...commander to perform his duties under the act. 3d. That the duties of the military commanders are : — To protect all persons in their rights of person and property. To suppress all insurrection, disorder, and violence. To punish all disturbers of the public peace and criminals,...

...the existence of military government in these islands the duty devolves upon the military authorities to protect all persons in their rights of person and...all disturbers of the public peace and criminals. To this end local civil tribunals, where the same have been reconstituted, may take cognizance of and...

...the existence of military government in these islands the duty devolves upon the military authorities to protect all persons in their rights of person and...punish, or cause to be punished, all disturbers of die public peace, and criminals. To this end local civil tribunals, where the same have been reconstituted,...

...commanders were as follows (sec. 3, chap. 30, 14 Stat. L., 428): SEC. 3. And be U further ctuideil, That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of ]>ereon and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to...

...as follows (sec. 3, chap. 30, 14 Stat. L., 428): SEC. 3. And be it further fiutctfd, That it sliall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of jiersou and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, ami to punish, or cause to...

...the duty of each officer assigned a* aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of person anil property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to IKS punished, all disturbers of the public peace, and criminals; and to this end he may allow local...

...commanders we re. as follows (sec. 3, chap. 80, 14 Stat L., 428): SEC. 3. And lie it further ennrteil, That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid...protect all persons in their rights of person and projierty, to suppress innurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to be punished,...

...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,...

...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,...

...appointed. He was to be supported with an efficient military force, and his duties and authority were " to protect all persons in their rights of person and...to be punished all disturbers of the public peace or criminals." The commander " may allow local civil tribunals to try offenders," and " he shall have...