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HEADQUARTERS, SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT, 7
CHARLESTON, s. c., June Sd, 1867. !
GENERAL ORDERS. NO. a.

OEFlCLaL.
HEADQUARTERS, SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
CHARLESTON, s. c., June Sd, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 81
1. Sherifs, Chiefs of Police, City Marshals,
Chief Detectives aud Town Mayshals of the several
districts counties, cities, ownsy and other munich
pal organizations, in Nersh Carolina and South
Carolina, Will at once, by letter. report to Brevet-
Colonel Edward W. Hines, U. s. Army, Provost
Marshal General of the Second Military District,
Charleston, South Carolina, setting forth in the re-
port the of each officer, his residence, official
station, duties, postofice address, salary per
mum, and the authority by whom appointed. Cor
oners Constables, and other officers, in this Mill
tary District whose duty it is to make arrests and
who are not included in the force of any Sheriff,
Chief of Police, City Marshall Chief of Detectives,
OF 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 lar
ceny-where the property stolen is of the value Of
twenty-five dollars and more-shall be committed
within any city or town in this Military District
the chief officer of police Of such city town shall
at once investigate the case and report the facts to
the Provost Marshal General setting forth the na-
ture of the crime, the name and residence of the
party against whose person or property such crime
has been committed, the time when and place
where it was committed, the name, description and
residence of the offender, if known; and if the Of
fender 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
Sherffs of counties in North Carolina and of dis
tricts in South Carolina shall investigate and
make report of such offences, 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 offerder
whose offence has been reported, shall be arrested
report of the arrest shall be made at once by the
officer in charge to the Provost Marshal General.
Consolidated Monthly Reports of the above emu
merated crimes will also be made by the respective
officers and for the localities above designated to
the Provost Marshal General. Blanks will be fur
nished by him upon application. The first report
to include the period from January lst to May
31st, 1867.
I'LL Whenever any prisoner shall break and es-
cape from penitentiary, Jail, or other prison, in
the Second Military District the officer in charge
of such penitenliary Jail, other prison. shall at
once make report of the facts to the Provost Mar
shall 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 rccaptured, and stating fully the
manner of the escape, anu the circumstances under
which it was effected. Reports in like form and
manner will be made by oil officers from whose
custody prisoners may escape while being con-
Quoted 10 or from prison. Whenever prisoner
shall be recapturcd the fact will be at once re-
ported to the Provost Marshal General, by the Of
fcer from whose custody the prisoner escaped.
Failure to make prompt report of escaped pris-
oners as herein required will incupate the delin-
quent officer as aiding and abctting the escape.
W. The Sheriffs of counties in North Carolina,
and of districts in South Carolina, will at once re-
port to the Provost Marshal General the condition
of the jails, prisons or work houses under their
charge, or in their respective districts counties,
as to capacity, convenience and security, and the
names and residences of the officers responsible
for the condition and care of such jais, prisons
and work-houses.
v. All civil officers having charge of any Jail,
nrieop or worLhopso in tbic M;litory District
shall, on the last day of each month"; make report
TO the Provost Marshal General, upon blanks to be
by him prescribed and furnished upon application,
of all persons who have been confined in such Jail,
prison or worl-housc, during the month"; setting
forth the name of the prisoner, his description,
residence, age, when committed, for what offence
arrested, by whom arrested, whether under sem
tence or awaiting trial; if under sentence, by
what tribunal tried and sentenced; if sentenced
for what period and the amount of fine or costs i!
any; how employed how subsisted; whether
discharged, transferred, escaped or deceased; il
discharged, by what authority; if transferred, to
what place aud by whom ordered. The first re-
port made under the requirements of this para
graph will include the period from January 1st to
May 3lst 1867.
vi. All Sherifs, 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 10 serve writs or make
arrests are hereby required to obey and execute
the lawful orders of the Provost Marshal General,
to the same effect as they are required by law to
obey and execute writs, warrants, or other pro-
cess issued by civil magistrates. And any resis-
tance to or disobedence of the lawful orders of
thority of the Provost Marshal General shall SUBJ
ject the offender to trial by Military Commission
and, upon conviction, to removal from Office and
punishment by fine and Imprisonment.