The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-18

OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,

CHARLESTON, .. u, June 80, lS67
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 81 s
I.sheriffs, Chiefs Police, City Marshals, Chiefs
of Detectives and Town Marshals of the several
Districts, counties, cities, towns, and other mu-
nicipal organizations, in North Carolina and South
Carolina, will at once, by letter, report to Bvt.
Col. Ed,caTd W. links, U. 8. Army, Provost Mar
shall General of the Second Military District,
Charleston, South Carolina, setting forth in the
report the name of each officer, his residence,
official station, duties, post office address, salary
per annum, and the authority by whom appoint
ed. Coroners, Constables and other officers in
this Military District, whose duty it is to make
arrests, aud who not included in the force of
any Sheriff. Chief of Police, City Marshal, Chief OF
Detectives or Town Marshal, will make individual
reports to the Provost Marshal General in like
manner and form as above required.
II. Whenever any homicide, rape, mayhem,
felonous assault, burglary, arson, robbery or
larceny-where the property stolen is of the val
lie of twenty-five dollars and morc-shall be COM
United within any city or town in this Military
District the chief officer of police of such city or
town shall at once investigate the case and report
the facts to the Provost Marshal General; setting
forth the nature of the crime, the name and resi-
dence of the party against whose person or prop
erty such crime has been committed, the time
when and place where it was committed the
name description and residence of the offender, if
known and if the offender has been arrested,
stating what steps have been taken to secure his
punishment and if not in custody, giving any
Information which may be of service in securing
his detection and arrest. Sheriffs of counties in
North Carolina and of districts in South Carolina,
shall investigate and make report of such often
ces, when committed within their respective
counties or districts, and not within the limits
of any city or town, in like manner and form as
is herein required of chiefs OF police OF cities and
towns. When offender, whose offence has
been reported, shall be arrested, report of the
arrest will be made at once by the officer in
charge to the Provost Marshal General. Con-
solidated Monthly Reports of the above emu
merated crimes will also be made by the respec-
tive officers and for the localities above desig-
mated to the Provost Marshal General Blanks
will be furnished by him upon application. The
first report to include the period from January
1st to May 3lst, 1867
Ill Whenever any prisoner shall break and
escape from Il pententiary, Jail or other prison,
in the Second Military District, the officer in
charge of such pententiary, Jail or other pris-
on, shall at once make report OF the facts TO
the Provost Marshal General, setting forth in
such report the date of escape, the name OF each
escaped prisoner, his description, age, residence,
the crime for which committed, whether under
sentence or awaiting trial, whether recaptured;
and stating fully the manner of the escape and
the circumstances under which it was effected.
Reports in like form and manner will be made by
all officers from whose custody prisoners may
escape while being conducted to or from prison.
Whenever prisoner shall be recaptured, the TACT
will be at once reported to the Provost Marshal
General by the officer from whose custody the
prisoner escaped. Failure TO make prompt re-
port of escaped prisoners as herein required, Will
incuIpatc the delinquent officer as aiding and
abetting the escape.
Nv. Inc SuerllIS OF INC cUuHticS III INoi
lima, and of districts in South Carolina, will at
report to the Provost Marshal General the
condition of the jais, prisons or warehouses un-
der their charge, Or IN their respective districts
rty and the names and residences of the officers
responsible for the condition and care of such
iails prisons and warehouses.
V. All civil officers having charge OF any JAIL
prison, or workhouse, i'll this Military District,
Shall, on the last day of each month, make Il re-
port to the Provost Marshal General, upon blanks
ta1 f1rI slnHrl
plicatiOn, of all persons who have been confined
in such JAIL prison, or workhouse during the
month, setting forth the name of the prisoner,
his description, residence age, when committed,
for what offence arrested, by whom arrested, by
whose order arrested, whether under sentence
or awaiting trial if under sentence by what tri-
bunal tried and sentenced if sentenced, for what
period and the amount OF fine or costs, II any
how employed; how subsisted; whether dis
charged, transferred, escaped, or deceased; if
discharged, by what authority it transferred, to
what place and by whom ordered The first re-
port made under the requirements of this para
graph will include the period from January LIST, to
MAY 31st, 1857
vi. Ali Sheriffs, Constables, Police, and other
civil officers and persons whose duty it is under
the laws of the provisional governments OF North
Carolina and South Carolina to serve wrts or
make arrests, are hereby required to obey and
execute the lawful orders of the Provost Mar
shall General to the same effect as they are re-
quired by law to obey and execute writs, war
rants, or other process issued by civil magls-
of the lawful orders or authority of the Provost
Marshal General snail subject the offender to tri-
al by Military commission, and, upon convlc-
ton, to removal from office and punishment by
fine and imprisonment.
VII Duplicates of the reports required by the
provisions of paragraphs II, III and of this or
der, to be made by local officers to the Provost
Marshal General, will at the same time be sent to
the proper Post Commander:
VIII. The performance of the duties enjoined
by this order will not be construed relieve civ
il officers from the discharge OF any of the duties
now required of them by the laws of the local
| provisional governments. And any civil officer
| who shall refuse or neglect to perform promptly
the duties herein required OF him, or who shall
| make any false return report of the matters
herein prescribed, shall be dismissed from his of
| flee, and be subject to trial by Military Commits
TX. Sherifts, Constables and other officers,
| whose official emoluments confined to costs
and fees, shall be allowed for services performed
under the orders of the Provost Marshal General,
the same costs and fees, to be paid in the same
manner as is provided by the laws of the local
provisional governments for like service under
those laws.
X All persons in this Military District, who
may know of any threatened breach of the peace,
or of the commission of any crime or offence, are
requested to make complaint thereof at once to
the Chefof Police, or Marshal of the city or town
or, if the crime or disorder shall be committed
without the limits of any city or town, to mag
strate the Sheriff of the county district; and
if prompt action shall not be taken by the officer
to whom the matter shall be reported such per-
sons are requested to report all the facts to the
Post Commander and to the Provost Marshal
general.
XI. Imprisonment for default in payment of
costs, fees, or charges of court, attorneys pub
lie officers, shall not exceed thirty days.
By command of Maj. General d. E. STCKLEs:
j. w. CLOUS,
Capt. 3Sth U. s. Infantry,
A. D. c., and A: A. A. G.
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