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Show PROCLAMATION. Executive Department, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, September lo, 1870, Know Ye, That I, J. "Wii.sok Shaffer, Shaf-fer, Governor of the Territory of Utah, and Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of the Territory of Utah, do hereby forbid for-bid and prohibit nil musters, drills, or gatherings of militia of the Territory of Utah, and all gatherings of any nature, kind, or description of armed persons within the Territory of Utah, except by my orders, or by the order or-der of the United States- Marshal, should he need a posso- comitatus to execute any order of the Court, and not otherwise. And it is hereby further ordered that all arms or munitions muni-tions of war, belonging to- either the United States or the Territory of Utah, within said Territory, not in the possession posses-sion of U. S. soldiers, be-immediately delivered by the parties having thesiinie in their possession to Col. Wrn. M. John-;, Assistant AdjutuntGeneral. And it is further ordered that, should the United States Marshal need a posse comitatus to enforce any order of the Courts, or to preserve order, he is hereby here-by authorized and empowered to make a requisition upon Maj. Gen. P. E. Coa-nor Coa-nor lor such posse comitatus or armed force; and Maj. Gen. P. E. Connor is hereby authorized to order out the Militia Mi-litia or any part thereof, as of my order for said purpo-e- and n other. . s witness my hand and the j Seal trrent seal of said Territory, at ( Suit Luke City, this the "lith day of September, A.D. 1S70. J. V.". SHAFFER, Governor. By the Governor, Vernon U. Vacohan. Si.-cre'.arv of Utah Territory. |