The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-12-08

tofOre given be abolished, and shall
be delivered up to the Provost Mar
shall to be cancelled
The Provost Marshal will issue
passes only to persons known TO be
loyal, aud to have behaved hereto.
fore In an unexceptienahle manner
not being governed by the fact Of
their having taken the oath or not
many guerrilIas and spies and their
active sympathisers having taken The
oath, the better to cover theII
evil practices. No person not having
such renewed pass shall enter the
lines.
Passes will only be recognized a
four points. to>wlt:
On the north at the Hatchie bri'ige.
On the east at the Pickett Station
on the Mill Spring road. near E. P
Men ellis.
C5 the west at the Picket Station
on the Main road leading to Somer-
vile and Middleburg.
No person will be permitted to
enter or to depart from within the
lines at any other place; and found
doing so will be turned back, and il
necessary arrested. Exceptions,
however, will be made In favor oil
proper persons within and adjoining
the town, whose residences and
places of labor or daily business are
separated by the lines, 10 whom
special passes may be given.
Persons entering the lines upon
passes, must report at once and be
tore transactlng any business, to the
Provost Marshal, who will endorse
his name and the proper date thereon.
No passing of the Plckets will be al.
lowed before nine In the morning
nor after four in the afternoon, ex
cept IN special passes given permission.
All Trading Permits heretofore
given are oked, and must be re
turned for cancellation. Each per-
son proposing TO purchase goods OF
supplies within the lines must pre-
sent his llst to the Provost Marshal
for approval. No goods or supplies
shall be sold unless thus permitted
nor to any person who has not, on
that day, had his pass approved by
the Provost Marshal. Loss of license,
closing of stores, fines, imprisOn
ment, or any of them. will be the
penalty.
ANY person found carrying with
out the lines articles of supply with.
out the proper permits, will forfeit the
same. and be subject TO fine, and il
such articles be contraband he will
be treated as one giving aid and COM
fort to the enemy.
Anv person not in the service OF
the United States, who shall be found
wearing any part of the uniform, cloth.
ing, arms or accoutrements prescribed
for officers or soldiers, or in posses
sion of the same. or of any govern
ment property, will be considered as
having stolen the same. whether
taken in arms or otherwise, will be
treated as spies and guerrillas.
Persons in the military service OF
the United States found wearing or
having citizens clothing will be ar
rested as persons meditating desertion.
properly punished and such clothing
taken from them. Officers in com
mand will nee that the use of such
clothing is not permitted.
Citizens will not be permitted to
visit Or remain in camps, unless bv
permission of regimental or detach>
ment commanders, nor 10 remais
over night wi bout permission from
these Head Quarters-spies having
been detected ia camps.
The Provost Marshal will cause to
be promptly arrested and brought be-
fore him for examination or commit
ment, all suspicious persons found
within the lines. or lOunging about
public places. and shall see that all
not having lawful business depart
from the Post Negroes not having
homes and employment May be for
warded to the proper authorities at
Memphis.
Traders who have of late furnished
forbidden supplies to guerrillas. or
may hereafter do SO, will, when de.
tected, suffer confiscation and expul>
non from the Post.
This being a Military Post. and it's
security and discipline being the chief
object, all who remain within its
limits or come within the lines, will
De expected to dsport themselves
and Loyalty. Spies, enc
MES, traitors and seditious persons,
~ act or speech, will be visited with
severity.
By order of BrIgadier General M.
BRAYMAN.
JOHN PUTz, A. A.. A. g.
To be enforced on and after April
9th, 1868.