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MILITARY ORDER OF GENERAL sIcKLEs.

HEADQUARTERS. !
SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
NORTH CARoLINA AND sou1u CAnoLtS,. 7
COLUMBIA, y. C, March 2lst, 1867.
General Orders No. l.
l. In compliance with General Orders, No
10. Headquarters of the Army, March ll,h
1867, the undersigned hereby assumes COM
mnnd OF the Second Military District constiiu, ed
byesae Act of Congress- Public Laws No 6s, End
March, 1857, entitled ".tn Act for the more
efficient government Of the rebel States"
In The execution Of the duty of The Com
manding General to maint ain the security O,
the inhabitants in their persons and prorertr
to suppress insurrect:ou. disorder and violence.
and to punish or cause to be punished all dis.
turbers of the public peace and criminals the
local civil tribunals will be permitted tn take
jurisdiction of anil try offenders, excepting ONLY
! such cases IA may by the order Of the Com
! mantling General he referred to a commission
| or other military tribunal for trial.
g. The civil government now existing in
North Carolinn and South Caroiaa is rrovis.
ional only and in all respects subject to the
paramount authority Of the United Sat e.. At
any time TO abolish, modify, ontrol or sinner
sehe the same. Local laws aud municipal req =
ulations not inconsistent with the c.nsti,u,iSn
ations of the President or with such repula-
tions as are Or may be prescribed in the ord. RS
ut the Commanding General, are hereby de-
elared TO tie in force; and in conformity there.
with civil officers are hereby authorized to
continue the exercise Of their proper functions.
and Will be respected and .obeyed by the in
habitnnta.
4. Whenever any civil officer. magistrate or
court negecis or refuses TO perform an official
act properly required Of auch tribunal or off
Ger, whereby due aud riehtful security to per
epn or property shall be denied. tn. case will be
reported BY The Post Commander to these
headquarters.
g g. Post Commanders will cause to be arre..
ted persons charged with The commission of
crimes ard offences when the civil authoritie,
fail to arrest and bring such offenders to trial
and will hold the accused in custody for rriaI
by Military Commission, Provost Court or other
tribunal organized pursnant to orders from
these headquarters. Arrests by military all
thority will be reported promptly. The char.
ges preferred will be accompanied BY the evil
denee on which they are founded. q:
., The. .C"nmanding General desiring TO
Efeser'e tranquility and order by IN eans and
agencies most eongsnial to the, people, solicit.
Tue JEALOUS and cordial co. operaj ion of eisi,
oifrers IN the discharge Of their duties. and IN.
aid Of all good citizens in preventing condncf
tending to disturb the peace;. and TO the end
That occasion may a-ldom arise for the sxerciss
of military authority in ms,ters OF ord;nsrv
civil sdministrhiion. the CommsnJing General
respectfully aud earnestly eoinmends to Tho
people. and authorities Of North ana sofih
Carolina unreserved obedience TO The anthor j, .
now establi he'd and the diIigent, eonsiierate
and impartial execution of The laws euncted for
their gov overpment. s< : -
i 4. All orders heretofore published to. the De
partnnent of the South are hereby continued 10,
. 8. The following named officers are annouu
ced as tbs staff OF tho Malpr-General Com.
msnding: : t5@tzs a.<AsS
Csp.sinJ. W. CIou., .ss.h United st.,es In
faotry. Acting Assistant Adjutant General aud
Aitf. de-Camp.s - =. =. =, = fe;4F
- Captain Alexander Moore, ssth- uaitsd s.stes
1ofantry, Aid :de-csmp -. 80,
? Brsvet Major :. R.sMysiek, Frat Lieufensnt
% Artillery Aide-ds-camp aud Acting Judge
. MajfS Jsm,s p. Roy. s,6 uoised s,,te. In
.fantry, Ae,ipg As4isisnt Inspsetor.G eneraL-
=. Brsyct Maior- eneraI r. O. Tyler. Dsputy
oaarts.sas asdsrsi'D. 9. A., Chief Guar.
steyrnaeter. : "a 2 ); SglsS. .sTE ~ ~
:Bre,ss Br;ssdier-clsoer4p Wv. Hofss,
.Mstef and q .. ~. b IL. Chief Csnnissary
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