Evening star., 1869-06-09

Twenty: fourth Division-Breyet Lieutenant
Coionei =. B. Knox. first lieutenant United
quarters. Lexington. 57th district-Bath, Hih-
land. and RockbrIdge counties, the military
commissioner, 2ith division.
,TWeuty.fifth DIvison-Brevet MAJOR Henry
+. Brownson, captain United States army,
military commissioner headquarters, Salem,
Roanoke county. 5Sth district-Allegh han v,
botesourt, Craig, and Roanoke counties, the
mill ary commissioner. 25th division.
Twentv-sixth Division-Secoud Lieutenant
A. r.. Egberr, United States army, military
commissioners headquarters, Martinsville
henry county. 59th distnct-Franklinc county,
second Lieutenant Josiah Canoe, 18th United
states infantry; station, Rocky Mount. Goth
dlstrict-Pstrick and Henry counties, the mill
tary commissioner, 10Th division.
Twenty seventh Dlvisiou-Breyet Lisute
ant ColoEel George ). Gailupe, captain u. :.
army, military commissioner; headquarters,
Cnristlansburg, Montgomery county 6tst dis
trict-Giles and Montgomery counties, the mil.
itary commissioner 9th division. 62d district
BLAND, Pulaski. and Tazewell counties, Firs.
Liutenant William H. III. Crowell, T. s. army:
station, New bern, Pulaski county.
Iwenty.eighth Division-Second Lieutenant
J. w. Tanfeld, U. s army, military commis-
county. Sd district = Carroll, Floyd, and
Grayson counties; the military commissioner
18th division.
Twenty. ninth Nvision-Breyet Lieutenant
Colonel X. q. Lay. captain U. S army, mill
tary commissioner; headquarters, Marion. Gath
dstrict-Buchanan and Russell counties Bre-
vet Captain Henry Narcotic, first Lieutenant
l7th U. 5. infantry: station, Lebanon. Russell
county. 65ih district-Smvthe, Washington,
and Wythe counties, the military commits
Thirtieth DivisioE-Second Lieutenant 7. A.
A. Robinson, U. s. army, military commits
sloner; headquarters, Eastvllle, Scott county.
Goth district-Lee, Scott, and Wise counties,
the military commissioner 30th division.
The officers herein assigned TO registration
districts will be designated as ssuperintendents
OF registration and election for their respec.
a hora ~,
and now serving as military commissioners,
who would otherwise be relieved by the opera
tions of this order, Will remain at their sta.
tlons and continue in the performance Of their
duties as military commissioners until relieved
by the officers designated herein. When re.
lieved. they will at once proceed to their new
statlons. Tne military commissioners and su.
perintendents Of registration assigned by this
order, and not now upon duty as military COM
mlssioners, will proceed Immediately to the
stations herein designated, and enter at once
upon the performance OF their duties The
superintendents of registration districts will
receive their instruction from, correspond
the military commissioners for their respective
divisions The military commissioners now IN
charge OF divisions will prepare, and, upon
arrival OF the new military commissioners,
turn over to them all the records and informa-
tion pertaining to each of the several d..
visions now in their charge.
missioners, under orders, in addition to and in
connection with the duties devol we'd upon them
under general orders No. 6i, of May 81, 1869,
from these headquarters, are as follows:
1. The military commissioners are invested
with all the powers of justices of the peace of
Counties and police magistrates Of cities, aud
will be governed in the execution of their duties
BY the laws OF Virginia, except SO far as those
laws may conflict with the laws of the
United States or with the orders issued from
these headq uarters; ana IN addition to any
troops that may be placed at their disposal,
they are given the control OF the police force of
the cities, and the power of counties; and all
police officers, sherIffs, cohstables, and other
peace officers are required to obey and execute
cases.
=. The military commissioners will promptly
report to these neadq uarters all cases IN which
they assume jurisdiction, and the disposition
made OF each case. When parties are held for
cases will be so fully reported as to enable the
commanding general to decide whether they
shall be tried BY military commission or
brought before civil court.
3. The powers herein conferred upon mill.
tary commissioners will not be construed as
extending to the inhabitants in their ordinary
personal relations; they are conferred upon
them to the end that the laws of the United
States may be duly executed, and that full
protection shall be given TO all persons In their
nights OF persons and property, and will not be
exercised except in cases where the civil au.
thorities refuse or fail 10 act, there be salts.
factory evidence that exact and impartial ad-
through the civil courts. All persons, whether
In authority or not, are req uired to obey and
execute all lawful orders Of the military COM
mis- to the same extent and in the same
manner that they ar- required by law to obey
and execute the writs of civil magistrates.
J. This order will not be construed to relieve
c,vil officers, In any degree, from the faithful
discharge of their duties. II is intended to aid
and not to supercede them, except in cases of
necessity.
5. ANY person who shall disobey or resist the
lawful orders OF military commissioner or
superintendent, shall, upon conviction, be pun.
isned by nne and Imprisonment according to
the nature and degree of the offence.
Ill. The superintendents Of regi istration and
election districts are invested with the same
powers as are conferred upon military commits.
siOners, to be exercised IN bord IN nation to the
military commissioners, to whom or through
whom their action shall in all cases be re.
ported.
BY command Of Bvt. Mai. Gen. Candy:
Louis V. CAZIARC,
Aid.de.Camp. A. A. A. General.