Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-30
District No general Orders No. 1.

District No, 2-General Orders No. !.
The following general Orders have been is
sued by Gen. SIcKLEs, on assuming command
of this department:
HEADQUARTERS 2p MILITARY DIsrRtcr,
(NoRrn AND SouTn GARoLiNA,)
CoLuMDIA, S. G., March q, 1867
General Or 1crs No. |.
/. In compliance with General Orders No
10, headquarters OF the Army, March II, i,
1867, the undersigned hereby assumes com
mand of the Second Military District conSti
| tuted by Act of Congress, Public No IS, 2d
March, 1867, entitled g An Act for the more
efficient government Of the rebel States'
III. La the execution of the duty of the
Commanding General to maintain the sccuri.
ty of the inhabitants in their person and
property to suppress insurrection, disorder
and violence, ard to punish, or cause to be
punished. all disturbtrs Of the public peace
and criminals the loc:l civil tribunals will be
permitted to take jurisdiction OF and Try ut.
fendcrs,s, excepting only such cases as may, by
the ordor of tho Commanding General, be re-
ierred to Il commission or oth;r military tri.
bunal for tri,l.
ILL. The civil Government now existing in
North Carolina and South Carolina is provis-
iona only, and in all respects subject to tho
paramount authority ofShe Unici States, at
any time to abolish, mntfiy. cnntlol or super.
s2de the same. Local laws and municipal reg.
uations not inconsistent with the Constitution
aud laws Of the United St,tcs, or the rrorla-
nations Of the President, or with such rr&ynla-
tinns rs are or may be prescribed in the or
drrs OF the Commanding General, are hereby
declared to be in force and in conformity
thcrcwith, civil officers arc hereby authorized
to continue, the exercise uf their proper iunc.
tions, and will be respected an. obcyrd l,y the
inhabitants.
W. Whenever any civil officer, magistrate
or court ncglccts or re uses to perform an Of
iicial act properly required of such tribunal
or officer, whereby due and rishsfal security
to person Or property shall he denied, the case
will be reported by the l'ost Commander to
these Headquarters.
" Post commanders will cnusr tn h" ar.
rcsic'! persons charged with the commission
o. crimes and offences, when hc civil author
iti"s fail to arrest and bring such Offenders to
tri'l, and will hold the accused i'll custody for
trial by military commission, provost court o.
fom these headquarters. Arrests by military
authority will be reported promptly. The
charges preferred will be accompanied by the
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VI. fhc ComMandi"c Gcn;ral, I string Z,
preserve tranquility nd order BY means aud
agencies most cargrnal to the people, so!i.its
the Jealous aud cordial ca.upel.ton OF c4
officers in the discharge OF their duties, and
tho aid of all good citizens in preventing con
duet tending to disturb the peace; and to the
cad that nccaslon may seldom arise for the cx.
crc:se Of military authority in matters of or
dinary civil administration, the Comm ,,lin@
dcncr"l res: :cctiully aud earnestly comn.cnIs
to the people and authorities of North and
South Carolina unrcservcd ohcdirnrr to the
authority now established, and the diligcnt,
| ronsidcratc and Impartial execution Of the
laws enacted for their g rvcrnrcnt
! VII. All orders hcrctoforc published in
! the Department of the South are hereby con
tinucd in force.
VIII. The following. g.namcd officers aro an
nounccd as the staff Of the Major General
commanding.
Capt. j. w. Clous. as,h u. s. lnr1utry.
Act. Asst. Adit. Con. aud Aii.d,.,'unp.
| Capt. Alexander Moore, 3Slh L :. !afm.
try, Md de Camp.
Brcvct Maj j. R. Myrick, 1,t I.icnt. 81
Art, Aiddc-Camp and Act Judge Advo-
cate.
Maj. James p. 10y, 9th U. s. Inn., Act.
Asst Inspect. Gen.
l'rcvct Maj. Gen. r. 0. Tyler. Deputy
Qmrtermastcr Gen. U. $. A., Chicf Quarter.
master
Brcvct Brig. Gen, w w. Burns, Major
and G. s., u. S. a., Chief Commissary of
Subsistence.
Brcyet Lieut.. Col. Chas. Page, surg. U.
s. A., Med. Director.
d. II. SICKLES,
Major or-Gcncral Commanding.
The Sort of Talk and the Sort of Men.