The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-22

ROBERT IL. SCOlI,
Governor of South Carolina.
Military Rule about to be Ended.
The following order has been issued
frem military headquarters. 1t is the
valedictory Of the Military Government
of South Carolina:
HID. QRs. SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
CnARLEsroS, S. e., July IL, 1868.
General Orders No. 136.
In Wow of the approaching termination
of the military authority derived from and
exercised by virtue Of tho Act Of Goa
rress passed March =, 1867, entitled IAN
Act to provide for the more efficient gov
ernment Of the rebel States" and Tire Acts
supplementary thereto, which la~s are
about to become imperative by reaaon OF
the tul:ilimens of the cuaditsOHs and lim,
tations prescribed by the provisions
thereof: Aud tho State OF South Carolina
having by It's Legislature ratified the con-
stitutionul amendment known AZ Srticle
Fourteen. the following INSTRUCTIONS are
pro,nul.,ate for the Information and
guidance of the oflcers of this command
serving in tho said State:
l. Upon the issue OF the proclamation
of the President of che United States, pre-
scribed BY Section 3 OF the Act Of June
IS, 1868, announcing the ratification OF
the said constitutional amendment, the
commsndin. Ofic~rs ui Pos,sin sai': State
will cease tn exercise sry a"d Nil author
ity conferred Jude, said Reconsideration
Acts OF Congress, except 80 tar IA hcces.
sary for the inauguration of the new State
Government and to close up unfinished
business.
9. The terms of office and all official
functions Of Registrars. Inspectors, Mana
gor. or Judges OF Election Military Com
mis.ioners, or other military agents in
South Carolina, appointed under the au-
thority Of the reconstruction laws OF the
United States, will cad at the date OF the
proclamation Of the President, referred to
in the preceding section, and all such oifi-
GERS or agents wiil, without delay, for
ward to these headquarters any books or
records relating to their official duties
that may be in their possession. They
will also transmit list OF tho property
purchased with public funds, and exhibit
the disposition made Of IT,
8. The Provost Courts now existing IN
South Car0lnA are aboIi.het and the re-
| cords will be transmitted without delay
to these Headquarters.
4. The tenure of all mppointees TO civil
ofico in the State of South Carolina under
the authority of the reconstruction laws
of the United will terminate when their
SUCCESSORS, elected, or appointed under the
Constitution and la~s oi the snid State,
shall DO duly qnalitied.
S. All citix.,,4 wh0, ut the date Of the
proclamation above referred to, may s'c
in tho custody OF The military authorities,
and held tor trial tor acts in vioiatio;' OF
military oytlrrs issued under the ea;h"rity
OF the snii laws, will 10 discharged from
custody, aud the military prosecution dis
missed
6. At the came time oil prisoners (citi,
ucns) held by military authority for trial,
whether in confinement or oa bail, tor
crinsps OF ofsemcea esgnisable under the
Iaws Of the p,~vssional governmes't of
ruid State. will be turned over 70 the Gus
,ody OF tho pro,4ts civil authorities; and
all bonds. undertakings, deposits or other
security ior appcn rance OF persons charged
with crimes or vfiences IA above, taken by
military authority in this District, in pur-
suauce OF the provisions OF General Orders
No l05, series 1867, from there Head
quarters, will be turned over 20 the At
torncy.GeneraI Of the State, with author
NV 10 eniurCe the pate
The Judge Advocate of the District will
communicate to tho Attorney General Of
the State the history Of each case 40
transferred, together with the dispositions
or other evidence OF information upon
which the parties accused have been ar
rested and held for trial. In like manner,
the Provost Marshal General will transfer
to the Attorney-Goneral all dispositions,
complaints or other information on file III
his office in relation to persons accused
who have avoided arrest or have escaped
from confinement
I. All prisoners (citizens) who, when
the aforesaid Act of March 2, 1867, be-
comes imperative under the conditions
and limitations prescribed by tho fifth
section thereof, may be in confinement or
custody by virtue Of the final Judgment
and sentence of a Military Commission or
other military tribunal authorized by the
said laws, will be continued in the sa'd
custody until entitled to discharge by cx-
pirltion of sentence, or until their cases
arc otherwise disposed ot by proper an
thorl,y. Upon :. writ Of Habens Corpus
or other process issuing from Court OF
the United States in the ease of any pris-
oner 40 held, the writ will he promptly
responded to, and the officer in milking
his return will set forth the material facts
of the case. IF such writ be issued from
State Court, the officer having the Gus