Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-02-16

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and encouraged lawlessne~s aud
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peace and good order shall be enfor-
ced ia the so-called Confederate
States until loyal State Government
can be legally established therefore
be il enacted:
Section l. That the so-called
States shall be divided into military
districts and made subject to the mil
itary authority Of the Uuitcd States
as hereinafter prescribed. For that
purpose Virginia shall constitute the
first district; North Carolina and
South Carolina tho second disrtaict !;
Georgia, Alabama and Florida the
third district; Mississippi and Ar
kansas the fourth district, AID Lou
isana aud 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 Brig
General; to detail IL sufficient mil.
tary force to enable such officers to
perform their duties aud cntorcc
their authority.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of
each officer ASST gmcd as aforesaid to
protect all persons in the rights Of
person and property, to suppress in
surrcctionary violence, and punish or
cause to be punished, all disturbcrs
of the public peace and criminals ;
and to this end may allow the civil
tribunals to take jurisdiction and
try offenders, and when in his .iudg-
ment necessary for the trial of offend
ers, he shall have power to organize
military tribunals for this purpose,
anything in the Constitution aud laws
of the so-callcd States to the country
Notwithstanding: aud all legislative
or judicial proceedings or processes
to control tho proceedings of said mil
itary tribunals, aud all interference
by said pretended State Governments
with the exercise of military author
ity under this act, shall he void aud of
no effect.
Sec. 4. That the courts and judi
cial officers of tho United States shall
not issue writs of habeas corpus in
behalf of persons in military custody
unless some court or officer on duty
in tho district wherein the person is
detained shall endorse upon said pc :
tition the statement certifying upon
honor that he has knowledge or in
formation as to the causes or circum.
stances Of the alleged detention, that
he believes it to be wrongful; and
further. that he believes the endorsed
petition is prepa red in good faith in
furtherance Of justice aud not to him
der or delay the punishment ofcrime.
All persons put under military arrest
by virtue Of this act, shall be
tried without unnecessary delay, ard
no cruel or unnecessary punishment
shall be inflicted.
Sec. 5. No sentence of any militia.
~ commission or tribunal hereby
authorized affecting the life or liberty
Of person shall be executed until sp.
proved by the superior o6cer in con.
m.nd of the District. and the laws
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