Show important order relative to the huspen suspension sion of the writ of habeas corpus we p S for th the 0 information inform ani alion of all 1 orders no just hecei received ed concerns con concerned cerne d 1 general by the war department illative i blath 0 to the suspension n the united of the N writ rit of habeas corpus throughout stites war department gel all el al ile i ls adjutant generals office aio oio U washington sept 17 1863 the follo following xing act of congress and proclamation of alio binl upon tho the same are arc puli pub lilied li lied bedfor for the information of all concerned and the special instructions contained lor for persons in the military ser service lee of the U united cited states enill be strictly observed AN ACT RELATING TO HABEAS CORPUS AND REG JUDICIAL proceedings IN CERTAIN CASES approved march 31 arch 3 1803 1863 be it enacted by bif the senate and house of sent athe s odthe united states of america in conill 12 ess assembled that during the pi besent rebellion the ident of the united states whenever in his bis judgment the public safety may require it i is authorized to suspend the 1 of tho the wit of habeas corpus in any case t throughout the united and whenever or and stated oi any pat t thereof wherever the said privilege shall bo be suspended as afoa eaid no military or other officer shall lie be compelled in answer to illy any writ of habeas corpus to ledurn the body or persons detained by him by anthonty auth onty 0 of f tho the president Pies Ples ident but upon the hie certificate under oath of tho the officer having charge 1 I 1 r 0 a py ny one so detained that such su h person era on is dwail detained c ed by him as a prisoner under c authority P th oli ty of lh 0 pals pr i derit further proceedings dings under tho the writ of habeas corpus shall bo be suspended by the judge or court ban having ing issued the said i arit rit so BO ion long as aid faid f suspension by tho the ident sha remain in in loice and haid faid rebellion continue BY THE PRESIDENT or TUB THE UNITED STATES A I 1 11 il jl 1 proclamation reclamation ROCLA MATION whereas the constitution of tho the united states has ardai ordained ne d that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not bo be suspended unless when in ca cases cacs cs of rebellion or invasion tho the public safety may ill y require it and whereas a rebellion was NN as existing aln on in alie th 0 ebli th ud d day of march 1863 v aich re bellion is still existing and whereas by a statute which was appi oved on that day it was enacted by tho the senate and house of representatives of the united states in congress assembled that during the present insurrection the president Pies ident of tho the United States whenever in his judgment the public I 1 ac side safety ay iy my e is to suspend the privilege of the wiit wi it of habeas corpus in any caso throughout the united states or any part thereof and wh eicas in the judgment of tho the president tho the public safety does lequire the privilege of tho the saji bahl wiit edall now bo be suspended throughout the united states in the cases when by tho the authority in of the president of tho the united states military naval and c ivil civil officers of tho the united S states t ates or ay any of them hold persons under their co command in mand or in in their custody either cither as prisoners of war spies or adders or abettors abet tors of tho the enemy or officers soldiers or seamen enrolled drafted draft edir or mustered or enlisted in or belonging to tho the land or naval forces of tho the united states or as deserters de or otherwise other amenable to 10 military law or the rules and articles of war or the rules or regulations prescribed for tho the mi military or naval services by authority of the president of the united states or for resisting a bialt I 1 or for any an other affonco off a against ainest tho the military 0 or naval service now therefore 1 I abraham lincoln president of tho the united states do hereby proclaim and anale known to all whom it may concern that tho iho ill privilege of tho the writ of habeas corpus is suspended throughout tho the united states in the several cases before mentioned and that this suspension will continue continue throughout the the said eaid te ic bellion or or unell un lil this proclamation by a subsequent one to be issued by tho the president of tho the L bulted SL states ates ile be bodif modified led or revoked and I 1 do hereby require all ma magistrates attorneys and other civil chil officers within tho the united states and ill all officers and others in iu the military and naval of the united states to tako take distinct notice of f abig suspension and afia to t 6 86 i va it full effect and all citizens of bf the united et states acs to conduct and themselves accordingly and in conformity u 1 uh ill tho the constitution of tho the united states and tho the lais of congress in it such cases made and provided in test testimony almony cof I 1 hive live hereunto set ct my hand and caused the seal of tho the united states to be affixed aeed t this his day L b S of september in the year of our loid one thousand eight hundred and sixty three and of the independence of the united states of america the eighty eighth cig lith ABRAHAM LINCOLN by the president M 11 II SEWARD secretary of state the attention of every officer in the military i i cc arthe af abe whited states is called to tile the aboia abo c I 1 loc of the Plesia ident ent is lied on the 15 th day of september 1863 by which chich the privilege of tho the corpus is 13 suspended if there tore lore a wiit NN i it of habeas corpus should in violation ot of the tha aforesaid proclamation be sued r out and t eri en any officer in the military service of alio llio t united states commanding commanding com mandin g him to produce any cobit or judge any poison pelson in his custody by authority of the president Ples ident of the united state belong to any one of tho the classes sacci and sn I 1 ll 11 the presidents proclamation spec it shall be the nily of such bitch officer to make known by his certin i ito under oath to may issue or b t pvc arvo men wiit of compus that the gained in said writ is detained det by him as person a jilt wider authority of tho the president of pris the I 1 inard states ll 11 k inch having ha ing been con made if any person court or judge jud go or other by the command of illy any of law shall and with or without process I 1 wise buell R 1110 to anest said fabe sucha and holding in custody subinia sion commanded to defuse officer is M hereby to such agriest and if thele should obedience and the custody b be c a any n 0 of attempt such officer to talo tako or arrest such poison such officer from lie he sh 1 callin ballingto calling to his aid any forea desist icsis buell tsuch attempt I 1 that may bl necessary e to ta maintain file lie authority au authority thorit of the united states and lender such resistance I 1 t effectual by oi older der of tho the secretary of war E D rp I 1 As assistant distant adjutant gene general rz |