Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-31
Of South Mississippi and
East Louisiana.

General Order NO. 4I
HEADQUARTERS, VICKsBURG, Miss, July 1902
THE General commanding having announced In Gen
eral Order No his intention 10 defend the depart
the last extremity in view OF the cxgencies Of
the country hereby declares martial law in The follow
ing counties: Issaquens YaEoO, Warren, Kinds,
Holmes Claiborne Jefferson, Adams Wilkinson, Amite
Pike Marion, Hancock Harrison, and Jackson, all in
Mississippi, and Carroll and SuuhOwer, Miss, and all
the counties in Louisiana and cast Of the Mississippi
river.
As there seems TO be some misrepresentation in regard
10 the meaning and effect Of martial law the General
comm anding deems proper 70 state that it has been
wcu defined to be the viii Of the military command
cr" but the extent Of the action that may be had
der it cannot De definitely announced, depending as
it does upon the emergency calling for such action IL
is intended 70 interfere with the courts either civil
criminal except so FAR al they may come IN conict
with military orders
That private interest must be subservignt - the
public good is old and respected maxim, and the
loval and llgeut viii yield q willing obedience 90
the military mandates based thereon. The General COM
mandiug confidently calls upon all officers both civil
and military also the citizens generally to cooperate
with and sustain them in all things necessary for the de-
fsnse Of -he country.
Disloyalty must and will not be countensoed. The
credit Of the Government mus be sustained The seeds
Of dissenRi0n and dsafeeton shall not be gOWu among
the troops Speculation and eztortion upon soldiers
citizens viii not be tolerated and to these ends the gen
| ers commanding orders:
/ Any person who shall trade or attempt 70 trade
with the enemy, under any pretgncs whatsoever, or
who shall give any signal 10, or in aEy manner hold
communication with the enemy for the purpose Of Civ
ing1nforuatOn concerning the Confederate forces,
gau mo hH lines without
passport from the proper authority, shall suffer death.
| II ANY person who shall refuse to receive Confede-
rate money shall do, say, write anything cslcu-
lated to deprsciae the same shall be subject to fine and
imprisonment conhscation Of property either OF
| botb. as tine nature of the case may indicate.
| III The publication Of any article in the newspapers
in reference 70 the mOyemeuts Of the troops prohibited
and ii the editor proprietor Of any newspaper pub
shed in any Of the counties hereinbefore designated
shall publish any editorsl article or copy into his paper
any article or paragraph calculated to impair conhdenc
in auv of the commanding officers whom the Presden
may see t to place the troops such editor OF pro
prieor shall be sabect 70 fine and imprisonment an'
he publication Of the paper shall be thereafter sus
pended
" The asking Of exorbtant prices for goods or Ia
/ commodities OF Efe such az would indicate want Q
confidence in Confederate money the barterlng o.
or offering barter goods at low prices for the CON
nodities Of life is prohibited and any person so offend
ing shall be subject to fne and imprisonment or con
cation Of property, either or both, the nature Of ia
case msy indicate
v Provost Marshals viii be appointed for each Of To
counties in which pene have been appOnted-the aE
pontmeats heretofore made confirmed until furthe
orders.
VI Col Fred. Tate, Provost Marshsl General Of Tia
department is charged with the execution Of the aboy
order and the local provost marshs viii report TO In
| week. Y all proceedings had before them.
By order of Major General EARL VAN DORM.
jyl9lm M N. KIMMEL, Maj. and A, A. G.