Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-14
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War Department. Adjafdnt Generats CNce,l
Ge,.,a, Orders. No. 3is-The following Act
Of Congress and Proclamafion o. the President
based upon the same are puDiisned for the in
formation e Oil eSrse coniasned for AL 'n
the military service OF the United States will
me strictly OBSERVED:
An ACT relating g naosas eo {, ana regulA-
approved March 3, 1868.
X II enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives o the United States Of Ameri-
"a In Congress assembled, That, during the
present rebellion, the President Of thu United
STATES, whenever, In his judgement, the public
safety may require it, is authorized to suspend
the privileges Of the writ OF aa Ss corpus in
part thereof. and whenever and wherever
the said privilege shall be suspended, as afore.
said, no military or other officer shall be COM
to return the body OF any person or persons
detained BY him by authority OF the President:
but upon the certificate, under oath, of the
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oner under authority Of the President further
proceedings under the writ OF habeas corpus
Shall be suspended by the Judge or court hav-
in issued the said writ, 80 long as said ans.
pension by the President shall remain in force,
and said rebellion continue.
BIZ the President Of the Emitted States
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the Cons titution Of the United States
has ordained that the privileges of the writ of
habsas corpus shall not be suspended, unless
when in cases of rebellion or invasion the pub
lie safety may require it; and whereas rebel.
lion was existing on the Sd day of March, 1852
which rebellion is still existing; and whereas
it was enacted by the Senate and House Of Re-
representatives. of the United States in Congress
assembled, that, during the present insurrec-
ever, in his judgment, the public safety may
require, is authorized to suspend the privilege
of the witt Of habeds corpus in any case through
on. the United States OF any part thereof and
public safety does require the privilege OF the
said writ shall now be suspended throughout
the United States, in the cases when, by tho
authority of the President Of tire United States,
military, naval, and civil officers of the United
States, or any of them, hold persons under their
command, or in their custody either as prison.
ers of war, spies, or aiders or abettors of the
enemy, or officers. soldiers. or seamen, en-
rolled, drafted, or mustered or enlisted In, or
belonging to, the land or raval to- ces Of the
United States, or as deselters therefrom or
Rules and Articles of War, or the rules or reg
ulations prescribed for the military or naval
services by authority of the President OF the
United States; or for resisting draft, or for
any other offence against the military or naval
service:
Now, therefore, i, Abraham Lincoln, Presi.
dent of the United States, do hereby proclaim
and make known to all whom it may concern,
that the priv Iege Of the writ of hnbcdS corpus is
suspended throughout the United States, in the
several cases before mentioned and that this
suspension will continue throughout the dura.
tion of the said rebellion, or until this procla-
nation shall, by a subsequent one 10 be issued
by the President of the United States, be mod
flied or revoked. And / do hereby require all
magistrates; attorneys, and other civil officers
within the United States, and all officers and
Others in the military and naval services OF the
United States. to take distinct notice OF this
suspension, and to give it tnll effect and all
govern themselves accordingly, and in con-
form:ty with the Constitution of the United
States and the laws of Congress in such cases
made and provided.
hand ard caused the Seal of the United
States to be affixed this G5ta) day of
r, September, i'll the year Of our Lord
a. one thousand eight hundred aud sixty
three, and of the independence of the
United States the eighty eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY The President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Secretary of State.
\ The attention of every officer i'm the military
sSrvice of the United States is called to the
above proc iamaiion Of the President, issued on
tina 18TH day OF September, 1863, by which the
privilege Of the writ Of habeas corpus is sus-
pended. II, therefore, a writ OF hobeos corpus
should, in violation of the aforesaid proclama.
tion,tbe sued out ana served upon any officer
H. tffe military service of the United States,
commanding him to produce before any court
or jtdge any person i'll his custody by author
ityfot the President of the United States, be-
longing TO any Ole Of the classes specified in
fine Presidents proclamation, 1t shall the
duty of such officer to make known by his GER.
tifcate under oath TO whomsoever may issue or
serve such writ of hnbens corpus, that the per.
pom named In said writ sis detaincd by hin, as a
risoner under authority Of the President Of the
United States"
Such return having been made, ifany person
serving, or attempting to serve, such writ,
either by the command OF any court or Judge,
or otherwise, and with or without process of
law shall attempt to arrest the officer making
such return and holding in custody such per-
son, the said officer is hereby commanded to
refuse submission and obedience to such arrest
and If there should be any attempt to take such
person from the custody Of such officer, or arrest
such officer, he shall resist such attempt, call.
ing to his aid any force that may be- necessary
to maintain the authority OF the United States
and render such resistance effectual.
BY order OF the Secretary Of War:
T.. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The fntimatlon made in several OF the daily
newspapers that the Secretary OF War has COM
municated through the Adjutant General a
modification OF the above order in reference to
discharge OF minors from the military service
by civil courts is founded in error No such
modification has been made or communicated
THE FATAL MARRIAGE. nav novel, By
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