MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.
In his return to a writ of habeas corpus, which was allowed on the petition of appellant averring that he was restrained of his liberty in violation of his constitutional rights, the warden of the penitentiary at Atlanta, asserting the lawfulness of his custody of the petitioner, annexed as part of his return the following documents:
(1) A copy of General Orders, No. 56, issued by the President...
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