The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-22

Headq'rs Department Of the South,
HILTON HEAD. $. c.. June u. 1865.
GENERAL Orders NO. 1O2.

GENERAL ORDERS NO. 102.
ENI It'll view to establish and preserve
w good order, settle disputes, encou-
rage industry, compel obedience 10 laws
and orders aud educate the poor. the fol-
lowing rnles and regulations are Hereby
established, and will be put in operation
throughout this Department with as little
deav as practicable:
I. District Commanders will divide their
commsuds into sub-,lls,ricts Of suitable
size. EACH comprising one or more Counties.
Pa, ishes or Congressional Districts. IN
each Sub-ls'rict they will assign Il m
/. a,.ling officer, (wih suitable number
of troo|>,) an Ass stant Provost Marshal
and an Assistant Provost Judge. :, rer.
.nanept Provost Guard will be placed
under The !mme,iiate orders OF Tie Assist
an, Pro, o, Marshal
II. Within each sub-l.<tr;ct Superior
Provost Courts and Circuit Provost Courts
composed Of not more tnan three members
eacll--shall he hrid at stated times aud
places. The Superior and Circuit Proves.
Courts TO have concurrent juris liction
over ali cases as hereinafter specified that
can he properly tried Before ,l-m.
Ill. The Superior Provost Court will
hab,ually l.4l its sessions at snb-.:;s'ric,
Headquarters; and vii. Nc preside! over
~ the Assistant Provost Judge who may
associate with him one or two respectable
loyal ci:izens, giving the preference to
local magistrates, other things hciug equal
". Circuit Provost Courts sh.ll he held
at important points and at stated times
within Tie sub district, and shall hc pre-.
side! 'v'' 10y one "f the members of the
Superior Provost Court, designated by the
Sub-is;rict cor,ur,,ier for that purpoe...
.ne i'tesi !ent Il !he Circuit Provost cow.
may associate with hI:n one or two l,-y.t!
citizens or magistrates
y. The courts above nam ii shall have
power 90 'ry ali eases hc,w~-p citizens,
anG between r;t'zen> and sol,i-rs. and all
crimes and ~! >iri;i:"ns ofel;li;a~y pll"-&
and ~" laws - &c United stats which
% n"'.r"'"- i:ln tie jurisdiction OF Il
court ninrl'".. '''i t" issue '"e usual rr"
cess fer 'he attendance "t witnesses, and
IL - ,,'r -. ,J"a> ,sS'"G .; :."n ;:':. "a /,
70: ;.!c p"l lfne:!C "f debts damages an'i
costs. lhe deere"s VIII go only 10 the
r,Sht OF possession "n': not OF property.
They may l!nn"S" tines not exceeding one
hnhdred 'iolIarS (S' 'uV) and nnpr!son no;
exceeding t~" moatps. Offences 10y clf'-
Zr'S r'GHirn'G = s~v"r"r punishment. VII!
;'r lr'~'! ~ u military c"nrn'>Sl"n. They
Wi! npn"Ir' their clerks ami other officers.
eAall Keep q rrcor'. "t 'helr Ir"ce'dinSs.
"a JET !" the revision oi scp''i's'rlct and
A':hrF commanders. and Wal ".'"pt rules
ana forms "t nroc*c;ir"S which Sha be rs
S::iil'; rs PnS"i"l' tltz:n members OF
courts may be allowed 'hree dollars fer
e;'c' days "s'ei"Hn'~. l"' ;rrS charged
W
~. 't,?rr;'iS irofn IN" PROVOST C""rts
:" u ht had I" the s';b'"'sirlct anu district
c"hAaIi"eFs, Hhd"r sue" lH!rS "nd on suri.
terms as The tistIr:. COMMANDERS may
prov !hl.
II. A'l rnr:Ics 70 suits before ;he Sn.
Pef'"r or tNc"'I r"vost Courts may
employ counsel. I;ut all persons hringlaS
sun or appearing as counsel before aid
courts. as wei! as the citlz"i members OF
sa'" courts, WI. be required t" give pr"ct
t&aL ,NeE have taken the Ojtn OF ale.