The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-06-19
Military Order.
HpaRs % MILITARY Drsrnlcr,
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towns, aud other municipal organizations,
in North and South Carolina, will a, occe.
by letter report to Brevet Co!CneI Edward
w. links, u. s. Army Provost Marshal
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 aunurp, and the au
thority by whom appointed, Coroners,
Ccus,ables, and other officers, IA this Mill !
tary District, whose duty il is to make Ar
rests, and, who are no. included in the
force of any Sheriff, Chief of Police. CITY
Marshal, Chief of Detectives, or Town
Marshal, will make individual reports to
the Provost Marshal General in Ike man.
ner and form as above required.
III. Whenever any homicide, rave may
hem, feonious assault, bGrglsry, arson,
robbery, or larceny--where the property
stolen is Of the value oftwenty five dollars
and more--sball he committed within any
city or town in this Military District, the
chief officer of police of such cay or town
shall At once investigate the case and re.
port the facts to the Provost Marshal
General; setting forth the nature Of the
crime, the name and residence Of the par
ty against whose person or property such
crime has been committed, the time when
and pace where it was 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 hi, punishment; and
N hC ,yIv, into 80,
which may be Of service in securing his
detection and arrest. Sheritfs Of counties
in North Carolina and Of districts in South
Carolina, shall investigate and make -e
port of such offences, when committed
within their respective countieso or districts
and not within the limits Of any ctv or
town, in like manner and form as is ere
in required OF chiefs Of police Of cities and
towns. When an offender. whose offence
has been reported, shall be arrested. re
port Of the arrest will be made at once iv
the officer in charge to the Provost Msti
shall General.
Consolidated Monthly Reports Of the
above enumerated crimes will also be made
by the respective officers and for the 10
calities above desi ignated, to the Provost
Marshal General. Blanks will he furn
ishe by him upon application. The first
report to include the period from January
1st to May 3lst, 1867.
III. Whenever prisoner shall break
and escape from a peuitentiary, jail or
other prison, in the Second Military Dis |
trict, the officer in charge OF such peni
tentiary, Jail or other prison shall at once
make report Of the facts to the Proves,
Marshal General, setting forth in such re
port the date Of escape, the name of each
escaped prisoner, his description, age, resi-
dence, the crime for which committed.
whether under sentence or awaiting trial. |
whether rercapturet; apl stating fully
the manner Of the escape and the circum
stances under which i. was etfected.--
Reports in like form and manner will be |
made by all officers from whose custody |
prisoners NAV escape while being conduct |
ed to or from prison. Whenever a pri |
soner shall he re'ca aptured the fact will be |
at once reported TO The Provost Marshal |
General, by the officer from whose cu.tol
dy the prisoner escaped. Failure TO make |
prompt report OF escaped prisoners as
herein required will incuIpsts the deIin.
quent officer as aiding and ahetting the
escape.
Nv. The Sheriff, of counties in North
Carolina, and Of districts in South Carolis
na, will at once report 10 the Provost
Marshal General the condition ofthe jails,
prisoners or work,houses under their
charge, or in their respective districts or
counties, as 10 capacity, convenience and
security, and the names and residence Of
the officers responsible for the condition
and care Of such jails, prisons and work
houses.
V. All civil officers having charge Of
spy Jail, prison or work.house. in this
Military District, shall, on the last dav o.
each month, make report to the Pro-
vost Marshal General upon blanks TO be
by him prescribed, and furnished upon
application. Of all persons who hava been
confined in such jail, prison or work house
during the month, setting forth the name
Of the prisoner, his description. residence.
age, when committed, Tor what offence ar
rested, by whom arrested. by whose order
arrested, whether under sentence or await
ing trial i: 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 bow sub
sisted l.; whether discharged, transferred,
escaped or deceased il discharged. by
what authority; if transferred, to what
place and by whom ordered. The first
report made under the requirements OF
this paragraph will include the period
from January 1st to May 31st, 1867.
vi. Ali Sherffs, Cons,abies, Police and
other civil officers and persons, whose dn-
ty it is under the laws of the provisional
governments Of North Carolina and South
Carolina to serve wri,s or make arrests
are hereby required to obey and execute
the lawful orders of the Provost Marshal
General, to the same effect a. they are
required by law to obey and execute wris
warrants, or other process. issued by civil