The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-18
OFFICIAL.
Heudquarters Second Military District,
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH OARoLNA6
CoLuhsBIA g. c., March 21st, 1867.

Of'c1S3A1s.
Heuduuarters Second Military District,
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH .CARoLNAb
COLUMBIA, 3. c., March 21st, 1857
GENERAL ORDERS No. IL
L IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDERS NO.
TO- Headquarters Of the Army March 11th 1857 the un-
dersgned hereby command OF the Second Mill
tsry District constituted by the Act Of Congress- Public
No. &c. I'd March, 1867 entitled IAN 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 Cause to be pun
ished all disturbers Of the public peace and criminals,
the local civil tribunals will be permitted to take juris
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
Ill The civil government now existing in North Caro-
lima and South Carolina is provisional only and in all re-
spccts subject to the paramount authority of the United
States at any time to abolish modify, control or super
cede the same Local aws and municipal regulations
not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws Of the
United States or the proclamaons Of the President
with such regulations may be prescribed In the
orders of the Commanding General hereby declared
to be in force and conformity Herewith civil officers
arc hereby authorized to continue the exercise Of their
proper functions and will be respected and obeyed by
the inhabitants.
". Whenever any Civil Officer, Magistrate or Court
neelects or refuses to perform official act properly
quired Of such tribunal or officer, whereby due and
rehtu security to person property shall be denied
the case will be reported by the Post Commander to these
Headquarters.
v Post Commanders will cause to be arrested persons
charged with the commission of crimes and offences
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 orconzed 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 and agencies most congo
NAL to the people, solics the jealous and cordial CO.
oneraton of civil officers in the discharge Of their duties
and the mid Of all good citizens in preventing conduct
tending to disturb the peace and to hf end that occa
sion may seldom arise for the exerciseof military au-
thoriy in matters of ordinary civil administration the
Commanding General respectfully and earnestly COM
mends to the people and authorities of North and South
Carolina unresorved obedience to the authority now es-
tablished and the dgent, considerate and impartial
execution of the laws enscted 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:
Capt ]. w. Clous, 3sth u s. Infantry, Act Asst. Adjt
Gen. and Aidc-de-C Camp.
Capt Alexander Moore, 3sth q. S. Infantry, Ade-de-
Camp.
Byt. Maj j. R. sryrick, 1st Lieut. Sd Art, Camp
and Act. Judge Advocate.
Major James P Roy 18th q. s. Infs Act. Asst Inspect
Gen.
Bvt Major General %. Tyler, Deputy Quartormaster
Gen. u. s. A., Chief Quartermaster.
Bvt Brig. General ". ". Burma, Major and c. s., U.
s. A., Chief Commissary Of Subsistence
Bvt- Lieut.. Col Charles Page, Surg o. S. L., Med D.
rector D. E. sICKLES,
Major General COMMANDING
Official J. ". CLous, Aidede.Camp Marcn Is