Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-21
OFFICIAL.

d.syers and Of att smps 70 avoid military serce Propided
That in cases Of Ppos wrong aHS ~ sny
service his superior ocer shall grant prompt rehe 70 me OPP
pressed party and the subordinate shall De dismissed from
siSih-of spies and other eDssAres Of the enemy.
ssventhof holding Correspondence or VI Nv e
trading with the enemy other offences
against he Ohe Confederate States enacted to promote
cOnIprscIss or attempts berAe prisoners Of war
Tep;hof conspaces attsmpk preparations to aid the
sysnlhOf persons advi ing melting others TO abandon
the Confederate to res the Confederate sA' or 70
or unlawful burring, destroying njurng or Al
tempting 10 burn destroy inure, BRIDGE or railroad or
teegraph line Communication, other property With the
Threenihof designs impair the military pow
e Of ths by Destroying or attempting TO destroy
The esseS or arms or GrsenA founoa1es,
workshops other property Of the Conf derae States
the Of ali persons detained order th
may discharged improperly declined une'S 'hsy can %
Sec Sd That during the superior Of me Aforesaid no %
tAry other Officer Ihal be compelled, N answ ,hs
w OF habeas TO appear IN person. or 70 Ien ne
Of any person detained by him BY me autoo.y Of
President Secretary Of War the general ofncer
the TsnsMssppi Department. upon the thcse pde
oath OF officer having charge OF any one 90 detained
sa sSed the authority aorss
ther the writ OF hAbeas corpus shall
cease remain suspended lorg as this act SHAH commune IN
ss h This &C. shall continue in force for ninety days
the next meeting Of Congress, and no longer :,
Arnroved Peb is ise4 Law OeIk.
IL There will be app sinted by this department. for each md
tary divIon Of the Oonfederacy, east OF the hnapp
one or more competent persons commissioners nyshg
IN cases persons Who be arrested or detained ~
military authority for hsd within ne above recd
Act In oImson OF a arrests will be given 70 Inn IN
department Commander a. soon as aeucabe amer ey are
annton reasonable and probable cause for detention s
not sppeA he will ey he fact TO the General or ote oncS
In command will Immediately discharge the prisoner nom
But II reasonable and PROBABLE cause does appear me
COMM sionsr will forthwith transmit 10 this department copy
Of the evidence taken In the with his opinion heeon LOT
suetons meanwhile the prisoner sha remain In custody
III In all cases which person who has been endsedn the
army the acts Of Congress- provide for the pubic
defence or TO raise roop1 during the war 70 e
local defence and special service o. who has been 81
enrolled erye under the acts Of Congress further to ove
public defence, has bean placed In the military
by the act Of Congress orgazs forces to dung e
war I bruary 1854 snail be held In custody for
deser6n encouraging deSerons Of haIboriog deser nod
attempts svoId military service or OF holding
enee with the enemy without necessity and ot
the permission Of the Confederate htte or OF combining
the Of communicating intelligence 70 the en OF
aforesaid and 10 AL cases IN which any person n0 n
longing TO the military service soan DC hea IN oussoV
shall apply any officer In the eab for
writ OF hAbess copus, viii Us duty Of the odeer hAv
the command custody Of soch person iotnwlh rqpn e
case with the relevant fac 70 tie War Departmo1 or IN
strecons proper answer TO be made to such VIA md
n The TO retain custody control Of h person
under this order copy II which win be commumced 70 th'
officer or Issuing W anording the reason Why me
should be given 10 make more complete return -
". 10 All when the requ site delay cannot be oo1n
the duty Of the oncer having cjmmand and cc05 o.
pc In the preceding secon who hAve
custody prisoners person charged under any uH SEQ
uTP' G Whiting and uaSe o hs Inc body Of such n
by detained BY the authority OF the sezey d
and The act OF Aforesaid produce the bo snt
person or urther appearance return 10 NE % Wr
" Toe commanding General Of the Trans Nh AH Depa
eu viii perform the unc devOvlng upon War Depart
under these orders that portion Of the COniedsaoT
mhl5S1S Adir and InspT Geal