The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-10-11
IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDER.

Maj. Gen. D. E. SIcKLEs, commanding the De-
partment of the Carolinas, issued an order on the
st inst. of the utmost Importance to the people OF
South Carolina. By the express terms of this
order, the civil authorities are invested with full
control of all matters arising for adjudcature and
of all offences against the laws Of the State, except
in such cases as the civil officers refuse or neglect
to perform their duties. We are thankful for this
further step towards complete restoration of civil
law, and only regret that the military authorities
are allowed cognzance of failure or neglect of Off
GERS, believing that redress for such conduct is
ample to secure an equal and just administration
of the laws. However, this rapid stride in the
right direction induces US to hope that few cases
will arise where the military can offer the shadow
of preence for interference and we trust that every
civil magistrate and officer will accept in good faith
the responsibility imposed by the changed condi-
ton of affairs. By this course, the plea now urged
by the military which preserves partial surveillance
will be totally disarmed, and in short time their
presence dispensed with altogether. Not being
able this week to publish the order of Gen. SICK
LES in full, suboin the important points of each
paragraph namely:
The United States Courts are declared open, and
all cases of which they have legal cognisanco are
remitted Citizens held for trial. charged with vio-
lating United States laws, will be surrendered on
proper warrant to the United States Marshal
The State Courts are declared open to all per-
sons, with equal civil rights therein, without dis
tinction discrimination in any particular, on ac-
count of color or former servitude All cases, civil
and criminal, in which the parties ore civilians
are turned over to the State tribunals having uris
diction of the same Citizens in military custody,
awaiting trial for offences against the laws of the
State, will be surrendered on proper warrant to
the custody Of the Sheriff of the District in which
the crime may have been committed.
Military Provost Courts are discontinued in the
several Districts when the District Courts are or
ganized therein.
The jails now in possession of the military are
restored to the Sheriffs. Prisoners undergoing
sentence of Military Courts having less than thirty
days to serve, will be discharged Otherprisoners
under sentence of Military Courts, having longer
time to serve, will be sent to Castle Pinckney.
Corporal punishment shall not be inflicted upon
any person other than minor, and then only by
the parent, guardian, teacher, or one to whom said
minor is lawfully bound by indenture. Nor shall
any person be sold to service as punishment for
crime, or for other cause, by any authority what
ever.
The laws of the States respectively in this De-
partment defining and furnishing vagrancy, appli-
cable to white persons, may be enforced against
oil persons; nevertheless, no one who shall have
used reasonable diligence to obtain employment,
or who shall be unable to work by reason Of in
trinity, shall be deemed vagrant
No prosecution or suit shall be entertained in
the Civil Courts within this Military Department
against officers or soldiers of the armies of the
United States, or persons in anywise thereto be-
longing subject to military authority, charged with
acts done in their military capacity, or pursuant
to orders from proper military authority nor
against loyal citizens persons charged with acts
done, directly or indirectly, against the rebel forces
during the rebellion.
District and rost Commanders will report any
instance of failure of justice by reason of the
neglect or refusal of any Court, Magistrate or OFF,
Ger, to perform any official act properly required
of him, whereby due and rghtful protection to per-
sons or property shall have been denied.
District and Post Commanders will arrest all per-
sons who have been, or may hereafter be, charged
with the commission of crimes and offences against
officers, agents, citizens and inhabitants of the
United States, irrespective of color, in cases where
the civil authorities have failed neglected or are
unable to arrest and bring such parties to trial.
and to detain them in military confinement until
such time IS proper Judicial tribunal may be
ready and willing to try them.
In remittng to the civil authorities the jurisdic
ton specified in this order, all persons are enon
ed to yield unreserved and unhesitating obedience
to the authority and laws of the State and of the
and peace and SO that no occasion may arise here
after for the exercise of military authority in mat
ters of ordinary civil administration concerning
the freed people, the General Commanding re-
spectfully and earnestly commends to the authori-
ties and people of South Carolina the patient, con-
sderate and impartial execution of the laws in all
proceedings affecting the numerous and hitherto
dependent class Of persons recently clothed with
civil rights and made amenablc to the obligations
| of citizens.
SOLDIERS AID ASSOCIATION.
ANDERSON c. H., S. c., Oct 9, 1866.