The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-05-16

tain the laws.
The killing of an American SOL
der by any disordel4y persons or
mob, is simply assassination and muir
der. and not war, and will Be 80,
regarded and punished.
The owner Of any house or build
ing in on from which such murder
shall be committed will be held re-
sponsible therefor, and the house be
liable to be destroyed by the military
| authority.
| All disorder and disturbances of
the peace done in combination and
numbers, and crimes of an aggravated
nature interfering with forces or laws
of the United States, will be referred
to military court for trial and pun
ishment: other misdemeanors will be
subject to the municipal authority il
chooses to act. Civil causes between
party and party will BE referred to
the ordinary tribunals. The levy
and collections of all taxes save those
imposed by the laws of the United
States are suppressed, except those
for keeping in repair and lighting
the streets. and for sanitary purposes :,
Those are to be collected in tbs
usual manner
The circulation Of Confederate.
bonds evidences Of debt, except notes
in the similitude Of bank notes issued
by the Confederate State, or scrip, or
any trade-l, the same, is strictly for
hidden. It having been represented
to the Commanding General by the
civil authorities that these Conf.,der-
ate notes, are, in q great measure, the
only substitute for money which the
people have been allowed to have,
and that great distress would ensut
among the poorer classes if the cilcu-
1ation Of such notes We're suppressed
such circulation will be permitted, SO
long as any one may be inconsiderate
enough to receive them till further Or
ders.
No publications, either by news
paper, pamphlet or handful, giving
accounts Of the movements of soldiers
of the United States within this De-
partment rejecting in any way up
on the United States or its officers, or
tending in any way to influence tho
public mind against the Government
Of the United States, will be permit
ted and all articles of war news, or
comments. on correspondence
making comments upon the move
'nents Of the armies Of the United
States, or the rebels, must be submit
ted to the examination OF an officer
who VIII be detailed fer that purpose
from these headquarters.
The transmission of all comnu:.i-
cations by telegraph Will be under
he charge OF an officer from .hese
The armies Of the l. nited States
:a,ne here no: TO destroy bat TO make
good, 10 restore order our of chaos,
mi the gov eminent of laws in place
II the passions Of men: 10 this end,
therefore,, the efforts OF all we'll dis
POSED persons are invited to have
very species of disorder quelled, and
+ any soldier OF the United States
houId SO far forget his duty or his
lag, Is TO commit any outrage upon
NY person orproperrv. the command
az General requests that his name be
instantly reported to the provost
,aurll, 50 that he may be punished
nd his wrongful act redreSsed.
The municipal authority so far as
he police of the city, and crimes are
onceEGted to the extent before ilidiea-
cd, is hereby suspended.
All asseinbiases of persons in the
treets either by day or by night
end to disorder and are forbidden.
The various companies composing
he Fire Department in New Orleans
iii he ,,er,njttpd ~ retain +bair nr