The herald., 1896-02-17
Outlined in a Series of Long
ProclamatiOns
CITIZENS MUST REGISTER
Every Traveller Must Carry an Official
Special Pass
Offenses Are Defined and Minute DirectieAo
Given as to the InfIiction Of Punishment
Skirnishes Reported

Associated Press Special Wire.
HAvA.1A, Feb. l6.-The following 10 .
verbatiul copy of translations made a
prociam;ltions published today:
Procla nation - Don Valeriano Weyler
Nicola'n, marquis of Teneriffe. governor
and captnin-general of the island of Cuba
general -hl-chief of the army, etc., desirons
of warning the honest Inhabitants of Cuba
and those loyal TO the Spanish cause, and
in conformity to the laws, does order and
command:
Article l. All inhabitants of the district
of Santa Spiritus and province of Puerto
Principe and Santiago de Cuba will have tn
concentrate in places which are the head
quarters Of a division, a brigade, column
or troop, and will have to be provided
with documentary proof of identity within
eight days of the publication of this proc
lamatioll in the municipalities.
Article 2-To travel IN the country IN.
the raditIs covered by the columns in oper-
ations, 1t is absolutely Indispensable to
have pass from the mayor. military COM
mandants or chiefs of detachments. ANY,
one lacking this will be detained and senr
10 headquarters of the divisions or brigAdes
and thence to Havana, at my disposition,
by the tlrut possible means. Even it a pass
Is exhibited which is thought to be unan'
thentic or granted by authorities to per-
sons with known sympathy toward the re-
beliion, or who show favor thereto, vigorous
measures will result to those responsible.
Article 3-All owners of commercial es-
Establishments in the country districts WI!
vaca,e them and the chiefs of columns will
take ouch measures as the success OF their
operations dictates regarding such places,
which, while useless for the country's veal,
served the enemy as hiding places
in the woods and in the interior.
Article All passes hitherto issueai
hereby become null and void.
Article 1.-The military. authorities will
see to the immediate publication OF this
proclamation.
(Signed) VALERIANo WEYLER.
Havana, February 16, 1896.
The second proclamation is as follows:
PROCLAMATION
Don Valeriano Weyler Nicolau, mar
quis of Tenerifle, governor of the island of
Cuba. general-in-chief of the army, etc.
In order to avoid suffering and delay
other than that essential in times OF war
and the summary proceedings initiated by
| the forces in operation, dictate the Ioiiow'
! lowing proclamation:
Article lin accordance with the facltk.
ties conceded to me by rule 2, article 81,
| of the military code of justice, assume,
as general-in-chiaf of the army operating
in this island, the judicial attributes Of
captain general.
Article 2-In virtue of rule two of sain
article, delegate from this date these ju
dcal attributes to the commanders-lu"
chief of the first and second army corpa
and to the general commanding the third
division, that is, in Puerto Principe.
Article 3-Priscners caught i'll action
will be subjected to the most summary
trial, without any other investigation ex.
cept that Indispensable for the objects OF
the trial.
Article 4-When the inquiry is finished,
subject to consultation with the Judicial
authorities, the proceedings will not con.
tiuue during the course of operations, and
in the presence of the judicial authority.
with all auditor, the sentence may be car
ried out. When said authority is not pres
ent the process will be remitted to him
and the cu!pable parties detained at the
locality where the division or brigade
headquarters is situated.
Article 5-The military juridic function
ary of whatever rank who accompanies IN
the operations the judicial authorities,
when the latter thus decides, will act al
auditor, dispensing with the assessors as
sstance at court-martial during operations
! in cases where 40 other member OF the
| juridic body is at hand.
Article 6-When the senteuce is pro-
nounced, if the sentence be deprivation OF
liberty, the culprt will be brought to Ha-
vana with the papers IN tne case, SO tnat
the testimony can be issued as to the PEN
atty and the sentence be carried into effect.
Article The said authorities will be
acquainted with all cases initiated against
the accused in war.
Article 81 reserve the right of promoting
and sustaining all questions of competence
with other jurisdictions, as also with the
military, and then determine inhibities liz
all kinds of military processes in the terri
tory of the island.
Article 81 reserve. likewise, the faculty
of assuming and inquiry into all the cases
when it is deemed convenient.
Article 1O-No sentence of death shall