The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-04-03
District No. 2 General Orders No. l.

1EADQCARrERS 20 MILITARY DiSTHiCT, o
(NoHrH AND SoUrH CAnoLISA.).
CoLrMprA, S G., March 81, 81.
General orders No. |.
|. In compliance with General Orders
No. 10. Headquarters Of the Army,
March II, 1867. the undersigned hereby
assumes command of the second mlit.rv
district, constituted hv the &C, or Congress.
Public M, 6s, 81 March. 1857, entitled
"an act for the more eiiicien, government
Of the ret@l Ststes"-
II. ~ the execution OF the duty OF the
! commanding general to 'nain'pn the Sc
! curity of the inhabitants in their persons
Iand property, TO suppress insurrection,
disorder, and violence, and to punish. or
cause to lie punished. all dsturhers Of the
public peace and criminals, the local civil
, trihpnsis will he perurus sd to take juri.
diction Of and try oife nd-,s. excepting
only such cases as ma. by the order OF
The commanding general. he referred to
commission or other military tribunal for
trial
1.-The civil government Tow existing
in NORTH aud South Carolina, j. provision
al only. and, in al! respects, suffice, ~ the
paramount authority of the United SeatAs,
at any time, to abolish, modify. rontr9i, or
supersede the same; Local laws. and
municipal regulations. not inconsistent
with the constitution and laws OF the
United States, or the proclsma,ions OF the
President, or with such regulations As are.
or nav he. prescribed in the od-rsof u,e
commanding general. ara hereby declared
TO be ~ force and. in conformity tkere
with. civil Officers are hereby au,horiz-l
to continue the exercise of th-ir proper
functions, and will he respectful aud obey
ed hv he inhabitants.
Nv wv henever any civil ofii:sr. IN agis
trsre. or court neylecs or refuses to per.
form An official Act properly required Of
such tribunal or officer Whereby due and
rightful secarirv tn person or property
shalt he d .nied. the Cas-. will he r-poriad
hv the post co n'nsndsr To thtse head
quar- en-
V Post commanders will carn. to be
arrested persons charged with the cor
| mission of crimes and offences, when the
c,v'I authorities faS to arrest and bring.
, such otf-ndsrs To nial and will hold the
! accused in custody forsa trial hv nnli,sry
| commission. provost court, or other tr,bu.
nal "rganz-i pursuant to orders from
these headquarters. Ars-srs hy military
an'ifority will he reported pr"mplIv.-
The chsrges preferred ~ili'hs sccpm panied
nv the eSid dence on which they are found.
ed.
vi. The commanding general. ds,itin,
to preserve usu'luiIitv and order Nv
mean. and agancres most cone.nisi ,o The
people. soiiclts ths z-ainps aud corti.;
cO operation Of civil uilic-r, in the his
charge Of their duIes. aud the all 6f all
good citizen, in preventing Conduct tend.
ing to disturb the peaesi and to the end
! that occasion NAV seldom arise for the
exercise of military authority in matters
81 ordinary civil administration, ths.com
manding. general rssp-cIfullv and earnest
" commend 10 the people AID authorities
Of Norh and South Carolina nnrespryed
ohedieace to the authority now establish,
ID and the diiigent. consiherst.; and i'm
partial execution. Of the laws enacted Tor
their g'vernmPnt
VII All orders heretofore publi.hel in
the department Of The South are hereby
continued in force
D. r STCKLES.
Major General Commanding.