The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-11-11
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GrsraH OapFas,
OGIeers commanding volunteer
companies, already, or that may bc
organized aud commissioned, arc
warned that Il is their duty V sid thc
civil authorities In The suppression
Of crime and the prevention Of law.
lcssncss Of all kinds. They arc not
authorized 70 take the jag lihto,tbei
nm linids and be Judge and jury
such conduct would rather add 70
than dctrcase tlic ccSils that SURROUND
US. Any ono found committing dep.
relations or endungcring the peac,
and safety Of the community in any
way, should be arrested aud turneC
over to theproper authorities ortrial
While the organization has for III
object the protection Of the persons
and property Of, the citizens of th,
State, it should be borne in miEc
that any oppression -of'any clpas o
III population Of the State is not on
ly contrary to law and will brinl
sure and speedy punishment upoI
the offenders, but is also contrar,
70 good policy. . ltais rseonInendc,
that each Company make rules ant
regulations for their government OF
patrol duties, and thata system 0
patrols within each company beat b,
at once inaugurpted and kept up
The companies are warned to ayoit
all conaicts' of authority or actioI
with the military fcrccs of the Fed
eral Government, and whenever prac
ticable, to act in concert with them
They are also warned to treat then
at all times with that respect an,
courtesy due from one military or
ganizationto another, and the officer
will b., held to q astrlct aecountabillt,
for any deviation from this, order.
By command Of .,.afbl
BENZ. G. HUMPHREYS,
Governor : and Commandsr-il
Chief, State Of Mississippi.
Jas. NJ. Kenhard, Adj't. General
st-@ PROCLAMATION. e NJ
WHEREAS BY recent Legislative
enactment, the Executive of thi
State is authorized to accept the ser
vices Of, and to commission as man,
Volunteer Companies as he may deeu
necessary 60 keep the peace and pre-
serve order, and for the protection o
the lives aud property of its citizens
and, whereas, The organization o
such companies appears to be impcr
aiively demanded BY the present con
, .i.'r- OF atihnsin this State
Non ], Benz. G. Humphreys, Gov
erucr Of the State of Mississippi, d
earnestly exhOrt tlie good people Q
the several counties in this State (
organize themselves into voluntee
cUmpan csaud elect.,o their coman
men Of known pruaenceani sagacily
Tor the purpose Of expressing Grim
and preventing lawlessness Of al
kinds, and for the, better protection
Of the community at large against al
excesses and for the security Of thei
lives and PropIty- EyeFy ,sempan
organized under this proclamatio
shall consist Of at least thirty-tw
priyateS besides the necessary i OIL
GERS: apd shall not exceed one hun
drcd. Within thirty days after tn
organization Of each company, a mus
ter roll Of the company and the ele'
,ion proceedings Of said companie,
certiicl- 10 BY \ Justice Of the pcac,
shall be forwarded to the Adjutau
General at jackson. in order tha
the oihucrs may be commissioned IN
the organization be duly rscoylcd.
All ORGANIZATIONS falling 70 compi
with these rcquirements, viii be col
sidered as not legally organized. an
) will be disbsaded. All cpmpanis
organized under the proclamation
Provisional Governor Sharkey, vhic
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