The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-30

Headquarters Second Military District
(hoRrn CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAnuLINAl 4,
coLuMD1A. :. c.. March 21Ht, 1867.
tGENEnAL OnDEns No. IL
L IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDERS NO.
10, Headquarters OF tho Army March llth 1867 tho un
dcrsiEncd hereby assumes command OF tho Second Mill.
tary District constituted by tho Act Congress- Public
No. 6S, 9a March, 1867, entitled can Act for tho morn
efficient government Of the rebel staics."
II. In the execution Of tho duty of tho Commanding
General to maintain tho security Of Tho Inhabitants IN
their porsons md property to suppress insuccon dis.
order aud violence aud TO punish to be pun.
iscd all dsturbes Of the public peate and criminals
tho local civil tribunals will DO permitted TO tako juris
dcuon Of and ry Offenders excepting only such Cases
may by tho order Of to Commanding acnorn be rccrcd
to Commission or other military tribunal for trial
Ill Tho civil government existing in North Caro-
linn anu South Carolina Is provisional only and In oil re-
spccts subject 10 the paramount authority tho United
Stacs at any time to abolish modify control or supor.
ccdc the samo. Local laws and municipal
not inconsistent with the Constitution and lava of the
United States. or tho procamntions Of tho President
with such regulations may be prescribed In tho
orders OF tho Commanding General. horoby declared
to be In force; and, in conformity hercw civil officers
hereby authorized to continue tho exercise OF their
proper functions and will be respected nnd obcyed by
| tho inhabitants.
w. Whenever any Civil Officer, Magistrate or cour,
ncsccts or refuses to perform Official not properly TO
quircd Of such tribunal officer. whereby duo and
righdm security 10 person property ainlI be denied
tho case will be reported by the Post Commander TO these
| Headquarters.
Post Commanders will 10 bc arrested pcrsons
charged with tho commission OF crimes and offences
when tho civil authorities fail to arrest and bring sueb
oaendcrH to trial. and will hold tho accused In custody
for trial by Military Commission Provost Court or other
tribunal organized pursuant to orers from heso Head
qunrters Arrests by military authority will be reported
| ha CHI
| by The evidence on which they founded.
VI, Tho Commanding General, desiring to preserye
tranquility md order by means and agcncca most congo.
nial to tho people. socits tho zcaous md cordia CO.
operation OF civil occrH I'm tho discharge Of hcIr duties
aud The Md Of all good citizens In preventing conduct
tending to disturb tho pcscn and to the end TINT occa
aion may seldom arBo for the OF military au.
orty in matters OF ordinary civil administration tho
Commanding General respectfully md earnestly COM
mends to the people md authorities OF North and South
Carolina unreserycd obedience 10 tho authority now es
tablshed and tho diliscnt conadegae and impartial
execution of tho lawo enacted for ther government
VII All oFlers heretofore published 10 the Department
Of the South nro hereby continued In force
Tho following named officers are announced aa tbc
| atah Of tho Major General Commanding:
Capt, ]. W Oous, asth u s. Infantry, Act Asst aa,t
Con. and hide-de-Camp.
Capt Alexander Moore SSH U. 8. Infantry, AIletle
Camp.
Bvt Maj J. II. Myrick, 1st Lieut. Sd Art, Alusdecamu
| and Act Judge Advocate
Mnjor James p Roy 9th U. 8. Inft, Act Asst INSPECT
| Gen,
DYt Major General o. Tyler. Deputy Qunrter,naster
Con, U. s. A.. Chief Quartormaater
DSL Hrig. General ". ". Burns, Major ana @. g., IT,
q. A.. Chief commissary OF Subsistence.
pVt Lieut. Col Charles Pugr, Surg. O. g. A., Mod Di
rector D.. sIcKIrs
| Major General ColnmandIng
| oMcial j. W. CLoua Aidcdo-Camp. Mnrrn Is