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HD oR's 5ru MILITARY DSrRIcr,
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nD QR's 5ru MILITARY DsTRIcr, !
STATE OF TANAs,
-.I...' Ausris, TEx,s, Jan. 10, 1869. J
! General Orders No. 4. ...'
! |. To secure the prompt and
faithful execution Of the laws, and
+, to give to all persons fulIprotection
I in their rights Of persons and prop
erty in cases where the civil author
ities refuse, or from any causc fail
to give such protection, and to in,
sure the prompt suppression OF an
surrcction, disorder and violence,
the State of Texas will be divided
into districts, posts) to each of
which Il commander, invested with
the Jurisdiction hereinafter defined,
will be assigned, with n sufficient
military forco TO execute or secure
the execution Of his orders. p" ."
!. For the purpose Of suppress
! ing instruction, disorder and vio-
lcnce, post commaders are invested
with the control of the power Of
coupties, and theqpolice of cities, in
addition to the troops that may DO
assigned to their commands, and all
sherifs and constables, marshals
and police officers arc required to
obey and execute. tho warrants or
orders Of the post command rs. ii
2. For the purpose of protecting
individuals in ,all their rights of
person and property, and Of bring
ing offenders to justice, B post, com
manders are invested with all the
powers of justices of counties, or
police magistrates Of cities, and will
be governed in the discharge of
their duties by the laws,of Texas,
50 far as they are not in conflict,
with the laws OF the United States
or the regulations, established under
the authority Of those laws for the
protection of persons and property
3. at points, so remote from the
headquarters Of, the post, that the
authority conferred upon post CONF
manders cannot be Immediately and
directly exercised, thoGWea author
lied to appoint from the officers of
the army yIserying within their COM
mands, military commissioners, (not
exceeding one in each county y who
are invested with the same powers
and charged with the same duties
as post commanders, to be exercised
in subordlnation to and under the
direction of thespost commanders
by whom they have been appointed,
All such appointments will be at
once reported to these headquarters.
4, Post commanders will prompts
lyl report each case innwhich they
haYeitaken juridiction, or in which
jurisdiction may. have,lbeon1 taken
by the military ,comm issioners un-
der their directions, andthe dispo-
sitiop made of such cases. When
parties are held for trial. aeither inc
confinement or under baib such full
statemeDtof the case will be made
as will enable accommodating gen'i
eral to determinelwheth should
be tried ,bysa military tribunal or
brought before acivil,oourta Whenl
citizens are committed for trial and
.cannot immediatelyi be atricd, post
commanders arc authorized to ada
nit them to bail upon good and suf-
ficient sureties, provided the crime
or otiense with which ethey are
charged is bailable under the laws
of-the State.l ODD dian9ith .uolisops
8. In the execution Of these adu.1
tics; post commanders and military
will inactg as far as
possible, by andu through the hcivil
authorities, giving them choir siipo'
port aIldo allg nccdfui .nassistahee I
They interfere with the or.
diriaryi course of5procedure ,sunless
these authorities crcfuse or fail 70
acs. or unless there satisfactoryevi-
dence that fttiranti Impartial trial
cannot be letdih h1rith courts.
6,fWhspever anyeivilmagistfate
or ponce officers ncgleets or refuses
70 l,rrfofnf nfly official act, properly
requited of sdek niagistfats or ofi-l
Ger, whereby due and rightful prer
teetion 70 person Or property. is de- I
nicd, The case. viii be. reported. 70 /,
these headquarters By tic postconn-
with oil The facts and evil I
dchcc required for proper compre-
bension aud action. ....'.s,
:. Post commanders viii keep I
themselves fully advised Of the con-
difion Of the county within tbe I
limits Of thor commands, and. to
this end. viii put thetiseIvcs in
tohainhidcafion With the sterifIs Of
cosBtit.s. tifef Of policc aud mar
sbais ~ municipalities, and "a $ re-
Qnife ron, fbcnf sotl reports as
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