The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-07
OFFICIAL,

OFFICIAL. ay.lY 5#
Headquarters Second Military District.1
tNoR1H CAROLINA AND SOUTH CARorrssAl
gn14S 4.i CoLUMaIA. 8. c.. March 21st 1867
FGENEnAL ORDERS No. IL
z IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL, ORDERS No
10 Headquarters of the Army March 11th 1867 the M
deS1dgned hereby assumes command OF the Second Mil
tssy District constituted by the ACT Of Congress Public
no. o. - March, 1857. entitled can Act 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 insbitants In
persons and propsr to suppress ihsurrection dis
order and Violence and to punish to be pun
tshed all dsurbers Of the pubic peace and
the lo civil tribunals win be permitted to take uris
caon OF and y Offenders excepting only such cases as
oy me order OF the Commanding General be referred
TO aCommtssion or other military tribunal for trial
IL Ihe civil government now existing in North Caro-
lima and South Carolina Is provisional on1y and In all "a
spects subject to the paran,<A conro or super
Local iaws End municipal regulations
not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws OF the
United sates or the proclaaions Of the Preaident
With such regulaoua MAY be prescribed In the
orders Of the Commanding General hereby declared
to be in force; and IN conformity therewb civil ocers
hereby authorized to continue the exercise Of their
proper functions, and win be respected md obeyed by
the inhabitants.
~. Whenever any Civil Officer, Magistrate or Court
neg1ees refuses to perform ct properly re-
qui,ed Of such tribunal officer, whereby due and
rghtM security to person property al all be denied
the case win be reported BY the Post Commander these
Headquarters. @ IN: N s
Post Commanders will cause to be arrested tersons
charged with the commission of crimes snd offences
when the civil authorities h to arest and bring such
ohenders to trial and VIII hold the sccused in custody
for trial by Military Commission Provost Court or other
tribunal organized pursuant to orders from these Head.
quarters Arrests by military authority viii DO reported
promptly The charges preferred win be accompanied
hy the evidence on which they are founded.
VI The Commanding General destrtng to preserve
tranquility and order by aud agencies congo
nial to the people, soits the and cordial Co
operation Of civil officers In the discharge their duties
and the aid Of all good citizens in preventing conduct
tending to disturb the peaee and to the that
sion may seldom arise for tho exercise Of military an.
thprIy In matters Of ordinary civil administration the
Commanding General respectfully end earnestly com.
ends to the peoploan authorities or North and South
carolna unreseryed obedenco to the authority now e.
thliahed, aud the digent eonaidsrate and impartial
execution Of the Laws enacted for their governments
vu An orders heretofore published to the Depsrtnen,
| os the South arc hereby continued In force,
The following named officers ars announced as the
sts1 ot The Major General coanrnapdtn tng: sS,. i a
Cart ~ W: c1ods, ssth o. s Infantry, Act. Asst Adtt
Gen. and Asda-de-Qsmp. .9I,.T 4
~ oapt A'sxandas Moore, ssth US lnnnty. Adede
Bvt: Ms3. 81 yrica 1ss Tisut Cd Az, Aidedo cam,
md Act Jddge Advocata lf s = $ts 5 x ',71
saaor 5atassP Roy. sth o. s. In4t, Act Asst Inspect
Il Gen. syisssS TN 81 , III
Major aanszal \. o. Tyiss, Deputy Qusrseraasste
Gen. q. 8. A., Chdef ouartermasser. f 81! 81,
tBvt Big General ". vi. Burns, Major and q a,
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