...shall have jurisdiction over all violations of orders promulgated from these headquarters and over all crimes and misdemeanors as defined by the Criminal...Vera Cruz, the Statutes of the United States and by common law. Capital offenses and political crimes are excepted from the jurisdiction of said provost...

...Superior, were instituted by order of the Commander of the Expeditionary Forces on April 30, 191l*. Their jurisdiction covered only criminal cases —...was defined as the "territory of the city of Vera Cruz, Mexico, and the territory contiguous thereto under control of the forces of the United States."...