The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-22
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Headquarters Second Military Ds,,,
CHARLESTON, s. c., June Sd, iSs70,
GENERAL ORDERS lou.
/. 1. sheriffs, Chiefs ofPolice, City MarsboIs NJ.
of Detectives and Town Marshals Of the s Snes
Districts, counties, cities, towns, and Other 81,
nicipal organizations, in North Carolina and Sg
Carolina, will at once, by letter, report to IPlh
Col Edaoard W. Kinks U. s. Army, Provost pvt
Charleston, South Carolina, setting forth in NJ
report the name of each officer, lis Residue
official station, duties, post office address saIa
per annum, and the authority by whom anno,y
ed. Coroners, Constables and other Officer,
this Military District whose duty it is to maj
arrests, and who not included in the fore aaAe
any Sheriff, Chief of Police, City Marshal, Chic.
Detectives or Town Marshal, will make indiyidaI
reports to the Provost Marshal General in T TE
manner and form as above required. INT
ii. Whenever any homicide, rape, mavbo.
felonious assault, burglary, arson, robberr
larceny-where the property stolen is of tIay ~ Ut
ue of twenty-five dollars and more-shal he cn 'S'
mitted within any city or town in this Militan.E
District, the chief officer of police of such citv
town shall at once investigate the case and W.! VI
forth the nature of the crime, the name and rau
dence of the party against whose person or ro sf
erty such crime has been committed, the n.y.
when and place where it was committed N ,is
name, f6SlQCnce OF the Otfrndor
known and if the offender has been arrrstaa5
stating what steps have been taken to securnG!,
punishment; and if not in custody, givnG on S
information which may be of service in secnr Gis
his detection and arrest. Sheriffs of countins =
North Carolina and of districts in South CaroInmu
shall investigate and make report of such ofn~'
ces, when committed within their respectir.
counties or districts, and not within the lim;,
OF any city or town, in like manner and form as
is herein required Of chiefs of police of citics 10y
towns When nffnDHnr
been reported, shall be arrested, report of t5s
arrest will be made at once by the officer ~
charge to the Provost Marshal General Com M
solidated Monthly Reports of the above emu.
merated crimes will also be made py the rpsnao
tive officers and for the localities above dasi.
mated to the Provost Marshal General, RIonE
will be furnished by him upon application. The
first report to include the period from JannarU
LIST to May 31st, 1867.
III. Whenever any prisoner shall break md
escape from penitentiary, Jail or other prison
in the Second Military District, the Officer Il,
charge of such penitentiary, Jail or other nris.
on, shall at once make report of the facts 10
the Provost Marshal General, setting forth "
such report the date of escape, the name OF each
escaped prisoner, his description, age, residence
the crime for which committed, whether md,
sentence or awaiting trial, whether recaptured
and stating fully the manner of the escape and
the circumstances under which it was effected
Reports in like form and manner will be made Inv
all officers from whose custody prisoners NAV
escape while being conducted to or from prison
Whenever prisoner shall be rtcaptured the fact
will be at once reported to the Provost Marshal
General by the officer from whose custody tho
prisoner escaped. Failure to make prompt re.
port of escaped prisoners as herein required. will
inculpate the delinquent officer as aiding and
abetting the escape.
". The Sheriffs of the counties in North Caro-
lima, and OF districts in South-Carolina, will at
once report to the Provost Marshal General the
condition of the jails, prisons or warehouses I'm.
der their charge, or in their respective districts
or counties as to capacity, convenience and seen
rity, and the names and residences of the officers
for the condition and care of such
jails, prisons and warehouses;
V. All civil officers having charge of any jail,
prison. or workhouse, in this Military District
shall, on the last day of each month"; make re.
port to the Provost Marshal General upon blanks
to be by him prescribed and furnished upon ap-
plication, of all persons who have been confined
in such Jail, prison, or WorkhOuse during the
month, setting forth the name of the prisoner
his description, residence, age, when committed,
for what offence arrested, by whom arrested, by
whose order arrested, whether under sentence
or awaiting trial if under sentence, by what tr.
bunal tried and sentenced if sentenced, for what
period and the amount of fine or costs, if any;
how employed; how subsisted whether dis.
charged, transferred, escaped, or deceased: if
discharged, by what authority if transferred, to
what place and by whom ordered. The first re.
port made under the requirements of this para
graph will include the period from January 1st, to
Nav 31st, 1867.
VI Ali Sheriffs, ConstaBles, Police, and other
civil officers and persons whose duty it is under
he laws of the provisional governments of North
Carolina and South Carolina to serve writs or
make arrests, are hereby required to obey and
execute the lawful orders of the Provost Mar.
shall General, to the same effect as they are re-
Iuired by law to obey and execute writs war
ants, or other process issued by civil magis-
strates. And any resistance to or disobedience
IT the lawful orders or authority of the Provost
Marshal General shall subject the offender to tri
Il by Military commission, and, upon convic-
ion, to removal from office and punishment by
inc and imprisonment.
VII. Duplicates of the reports required by the
provisions OF paragraphs II, III and of this Or
Ter, to be made by local officers to the Provost
MARSHAL General, will at the same time be sent to
he proper Post Commander.
VIII. The performance of the duties enjoined
y this order will not be construed to relieve civ
officers from the discharge OF any of the duties
low required of them by the laws of the local
provisional governments. And any civil officer
lho shall refuse or neglect to perform promptly
he duties herein required of him, or who shall
make any false return or report of the matters
erein prescribed, shall be dismissed from his Of
ce, and be subject to trial by Military Commits.
ion for misdemeanor.
TX. Sheriffs, Constables and other Officers
hose official emoluments are confined to costs
nd fees, shall be allowed for services performed
nder the orders of the Provost Marshal General
ne same costs and tees, to be paid in the same
hammer as is provided by the laws of the local
rovisional governments for like service under
hose laws.
K. All persons in this Military District who
lay know of any threatened breach of the peace
r of the commission of any crime or offence are
equested to make complaint thereof at once TO
he Chiefof Police, or Marshal of the city or town
r If the crime or disorder shall be committed
'ithout the limits of any city or town, to a mag
'trate or the Sheriff of the county district and
prompt action shall not be taken by the officer
D whom the matter shall be reported, such per
ons are requested to report all the facts to the
ost Commander and to the Provost Marshal
eneral.
XII. Imprisonment for default in payment Of
osts, fees, or charges of court, attorneys pub
c officers, shall not exceed thirty days.
By command of Maj General D. E. SICKLEs:
j. w. CLOUS,
Capt. 3Sth U. s. Infantry,
June IS, 1867. 35-1aw3t