The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-09-11

SEc. IL. Notice Of settlements to be pub
lished for four weeks. The interiocusory
settlements may be impeached at the hnal
settlement. which latter shall be conclusive.
unless reversed OF impeached, within two
years, for fraud.
SIC. IL. The Court having jurisdiction OF
the matter shall. whenever sufficient causeis
shown therefor, direct the sale Of any per-
sonal property. other than slaves, sequestered
under this act, on such terms as 70 u shall
seem best and such sale shall pass the title
Of the person as whose property the same has
been sequestered.
SIC. is. Settlements ofaccounts for seques-
tered property to be recorded, and copies fur
warded to the Treasurer Of the Confederate
States. Any embeZzlemento oil money under
this act shall be liable to Indictment. the
guilty parry TO be confined at hard labor for
nut less than six months, nor mnre than five
wears, and fined in double the amount EN-
bezzled.
SIC. ia. The President is authorized. by
and with the advice and consent Of Congress
TO appoint three Com missioners, with salaries
Of Two thousand FIVE hundred ,iolars each pei
annum. who shall hold at the seat OF Gov
crnment two terms each year. It's made the
duty Of these Commissioners 10 hear and adj
Judge such claims a may be brought before
them BY any one aiding the Gonicderacy u
the present war, who has been put 20 loss o.
the United States or BY any State thereof
The finding of the Commissioners in favor 0
any such claim is to be taken as prin,a fdei
evidence Of the correctness Ut tine demand
and whenever Congress shall pass the same
il shall be paid from any money IN the frea.
ury derived from sequestration under thu
act. The Board of Commissioners Is de
! signed onlv to continue until the organiza
! tlon of the Court Of Claims provided tor b.
the Constitution, which shall take the plac
of the Commissioners.
SEC. IS. All expenses incurred under IN
T proceedings Of this act are required 10 bepan
from the sequesiration fund; the Receiver
. to be allowed compensation OF two and bal
l per cent. on receipts and the same amnnnto
, expenditures: Provided, That the same d
5 not realize more than IS 900 in one year.
D Sac. l6 provides that the Attorney -Gene
$ raj shall prescribe uniform rules OF proceed
Il ing under this law not otherwise provides
: for.
! SIC. II allows appeals to be taken fro'
7 any final decisions Of the district courts VI
IS der this law, as in ordinary cases.
SEc. Is. The word .person." as used IN y
IT law, to include all private corporations.
:. SEC. l9. The courts are vested with jurii
y diction to settle all partnerships betwer
citizens Of the Confederate States and allie
enemies 10 separate the interest Of the allie
s enemy anil TO sequestrate II; and 70 sew
y all JOIN, rights where an alien enemy = COT
s cerned, for the purposes Of seques,ratlon.
= SEC. 20. In all cases Of administration
any matter or thing under this art. the cou
having jurisdiction NAV make such orde
, touching the preservation OF the property
= effects under the direction or control ct u
receiver, not Inconsistent with the toregoil
! provisions, as it shall deem proper.
Il SIC. 81. Treasury notes are made recei
a able in payment Of all purchases st PropeE
or effects sold under this act.
en- SIC. g. Nothing in this act is to be ca
a. strued 10 destroy or impair the lien or 9th
right Of any creditor. a citizen nr reside
T. ct the Confederacy or OF friendly States
H. Territories in all such cases the court
ST determine, By making parties and By I
r. proper proceeding. the respective rights
a al! parties concerned.