Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-05

a nj exnd to the stocks or other public securities o
ssey ela or owned b. any sn enemy OF to any debt obi
CATION due from the Confederate doyernment Of
. ~ fbis at sll nai embrace the property of citizens
or residents Of either Of the States Of Ken
lucky Missouri the District Of Columbia or the erroes
n NEW Mexce zona or the Indian Territory south Kan
sa except Of said citizens or residents as shall commit
tua hoies against the Confederate stas aid and abet the
United States existing against the Confederate States
2. And be further enacted That i s and shah Be the
peiy to give information to the officers charged with the
euoh Of this Law Of every lands and
Of every right and interest therein held owned possessed
| loved bv or for any alien enemy as aforesaid.
Sc Be further enacted it shall the duty OF every
Attorney agent former partner trustee other person holding
haes rights or cred IS or any interest therein OF or for any
su enemy, speedily to inform the Receiver hereinafter
hereo Snd far practicable, to place the in The
hands Of such Receiver wheeupon, such shall be fully
and turned And any such person wlfBy failing to give
such Information render such shall be guilty
hped in sun not exceeding e thourand dollars and imprs
oDed longer th4n 81 months said fine ard to
liable be sued by said Confederate States and subjected
double the value Of the stst PEg or effects Of the allen
sEc It Re the duty Ct the several Judges Of this Con-
eracy give specially chlrge to the Grand Jures
Of these Confederate states aHi it shall be their duty
sitting well and truly to enquire and report al lands and eAe
and every interest therein within the jurisdiction OF ad Grand
Jury held By alien and it shall be the duty of
the several Receivers appointed under this act to take Of
every such report proceed obtaining the possession
all such property and effects reported and to institute
proceedings for the sequeson thereof IN the manner herein
after provided.
Sac Be it further enacted That each Judge Of this confed
eracy SHALL as eay practicable appoLt Receiver for each
section Of the State for Which h Court require
him before entering upon The dates Of MS 9 to give BOND IN
sufficient security to be approved By the Judge toned that
unop him byhsw And said officer Office at the
pleasure Judge Of ths district section Tor which he
or In the discharge Of his trust And should the duties
Of any sulh Receiver at time to the Judge to be
he uty OF the Judge divide the district section
other Receivers districts according to the necessities Of the
every such Receiver shall aso before entering upon
the dDtes Of his OFF make oath in writing before the Judge Of
and truly 10 execute the duties Of his Office -- -
SEC g. Be it further enNcted That shall be the duty ha
several Recveru aforesaid to possession control
management Of all land ensmens and Establishments goods
within the sec ion for which And this h.
poWe Ell and required whenever necessary for accomplishing the
purposes Of this att the the
Confederate ss, allowing in the Of credits
such delays have been te prescribed in State
form and mode OF action whether the matter be Of jurisdiction
in Law or equity be petition to the setting
recovered with the name person holding exercising er
vision possession OF or controlling The same the
may be and praving sequeson thereof Notice shall there
upon forthwith issue by the clerk Of the court by the Re-
yer 70 Iuoh vim copy q as P on and the ssne
the court other process in law cases Thereupon the
doeketed and stand for a in the according
to the usiaeouse Of It's business and me court or Judge SHALL
time. make all orders seizure that
suh4ect danser OF
jury srueon waste and may pending the cause make or
Of sale in that 70 sueh Judge
Provided That in az case when s oufesrsts Ju Ire a and
with the afekeepng OF the property
any person whose hards the real estate and ssves
were sed who be in possession Of the said property
said debtor in whose hands the real
security for the ssping of the property and credits as he
may deem sufficient fos the purpose afor sid and to abide BY
such further the make in the premises Bat
other
dividends due which be Que thereon to rents real
estate Ia cities And ether person shall
benefit proviso unless he has first paid
hands Of the Receiver all Interests net profits which
accrued aimee the twenty fret eighteen hundred aud
and all coming undr this proviso such debtor ha
be bound over the keeVer all which
seerae IS the same falls end he person in whose hands
any other property be left shall be bound account for and
pay snnuay RscsVeF the nst incomes profits
Sa proPerts and failure OF such debtor or other person
such interest. net incomes prohs the falls
due, Receiver demand and recover the debt property
And wherever ar ten days noie 70 sny debtor or peeson IN
hsnds property debts Be LETT OF application for
the court ha the OF debtor
p may, the failure Of the party to give sufficient
dt security render judgment against all the parties
the bond recovery Of the debt property PROVIDED fur
ther That said court Vhene ft in the opinion Of the Judge
tee the public exg require order the
as Aforesaid demanded by the Receiver and fupon demand
of the Receiver sds in % dstsl order Of the
which security have been given under the OF
upn ten days notice to security given BY
Receiver Of motion to be made in said court for judgment
for the auount 50 Ieeured court
NAV to Judment against sd principal AMI
ty or against the party spch Dntc for the
interest thereon in the name Of said ReeiYr and
70 issue execution therefor,
po T. any person the son and control OF tie subject
matter suit claiming iateres therein.
