The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-19

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Hn1oH HsAp, 8. C., Nov. loth, 1884,
GrxrpAI CiscuLAR No. l.-"RIfoaIs."
District Provost Marshals will make the fol-
lowing reports to this Office on the first and
fifteenth of each month.
I. A report Of all prisoners received and dis
charged since 'last report, and remaining on
hand, giving names, regiment, sentence, date
of confinement by whose order, and if by order
of General Court Martial, the number, date,
and Headquarters from which 1t was issued.
II. Reports of prisoners o. war, deseEtcrs
from the enemy, and refugees received since
last report, with descriptive list Of the same
With full remarks, list Of those discharged, or
,ufned over, With the authority for % doing.
III. In I'll cases Of importance, special re-
ports will be at once made.
EXTRACT, from General Orden No. %, Head
onarters Department Of the South, dated Hilton
Head, Feb. 18th, 1854:
I. "The Commander of each Division or
Poss viii appoint . local Provost Marshal,
who win be under his orders, in all matters re-
lating 70 interior police, but who will also be
the local executive officer Of the Provost Mar
shall General, and promptly carry ont al In
structions and orders received from him, re
portine his action, except in cases Of secret and
confidential service to the local commander"
VI. "Deserten from the enemy, prisoners
Of war, and sn persons coming from the
enemy'e lines, viii Be seut to the nearest Pro-
yost Marshal, and win Be examined BY him in
the presence Of the Post or Division Com
rnsnder. and the Information obtained sent at
once 10 the Provost Marshal General"
Prisoners of war, with descriptive lists,
viii, unless otherwise ordered, In special cases,
be forwarded 10 tho Provost Marshal as Hilton
Head. with Q written statement OF the manner
and place Of capture." =,
"Fsrsons coming from beyond the lines with
important informatiou viii be sent TO che Pro-
yoss Mammal General"
w. A prison record, taken from tho morn
ipg ssports Of the jailors, and from other sour
CO should be kept of each prisoner, giving .
history of his conduct and scts dnring impris.
onnsus; panishmenss for nisprison. &C., &C..
which should form part Of the anal report &C.
eonpanying The prisoners discharge.
: In turning over prisousrA invoices should b
sivsu, oorsaiaiss al particulass required for
making reports.
GuxRAL CncuLAR No. 2.-"PAssEs."
I. An persons not IN the Military or Naval
ssrvics Of the United ssasss, travelling between
The difsrsnt posts Of this department win 70.
ouire . pass Arom this Office.
II. District Provost Marshals may give psss-
q within the lines Of their respective district.
or from their district 10 another, but not to re-
turn. Such passes win require the parties 10
ceiyins them, to report immediately to the
Provost Marshal, on their arrival at their dss-
tinahon.
III. District Provost Msrshals viii require
Ill persons not in the Military or Naval service
Of the United States, to register their names i'm
mediasely on their arrival in their district and
,o show evidence that they have taken tho oath
of allegiance.
Nv. All persons arriving in the department
win report at once to the District or local Pro-
.vost Marshal, and register their names. The
Provost Marshal wiz then administer the oath
of allegiance, and take full descriptive list
and when he il satisfied that parties are hereby
competent authority, or On legitimate business,
he Vim give them such proper passes - they
nay require.
An posses should Be limited to q period not
sxceediag one month, and II not renewed will
be taken up BY the guard, and turned over to
the Provost MArshal.
All passes not having an expressed hmita-
ton win be taken up BY the gsard In Ike man
nsf.
The Provost Marshal win return al expired