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"All laws in respect to crimes and punishment, and in respect to criminal proceedings, applicable to white persons, shall apply in like manner to colored persons, and to Indians, unless when it is otherwise specially provided."

II  From and after the resolution of this order, until further orders, no criminal cases will be tried by any officer or Agent of the Bureau in this State, except such as may at that time have been commenced.

III  It will henceforth be the duty of the [[strikethrough]] Asst. Supts, [[/strikethrough]] Assistant Superintendents to attend in person, the trials of all criminal cases within their jurisdiction, to which a colored person may be a party, or in which according to the law above quoted, the testimony of a colored person may be taken. This will include, besides the sessions of the criminal Courts, all criminal trials, or preliminary hearings, before Justices of the Peace, or other Majistrates, under like circumstances, so far as practicable.

IV  When present at such trials or hearings the [[strikethrough]] Asst. Supts. [[/strikethrough]] Assistant Superintendents will not interfere at the time, with the action of the Court or Majistrate, but will confine themselves to such friendly suggestions, made to a colored party concerned, or the Counsel for the same, as may be necessary. They will not act as Attorneys in such cases, or argue with the Court or Majistrate. They will however, make immediate report of any instance of oppression or injustice against a colored party, whether prosecutor or defendant; and also in case the eveidence of colored persons should be improperly rejected or neglected. In such cases, all details possible, will be forwarded.

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