by order Of the admitted defendant and be allowed
defend the sItent'f me a y nun but no
verified by affidavit and signed by him. eng for that no alien
he Igate sheT directly or indec by trust open or secret
and that eates solely for HIMSELF for citizen Of the
Confederate whom he legally represents and when the
defence is conducted for or on OF another, whole
psrt the plea shall set forth the and residence Of such other
gaton II the involves matter which should be tried
By jury according the q the law the defend
equity judction shall proeed according its usual
mode Of procedure such snd the several of this
may time to time establish rules Of procedure
under inconsistent with the act or oher laEsof these
Re further enacted That the clerk Of the court shall
at the request OF the Receiver from time to time Issue Wts Of
ganIshment persons commanding them
then sitting or at any Of the court
under oath what property or eee OF alien
he had at the process since has had
or in what he at the time Of service Of the
ganishment hiss been indebted sea and
he on shall have power condemn the property
debts according the and make suh rules snd orders
The apswer to have in the litigation shall
proper but in case shall any one be heard IN thereto
until be shall by plea set forth substantially the matters
before required parties pleading And the decree judgment
Of he court rendered conformity to this act sh forever
garnshe in respect to the matter involved And II ali
ras Of arnshment under this the Receiver test the
ruh o. t 35 sn1r to bs untrue Specypg he partic
uas IN which he believes the garnnee has by omission
b be made between the Receiver and Earnshee and udg
ept rendered as upon the trial Of other issues And all
of tg ion under act the Receiver PROFOUND nerrog
Stres 10 e adverse party touching matter involved in the
litigation copy which shall be served on the opposite party
or his Attorney and which shall be answered under oath within
thirty ay OF such service and failure TO the
most nomoye of Justice shoudt deem the inter
necessary order to discovery the court shall
nriIon the par in default uIl full answers shall be male
shall the duty Of the District Attorney OF the
Confederate States, diligently to proecneial causes instituted
ndeY he shall receive as compensation therefor
two pe cent upon from the fruits Of all litigation instituted
ds This Provided That matter shall be called igated
except defendant be admitted by the court and proper plea
be hed.
under this act sha least months, and as much Of
he may be required the court render and per
feet account OF in his hands under his control
ne and make ard state just AID perfect accounts
oath Of his collections OF monies and d
bursemens under law stating accounts and making settle
en OF all separately in the he were
OF Of deceased by separate
settlements and DEGREES shall befor each
s or estate separately, so that the respect
each alien kept recorded and preserved
ssparstey No settlement above provided SHALL however be
made until Judgment sequesraton shall have passed.
but the court may time pending litigation, equre
count litigation and possession OF the Receiver
and may make orders touching the sha protect the
interest OF the parties concerned.
So n When the accounts Of Receiver shall be fled
.nng any matter has passed sequeseon the
shall appoint day for sement and notice thereof shA be
he aor Of holding and the clerk Of the shall
sUd copy 20 the District Attorney Of the
Confederate for the court where the matter is TO be heard
and il , duty Of sad District Attorney to attend the
and represent the Government and 20 that full
tue md Just settlements made The several
cedag shall be intecocutoy only ana may be I'M
cbd the final settlements which latter shall be conclusive
I.ss reversed or impeached within for fraud
S.c u Re II further enacted, That the courts having jusc
finn Of thu shall, whenever sufficient cause shown there
sale Of personal property other than saVes
shall