Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-05-11
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
ras,..,I ut the second ~e-sio" oi tho hiri! !.
Nirt.i Cousfsss.

PrnI1c-No. GS.
An Ac' to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States.
Where's no legal State governments or
or adeouate protection for life or proerty
now exists in the rebel States OF Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana Florida,
.,Texas,- Arkansas and whereas 1t is
necessary tlat peace and good order should
be enforced in said States until legal y ana
republican State governments can be Legally
established :: Therefore
Be At enacted by tie Senate an" liouSe 81
Representatives. Of tie C"Hed hI"'es q
Allcr7ca IN Congress assembled, lhat
said rebel States shall be divided Tito NIL
itary districts and made subject to the inii-
ia"y authority of the United states rs
hereinafter prescribed, and for that pur-
pose i,ginia shall constitute the first a s.
trict North Carolin, and South Carolina
the second district; Georgia. Alabama
and Florida the third district; Misslssip.
ri and Arkansas the fourth district and
Louisiana and Texas the fifth district.
Sec. 2. Aad be 1t furiher enacted That
it shall | e the duty Of President to assign
to the command of each of said dstrcs
an officer of the army, not below the rauk
ofbrigadicr general, and to detail a suf-
ticient military force t. enable such ohlcer
to perform his duties and enforce his au-
thoritv within the 4; trict to which he Is
assigned.
Sec. 8. and be HJartAcr enacted. That
it shall be the duty Of each officer assign.
ed as afo, esaid to protect all persons in
their rights OF person and property. to sup
press insuricclion, disorder, and olence,
and TO punish, or cau,c to be punished, all
disturbers ofthe public peace and crimin-
ais, and to this end he may allow local CIV
il tribunals to- take jurisdiction of and to
try offenders, or, when in his judgment it
may be necessary for the trial Of offenders,
he shall have power 10 organize military
commissions or tribunals for that purpose,
and all interference under color OF State,
authority with the exercise Of military au-
thority under this act, shall be null and
void.
Seed. And he 1t further enacted. That
all persons put under military arrest by
virtue of this act shall .be tried without un-
necessary delay, and no cruel or unusual
punishment. shall be inflicted, and no sen-
tence Of any military commission or tribu.
nal hereby authorized, affecting the life or
liberty of any person, shall be executed
until it is approved by tho officer in COM
mand of The district, ,and the laws and regu-
lations for the government of the army
shall not be affected by this act. except in
90 far as they conflict with its provisions /:
prorided That no sentence of death under
the provisions of this act shall be carried
into effect without; the approval Of the
President.
See. S. Had le II fsrfIer esaofed. That
uh-u tie p~ople of any one Of said rebel
States shsl have farIari 4 constitution Ct
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