Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-15
He,da'rters t ela* % MWlittarys q i District, strict,

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I. SheriHs, Chiefs Of Police, City Marshals;
Chiefs of Detective and Town Nlarshals Of the:
several districts, counties, cities, towns, and
other municipal organization, in North Caro-
lima aud South Carolina, will at once, by let
ter, report to Brevet Colonel Edward w..
links S. Army, Provost Marshal General
of the Second Military District Charleston,
South Carolina setting forth in the report the
name of each officer, his residence, otliciuB
station, duties, postollice address, salary per
annum, aud the authority by whom appointed.
Curoncls, Constablcs, and other uiiiocrs, in
this Military District, whose duty it is to make
arrests, and who are not included in the force
of any Sheriff, Chief Of Police, City Mar
shal Chief Of Detective, or Town Marshal
will make individual reports to the Provost
Marshal General in like manner and forms as
above required.
III. Whenever any homicide, rape, mayhem,
Icloniuus assault. burglary arson robbery, or
larceny whcr" The property stolen is Of the
a,uc o! twenty-five dollars and morc-shall
ho committed within any cit, or town within
this Military District, the ccf officer of po-
lice of such city nr town shall ut once invcsti-
gate the case and report the facts to the Pro-
vnSt Marsla! General. setting forth the nature
Of the crime, the name and residence of tho
party against whose person or property such
crime has been committed, the time wiclf,
! t:,l ,,lncr where il was committed tho name,
description aud residence of the offender, il
| knowr; and if the offender has been arrcs-
| ted, Stating what steps have been taken to Sc.
rn'r his pnnis shmcnt and if not in custody,
| giving any information Which may be Of SER
vice in securing his dvtcctons and arrest =
Sherifs of cpunties in Nortl, Carolina, aud of
districts in South Carolina, shall investigate
and make report OF such offences, when COM
| mtrd within their respective counties or dis
rlcts. and not within tic limits of any city
or town. IN like manner and forms as is here
in required of chicrs of police Of cities and
towns. When an 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
| Consolidated monthly reports Of the above
enumerated crimes will also bc made by tho
respective officers and for the localities above
designated. to thc Provost Marshal General
| Blanks will be furnished by him upon appli-
cation. The first report to include tho period
i from }nnna,y lst To May ,st, 1867.
| |. Whenever any prisoner shall brc,k
aud escape from pcnitcntiary, Jail, or other
| prison. in the Second Military District, tho
officer III charge of such pcnitcntiary, Jail or
other PRISON, shall ut once make IL report uf
| the facts to the Provost Marshal General, set
ting forth IN such report the date of escape,
the namc Of each escaped prisoner. his de-
Scrplon, age, residence the crime for which
committed. whether under sentence or await
ing trial, whether recapured, and stating fn}-
| ly the manner Of the escape and the crcun,.
/ Stances under which it was effected Reports
! III Ike ur:n aud manner will he made by i'll of.
/ H,n fr,ln Il
while being conducted to or from Il prison. -
Whenever prisoner Shall be rccapturcd the
fact will be at once reported to the Provost
Marshal General by tho officer from whose
cusrWly The prs','s u .. sla. lure to
make pro pit report Of escaped AfE SsSs Isass-
herein required will in"ulp pate the delinquent
officer as aiding and ahtting the escape
". The Shc'iifS Of counties in North Car
DINA, and of districts in Sunth Carolina, will
at once report to the Provost Marshal General
| the condition of the iais, prisons or work
houses under their charge, or in their rcspco.
tvr districts or counties, as to cap ,cty, con.
vrnicnce and security, aud the names and res
ldcnccs of the officers responsible for the con,
dllon and care Of such Iais, prisons and
work houses
v MI civil officers having charge of any
lall, prison "r wolkhousc in this Military Dis-
. 'f'c'' Snall, on the last dry OF each month,
make report to the Provost Marshal General.
upon blanks to he by him prescribed, and fur.
nmhc'' upon application, of all persons who
have been confined in such jaii, p,ison or
workhonSr durn. the nonth. setting forth the
name OF the prisoner, his description, resi-
dence, age, when committed for what offence
arrested, ny whom arrested by who G order
| arrested, whether under sentence orsawoitinn
trial IT under sentence, by what tribunai
tried and S,nionccl if Sentenced for what
period and the amount of fine or costs if any:
how employed; how Subsisted whethcy dis
charged, transferred, escaped or deceased it
discharged, hy What authority; if transferred
to what place and by whom ordered. Tie
first report made under the requirements Of
his paragraph, will include the period from
January lst to May 3lst, 1867.
vi. All ShcriilS, Constablcs, Police and
other evil officers and persons whose duty it
IS under The laws of the Provisional Govern.
mcnts of North Carolina and South C,rolinn
to serve writs or make arrests, arc hero by re-
Guired to obey and execute the lawful orders
OF the Provost Marshal General, to the samo
effect AS they arc required by law to obey and
execute wrlts. warrants, or other process is
sued ny civil Magistrates And any resis.
tancc to or disobcdcncc of the lawful orders