tribunals: Provided, That no officer shall be brought"^ trial before a general courts-martial appointed by the Superintendent of the Military Academy: Provided, further, That the officer competent to appoint a general court-martial for the trial of any particular case may, when in his judgment the interest of the service' shall so require, cause any case to be tried by a special court-martial notwithstanding the limitations upon the jurisdiction of the special courts-martial as to offenses set out in article 13; but the limitations upon jurisdiction as to persons and upon punishing power set out in said article shall be observed.