The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-10
Headauarters Second MIR

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Headquarters Second Military NJ,
ervrn oa CHARLESTON, S. c., June 3D. D ISe1a
]. Sheriffs, Chiefs Police, City Marshal,
| OF Detectives and Town Marshals of t%a Chiei
Districts, counties, cities, towns, and seVeN
nicipal organizations, in North Carolina S,eE No.
Col. Edacard ". Hinks U. s. Army. Prov roro.0o BIT
shall General of the Second Military' T ni Ma.
Charleston, South Carolina, SETTING fcr,t pi.S'fd
report the name of each officer, his raa;5 II Tie
official station, duties, post office address
per annum, and the authority by whom S,S Sa9
ed Coroners, Constables and other otfircarDA
this Military District, whose duty if is +o
arrests, and who are not included in the so mat
any Sheriff. Chief of Police, City Marshal I Cht
Detectives or Town Marshal, will max inS Tnld
reports to the Provost Marshal Gencrai ~ gGa
manner and form as above required Rs
II. Whenever any homicide, rape, morb.-
felonious assault, burglary, arson, rohb:Innen
larceny-where the property stolen is of tb a!rSg
ue of twenty-five dollars and more-sha ba I W.
mitted within any city or town in this NH EeR
District, the chief officer of police of such o;.
town shall at once investigate the case and rn!.
the facts to the Provost Marshal General. sott o7
forth the nature of the crime the name and "i'.ls
In
erty such crime has been committed, the t t;Op
when and place where it was committed uIe
name, description and residence of the offsn5Io le
known; and if the offender has been arrast,,ia
stating what steps have been taken to secnraI!,
punishment; and if not in custody. Givin, us us
information which may be of service in sec1 say
his detection and arrest. Sheriffs of connt;na!s
North-Carolina and ofdistricts in South CaroI.n
shall investigate and make report of such Ogaa
ces, when committed within their resper Iir,
counties or districts, and not within the Iimi,s
of any city or town, in like manner and f ,.sS
is herein required of chiefs of police of cities arS
towns. When an offender, whose offence T %aa
been reported, shall be arrested ren,rt ot nus
arrest will be made at once by the otiicar ' Y!
charge to the Provost Marshal General Con- IN
sollcated Monthly Reports of the above eHn.
merated crimes will also be made ny the rpsnaa
tive officers and for the localities above Jasi',
mated to the Provost Marshal General BIanFss
Will be furnished by him upon application, TIL"
hrst report to include the period from JannarU
| LIST to May 31st, 1861 '"''u'i5
Ill. Whenever any prisoner shall break and
escape from penitentiary, Jail or other prison
in the Second Military District, the officer in
charge OF such penitentiary, Jail or other prs.
| 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
ana 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 olllcers from whose custody prisoners NAV
escape While being conducted to or from a prison,
whenever prisoner shall be recaptured, the fact
VIII 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
| lnculpate the delinquent officer as aiding and
abetting the escape
". The Sheriffs of the counties in North Caro-.
lima, and of districts in outh-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 countless as to capacity, convenience and secu-
rity, and the names and residences OF the officers
responsible 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 a 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 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 lara-
graph will include the period from January lst to
| MAY 31st, 1867.
VI. Ali Sheriffs, Constables, Police, and other
civil officers and persons whose duty II 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 ana
| execute the lawful orders of the Provost Mar
shall General, to the same effect as they are re-
Quired by law to obey and execute Wrlts, war
rants, or other process issued by civil Iiagh
istrates And any resistance to or dlsobedlehce
| of the lawful orders or authority OF the Provost
Marshal General snail subject the offender to tn
| nj nv a Military commission, and, upon conVlc-
tion, to removal from Office and punishment by
| fine and imprisonment. ,,.ho
VII. Duplicates OF the reports required 0y Tue
provisions of paragraphs II, Ill and OF IllS Or
der TO be made by local officers to the Provost
Marshal General, will at the same time be sent 10
the proper Post Commander. :o;.oa
| VIII The performance of the duties enJolheu
hy this order will not be construed to reileVe CIV
ii officers from the discharge OF any OF Inc uuleI
now required of them by the laws OF Inc iGean
provisional governments. and any civil onl, ,Sr.
who shall refuse or neglect to perform pronlplH,
|
make any false return or report OF tne ila.'e af
herein prescribed, shall be dismissed ron HIS "
flee, and be subject to trial by Military COllm''
TX Sberiffs. Constables and other ofhcer s,,
whose official emoluments are conhnea ~ I'D
and fees, shall be allowed for services r'roI
under the orders of the Provost MarSna rone
the same costs and fees, to be pald IN ie iono
manner as is provided by the laws Oh INC ,nJer
provisional governments for like service "nu''
K, Ali persons in this Military District o "mo
NAV know of any threatened breach Oh g hT are
or of the commission of any crime or oncacc an IN
requested to make complaint thereon AZ Ot tOwn
the Chiefof Police or Marshal OF the ci'y VI
or, if the crime or disorder shall DC M nag
without the limits of any city or town. 10 . and
strate or the Sheriff of the county OF ofcer
if prompt action shall not be taken .! ' ,nh ncr
to whom the matter shall be reported, sS 70 the
sons are requested to report all the lae' MARSHAL
Post Commander and to the Provost ""i'""'
general. ,oe.,,,+ IN nayment Of
costs fees, or charges of court, attorneys Ut pun
lie officers shall not exceed thirty days. ,,rs.
By command of Maj. General D. e. r. STS
Cant. 3sth u S. Infantry