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OFFICIAL.
Headauarters Second Military District
fNoRTH CAROLINA AND SouTH CARo1INAl,
COLUMBIA, 2. c., March 9lst, 1867.


.sT:E (NoRTH CAROLINA AND SouTH CARo1INAl, /
COLUMBIA, =. G., March 91st 1867.
rGENEnAL ORDERS No. II r. |.
- l. IN COMP IANOE WITH GENERALtORDERSN NO.
TO- Headquarters Of the Army March 11h 1867 the un.
deraianed hereby assumes command of the Second Mi
tary District constituted by the ACT Of Congress- Public
No. g. I'd March, 1867 entitled "An Act for the more
efficient government Of the rebel states:'
II. In the execution Of the duty Of the Commanding
General to maintain the security Of the inhabitants In
their persons and property to suppress dis
order and Violence and to punish or cause to be pun
ished all disturbers of the public peace and criminals
tho local civil tribunals will be permitted to take turls
dicon of and try offenders excepting only such cases as
NAV by the order of the Commanding General be referred
to Commission or other military tribunal for trial
III. The civil government now existing In North Caro-
lima and South Carolina provisional only, and in all re-
specs subject to the paramount authority OF the United
States at any time to abolish modify control or super
cede the same. Local laws and municipal regulations
not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws OF the
United States or the procamatons OF the President or
with such regulations are or may be prescribed IN the
orders OF the Commanding General are hereby declared
to be in force and in conformity Herewith civil officers
ara hereby authorized to continue the exercise Of their
1roner functions aud will be respected and obeyed by
the inhabitants.
~. Whenever any Civil Officer, Magistrate or Court
neelects or refuses to perform an official act properly re-
onired of such tribunal or officer, whereby due and
rohtful security to person property shall be denied
the case will be reported by the Post Commander these
Headquarters.
y Post Commanders will cause to be arrested persons
CHARGED with the commission of crimes and ohenees
when the civil authorities fail to arrest and bring such
offenders to trial. and will hold the accused in custody
for trial by Military Commission, Provost Court or other
tribunal organized pursuant to orders from these Head.
quarters Arrests by military authority Will be reported
promptly The charges preferred will be accompanied
by The evidence on which they are founded
VI The Commanding General, desiring to preserve
tranquility and order by means and agencies most congo
ia to the people, socits the Jealous and cordial Co
oeraon of civil officers in the discharge of their duties
and the aid of all good citizens in preventing conduct
tending to disturb the peace and to the end that occa
sion NAV seldom arise for the exercise of military au
thority in matters Of ordinary civil administration the
Commanding General respectfully and earnestly COM
mends to the people and authorities OF North and south
Carolina unreser7ed obedience to the authority now es
tablished and the diigent consderate and impartial
execution of the Laws enacted for their government
VII All orders heretofore published to the Department
of the South are hereby continued in force
The following named officers are announced as the
staff Of the Major General Commanding
Cant T. w. Clous 3sth o. s. Infantry, Act Asst Adjt
Gen and Ajde-de-Camp
Cant Alexander Moore, ssth o. 8. Infantry, Ade-de-
Camp.
Rvt Mai J. R. Myrick, LIST Lieut. Sd Art, AidedeCamp
and Act Judge Advocate.
Motor 1anoes Row. 9Th us. Init, Act Asst. Inspect
Gen.
Byt Major General %. Tyler, Deputy Quartermaser
Gen. o. 8. A., Chief Quartermaster
Hvt Brig. General W. W. Burns, Major and G. g., q.
g. A.. Chief Comuoissary Of Subsistence.
Byt Lout. Col Charles Page Surg. q. 8. A. Med Di.
rector. y. L. s1CALEs,
Major General Commanding.
Official J. ". CLous, Aide-de-camp. Marcn 2b