The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-03
Headquarters Second Military District,

CHARLESTON, S. c., June Sd, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 81.
1. Sherifs, Chiefs fPolice, 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. Edpord W. Hinks U. s. 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
cd Coroners, Constables and other officers 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 Marshal, Chief of
| reports to the Provost Marshal General in like
manner and form as above required
II. Whenever any homicide, rape, mayhem,
felonious assault, burglary, arson, robbery
| larceny-where the property stolen is of the val
| lie of twenty-five dollars and more-shall be COM
mitted within any city or town in this Military
District, the chief officer of police of such city
town shall at once investigate the 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 prop
| erty such crime has been committed, the time
when and place where it 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
J information which may be of service in securing
his detection and arrest Sheriffs of counties in
North-Caroina and of districts in South Carolina,
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 an offender, whose offence has
been reported. shall be arrested, report of the
arrest viii + be Pad hoI at % once by the officer in
| soldated 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
LIST to May 31st, 1867.
escape from penitentiary, Jail or other prison,
in the Second Military District, the officer in
charge of such penitentiary, 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 fact
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
inculpate the delinquent officer as aiding and
abetting the escape.
" The Sheriffs of the counties in North Caro-
lima, and of districts i'll South Carolina, will at
once report to the Provost Marshal General the
condition of the jails, prisons or warehouses I'M
der their charge, or in their respective districts
or counties, as to capacity, convenience and secu-
rity and the names and residences of the officers
responsible for the condition and care of such
jails, prisons and warehouses.
V. All civil officers having charge of any Jail,
prison, or workhouse, in this Military District,
SHALL on the last day of each month, make re-
port to the Provost Marshal General upon blanks
to be by him prescribed and furnished upon ap-
plication, of all persons who have been confined
in such Jail, prison, or wOrkhousc 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, if any
how employed; how subsisted; whether dis
charged, transferred, escaped, or deceased; If
discharged, by what authority if 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
Nav 31st, 1867.
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 writs 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-
qured by law to obey and execute writs, war
rants, or other process issued by civil magis-
strates. And any resistance to or dlsobedlence
of the lawful orders or authority OF the Provost
Marshal General shall subject the offender to tri-
al bv a Military commission, and, upon convic-
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 V 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 to 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 OF report of the matters
herein prescribed shall be dismissed from his Of
flee, and be subject to trial by Military Commits
sion for misdemeanor.
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 tees, 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, 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
strae 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.
XII Imprisonment for default in payment of
costs fees, or charges OF court attorneys or pub
lie officers, shall not exceed thirty days.
By command of Maj. General D. E. SICKLEs:
j. w. CLOUS,
Capt. 3Sth U. s. Infantry,
A. D. c., and A. A. A. G.
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