New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-12
Circular.
The following circular has been issued by Judge
Hill Of the United States court of Mississippi to
the different commissioners in his district:


The following circular has been issued by Judge
Hill, Of the United States court of Mississippi, t.
the different commissioners in his district;
JACKSON, MISS. July 2 1866
To- ESQ Commissioner Of the United States in the
Southern District Of Mississippi:
Sir Reposing full confidence in your intelli,
gence to understand, and your moral courage and
purpose to discharge your duties, as to do equal
Justice to the government and to individuals, you
are appointed Q commissioner of the United States
for the Southern District of Mississippi, and as
such are authorized and empowered to take aft
dagits and dispositions to be used as evidence in
the courts and before the different departments of
the government, and to perform the different du-
ties prescribed by law to be done by commission
ers of the United States appointed by the courts
thereof
Assuch commissioner you are authorized, and
II is maze your duty when complaint is made on
affidavit before you, or the fact is within your own
knowledge, that any person has committed an
oHense against the laws of the United States pun
lshRble by presentment or Indictment to issue
your warrant directed to the marshal OF such
person as you may appoint for the purpose of ex-
ecutlng process issued by you, commanding him
70 arrest and bring before you such offender, and
5 II after you have carefully and fully heard and
considered the testimony produced, both upon the
part of the government and the accused You
shall be satisfied the party is guilty as charged
yous will require him with or more sufficient sure
ties TO enter into Tecogn2anee in such sum as you
may believe sufficient to secure his attendance be-
tore the proper court to answer said charge, con.
ditioned for his appearance at the next term of
The court for the district in which the ofense was
committed, from day to day of the term, and from
term to term, to answer the charge, and not de-
/ part without leave Of the court, f
"a the discharge Of your duty as such court Of
inquiry. should any process or order issned or
made by yen be disobeyed, Or other contempt be
committed, you will by attachment or order cause
the party Offending to be brought before you and
committed to jail until he shall have purged him
sell from the contempt, and shall have complied
az required BY law, with your orders.
~ the Qiseharge OF -FOUR duties as such commits
sloner It will be remembered by all concerned that
ls not tor you or them to determine whether the
law Is wise or nnwise hut only to inquire whether
y mas been violated, and il so TO bring the Yioaor
e trial, that II found guilty, ne may be punished
Questions as to the oonsttutonality and validity bf
Congressional enactment can only be determined
By the courts when properly presented
Your JURISDICTION extends to every part of your
) district ana 70 ohenses committed in any part Of
the United States, or in certain cases on the high
81 seas and navigable water coufBes but offenders
must be recognized or sent for trial TO the district
IN which the otiense was committed. The marshal
or officer appointed by YOU if necessary, ID author
lied to summon the posse of the district to aid hiA
lii the enforcement of the law, and dsobedienee
to his commands is an ofense for which the party
as subject to punishment, and should the marshal
or other officer not be able to obtain sufficient aid
from the citizens, the military force of the govern
ment viii be furnished upon requisition made of
any commanding officer necessary to secure the
due execution of the law, but il q hoped all good
citizens will render such aid as to make such re-
QUESTION unnecessary. Htf
The limits Of this circular will only allow brief
summary Of lew otenses over which you have
Ihs making or felonously passing counter
ssl4 nsasafy notes, national currency, fractional
ssasfshess revenue and postal stamps, bonds
vouchers and other instruments evideneinp ne IN.
- aegasqness and obligations OF the government
ha ths eapnlerfelting or feloniously passing the
eeuntertet coin Of the United States
saf ~ lhe misconduct, negligence or inattention Of
any captain, engineeTs pilot or other person EN-,
pioyeo on any steamboat or vessel propelled in
81 whole or ~ part by steam by rneapsof which the
life Of any person on board has been lost Al, Il
III y. Violations OF the postoiee laws by OBTAINING
"a Of opening letters, or malls, embe2zling and
stealing Aettera or their contents. bv Tnbbinq az
a5sfgaedng the mails and other onenses relative
10 post routes and postofiees se 5sG4 i
8si q Frauds committed by officers and agents Of
the goYeynments by eHbezzling, purloining and
misapplying the funds and property Of the g6yerr-
ment etc.
s. The frauds committed on the public revenue
~ making false returns, or falling to make returns
when required BY tie assessors and ether reyenue
Officers of the government, or by smuggling guoils
& and merchandise into the country to avoid the
payment og duties, stealing public property OF the
1nlhsd states, and ether acts done 10 deprive the
government Of its revenue. at ss.I .lsI,so 4
. N 2. Acts done To prevent the due execution Of
sae laws and the administration Of pablic justice
III perjury, obstrueting the execution
19Rf attention is called especially to the pro-
visions QI 1--we acts passed by the present Congress
y 20 tlat class of CIR population recently
lela as saves, but who are now freedmen. In re-
ference 10 ihese acts you will only inquire into
stssslPRs e9Iaaaislsa SINCE they respectively took