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OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
Headuuarters Second Military Dtstrtot,y
(NoRrH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CARoLINAl !
COLUMBIA, g. O., March 2lst, 1857.

Headquarters Second MILITARY D1str1ot,I
NoRTH CARoLIHA AND SOUTH OARoLNAI I
COLUMBIA, 9. O., March 2lst, 1857.
GENERAL ORDERS No. IL
l. IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDERS NO.
TO- Headquarters Of the Army March 11h 1857 the un.
derhgned hereby assumes command Of the Second Mill
tary District constituted by the ACT of Congress- Public
No. &c. I'D March, 1857, entitled "An Act for the more
efficient government OF the rebel States"
II. In the execution Of the duty Of the Commanding
General to maintain the security of the inhabitants In
their persons and property to suppress insurecon dis
order and violence and TO punish or cause to be pun
,shed all disturbers Of The public peace and criminals
the local civil tribunals viii be permitted to take juris
dicon of and try offenders excepting only such cases as
may by the order of the Commanding General be referred
to Commission or other military tribunal for trial
Ill The civil government now existing In North Caro-
ns and South Carolina is provisional only, and IN all re-
spects subject to the paramount authority of the United
States at any time abolish, modify control or super
cede the same. Local laws and municipal regulations
not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws Of the
United States or the procamaons of the President
with such regulations may be prescribed In the
orders of the Commanding General hereby declared
to be in force; and conformity Herewith, civil officers
are hereby authorized to continue the exercise Of their
proper fuuctions and will be respected and obeyed by
the inhabitants.
". Whenever any Civil Officer, Magistrate or court
nealecta or refuses to perform official aot properly 10
ouired of such tribunal officer, whereby due and
rgbtul security to person or property shall be denied
the case will be reported by the Post Commander these
Headquarters
Post Commanders will cause to be arrested persons
charged with the commission OF crimes and offences
when the civil authorities fail to arrest and bring such
offenders to trial. and will hold the accused IN custody
for trial BY Military Commission Provost Court or other
tribunal organized pursuant to orders from these Head
quarters Arrests by military authority Will be reported
promptly The charges preferred will be accompanied
BY the evidence on which they are founded.
vi. The Commanding General, desiring to preserve
tranquility and order by means and agencies most congo
NAL to the people, soicts the jealous and cordial co
operaon of civil officers In the discharge Of their duties
and the aid of all good citizens in preventing conduct
tending to disturb the peace and to the end that occa
sion may seldom arise for the exercise Of military au
thoty in matters Of ordinary civil administration, the
Commanding General respectfully and earnestly com
mends to the people and authorities Of North and South
Carolina unreseryed obedience to the authority now
tsbushed and the diGgent, considerate and imparts
execution of the Laws enacted for their government
VII ALI orders heretofore published to the Department
of the South are hereby continued In force.
The following named officers are announced as thu
staff Of the Major General Commanding:
Capt j. W. Uous, 9sth o. 8. Infantry Act. Asst. Adt
Gen. and Ade-de-Camp
Capt Alexander Moore, ssth o. s. Infantry. Ade-de
Camp.
Bvt Mai. j. B. Myrck, LIST Lieut.. Sd Art Ade-de-CamI
and Act Judge Advocate.
Major Janes p Roy 9th q. 8. Inf, Act Asst Inspect
Gen.
Bvt Major General o. Tyler, Deputy Quartermasta'
| Gen. q. 8. A., Chief Quartermaster.
Bvt. Brig General W. ". Burn0, Major and c. 8.
s. A., Chief Commissary Of Subsistence.
Byt Lieut.. Col Charles Page, Surg. u 8. A, Med Di
| rector D. E. SICKLES,
Msjor General Commanding.
Official: J. W. CIous, Ade-ds-Camp. Asrcn Is