Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-02-04

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davits, evidrnvc, other Information in rtla.
H. n to persons accused &C crime tho ha, g
es 'ap from couf ,ement or evaded q ~.
will be transferred to the Attorney Gen
era.
8. All prisoners (citizen') who, when IN,
aiore-citod law o. March 2, 1897, hee0n
iboptrs'ive by reason ct The conditions III.
linlita ions NJ the recons' ru"tion laws, ma,
10 IN confinement or cLstoiy by virtue Of
he u al judgement aud sentent snce &C >
military c"mmi. sion or other military trih
nal, will b. continued IN sad Gu tody uni /
entitled to discharge Ivy ,xpirat on Of &c
tence, or the case Is n'hPr~i,e d. posed
hv prDper authority. u pnn q writ Of hdbe,
corpus, or anv ~ her ~ Oce,s Issuing ircm
court of the U1ited States in the case Z
any prs,n'r so held, the writ Uill lie
promptly responded to, and the officer ~
making h ietn'n to set 10 IN all the mat
rial facts OF the case. the writto issu d
frm Sist- court, the ,fiicer having H.,
9 tNt"dy Of any such prisoner will make
reSpectful return To the writ setting fOrtl
he fact that he prisoner II held by the vir
tue Of the iinal Judgement and sentence ~
acc urt Of competent jurisdiction, held ~
der the authority Of the laws ut the Uaitrd
s ates, aud that tho jurisdiction il 6Aclu.
The division b-lween United States ano
State juri dictious is not always distinctl,
marked, hut Objects will be gnd, d in their
aciio1 10y the pr nciplrs laid down by tlr
Supreme court ~ the United St,es in IT,,
css" Of Abit mtn vs.. Booth p Howard, !
SOC.
& At al forts. arsenslsS, light. houses
custom houses, Cemeteries, aud other pub
Tic establishments, whether held by OriglnH
cession or hv recent occura'ion under tlr
laws of the United States, tbs lrisdiciior
sill be h. IA to b. exclusively in the United
Ststes, until otherwise directed 10y Law 81
other p oppr su ority.
Tha canvass returns, poll lists, az
ballots for the f. vrral elect ms held in TIE
Sac mn Ter the authority &C the laws If Tie
United States, will, rs : ION as practicable,
be arranged and iuven,oried according to
The seve ii election dislricts, and turned
over to the Secretary Of the Conmonweallb
fJr deposit aud spfs keeping.
3. Au authenticated copy ,f the n1sl
registration Of voter-, arranged by couutie
and les having a sepdr itc mum cipai Or
ginizi n, will br deposited in the ofIice ul
the Secretary If the Common wealth.
2. Authenticated copies of all general ~
special orders, regulations or d+cisions b,
the District commanders, changing On
mcdifyi" z the prOvis onll laws of the State
ur aft citing any rights Of persons or prop,
ty W Il b" prepared I; one set fir the H.,
oi the G werner OF tho State and the othC
for the Office Of tho Secretary of the Com.
mnnwsaltn.
10. the term NJ III 20 OF all officers ofthe
I provis n I, government OF the S ate ofVirg
mia, wheihrr holding nv origpual election VI
! apo ntm"nt uulrr the laws Of the s at'
/ or by appointment or detail under the law
| II the United Slater, will expire when iheil
Successors, elected or appUintaf under tn'
new consthuIior, shall have duly q ,alih d
Ii. The clerk, of the several dstric
courts vi appasls will retain the possession
aud BIZ Responsible f,r the safe keeping o
he recrri~ Of sid conrts until the L gslo
ture # the State shan provide for the .di;
position to b nd Of them.
III. The provisions Of the schedule q
the consti,I ion ale repuhlished for mo-
! gem raj fJruiatinn AID convenience U
reference
F" That NJ incnnvunicncs NAV arise from
h changes IL thA CO. Sii,utiOn Of tn
S'atS, aud IL O,d,r % cArry the same lat,
complete opeisti II, il is h-r' by declared
! thai
as c'i,n |. The comm law AMI Ia
stature laws now H. in'c'', u"t rcpugrADt u
this 20 ,stiia'ion, sha ! ren~in In hrce
III they tX.'irs hy their o. linIi alton, O
are sIiered e. ropra ell hy tie f.gisi tire
"S-c Q. Al wriis, ac'i. n, eau rs Ut &C
ii u, pr s-cutiOrs and righ's ot individuals
and # bodies c,rparbtr, ait Of the State
and all ci artess If tic mp ration, shel con
Innr and vii indictments shan have bec
fund, or Which may hereafter be- fou ii, 10
any crirr err Il nee Committed ;ors IN
adoption ~ TIL. cnns'iiL, IN, IN " br pre-
( eredsd npoO ii no chang, had take
ui,cr. TIE ~ veral c'.nrt-, tx 'opt as h-l c
- u'hrrw'-r pr Il d, shaii cont M" wit
/ -. 'i'-- .--i S..-i - ..ii..s ., - F,
az aud III 'qrr, ~ II this 90 sti'u 10
tad not h-rn ADOPTED, and until the 'ig,n
~ on of the lncIsi ucpIr,mtnt OF III
constitution.
; ";i-c. 3. I a. all hnr1, prn lltie', fi
f,i'urcs aui esh, as accrurg 10 he 5 at
o rgiuia, nudcr The pr, ut COZ stitutit
Il laws, shalt aeon To tie uke vt u
Sta - under this constitution. y.
. a. s. y 4. That AL rycOgn Zlncss, b ,nds
b!igaiirr,, and All o'ter instr M. ms at
tered into nr ,x-cujad h, fore the adopt
| Of this c"nsn u.i"r, To the people of b
S al" of V re- MA, t"arl state, county, o
toNnShir, ar any pu lie fliorr or pu6li
body. or which may -" mt eel into or e,
prut-d IN ~ * ,Iii Z LIS" tO the peopl
Of the State Of Virsina," My such' fiics
IT pu,l ho"y h, fore Il e complete orga
Zii"n &C the d-plrint ntS &C :overnmfl
uud this ,o1Stiinton, shall remain bitt
log and valid AMI rights anil liabilities ul
on the same shall cUbtiuu-, aud msy /
prosecuted as provided by law. And a
cri mes and misdenesnO's and penal actor
; al be tried. punished and prosecuted
! though 20 change had taken place, unt
Other wise provided by law"
A By comm md of Brevet Mai. Gen CanNy :
LOUIS V. CIzIARc.
Aid-de C mn, Acting A. A. G.