“ Detention or forfeiture of more than two-thirds of his pay for any one month shall not, by a single sentence, be adjudged against a soldier who is retained in the service, except when such retention is under a suspended sentence of dishonorable discharge. ”

“ When a soldier is convicted of an offense or offenses for which dishonorable discharge is not authorized he may, nevertheless, upon proof of five previous convictions, be sentenced to be dishonorably discharged with forfeiture of all pay and allowances due and to become due in addition to the confinement at hard labor authorized for the offense or offenses of which he is convicted. ”

“ In lieu of confinement at hard labor the court may, at its discretion, adjudge hard labor without confinement at the rate of one and one-half days of hard labor without confinement for each day of confinement at hard labor authorized ”