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OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., June Sd. 1867.

Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., June Sd, 1857
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 81
of Detectives and Town Marshals of the several
Districts, Counties, Cities, towns, and other mu-
nicipal organizations in North Carolina and South
Carolina will at once, by letter, report to Bvt.
shall general of the second military district,
Charleston, South Carolina, setting forth in the
report the name of each officer, his residence,
official station, duties, post office address, salary
per annum, and the authority by whom appoint
ed. Coroners, constables and other officers in
this military district, whose duty it is to make
arrests, and who are not included in the force of
any sheriff chief of police, city marshal chief of
detectives or town marshal, will make individual
reports to the provost marshal general in like
manner and form as above required.
II. Whenever any homicide, rape, mayhem,
felonious assault, burglary, arson, robbery or
larceny-where the property stolen is of the val
ue of TWENTY-FIVE dollars and more, shall be COM
mitted within any city or town in this military
district the chief officer of police OF such city or
town shall at once investigate the case and report
the facts to the provost marshal general setting
forth the nature of the crime, tie name and resi-
dence of the party against whose person or prop
erty such crime has been committed, the time
when and place where it committed, the
name description and residence of the offender if
known and if the offender has been arrested
stating what steps have been taken to secure his
punishment; and if not in custody, giving any
information which may be of service in securing
his detection and arrest. Sheriffs of Counties in
North Carolina and of districts III South Carolina
shall investigate and make report of such often
ces when committed within their respective
Counties or Districts, and not within the limits
of any city or town, in like manner and form as
is herein required of chiefs OF police of cities and
towns. When an offender, whose offence has
been reported. shall be arrested, report of the
will NO at -,
charge to the Provost Marshal General. Con-
solidated monthly reports of the above emu
merated crimes will also be made ny the respec-
tive officers and for the localities above desig-
mated to the Provost Marshal General Blanks
will be furnished by him upon application. The
first report to include the period from January
LIST to May 31st, 1867.
III. Whenever any prisoner Shall break and
escape from penitentiary, Jail or other prison.
in the Second Military District, the officer in
charge of such pententiary, Jail or other pris-
on, shall at once make report OF the facts to
the Provost Marshal General, setting forth in
such report the date of escape, the name OF each
escaped prisoner, his description, age, residence
the crime for which committed whether under
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 by
all officers from whose custody prisoners may
escape while being conducted to or from prison.
Whenever prisoner shall be recaptured, the fact
will be at once reported to the Provost Marshal
General by the officer from whose custody the
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 jals, prisons or warehouses I'M
der their charge, or in their respective districts
or counties as to capacity, convenience and secu-
rift md MOI II a fflPGr
respon,ible for the condition and care of sucl
iails, 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 APP
plicaton 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 tri-
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 lst to
May 31st, 1867.
VI. All shcriffs, constables, police, and other
civil officers and persons whose duty it is under
the 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
shal general, to the same effect as they are re-
quired by law to obey and execute writs, war
rants, or other process issued by civil magis-
istrates. And any resistance to or disobedience
of the lawful orders or authority of the provost
marshal general snail subject the offender to tri-
al by military commission, and, upon conyic-
ton, to removal from office and punishment by
fine and imprisonment.
VII Duplicates of the reports required by the
provisions of paragraphs II, Ill and of this Or
der to be made by local officers to the provost
marshal general, will at the same time be sent to
the proper post commander.
Will The performance of the duties enjoined
by this order will not be construed to relieve CIV
il officers from the discharge OF any of the duties
now required of them by the laws of the local
provisional governments. And any civil officer
who shall refuse or neglect to perform promptly
the duties herein required of him, or who shall
make any false return or report OF the matters
herein prescribed shall be dismissed from his Of
flee, and be subject to trial by military commits
sion for misdemeanor.
*. Sheriffs, cOnstables and other officers,
whose official emolumehts are confined to costs
and fees, shall be allowed for services performed
under the orders OF the provost marshal general,
the same costs and fees, to be paid in the same
manner as is provided by the laws of the local
provisional governments for like service under
those laws.
x. All persons in this military district, who
may know of any threatened breach of the peace,
or of the commission of any crime or offence, are
requested to make complaint thereof Mt once 10
the chief of police marshal of the city or town
Or, if the crime or disorder shall be committed
without the limits of any city or town, to a mag,
Strate or the sheriff of the county district; an
# prompt action shall not be taken by the ofhcer
to whom the matter shall be reported such per
sons are requested to report all the facts to the
post commander and to the provost marshal
general
XII. Imprisonment for default in payment OF
costs fees, or charges of court attorneys or pub
lie officers, shall not exceed thirty days.
By command of Maj. General D. E. SIcKLEs:
j. w. CLOUS,