Executive Order 4773

by President of the United States

By virtue of the powers in me vested as President of the United States of America, and pursuant to Chapter II of an Act of Congress entitled ‘‘An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes,’ approved June 3, 1916, and to establish military justice,’’ approved June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 759), I prescribe the following Manual for Courts-Martial and direct that it be published for the government of all concerned. This manual shall be in force and effect in the Armies of the United States on and after April 1, 1928; except that its provisions, other than as to mere matters of procedure and other than any provisions alleviating the punishment to be imposed upon conviction in any case, do not supersede the provisions of the Manual for Courts-Martial, 1921, with respect to acts done or offenses committed prior to April 1, 1928.

Calvin Coolidge

The White House,

November 29, 1927.

Notes

Amends:

• Executive Order 3367, December 10, 1920

Amended by:

• Executive Order 8727, April 1, 1941 (amended paragraphs 104b and 104c).
• Executive Order 9048, February 3, 1942 (further amended paragraph 104c).
• Executive Order 9216, August 7, 1942 (amended paragraph 117a).
• Executive Order 9267, November 9, 1942 (further amended paragraph 104c).
• Executive Order 9324, March 31, 1943 (amended paragraphs 14, 85a, 87b, 87c, 91, 94, 96, 103d, 125, 129, & 155, appendicies 4 & 10).
• Executive Order 9683, January 19, 1946 (further amended paragraph 104c).
• Executive Order 9772, August 24, 1946 (further amended paragraph 104c).

Superseded by:

• Executive Order 10020, December 7, 1948

See Related:

• Executive Order 2498, December 15, 1916;
• Executive Order 2043, September 5, 1914;
• Executive Order 1173, March 3, 1910
• Executive Order 980, September 5, 1908;
• Executive Order 330-B, June 12, 1905
• Executive Order of March 26, 1901

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EDITOR's NOTE:

• The 300+ pages that accompanies EO 4773 and makes up most of the MCM of 1928 can be found HERE, (PDF)

the Articles of War:

• Chapter II of the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 759, Chap. 227, Public Law 66-242, 66th Congress, Session II)