| . |
to review conflicting or inconsistent final
rulings contained in the decisions or judgments of any of the Military
Tribunals on a fundamental or important legal question, either substantive or
procedural. Any motion with respect to such final ruling shall be filed within
ten (10) days following the issuance of decision or judgment.
"(c) Decisions by joint sessions of the Military Tribunals, unless
thereafter altered in another Joint session, shall be binding upon all the
Military Tribunals. In the case of the review of final rulings by joint
sessions, the judgments reviewed may be confirmed or remanded for action
consistent with the joint decision.
"(d) The presence of a majority of the members of each Military Tribunal
then constituted is required to constitute a quorum.
"(e) The members of the Military Tribunals shall, before any joint session
begins, agree among themselves upon the selection from their number of a member
to preside over the joint session.
"(f) Decisions shall be by majority vote of the members. If the votes of
the members are equally divided, the vote, of the member presiding over the
session shall be decisive."
Article III
Subdivisions (g) and (h) of Article XI of Ordinance No. 7 are deleted;
subdivision (i) is relettered. "(h)"; subdivision (j) is relettered
"i"; and a new subdivision, to be designated" (g)", is
added, reading as follows:
"(g) The prosecution and defense shall address the court in such order as
the Tribunal may determine."
This Ordinance becomes effective 17 February 1947.
BY ORDER OF THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT:
XXVII
|