Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-09
s,s,sn., Recen.trucuon Bin.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 7.-The following
is Stevens Reconstruction bill:
WHEREAS, the pretended State Gov
ernmcnts in the late s~o-called Confeder-
rate States-Virginis, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and
Arkansas-were set up without author
ity from Congress and without tho sane
ton Of the people; and whereas, the
pretended Governments afford no ade-
ouate protection for life or property and
encourage lawlessness and crime; and
whereas, it is necessary that peace and
good order shall be enforced in the So
called States until loyal State Govern
ments can be legally established; there
fore be it enacted:
Section /. That the so-called States
shall be divided into military districts
and made subject to the military author
ity of the United States, as hereinafter
prescribed; and for that purpose Vir-
cinia shall constitute the First District;
North Carolina and South Carolina the
Second District; Georgia, Alabama and
Florida the Third District; Mississippi
and Arkansas the Fourth District, and
Louisiana and Texas the Fifth District.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty OF
the General of the Army to assign to
the command Of each District an officer
not below the rank Of Brigadier General,
and to detail a sufficient military force
| to enable such officers to perform their
| duties and to enforce their authority.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty OF
each officer assigned as aforesaid, to
protect all persons in rights OF person
and property; to suppress instruction
ary violence, and punish, or III to be
punished, all di%sturbers Of the public
peace and criminals; and to this end he
may allow the civil tribunals to take
jurisdiction and try offenders, and, when
in his judgment necessary for the trial
of offenders, be shall have power to Or
ganize military tribunals for this pur-
pose, anything in the Constitution and
laws of the so-called States to the con-
trary Notwithstanding; and all legisla-
tive or judicial proceedings or processes
to control the proceedings Of said mill
tary tribunals, and all interference by
by said pretended State governments
with the exercise of military authority
under this Act, shall be void and OF no
effect.
Sec. 4. That the Courts and judicial
officers Of the United States shall not
issue wriis of habeas corpus in behalf Of
prisoners in military custody, unless
| some Commissioner or officer on duty in
the district wherein the person so de-
tanned shall indorse upon said petition
the statement certifying upon honor
that he has knowledge or information
as to the causes or circumstances Of the
alleged detention and that he believes it
to be wrongful; and further, that he be-
| lieves the Endorsed petition is referred
in good faith, in furtherance Of justice
and not to hinder or delay the punish
ment of crime. All'persons put under
military arrest by virtue of this Act
shall be tried without unnecessary de-
lay, and no cruel or unusual punishment
shall be inflicted.
Sec. 5. No sentence of any Military
Commission or tribunal hereby author
lied, affecting the life or liberty Of any
person, shall be executed until approved
by the superior officer in command OF
the District; and the laws and regula-
tons for the government Of the army
shall not be affected by this Act, except
in so far as they conflict with its pro-
visions.