, 1865-08-02
Gen, paln1er,s order OocceraIag 1Iae
EIecfIen Ia Kentucky.
uEApqrAarEas DEr4nrasSr or KEs1ucH,
LoQ1syHLE. kt., July rs. 1885. {

The neas approach Of m important elec- I
ticu. to he beld in all the counties Of the |
State and Military Department Of Kentucky, |
renders 1t proper, In the Judgment Of the |
General Commanding, to require all of!ce1s
commanding troops, 10 give 70 the officers Of !
thc State, charged BY Law. with the duty Of |
conducting elections, ard to the legal voters |
of the State. the most complete protection. |
Martial law prevails iu the Department. of |
Kentucky, and certain classes of Parsons are
especially under military surveillance and
control. These aEe:
i. All rebel soldiers. whether parolcd or
NOT, and without regard to tho fact that they
baro or have not taken any OF the oaehs
prescribed by Law, or executive or military
crdera, or have eel.tt1ed under orders from |
tile headquarters Of the Department. OF Ken!
q. AL gue1Dlas md others, who, without
belonging to regular rebel military organtza-
tions, have taken up arms against tbs aov:-
eminent, or have In any way operated agnlnsE
he GpEssnsnt s,ss q pdo,pls Of hea'oeks' o.
). All persons who. by act Or wort, directly
| or Indirectly, EeSe aid, comfort, e. sncour-
| agament to pessaua In rebellion. Ihis ap-
| plies to all persons who have voluntarily
acted as scouts OF sptes for rebel or gnss1ua
forces who have Voluntarily furnished any
rebel force or person with Information, food,
I clothing, horses, arms. or money, or have
harbored. concealed, or otherwise a1d=d or
encouraged then.
i. All desefters from me m1lttary er naval
turn to Ea1d service OF report themselves to
| eome Provost Marshni within tho sixty days
limited In the proclamation Of the President
OF the United states, dated the 11th day Of
March. 1866; and oil PERSONS who asssTIea s Tsi
ted States after the Sd day OF March, lsoo;
and Nil persona duly enrolled, who dsparted
the 5urisdIction OF the district in which they
were enrolled, CT went beyond the limits OF
the United States, to R7otd any dsatf. :,
Ali perBous who were, or hare been, d.
.rect17 81 Indirectly, engaged In the civil ser
yIcc of TIC Istc so.called Confederate Gov
crumept, or Of the so-called Provisional COY
| ernmentsof Kentucky, Or who nave 70 any
way, voluntarily submitted to either OF said
pretended go7eEnments-ae aaaa ag1ntaa q, .ag OF
| ernrneuts-all such persons are disqua!1tted
rom voting by the laws OF the State OF Ken
, tucky, aad the act Of Congress o. Aasch .,
isG5.
Of t1s slassss 81 sorssad arc f.
: : eltctieps, and will, If they shall ID any msa-
T ner inteEf.Ye therein, By voting or attempt
jne to vote, OF By cersnsdlng any. othsr PCT.
1 son to vote, or by appearing at 1ha Pons, DC
at once arrested and he!u io1 mntat5 ntia..
s Aid viii be given to tho cixl authorities TO
3 enforce the laws and to preserve the peace'
Anv nerson who sh.l} counsel, advise OK en-
: couraee any Judge Of auy, election, or an5 M
J other person, to dlsregaIa or uisobey tMae M
{ iaw. as declared In the proclamation o. tne
:, GoYsrnor Of the State, Will b. at onse &c
: rested. - sa,rraa
i onIv b7 obedience to the laws.
!. By. command Of Majcr General JOIN u
! Captain aud Assistant Ad3uiant General
: ruv vArEr DopGE.-Tha htest trick l
Q nerf,rned b7 q man and slnal1 child the lat
- n [aes and the former in we'll worn uai
: fo1n of blue, with one slee7e empty, the miss
: : ins ann being carefully hidden away 9ade
! ! tbe man peraonating the soldier to sit in th
q Iadies' cal in Of the boat In such q way tha
y the child, in Its tour Of begging, approaeae
u u him first, soliciting aims. The falss s7la's
- listens to the brief tale told in an uuderton
- by thu child, questioning HIN OF lsr Yer:
~ loudly, and at LIST pulling. wel-worn an
4 we1i-lfilcd pocket book from hts pocket
IN hands It to his nea,eat nefshbor and ask
~ him {bsing hirnself uuable to handle th
n pocket book With his single hand) to gig
a the child ten OF twenty-five censs. Tie BEG