The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-10-04
Instructions TO Receivers undef the
soqueatraton Act



Richmond Sept -, 1901
Instructions to receivers under the act
entitled IAN act for the sequesuati9n
ot the estates, property and effects 81
alien enemies, and for the indemnity OF
the Confederate States, and persons aid
ing the same in the existing war against
The United States" Approved March
Both, 1861.
1. The following persons are subject 10
the operation Of the law as alien enemies.
!. All citizens Of the United States. OK.
cept citizens or residents of Delaware.
Maryland, Kentucky, OF Missouri. OF the
District Of Columbia, or the Territories
OF New Mexico, Arizona, or the Indian
| Territory South Of Kansas.
2. All persons who have domicil within
the States with which this Government
IS at war, no matter whether thev be
citizens or not thus the subjects of Great
Britain, France, or other neutral nations.
who have a domicil Or are carrying on
business or traffic within the StaA, at war
with the Conlederacy, are alien ene1hie,
under the law.
3. All such citizens or residents of the
States Of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky
or Missouri. and of the Territories Of New
Mexico, Arizona, and the Indian Territory
South of Kansas, and of the District OF
Columbia. as shall commit actual hostili.
ties against the Confederate States, or aid
or sbet the United States in the existing
war against the Confederate States.
II. Immediately after taking your oath
of Office, you will take possession of all
| property Of every nature and kind what
soeyer within your district belonging to
alien enemies, as above defined.
III. You will forthwith apply to the
clerk OF the court for writs Of garnish
ment under the Sth section Of the law
and will PROFOUND to the garnshees the
interrogatories OF which a form is annex
ed. The interrogatories you will pro.
pound to the following persons, viz:
l. All attorneys and counsellors practic.
ing law within your district.
?. The presidents and cashiers Of all
banks and principal administrative officers
Of all railroad and other corporations
within your district
3. All agents of foreign corporations
insurance agents, commission merchants
engaged in foreign mercantile houses.
dealers in bills Of exchange, executors
and administrators Of estates, as5ignees
and syndics Of insolyent estates, trustees.
and generally all persons who are known
to do business as agents for Others.
!. In the first week OF each month YOU
will exhibit TO the Judge a statement
showing the whole amount of money in
your hands as Receiver, and deposit the
same for satekeeping in such bank o.
other depository as may be selected for
that purpose by the Judge reserying
only such amount as may be required for
immediate necessary expenditure in +he
discharge of your duties as Receiver.
8. You are strictly prohibited from
making personal use in any manner what
ever or investing in any kind of property,
or loanng with or without interest,
or exchanging for other funds. with
out leave of the Court, any money or
funds of any kind received by Won in
your official capacity.
VI. You are prohibited from employ
ing, except at your own personal expense,
any attorney or councillor to aid YOU in
the discharge of your duties, other than
the District Attorney Of the Confederate
states for your district and you are in |
structed to invoke his aid under the 9th |
section OF the law, in all matters of ltiga- |
ton that may arise under the law.
VII. You will take special care to avoid !
the loss or deterioration of all personal |
property perishable in its nature, by ap- |
plying for the sale thereof under the pro-
visions of the 18th section Of the law.
VIII You will keep an account, show
ing exactly all sums received by vou as
allowances Of compensation, under the
18th section Of the law, setting forth the
date and amount of each receipt of such
sums and as soon as the amount receiv-
ed by you, in any one year. shall reach
the sum of five thousand dollars. YOU will
pay over to the Assistant Treasurer Of the
Confederate States, most convenient to
your domicil, all further sums allowed
you as compensation, taking duplicate re-
ceipts therefor, one to be retained as
voucher by yourself, and the other to be
forwarded by mail to the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
TX. Wheneyerin the discharge of your
duties you discover that any attorney,
agent, former partner, trustee or other {
person holding or controlling any proper
ty, rights or credits of an alien enemy ]
has willfully failed to give you informa- {
ton of,the same, you will Immediately re-
port the fact to the District Attorney for {
your district, to the end that the guilty [
party may be subjected to the pains and | /
penalties prescribed by the Sd section of O
he law a