Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27
On Old Document

W. J. Osborn, secretary of the Ari zona Pioneers, Las received the follow ing y,ry interesting and aged document which Was found among a To, of old papers in building tt Sa1;a Cruz Sonora, by tie men of the Copper Kin. Mining Company who were he.d pFis oEers tEeIe recently. The document was forwarded 10 Judge OsbOfh b! Arthur F. Roberts, of NOSales:
 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
 The Congress of the United States has set apart portion of New Mexico, and organiz .d 1t iuto U Territory complete of itself.
 This IS known as the Territory O, Arizona. IL comprises within its limits all the country eastward from ihe Colorado rlyer, which Is LOW occupied by tue forces Ol the United States, known as the Column from California;, and the flag of the United States shall be carried by thls column: still father eastward, these limits will extend m that direction until they reach the farthest geographical boundary of this Territory.
 Now in the present chaotic state in which Arizona Is found to be, with nc civil officers to administer the laws; indeed, with an utter absence Of all civil authority, and with no security of life or property within it's borders, 1t be- comes the duty of the undersigned tO represent the authority of tine United States over the people of Arizona, ss we'll as over all those vbo comprise, or are connected with the Column from California.
 Thus. by virtue of his office as Military Commander of the United State forces now here, End to meet the fact, that wherever within ouT bound aries our colors fly, there, the sovereign power fl our country must at once be acknowledged, and law and order at once prevail-the undersigned d ms a Military Governor assumes control of this Territory until such time as the otherwise Girsct
 Thus, also, It Is hereby declared, that until cIvil ,fiicers shall be sent by the Government tO organize the civIl courts fo. the administration of Iust.ce, ihe Territory of ArIZona Is hereby plgc. d under Martial Law.
 Trials for capital offeLces fhail be held by a military commission 10 be composed of not more than thirteen nor | less than nine commissioned officers | The rules ol evidence shall be those customary III practice under tie Com mon Law.
 The trials shall be public, and shal b. trials of record; and the mode oI procedurs shall be strictly m accOrdanc, with that of court, martial Tn the arm! of the United States. Unless th' public safety absolutely requires It. nc execution shall follow conviction untl the orders ID the case by the PresideD shall be known.
 Trials for minor offenses shall be helI under the same rules, except that fO these a commission of not more thal five. nor less than three cOmmIssiOne, officers may sit, and a vote Of tn, majority determine the issue. In thes' eases the orders of tue officer organIZIn! inc commission shall be final.
 All matters in relation to rights II property and lands which may be Il dispute, shall be determined for tn ! tlLle hClnEs bs a AliiiN"iF bpiH 7F'aSH W be composed of not more than five no less than three commi- sioLed officers Of course. appeals from the decisions e | such commissions, can be taken to th civil courts when once the latter hav been established.
 There are certain fundamental rule for the Government of the people O this Territory which will be regidl enforced.
 I. No man who has arrived at lawtu age shall te permitted to reside wlthi this Territory whl does not withou delay subscribe to the oath oi allegianc to tine United States.
 II. No words or acts calculated L impair that yeneration which all goo
 patriots should feel for our country an
 government, will be tolerated within
 this Territory. or go unpunlshed
 sufficient proof can be had of them. III. No man who does not pursu . some lawful calling or have som
 legitimate means of support, shall b permitted to remain m the Territory.
 Having no thought or motive l all this but the good of the people, an
 aiming only to do right, the undel
 signed confidently hopes and expects l
 all he does to further these ends, [ have the hearty cooperation ot ever good citizen snd soldier Tn Arizona.
 All this is to go into effect from au
 after date and will continue m fore
 unless disapproved or modified b l General George Wright, United State Army, Commanding the Department the Pacific, under whose orders th Column from California has taken th field. , Done at the Headquarters of th Column from California in Tucson. AT zona, this eighth day of June, A D lS62. Signed, JAMES H. CARLETON, Colonel lst. Gal. Vols, Major |.
 9th Cavalry.
 Headquarters Column from Callfo
 mia, Tucson, Arizona, June Eth, lo' True copy. BEN. C. CUTLER : 1st. It 1st Inf. c. V, A. A. ]
 General.
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