Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-04
4 copy troin Tie rOIls.
Tes:e: VIZ. F. GORDON. JR,
G. Il .. and K. z. Of Virginia.
PROCLAMATION
THE PRESIDENT
Adl't and lnspr. G%snersi'. ONCE,
General Orders No. s,

ktGEJoSp, March ISL, lSoE
General Orders No. s.
r The following Proclamation OF the President Is pub
| 4, MiheG Tor the Information OF 81 cvncerred:
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"By ,i1ue OF the powc. vested In NE ey Las 10 declare
the sa5eessIon ot tie privilege OF the writ Of s"tafa 81"
! ous In c!u,- r~hrest.ned with invA,oc,
1, JsttarscN DAVIS, Preslden; o!the Confederate state
Of America, do proclaim that Martial Law Is a.'.ey tx
tended over tbs city 81 R!ctuonG a.d :he adjoining Dad
surrounding country TO the distance Of ten miles and
do procl1;r. tie suJpsn.:on Of all civ!l jurisdiction. VIII
the e1ce.ron Of tia: o! the Mayor Of the city, and the srs
pension OF tue privilege Of the writ ofAabec. corpus With
In the said CIT: .nd surrounding country 10 the Distance
aforesaid.
- lc faltu whereof have hrreunto signed ny
LIS. Snspe aud ae; my seal at the city OF Richmond, Oh
49, this trrt day OF asrch. IN the Year one tnousana
tfsi.rst1 JEy;EasoN DAVIS.
II. i-!gadie, eg:r ii J. Il. Wtnje5, Commanding Depart
m.o, o.; Esn:ise, Is charged s!th the !ac execution Of she
FOREGOING pros,u ua..ua. Ee will forthwith establish 81
ed,ciest military police, Gcd xi:i cafoTee he following or
drrs:
Al! tk,ilistivr OF 5Firi:aous nqucrs Is poe!nv<y psoi'.b'
tied, aud the Iis;ulsr!os will forthwith be closed. Tae sails
OF splrituou5 rqrr:s Of any lind Is sso prohibited, and
the establishments 10: he sale hereof will DO closed
III. AL persops !ufrirglus the above prohibition will
suffer such yurtsk m.ni rs shall be ordered BY the ssn-
tsDss OF a c9ur, Martial, preoidsd .As. DO sentence TO
hard labor for NOR. Than one month sba! be !aaici-
cd By the sentence Of R.yiaeu,ai Court hardsl. ~ d.
Eeet-d IL b, 9th .EtcI. o: war.
BIZ Command OF the sscritl.y Of YAK,
s COOPER.
At;utznt ed ~Inspecte. GENERAL
HEADQUARTERS pEfA gTMgST OF %HEaRIoo,.
kicsJoSc, Va, Iarch ~, lscs.
GSsgs.l OEoIh Mol.
I. 81 vitae Office ~ka.HS!.tJ cor:er.ed W Gs.eta: orders
No. :, AajG,su: and Inspector Generals Oisce, March Isl,
1863, Captain 4. G. Goodwin Ia appointed PTe7oat Marsha!
OF the city OF Richmond, ssd the adjoining md .afreurd'
Ing country for TIE distance OF ten miles.
II. Al dstl!s.!cn and distsioation of spLi;a Qua liquors
l. prohibited by the Proclamation Of tn. p~re,.ient. The
Provost Marshal will take immediate aud Elective stsps 10
enforce .his order, aad all person, fund trsu.g.e ssrg,
either By the diStillation, sale, giving awsy Or IN aay man
nsr dfsposlng Of spEitocu, liquors, T.;i re prosecuted 10
the tulles: exten, OF the Law.
III. Al persons Of every degree, except ihosc 10 the
service OF he state or Confederate States. ts,lng srn, II
their possession, will deliver the sano 70 the Orinanoe
Department Cd OK before the 5h OF March, 1861, otherwise
they Will bs .aissd and :atzn possession Of ty she fge'ost
Marshal. AL public ARES aot IL the public 'erriee viii
b. reoeIpted for, aad ell private arns viii be Paid for.
BY order Of srisad.er GENERAL JoaH Il. %IsDis,
Commanding, dc,
L. 3. PAGE,
n.rch 3-iw. Assistant Adjutant General.