...efficient government of the Rebel States," makes it the duty of the commanders of military districts " to punish, or cause to be punished, all disturbers of the public peace and criminals ; " but the same section also declares that ' ' to that end he may allow local civil tribunals to take...

...it the duty of their several commanders, who shall not be below the rank of brigadier-generals, ' ' to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrections, disorders, and violence, and punish, or cause to be punished, all disturbers of the...

...his duties and enforce his authority. The Act declared it to be the duty of each officer so assigned, to protect all persons in their rights of person and...insurrection, disorder and violence, and to punish all criminals and disturbers of the public peace, and, to this end, to allow the local civil tribunals...

...brigadier-general," to be supported by a sufficient military force. (3.) That it shall be the duty of said officer " to protect all persons in their rights of person and...to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence," etc. (4.) That all persons put under military arrest shall " be tried without unnecessary delay, and...

...enforce his authority. Those duties and that authority, as defined by the third section of the bill, are, "to protect all persons in their rights of person...to be punished, all disturbers of the public peace or criminals." The power thus given to the commanding officer over all the people of each district...

...President to assigu a military commander to each district, and to detail a sufficient military force to protect all persons in their rights of person and...punish or cause to be punished all disturbers of the peace and criminals, giving the commanders the discretion to allow the local tribunals to try offenders,...

...Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district; and Louisiana and Texas the fifth district. SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid...of the public peace and criminals, and to this end ne may allow local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of and to try offenders, or, when in his judgment...

...enforce his authority. Those duties and that authority, as defined by the third section of the bill, are, "to protect all persons in their rights of person...to be punished, all disturbers of the public peace or criminals." The power thus given to the commanding officer over all the people of each district...

...duties and enforce his authority within the district to which he was assigned; and it was made his duty to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence,...punished all disturbers of the public peace and criminals either through the local civil tribunals or military commissions organized for that purpose; and this...

...military offense, and a military offense was not within the act. A military offense! The statute says: " It shall be the duty of each officer, assigned as...aforesaid, to protect all persons in their rights of person or property; to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence; to punish, or cause to be punished,...