Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-02-21
RECONsTRUCTION.
The Stevens Bill, as it passed the
House, and the Senate Substitute.
MIR. STEVENS BILL.

States.
IYbereos The nretended State Cow
ornmenta ~ tbe fate so-calIcd Confoder- |
oto Stotes of Virginia North Caroline
Sorth Carolina Ceorgio- Mississinni
Alabama 7 I,ouisiano Fiorido. Texos and
A ,lonsas wore set m ,vitlo,,t tLe M
thnr;,,, IF Conrrcss o,id ,yitbo,,t tho s.nc-
ton ~ Tho neonIe. and
''oi iVbc,.snsP ~ @ Tbe' ao nretended Govern.
n,ants afiord no adedneto nrotection for
Iifs or nronertyN and countenaIlce and
encourages law iessness and crime. and
VIareos II ;s necessarv flat neaoe
ond good order sbm,ld be en- nforced IN the
so.caIlpd States until md renublican
Stota Co,,arnnants con he IegaIiv estab-
Iisbed Tberefore 9
: Re n ez,octed by the Senafe and House
of Benresenfnf;rSs of he United ,Stofoa of
1,ne,.;co In C0norSss ossen1bIed. That
the so-colled Confederate States shall be
di,ided info military districts and made
,i,;aot 60 H. ,,,iiiitor,, a,,thority of the
ITn}ted states No hereinafter nrescribed
and for tbat nnrnose Virginia. shall con,
st;tuta tho Isf IIistrict Sortb Carolina
and Sontb C,aroiina The I'D District.
Georg;o Alabama and Elorida the hid
Dis1rict NJ;ssissinr; ond ArLansas tbe
ITtb Distri.t and o,,isiana and Texas
the Vtb Distr;ct CT '''''' ''' -
Src o An,ihc ~ further eoocted That
4, sboi, Lo az J,,t,,oS :. ti,o Ganeroi If the
Army to assion to tho command of each
of sayd Dist tricts nn ofYi1er of tbe Reoulor
49,, ,,ot I,nIo,,, ti,o ,a,,i, of Rrigadier-
General and to detail sufficienf mill
ta,-,, foroa "hs tn anabie s,cb officer tn ner-
f"r;,, ~ d,,,ia "a on foroo h;s authority
-, a. 5;str;nt ts ,,,h;ah ha 10 oes;oned
c. - 1s,,JI.; \, f,,,.ILa, anncteG That
- Ill T. IT, H. S,,t,Jaf oaO,, 'ffioer oss;gn-
nd o, ns aforosoid s 10 ynrotect oil nersons i'm
ti,o;r r;rhts nf ,,o,pon aud nfonerty. TO
s,,,,,,ns .o i,s',pt;" y, pt; i;aor,ar. and yo-
Io,tdn o,d t,, ,,,,,s;sb -, oo,,sa to no nm
ished all disturhers of the nublic peace
81 as;,,,;noi.,. "a 60 tI,;s and be NAV
ILL.,, inl.1i,, au a;tIa - i.Ia inrad;c-
4;no St ~, u9a''Ioro or ,,ben in
~ ;',d,sn,a,,t ~ a,,ha ,,acaSsar, for the
my nn 1uSs :. y ~ LII 49, In,var To
eaai ~ 1.eiis., ha .',;sa;nns pr tr;hn.
oiSarne f iiitty ,t wi ia,,n,tI;nn In tho
,',t;t,,4;n, na,o ~ ;naV p of 3hn 'so-ca,lad
St,tae t tI, au ot,vitb stand;ng.
u -, " oiiJ indic;ei nroceed.
anu ns a.. ,,renaas - unu nr coptrol the
,mseoa Eue.eses H., e M ~ oiitsrv trhnnals
proIeG1;se S .Ii -, - s.tu i',I soi3 nratendad
Su4 e,iu az E. .l' ~. IL dpxoro;se of
ota.e ooveIliiIeIl's VIZ IN; i,;e 80 aI,oii
,iliii,aiy III au'rciity Giuei ut 'h'' '''''
We yo,o anu w no eteuyi Icy o,,o,.,e5 That
oEC. =. h'u oeT JmsmI' Jt:u;n1 oe;nar, of tha
IHo C9uIte ot ahu oIio .'. 80 ,,,,;ts Of
habeas cornus in hehalf of persons in
| ,hiIitor,y o,,stl,d,, ovcentin cases i'm which
tbn nerSon ie bald to answer only for a
crime or crimes exclnsivelv within the
iur;sdiction of thn Courts Of the United
States within said military districts
therein. or unless some commissioner or
officer on dutv in the district wherein the
nerson is detained shall indorse upon
said netition a statement certifying.
mnon Honor that he has Knowledge or
informotion as to tbe cause and circum-
stances of the alleged detention, and that
| he helioves thn e,Ine to he wrOnpful: and.
further that he believes that the indorsed
netition is nreferrcd in good faith and in
fnrtharonce of iustice and not TO hinder
or DELAY the n,inisbment of crime. All
nersons mt hinder military arrest by
Virtue of this net shall he fried without
unnecessary dejav' and no cruel or unu-
sunj nunishment shall be inflicted.
l. SEf,. 4 4n,Ibe IL further enacted. That
no sentence of any Military Commission,
or tribunal hereby authorized, affecting
the life or liberty of any person, shall be
executed until II is approved by the su-
nerior officer in command of the district;
! and the laws and regulations for the gov
ernment of the army shall not be affect
ed by this act except in so far as they
conflict with its provisions.
s,,,n,,,N,s c,,psr,r,,rr As pAssEn nv
efh'"AN . mrs s,,SATr
IUlo,,<,e NJ iarsi State Caoyernments
or "doonata, ,,rotacfion for life or nroner.
~, ~n,y ax;stp in tho rahel States Of Vir.
~ C3inio io~ Nnrth Caroiina south Carolina
Ganr,,;a kIo oban,a I'onisiana Ejorjda
T,,UaSs .nd Ar.anSos.
i'ns md any WIareaa H. Ia necessarv thai
nnponH oood @,aar shonid he e,forceG
eawS so;d "a Sto3os" % n,,t;I ,ouot and RenuhIi
nan 80 o Stote Goyernn,epis con he legalI,
"n hlisbod, H therefnre =" :
Pa ~ r,'a,,ctnJ &o That said rebe
c.atos s,,am ."j ho ,j;vidoA into Military die
HJaes' tr;ats and nd, noode snhiect to the militar,
onthoritv nf tho TTnited states as here
astnr ,,rcso nj r,,,sd and for that nurnos
W;rniiio shntf cnnstit,te tho II rst district
Nnrth %arni;no nnd Sonth Coroiina TN,
sooa,,a ,d;str;nts. Gaor~ia Alabama nm,
TInr,Ia tha ,th5ra districts. Mississjnn
and j bansaa , tho fourth district. Iouisi
sa amo and %, % Tn~as tho t,fth district.
"'S So . . That a. sbaii he the dutv of th
prosidon+ -; - 80 lav ossirn si ~ 70 the command q
aaoh of I'D dist rints nm ofticer ofthe Arm,
Wn, hoin.,, 81 ttsa ranE "f Rrivadier-G
,,oS na ~ Jato;Io y ,f,;ciant military force h