CA 408 Article 72

Refusal to receive and keep prisoners.

Article 72

ART. 72. Refusal to receive and keep prisoners.—No provost marshal or commander of a guard shall refuse to ' receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge by an officer belonging to the Philippine Army provided the officer committing shall, at the time, deliver an account in writing, signed by himself, of the crime or offense, charged against the prisoner. Any officer or soldier so refusing shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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