Show much mach meld we ive ate requested by the provost martial hal of salt lake to call attention to th c following clause of the act of congress for calling out and enrolling enrol ling the national forces and for other purposes approved march ad 1863 the number of persons in this territory who perambulate the country arrayed in some pitt part of the garb of U S soldiers I 1 is a getting to be a decided eilf auf sanco nince the fact is so common has bas it ke be como that it is almost impossible ta t tell a cr finny a soldier ay ag costume is concerned this fact alono is a source of no little trouble all around offenses offences Of fences are sometimes committed and the only clue to the perpetrator is that bilat he had on soldiers clothes not un fredi ienus enlisted men have been wrongfully acau accused sed certainly suspected of of fences committed by civil civilians lans on the other hand of ofTen fences ces committed by soldiers are arc sometimes shifted to civilians by the allegation that the latter wore t fol diers clothes A still greater evil lias bas grown up tip under tinder this system of civilians buying or wearing 10 the habiliments of soldiers bad men are induced to rub rob their fellows of overcoats pants arms and blankets belonging 0 to the government wid and dispose flie pose of them to civilians for fer a tithe of their real value afee have grown to be evils which abich must be stopped tk the law is clear and explicit prohibiting a civilian from purchasing chasing from brorn a soldier any 11 arms dollies clothes military outfits or went 15 2 td ad possession of them is prima evidence of such sale pledge barter etc dormire mire general information we print lelow I 1 jim ike ald 31 section of tile hie act of 03 prohibiting sale s ilc or purchase of government arms arins clot clothing bing etc ft six 23 2 and ami ac U zt it aurther enacted that alio th tn rini ami accoutrements by the united states to any soldier not be sold bart bartered cred exchanged phyl pledged loaned or given ivan away aimy and no person not a sol ili ilir r or duly authorized officer of tile the united S rates who 1010 lias has poss possession elsion of any ally suell such clothes clothe I 1 milita ity outfits or accoutrements 1 cd I a aforesaid and which have been the lie subject of filly any suvit sale barter exclia exchange pledge loan or gi gift shall have atcy right title or interest but the sanie same may inay be seized and taken wherever found fauna by any officer of the united stated keate j civil or military and hall thereupon bo be delivered to any quartermaster or kotlier a to receive theainel the wine aine and the poses poises moll ut of siny ally mich itch clot clothe hesi army military oli outfits tilts ar ir by any ans person not it soldier or of stated mchall be prima ficie e of rueh mich salo baiter bai ter exclia exchange pledge loan or gift us its i x all citizens are warned that the law will be strictly ced in ill addition on to tile the declaration that no DO civilian c in attain imy any title to soldiers arms arins and clothing and will be compelled lo 10 deliver ile livor them up lip on oil deina ild tile the laws offlie ian united cited stales kestale 3 make inake such pury puru haw a crinini 11 os ense punishable liach by hl iii ay iy ri sonn eMt 1 1 |