The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-08
OFFICIAL,
Hendauarters, Second Military District
CHARLESTON 8. O., June Sd, 1857.

Headquarters, Second Military Distr1ct,l
CHARLESTON, 8. O., June Sd, 1857.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 34l -ss.
l. sheris, Chiefs of Police, City Marshals Chiefs Of
Detectives and Town Marshsls of the several districts
countless cities, towns, and other municipal organza-
tons in North Carolina and South Carolina will at once,
by letter, report to BrevetColonel EDWARD W. HnRs
o. g. Army, Provost Marshal General Of the Second Mill
ty District Charleston South Carolina, setting forth in
the report the name of each officer his residence, official
station duties posto;e address, salary per annum and
the authority by whom appointed. Coroners, Con-
stables and other officers In this Military District whose
duty is to make arrests and who not included In
the force of any Sheriff Chief Of Police. City Marshal
Chief Of Detectives or Town Marshal, will make ind
yidua reports to the Provost Marshal General In like
manner and form as above required. ,...f.,t,
II. Whenever any homicide, rape, mayhem, feloniouf
assault burglary arson robbery or larceny-where the
property stolen is of the value Of twenty-five dollars and
more-sha1l be committed within any city or town In
this Military District the chief officer of police OF such
city or town shall OF investigate the case and report
the facts to the Provost Marshal General setting forth
the nature OF the crime the name and residence OF the
party against whose person or property such crime has
been committed the time when and place where 1t was
committed the name, description and residence OF the
offender, II known and the offender has bean arrest
ed stating what steps have been taken to secure hif
punishment and II not in custody, giving any infor
nation which may be Of service In securing his detection
and arrest SheriHs Of counties In North Caro-
lima and Of districts in South Carolina, shall In
vestgate and make report Of such offences, when com
ted within their respective counties or districts and
not within tho limits Of any city or town, in Like man
ner and form herein required OF chiefs of police
cities and towns. When offender whose offence has
been reported shall be arrested report Of the arrest vii
be made at once by the officer In charge to the Provost
Marshal General. g.. -r
Consolidated Monthly Reports Of the above enumera
ted crimes will also be made by the respective officers
and for the localities above designated to the Provost
Marshal General. Blanks will be furnished by him
upon application The rst report to include the period
from January LIST to May 31st 1867.
H. Whenever any prisoner shall break and escape
from penitenary jail other prison, In the Second
Military District the officer IN charge Of Such peniten
ary JAIL or other prison, shall at once make report o
the facts to the Provost Marshal General setting forth IN
such report the date Of escape the name of each
prisoner his description, age residence, the crime or
which committed, whether under sentence or awaiting
trial. whether recaptured and stating fully the manner
of the escape and tho crcums ance under which s was
effected Reports In like form and manner will be made
BY all officers from whose custody prisoners may escape
while being conducted to from prison. Whenever
prisoner shall be recaptured the fact will be at once re-
ported to the Provost Marshal General by the officer
from whose custody the prisoner escaped Failure to
make prompt report of escaped prisoners as herein re-
ored will inculpate the delinquent officer aiding and
abeting the escape.
w. The Sherifs Of counties In North Carolina, and oi
districts in South Carolina will at report to the
Provost Marshal General the condition Of the jails
prisons or worhouses under their charge, or IN tse
respectiye districts or counties, to capacity, con-
yenience and security and the names and residences Of
the officers responsible for the condition and care OF such
jais, prisons and work.houses
" All civil officers having charge of any jail, prison OF
workhouse, In this Military District SHALL on the last
day of each month make report to the Provost Marshal
General upon blanks to be by him prescribed and fur
pished upon application of all persons who have beer
confined In such JAIL prison work-house, during the
month setting forth the OF the prisoner his de
scription residence, age, when committed, for wha
offence arrested by whom arrested, by whose order
arrested whether under sentence or awaiting trial. II un
der sentence by what tribunal tried and sentenced fsen
fenced for what period and the amount OF fine or cost
-
charged transferred escaped ceased if discharged
by what authority If transferred 10 what place and b!
whom ordered. The first report made under tho re
quirements OF this paragraph will incluGe the perloe
from January 1st to May 3lst 1867.
VI ALI Sherfs Constabes, Police and other civil OH
GERS and persons whose duty under the laws of h
provisional governments Of North Carolina and Soutt
Carolina to serve writs or make arrests hereby re
f,aI Io,uf,lO
yost Marshal General to the Same effect as they ar
| required by law TO obey and execute writs
warrants, or other process issued by civil magis
trates. And any resistance to or dlsooeuenc
of the lawful orders of authority Of the Prov ost Ma
81 all General shall subject the offender TO trial by
Military Commission and upon conviction, to removal
from Office and punishment by fine and Imprisonment
VII Duplicates of the reports required by the provis
ions of paragraphs II, III and OF this order' 70 D.
made by local officers to the Provost Marshal General
will at the time be sent to the proper Post Com
| mauder.
VIII The performance Of the duties enjoned py tnl
order will not be construed to relieve civil officers IRON
the discharge Of any of the duties now required Of them
by the laws of the local Provisional Governments Ant
any civil officer who shall refuse or neglect to perform
promptly the duties herein required Of him, CT WHIT
shall MAKE any 1aSe VI
in prescribed shall be dismissed from his Office, and
subject to trial by Military Commission for misde
| meanor.
TX, SherhRs Constables and other officers whose OIL
cia emoluments confined to costs and fees shall o
allowed for services performed under the oriers OF tn
Provost Marshal General the costs and fees 10 d
paid in the same manner is provided by the laws
the local provisional governments for like service unde
| those laws.
X All persons in this Military District who may know
of any threatened breach Of the peace or OF the
sion of any crime or offence requested to make com
paint thereof at once to the Chief of the Police or Mar
shall Of the city or town; or, the crime or disorde
sba be committed without the limits of any city o
town. to Magistrate tho She riff OF the county or dis
trict; and if prompt action shall not be taken by til
officer to whom the matter shall be reported such per
sons are requested to report all the facts to the Pos
Commander and to the Provost Marshal General.
XII IMPRISONMENT for default in payment of costs fec
or charges of court attorneys public officers, shall nc
By com nand OF Major.G General D. E. sIcKLEs
j.. W. CLoUs,
| Captain 38th y. 5. Infantry,
| Aide-de- amp, and A. A. A. G.
OFFICIAL: ]. ". CLoUs Capt 3Sth Init, A. D. C. an
A. A. A.G. f3 june