The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-09

able, not only to tho penalties
prescribed under the authority of the
said laws, bnt for violation of the
Act of Congress, s'to define and
punish certain conspiraciea. I" M
p10ved July 3IilS61. (Statutes at
Large, Volume 10, Chapter XXXIII.) J
It is the duty of the civil and mill
tary authorities in both States ito
secure to every registered. voter the
full and free exercise, of his right of
suffrage, and this duty must be fully,
faithfully and impartially performed;
and the Commanding General conf
dently expects that the people of
these States will unite in securing for
each other the full and proper exer-
else of this franchise. But if in any
District. or County, or polling sub
division, of either State, the election
should be prevented, or the ballot
boxes or poll lists should be de-
stroyed, or the electors duly regis
tered under the laws of the United
States should be prevented by force
or intimidation from voting, new
election will be ordered for such
District, County or polling sub-divi-
sion.
To the end that the laws of the
United States may be duly executed;
that the officers charged with con-
Quoting the elections may be protect
ed in, the discharge of their duties,
and that the qualified electors may
be protected, in the exercise of the
elective franchise. commanders Of
posts are authorized, whenever, in
their Judgment, it may be necessary,
to appoint, from the officers of the
army or the Freedmens Bureau.
under their command, military com
'missioncrs for Districts or Counties
within the territorial limits of their
commands, that are SO remote from
their headquarters that the powers
conferred upon post commanders
cannot be Immediately or directly
exercised.
The military commissioners so ap-
pointed are invested wi all the
powers Of the justices of the peace
of Districts or Counties, or the po-
lice magistrates of cities, and will be
governed in the execution of their
duties by the laws of the State in
which they may be serving, except SO
far as these laws may be in conflict
with the laws of the United States or
with the orders issued from the head
quarters of this district; and, in
addition to any troops that may be
placed at their disposal, are given the
command of the police of Districts,
Counties, cities and towns; and all
police officers, sheriffs, constables
and other peace officers are required
to obey and execute the orders of
the military commissioners in oil
such cases.
The military commissioners will
promptly report all cases in which
they assume jurisdiction, and the
disposition made of each case. When
parties are held for trial, either in
confinement or under bail, the case
will be so fully reported as to enable
tho Commanding General to decide
whether it shall be tried by mill
tary tribunal or be brought before a
civil court.
The jurisdiction herein given to
the military commissioners, will be
determined and limited by the au-
thority heretofore delegated to post
commanders by General Orders No.
80, of May 80, 1867, and General
Orders No. 145, of December 6, 1867,
and will not be construed as extend
ing to the inhabitants in their ordi-
nary personal relations, unless the
civil authorities should refuse or fail
to suppress insurrection, disorder
and violence, and to give all rightful
protection to persons and property;
and oil persons, whether in authority
or not, are required to obey and exc
cute all lawful orders of the military
commissioners to the same extent
and in the same manner that they
are required by law to obey and exc
cute the writs of the civil magistrates.
Some of the complaints that have