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Headquarters Second Military DistTics,)
(EoBTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CKRoLINAb
i iCoIUNRIA, s. @, March Qst 1851. J.

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GENERAL ORDERS No. IL 81 ~. .s ts},s,.
T. IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDERS NO.
TO- Headquarters Of the Army March nta 1857, the
dersgned hereby assumes command Of the Second Mi-
a-y District constituted by the Act Of Congress- Public
No. So, ID March, 1857 entitled "An.Act for the more
efficient government Of the rebel States :" s%:ETs,
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 violance and to punish Cause to be pu
shed all dipturbers Of The public peace and criminals
the local civil tribunals Will be permitted to tae jura
dcaon Of and try offenders excepting only such casea as
may by the order of the Commanding General be referred
to Commission or other military tribunal for tlal
III The cayn government now existing In North Caro-
lns and soath Carolina is provisional only and Ia all
spects subject 10 the paramount authority Of the United
States, at any tirne to abolish modify control ar super
ceds the aanas Local laws and municipal regulstons
not Inconsistent with the Constitution and awa Of the
United staa or the proclarnaons OF the President
With such reguiaHons as are or may be prescribed in the
orders Of the Commanding General hereby declared
to be in fsrse and ,nconormity herewith civil officers
are hereby authorized to continue the exercise OF their
proper functions, and win be respected and obeyed
the INHABITANTS. .,s-..3.Ys =
neelses or refuses to perform an official hct properly re-
,quired of such tribunal or ofacer whereby due and
rghtful security to person property shall be denied
tho case win be reported by the Post
Headquarters. ~
Post Commanders viii cause to be arrested parsons
charged with the commission Of crimes and one'ces
offenders 70 trial and viii hold the chsSody
for trial by Military 1mission, Provost Court or other
tribunal organized pursuant to orders from these Head
quarters. Arrests by military authority viii bsreported
promptly The charges preferred will be accompanied
by the evidence on which they are founded
VI Tho Commanding General, desiring to preserve
tranquility and order by means and agencies raost
nia to the people, socts the Jealous and cordial CO
operation Of civil officers in the discharge Of their duties.
and the aid Of all good citizens in preventing conduct
tending to disturb the peace and to the end that occa
sion may seldom arise fer the exercise Of military au-
thority In matters Of ordinary civil administration the
Commanding General respectfully and earnestly COM
mends to the people aud authorities Of North and South
Carolina rnresved obedience to the authority now es
tsbished, and the digent, confederate and impartial
execution of the laws enacted for their government
VII All orders heretofore published to the Department
Of the South ate hereby continued In force.
The following named officers are announced as the
staff or the Major General Commanding:
Capt T. ". Cous, Ssth o: 8. Infantry, Act Asst Adjt
Gen. and AdedeCsmp.
Capt alexander Moore, ssth Q. s. Infantry, Ade-de-
Camp.
Bvt Msj J. B. Mynck, LIST Lieut. Sd Art, Ade-de-camp
and Act. Judge Advocate.
Major james p Roy, 9Th 0. s. Init, Act Aaat Inspect
Gen. f-s
Bvt. Major General o. Tyler, Deputy ounrtermsster
Gen. o.. s. A., Chief Quartermaster.
Byt Brig. General ". ". Burns, Major and O. s., U.
g. A., Chief Commissary Of Subsistence
Bvt Lieut. Col Charles Page, Surg q. s. l., Med. N
rector. -. T. slCh slChLSs
Major General Commanding.
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