The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-25
The Presidents Proclamation ~ Con.
structs by the War Department-Mar.
tial Law Still In Force. and the Writ
or luabeas Corpus a Mockcry.

~ - i''N'
bc seen. are prepared in accordance WIN
| Instructions direct from the W." ''Par'-
,,cn,. They are Of courSc rs applicable
in Virginia a. Louisiana.
I Tn, foregoing proclamation OF the
p,..;5cp, nr me United States is published
,mc;ouy +, ,nr troops in this department
and in Conformity with instructions from
tho War Department. dated Alfll - iSo6,
,,,,,,,rd hv the President, The following
rnntr< are prescribed for the information
and government 81 the officers and men OF
this command:
The proclamation does not remove
martial law ~ operate in any way upon
the Bureau oil Refugees, Freedmen, aud
Abandoned Lands in the exercise "i lis
legitimate jurisdiction under the act "l
Congress approved March ;, 1850, and
under such rules and regulations rs may
hr prescribed hv the head Of the Bureau,
and approved by the President: but re-
sort Will not be had IT, military tribunals
when Justice can be- attained through the
medium "f civil authority.
>. 1t does not affect the jurisdiction OF
military tribunals over offences committed
/ tllhi u l> pi'iilhl-dhi'" cue
| came lcgitimatclv Within their jurisdiction;
but in all CASTS where arrests nave been
! made. or proceedings instituted Tor offences
| committed subsequent 10 lt> date, Inc case
will br dismissed, and the accused parties
. discharged from custody and turncd over
! Ia the appropriate civil authority.
3. II does not affect the exclusive lurl>-
| dictiou at the United States IN all cases oi
captured or abandoned property; the pro
lection of the officers and agents oil the
Government in the possession and control "i
such property until disposed ct 10y the au-
rhnritv of the United States; and the pro-
lection Of private individuals III their ttic>
tn such property derived from the United
States.
1. IL does not affect nor impair IN amy
way the duty Of protecting from civil pro-
>ccutiou, or from suits in the state ar ihn-
uicjpal courts, the persons who. under the
| orders from the War Department. "i Jan
uarv II. l>6G, are entitled To >lcil pr"lcr-
tin,t. lSrc General Orders No. =, Head
| quarters Department 81 Louisiana, OF Jan
uary y. lS66.)
!. The jurisdiction conferred OH military
courts bv the act Of Congress approved
March, :. 1853. aud by tlr thirticth section OF
the acu "i Congress approved March -
lsG3. and other statutes, and limited IN ltN
Liberation To Il time "i war. Instruction.
~ rrhrlliou," over certain offences com
miltrd hy persons Who are subject to Tue
rules aul regulations made Tor the govern
mcnt III Tie military ana naval l"''t> ~
IN, United STATES. aud subject to the Artl-
rlr> III War, i ~>n>lrnd"'t from ana a''oi
the date ii the proclamation a> /" offences
committed after that date. Nil pr"ctrd-
iug> before military courts Tor such Offences
tina, havr been committed since that date
Nill hc dismissed: hnt The accused parties
will be- h'ld ~ CUSTODY u''t, :,'t "a" :,
turned over l." me l'"P'' Wv" "",'''"'
having jurisdiction "ti SUI"
Commanding "iIl'''> WIZ '""i'''''
port all >lrlI eases J." '"P"I,"' III
quarters Tor >o'h "'"'i> - '" ""'
require.
u. In case al amy VIII Ut "t''T process
issuing from i ~tAle 81 ln",iicll'l court
against any person imprisoned or any pro,
pcrty ttld hy authority :" 'l'' '"'''''
States, til" "siirrr ~ agent III "'">' Gus
t"dy 81 control 'lIc >aF' l'e'>"n VI Fi"l'ltE
may he, VIII make Il f'>P'''."l ''t"'" ~
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that Tie SAM person 81 r''l""'tH :. >"'T','
1" the J"'ioH'i "f ~'Nr'"tl' 'i''''' "a
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