Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-07-16
REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL'S DE :
PARTMENT.

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| LITTLE Rock, Ark. July lst, 1852.
l. The Provost Marshal General will keep
| register of all his prisoners. stating the name
| of the prisoner. the date of his commitment,
and the charges against him. and when, where,
| aud by whom rested and if lie be an officer
or soldier. his rank, company, regiment, and
State must also be entered.
| 2. Division and County or Parish Provost
Marshals will keep like register. Parish or
| County Provost Marshals. must send to their
proper Division Provost Marshals. at least once
week, an abstract Of such register: Division
| Provost Marshals will send to the Provost Mar
| shall General, similar abstract Of their regis
tiers, at least once every two weeks, and oftener
| If necessary.
3. Should it become necessary, for the safe
| keeping. or trial, of prisoner, charged with
any offence, to turn him over to the custody Of
the Division Provost Marshal or Provost Mar
shall General, the officer charged with the GUS
tody of such prisoner. must in all cases. forward
| a transcript of the testimony in the case, with
list Of the names Of the witnesses, and their
residences.
4. The Provost Marshal General shall keep
record Of all orders of impressment, issued to
him by the Maj or General in command. Said
record shall show the date Of the reception oil
said order. and the name o. the Division Pro
vost Marshal to whom il was forwarded.
D. a perfect schedule Of all property i'm
pressed, by virtue of the orders or under the
authority OF the Major General in command,
showing the name and residence of the partv
from whom said impressment was made and
the date oil lmpressment. shall be forwar1e |.
oy the oihcer charged with the impressment
thereof, to the proper Division Provost Marshal
whose dlty 1T shall be, without unnecessary
delay, to forward tho same to the Provost Mar
shat General; and the latter shall file said
schedule in his office
t. Any Provost Marshal charged with the
lmpressment OF property. shall take therefor,
from the person authorized to receive the same,
tnpiicate receipts. one to be forwarded to the
Provost Marshal General. one TO the proper Di-
vision Provost Marshal and other to be retain
Ell by the ohcer charged with the impress sment
Ahi the person from whom the imprcssment
was made. must be furnished. by the officer
wac made the same. with duplicate receipts for
The property so taken
Ii SHALL be the du : Of each Parish and
C'"nty Provost Marshal 70 forward to the pro-
pe:ty as far Is practicable, and TO take his re-
iript therefor IN duplicltc. and forward enc of
tie : 'me to the Provost Marshal General, re-
tuning the other himself
q. Al captured property received by ,iv-
sion Provost Marshal, shall be safely and Sc
iiTeis Kept bg him subject to the order of the
Provost N,r>lil General.
, IL shah he the duty OF each division Pro
st NrrsIal. to tix and publish a tariff of prices
for his district subject ~ tie approval Of the
Pr ~ Isl VI trs AL General
-. hi:h a view t. the speely transmission
OF or lcr' ar dispatches each Parish AMI County
Provost N,r,'iil viii be required. A. AL times.
To Keep AT his immediate comnanl. two well
nonntei cx9Tcs>ncn, for that purpose and
when dispatches are required TO b. carried a
greater Isl t'-e than through one county. they
viii be carried by the most direct route from
'ie Ftrish ~ COu ,iy Provost Marshal to auo
tlrr, mi it Is male the iutv 90 PtriSh or
Comfy Provost Narshals ~ forward. without
tny dslry whatcver all dispatches. bearing the
proper official Endorsement Of the officer send
N = them.
fl. It~hall be the duty Of every Provost Mar
shall Gpon receiving dispatches. to endorse
thereon the late. and hour of their reception.
ami sgn rs MN, officially to such enlo-sc-
.ucnt
l. Nj per.ons charge with minor offences
viii hr t.iei ana punished by Parish and County
Provost MlrShlls: but if prisoner he charged
with m offence Of gravcr scrionS character.
ne will BE- sen: by the Parish or County Provost
VI rshal t. the proper Division Provost Marshal
co. trial who, If nocess iry. will sen . m to the
Provost u tr-hl General.
g. Ii shall be the duty Of nil Provost Mar
shal~. to ne all possible exertions by purchase.
If IL the hands Of friends. AMI D. sci-ure i in
rhe hands or enemies or al arms AMI mn iitinns
Of war-eiv;ng, when the purchase is mala. dn-
p'ieate receipts, describing the property seized,
the amount agreed to be paid for the same ana
that il was for the use ami benefit of the Con-
tolerate States and make weekly reports there
If The Pr~vos; Marshal General.
a. Ia all cases Of purely civil tran -aciipns
hetwnen citizens. the several Provost Mlrshlls
viii he . treful uDf z Interfere.
Is. The Provost Marsh T. AMI assistants will
carefully avoid permitting their office 70 be
mai' use Of, in order t. crafty malicisus N
einlictjve feelings. and IN all cases that may
he brought before them the charge made shall
appear To have been made without reasonable
grounds and at the same time prompted by
feelings OF malice or desire of private revenge.
they will punish the person making the charge.
Is. No accusation shonli lc acted on unless
il appears from the evidence that it is contrary
To the law, and there is 8 probability of sup
porting il. All charges should be sworn to wlen
made by private individual.
Z. All trials should he prompt and speedy
and the punishment commensurate with the Of
fence. the accused must, however. be allowed n
fair and impartial trial. Reasonable time must
be granted Lin to obtain the attendance or OBJ
tain the testimony of material witnesses, but
tsclnicalties and frivolous delays must in no
1S An enumeration Of offences and punish
ments cannot here be made in detail-the Off
GERS must be governed by the military law. but
certain specific offences. are here enumerated
such as marnuding, theft. furnishing the enemy
with supplies, subsistence and information in
relation to our army. impressment without au-
t;,ority, acting as spies--these offences are pun
ishable by death.
10 Open violation Of public order. interior
ence with the rights and privileges Of the citi-
Gems other than such as are. for the time being.
taken away from them by the operation of the
martial law. must he put down and punished at
all hazards and promptly. the citizens must be
secnred in the peaceful and quiet enjoyment Of
their homes.
% On the trial of case no material evil
lie ice must be excluded, on mere technical
grounds.
81 Auy commissioned officer vindcating the
law. or these regulations, will be Immediately
arrested. an examination will be heard-the tes-
ii nouv will be taken down, and full record
will be forwarded to this office, in order that
the same may be submitted to the Major Gene
raj Commanding and the offender be punished
according to his deserts.
D. Officers or others connected with this
Provost Marshals department violating any of
its rules or regulations, viii be severely punish
cd. or their conduct Immediately made known
to the Major General commanding, that he may