The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-30

Headquarters Second Military District,
(noRTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CARoLINAl
COLUMBIA, :. G.. March 21st, 1867.
GENERAL Orders No. IL
!. IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDERS NO,
TO- Headquarters Of the Army, March 11th 1867 e
dersgned hereby assumes command Of the Second I-
tary District constituted by the Act Congress- Pubic
No. SO, I'd March. 1857 entitled 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 inhabitants in
their persons and property suppress insurrecon dis
order and violence, and to punish be pun
tahed all distrbers OF the public peace and
the local civil tribunals will be permitted to take iuris
dcon OF and try offenders, excepting only such cases as
may 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 Carona provisional only and in all r
spects subject to the authority Of the United
States at any time to abolish modify control or super-
cede the same. Local laws and nunicipal regulations
not inconsistent with tho Constitution and Lawn of the
United States, the proclaaons of the President or
With such regulations may prescribed in the
orders Of the Commanding General hereby declared
to be in force; and conformity Herewith civil officers
are hereby authorized to continue the exercise of their
proper functions and viii be respected and obeyed BY
the 81 hahitante. M-7
+ w. Whenever any Civil Officer Magistrate or Court
nascca &C refnEsr 70 Official rrurcry re-
CURED Of such tribunal officer whereby due and
rghtful security to person property shal be denied
the case will be reported by the Post Commander these
Headquarters.
charged with the commission of crimes md offences
when the civil authorities fail arrest and bring such
odenders to trial. and will hold the accused in custody
Tor trial by Military Commission, Provost Court other
tribunal organized pursuant tG orders from these Head
quarters Arrests by military authority will be reported
promptly. The charges preferred viii be accompanied
by the evidence on which they nre founded
VI The Commanding General, desiring to preserve
tranquility and order by agencies most conee-
nial to the people, solcts the Jealous and oora, CO.
operation Of civil officers In the discharge Of their duties
aud the aid Of all good citizens in preventing conduct
tending to disturb the peace and to the that
sion may seldom arise for the exercise of military au-
thority In moters Of ordinary civil administration the
Commanding General respectfully and earnes.ly COM
mends to the people and authorities North and South
Carolina unreoeved obedience to the authority now
tabhshed, and the diigent, connderate and impartial
execution Of the laws enacted for theirgovernment
VII All orders heretofore published to the Department
OF the South are hereby continued in force
The following named ohdcers are announced Us the
staff Of the Major General Commanding:
Capt J. ". C1ous ssth q. g. Infantry Aot Asst Ad1t
Gen. and Alde-de-C Camp.
Capt Alexander Moore. ssth 0. S. Infantry, Ade-de
Camp.
Bvt Maj 3. Myrick, LIST Lieut.. Sd Art
and Act Judge Advocate.
Major james BOY. 9Th Q. s. 1ntt Act Asst Inspect
Gen. 4.+&
Bvt Major General Q. Tyler. Deputy Quartermaster
Gem .. s. A., Chief Quarter1aaster.
Bvt Brig General W. W. Burns, Major and c. g., q.
8. a, Chief Commtssa-y Of Subsistence.
Bvt Lieut. Col Charles Page. Surg U. g. A., Med d.
rector. H.s D. E. sICKLES
Major General Commanding.
Official : J. W. C1ous, Aidede-camp Marcn d