48-243. Failure to obey orders or to cooperate with civil authorities.
The commanding officer of a military organization ordered into active service shall faithfully perform the duties required of him or her, and such officer shall not hinder or prevent the civil authorities in a faithful performance of their duties, nor shall any officer or enlisted person neglect or refuse to obey the orders of the commanding officer issued in line of duty. Should any commissioned officer so offend, the officer shall be subject to trial by court-martial, and shall be liable to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, and may be dishonorably discharged from the service; should an enlisted person so offend, he or she shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding three months, as may be fixed by the military court, and may be dishonorably discharged from the service.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 43; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-243.