The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-06
MEcKLENBURG poL1cE MATTERS.

MEcKLENBURG POLICE MATTERS.
The following win be found important and in
We hope the parties named will consent to serves
HEADQUARTERS Posi-, CHARLOTTE, n. CO.
May 20, 1865. :
Post Order No 8.
+ In pursuance Of Special Order No. "a. c. s.
Hesdq'rs LIST Div. 23d A. G.. and te Genl Order
No. 35. Headq'rs Dept. of n. e.. tho following
organization "fa Police Company to preserve OF
der in the county of Meck!enburg. is made. For
the purpose indicated this Company viii be un-
der the command Of its Officers according to usual
military rule.
The portion Of the Company in each Precinct
will also be under the control Of the Magistrates
hereinafter named for such Precinct and oil per
sons arrested will be taken as once before tile
Magistrate Of the Precinct in which he is arres-
| ted, who will send them with sufficient guard to
Capt N Hnigbt, Provo.t Marshal ut this place,
| with written statement Of charge, and name and
| residence of witnesses. that the offenders may be
ut once tried by military Commission.
The Magistrates herein sfter named will exert
themselves, each in his own Precinct. to preserve
order and quiet, 10 settle nmicably all disputes
between neighbors. and to prev ent injnstice aud
sutfrrlns-being governed in oil matters by mill
tary orders in force in this Department, OF which
| they will. on application, be furnished copies.
The Officers and members of the Police Com
| pany Will be similarly governed. 70 the end OF
keeping order oil good citizens arc asked to CO.
| operate.
1t must be understood that no Civil authority
is meant to be conferred by this order Magis
trates named. They simply made part of the
Police organization. The comforting. of Civil
authority must come from higher authority than
mine.
The members of the Police Company, nclud-
| ing the magistrates named will report tn Provost
Marshal ut this Post to take the oath Of allegiance
| and niso al oath to prevent crime arrest crimi-
mails. and to obey all lawful military orders; after
which they will consider themselves authorized
to act and to take for their any military arms
aud ammunition in their respective Precincts.
Amy deficiency will be furnished TO the Captain
by the Ordnance Officer at this Post.
| Captain. Il NJ White. Charlotte.
lat Lieut., NJ ID LMcLeod, Rea'r.
Cd Lieut., W NJ Mills Providrnea.
CHARLOTTE PREc1Ncr.--M Magistrates: Thos
| w Dewey. Chas Oyerman, + NJ Ross. Police:
s l. Riddle, Sergeant; II NJ Phelps, Corporal /;
Allen Cruise james Burrows, Leonard Smith,
Henry Tate.
NoRAE,sr's Magistrate i: George cathey.
Police: Geo Norment. Sergeant; w IL Clark. w
d Clantop. A + Sadler, Aux; Alexander, I
Sandifer. K ii Freeman. y
| DE"1hoE o. tsC'"c. I'VE W t1pnA'o".
Police: w G Barnr'e Sergeant; w C Kerr,
Gillespie, JAS LIE. Sloan, H Z HeipeE. A MeIver,
" A Sassnmun. JOS w Wilson, w 4 Brown.
LONG CREEK.--Mogistrote: 4 NJ Barry.
Police: Sol"lnoa Sifford. Sergean:;~ David Sam
pie, w Mccoy, X V Kerns, r D Whitley. E G
davidson, Corporal; Little.
HILL s.--Magistrate: II L DeArmond. Po-
lice: X 4 McNerly. Sergeant: BENZ S Ferrill. w
ID Alexander. Saml Garrison, Nathan'l Monteith.
John Ochler. j u Hunter.
STEEL CREEK. Magistrate VIM II Neel.
Police: Randolph Irwin. Corporal; Julius Price.
Thos Grier. A G. Neal. john Gallant. Charles
! Bell Z A Grier, Corporal
HART's agistrate j.: Robs McEwen. Po-
lice: J G Dennis. Corporal: j t Hart: d r Orr,
G G Morris, J II Bigger. L I Orr. a Heed.
gistrate: Jas B Robinson.
Police Jas II Davis. Corporal Il Il Wedding
ton, w Z Audrey. J X Dunn, a Houston, A
Caldwell, ID J Rea.
acknowledgement Arthur Grier Police /:
I'D L Lemmonds. Corporal; ii D l. Mcleod,
w C Black, Saml Bigger, A G. Stancn, w Smith.
V w Rice.
HARRISBURG --MagistTdte VIM McCombs.
Police: Harris Grier, Corporal; " c. Morris. r
w McCombs. j Z Morris, NJ X Wilson, John
Grier, W l. Houston.
| By command of Willard Warner, Col. 1sOth
y @. Y. l.. commanding Post
II. r. ABBorr,
LIST Lieut.. s Post Adj't.
WAsH1sGToN, Sunday, May %.