The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-20
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HEADQUARTERS Second ,lilitss. | =.

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Headquarters Second Military n,
CHARLESTON, 8. c., june IA D 18th
GENERAL ORDERS, gu, lSf Il
1. Sheriffs, Chiefs OFF lice, City Marshal,
of Detectives and Town Marsha!s of t%n Cht
Districts, counties, cities, towns, and oth seFR
nicipal organizations, in North Carolina o,S D.
Carolina, will at once, by letter, rennrt nu SOa
Col. Edacard ". Kinks, U. S. Army, Prov!
shall General of the Second Militnrv NJ y /
Charleston, South Carolina, setting forth pfs@
report the name of each officer, lis relis "a GV
official station, duties, post Office address
per annum, and the authority by whom a,S @.
ed. Coroners, Constables and other OFF, pac
this Military District, whose duty it is -t to
arrests, and who are not included in tho e. Lsl
any Sheriff, Chief of Police, City Marshal ICSt t;t
Detectives or Town Marshal, viii make in nS Tniq
reports to the Provost Marshal General IN g
manner and form as above required
Ii. Whenever any homicide, rape. mou,
felonious assault, burglary, arson, roh%sae
larceny-where the property stolen is of tHy
ue OF twenty-five dollars and more-shaI b tne
united within any city or town in this NnsC
District, the CHIEF officer OF police OF such citS
town shall at once investigate the case and VI!
the facts to the Provost Marshal General. ltppO
forth the nature of the crime, the name ,r osIA
dence of the party against whose person ~ on III
erty such crime has been committed tS Ti prop prop
when and place where it was committod 10
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known and if the offender has been - ar1
stating what steps have been taken TO seous
punishment; and if not in custody. girine Ii
information which may be of service in ,ius az
his detection and arrest Sheriffs of conn., g
North Carolina and of districts in Soutb Clts
shall investigate and make report of sucb Oa
ces, when committed within their recre Uael
counties or districts, and not within the ~,
of any city or town, in like manner and llLa
Is herein required OF chiefs of police of cities ~,
towns. When an offender, whose Offence ~
been reported, shall be arrested, report ~ u
arrest will be made at once by the off, " ne
charge to the Provost Marshal General Il nj
solidated Monthly Reports of the above WI
merated crimes will also be made DIV the ~. elN
tive officers and for the localities ahnra ' IEe
mated to the Provost Marshal General RiosP
will be furnished by him upon application ''+ T
first report to include the period from Lon ile
LIST to May 31st, 1867. annual!
Ill. whenever any prisoner shall brea, -,
escape from penitentiary, Jail or Other nr' all
in the Second Military District, the oai H,sOl
charge of such penitentiary, jail or other M:
on, shall at once make report of the tao,t. '.
the Provost Marshal General, setting forth
such report the date of escape the name Of a,a
escaped prisoner, ms description, age, resjenrs
the crime for which committed, Whether nnS
sentence or awaiting trial, whether reconturaI
and stating fully the manner of the escanr M
the circumstances under which it was efnc5
Reports in like form and manner will be mad !.
all officers from whose custody prisoners M.
escape while being conducted to or from nr~
Whenever prisoner shall be recapturcd, thcE-
will be at once reported to the Provost Mars
General by the officer from whose custodv fl
prisoner escaped. Failure to make promnt
port Of escaped prisoners as herein reouirrd VI
inculpate the delinquent officer as aidinr qr
abetting the escape.
". The SheriffS of the counties in Nortb.Ca,
lima, and of districts in South Carolina will
once report to the Provost Marshal General NJ
condition OF the Jalls, prisons or workhOuses u
der their charge, or in their respective distrirs
or counties, as to capacity, convenience and sgr
rity, and the names and residences of the offip
responsible for the condition and care of sR
jails, prisons and warehouses.
V. All civil officers having charge of any aI B
prison, or workhouse, in this Military DisticE
shall, on the last day of each month, make AZ
port to the Provost Marshal General, upon blsp!
to be by him prescribed and furnished upon az
plication, of all persons who have been cOnfin
in such Jail, prison, or workhouse during Il
month, setting forth the name of the prisOng
his description, residence, age, when cOnmttt
for what offence arrested, by whom sTrested
whose order arrested, whether under scntet b
or awaiting trial it under sentence, by What
bunal tried and sentenced; if sentenced, for vi
period and the amount of fine or costs if aH 4
how employed; how subsisted; whether q
charged, transferred, escaped, or deceased;
discharged, by what authority if Transferred
what place and by whom ordered. The first
port made under the requirements of this Ia
graph will include the period from January Isl
Nav 31st, 1867.
VI. All Sherifs, Constables, Police, and oil
civil officers and persons whose duty it is uDd
the laws of the provisional governments of NG
Carolina and South Carolina to serve wrE
make arrests, are hereby required to obey
execute the lawful orders of the Provost Nf
shall General, to the same effect as they anh
quired by law to obey and execute writs vi
rants, or other process issued by civil mag
istrates. And any resistance to or disobcdiA
of the lawful orders or authority of the Prove
Marshal General snail subject the offender TO
al by Military commission, and, upon coDr
ton, to removal from office and punishment
fine and imprisonment.
VII. Duplicates of the reports required by
provisions of paragraphs II, III and V of this
der, to be made by local officers to the Provo
Marshal General, will at the same time be sent
the proper Post Commander
VIII. The performance of the duties enjoin
by this order will not be construed 10 relieve
il officers from the discharge OF any of the dul4
now required of them by the laws OF the lo1
provisional governments. And any civil Ofs
who shall refuse or neglect to perform promFf
the duties herein required of him, or who sh
make any false return or report of the matte +
herein prescribed, shall be dismissed from bis
ice, and be subject to trial by Military Conn:
;iOn for misdemeanor.
TX. Sheriffs, Constables and other offez
whose official emoluments are confined to cd
md fees, shall be allowed for services perfOru
lnder the orders of the Provost Marshal Genti
he same costs and fees, to be paid in the SOL
manner as is provided by the laws of the lO
provisional governments for like service I'd!
hose laws.
K. All persons in this Military District, Vi
nay know of any threatened breach of the peas
,r of the commission of any crime or offence,
'equested to make complaint thereof at once
he Chiefot Police, or Marshal of the city or tor
'r, if the crime or disorder shall be commir
without the limits of any city or town, to M
strate or the Sheriff of the county or district; q
f prompt action shall not be taken by the Ofa
- whom the matter shall be reported, suchP
IONS are requested to report all the facts to
POST Commander and to the Provost MaE5
general.
XII. Imprisonment for default in payment
costs, fees, or charges of court, attorneys or p1
ic officers, shall not exceed thirty days
BY command of Maj. General D. E. SICKLEs:
j. W. CLOUS,
Capt 3Sth u s. Infantry. s
A. D. c., and A. A. A. 6.
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