Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-15
Laws of the Confederate states
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An for equeatson of the estss property and effects
Of alien e1eme and for indemnity of citizens of the Con
feerae states and persons aiding the same IN the existing
WHrasAs The government and people the United stae
ing and oving the property people the Confederate
Eaes Of al knss whether usei for military purposes or not
and whereas protection against such is TO b
found 10 such measures retaliation viii ultimately ndem
Nifty citizens for their loses snd restrain the wanton ex
Be it enacted by the Congress Of the Confederate
STATES Of America Tbs ell and every the lands enenens and
Confederate States and right aud interest therein held
owned possessed or enjoyed by enemy tn,
debts due alien enemy have been paid into 50
Treasury any the Confederate states prior to the pas
sage this law, and the hereby sequestrtd BY
the Confederate states America shall be held FOR the full
federa states or other person aiding Confederate states in
the prosecution Of the between said Confederate
States and the United States Of america and Tor which ne may
suffer any loss injury under the act OF the United states e
which this act retail atory Or under ~ ' AZ o. me United
States, Of any state thereof autosng the seizures conde-
ration oOnhscaon Of the property Of citizens or residents q
States and the same snail Be seized and Opposed o. as provided
for ia this Provided, however, When The estate, properly
THIS Confsderacy which has become since twenty
day Of May, then this shall operate pon ard to such
and after tn day number ed
eracy, notbeore Proyded further. hat the provisions Of
the Confederate Govn1en Of any OF the states Of this Con
n n q ST from ne eoniedeate 2 T sp o ~
the States to sac alien enemy And provided sso That the
provisions this shall not embrace the Of citizens
or resde Of either the Delaware Maryland
ucy or Missouri or the District Of Columbia or the territories
of Mexico, Arizona, the Indian Territory KAN
residents
tua hcse against the Confederate aid
Sac 9 And further eaacts IS and shall be the
duty Of each and every citizen Of these Confederate
speedily give Information to the officers charged with the
cuon Of this law Of every lands tenements and heeamen
goods and eaes rights and credits within this JOnfedeay and
every right and ne est therein held possessed or en-
joyea by or for any alien enemy as aforesaid.
SIC Be fuaer enacted, That the duty Of every
attorney agent former trustee other person holding
or controlling peh lands tenemen hreame1ts goods
or chaite rights cred t. interest therein any
such alien enemy, speedily to inform the Receiver hereinafter
provided to be appointed Of the and to render
Of such Receiver wereupon such person shall be fully
acquitted Of all responsibility for property and reported
information render such shall he guilty Of
high sdeme and upon Indictment and conviction shall
oned not longer thsn months said fine and imprisonment
e determined by the court tns the case aud stall further be
liable to be sued by said oOnfie ststes and subjected psy
double the value Of the estate Prpe or elects of the alien
SEC T. 1t shall he the duty Of the Judges this Con-
esey to give this set specially in charge to s Grand Jure
of these Confederate ststs asl it sha be their duty
sitting well and truly enquire and report lands and ene
mens and goods and chate rights CREDITS
and every interest therein. within the jurisdiction
Jury, by any alien enemy, shall be the duty Of
the several Receivers appointed under this copy Of
such report and proceed in obasng the possession
control Of all such property and effects institute
PROCEEDINGS for the ssqussaOn thereof in the
SIC further That Judge of this confed
eraey shall as ea.s IS practicable appoat Receiver for each
section Of the State for which h holds Court shall req1ire
him. eiore entering upon the duties Of his Office give bond in
such prescribed b. the jude with
sufficient ecu to De approved by the judge conditioned that
will diligently and faithfully discharge imposed
him b. law, And said officer shall hold his
pleasure Of the Judge Of the district he is
appointed and shall be removed M inoompeency neceney
nhdet in the discharge e his trust And should the duties
any such Receiver at time appear judge TO be
greater efficiently be performed by him. then shall be
moro other Receivers districts according to the necessities the
case, appoint each newly created dis
such Receiver shall entering upsn
the bis OIL make oath writing ud.e Of
the strict which be appointed diligently we'll
trnlv tn Of his
Be further enscted That it shall be he duty Of the
several gecever Aforesaid take possession contro and
management Of all ands and eiitaents Foods
chate rights snd ets Of each amt alien enemy
within the which he acts. end he en-
powe required, whenever necessary for the
pu poses for and the in the name
said Confederate st 't allowing in the Of credits
such delays may have been he prescribed any State
collection Of debs therein daring the the
form and mode Of action whether the matter be Of Jurisdiction
equity shall be by petition to tine setting
as best he can the estate PePe right or thing sought to be
recovered with the name Oh the person holding exercising
vision over Of controlling the same as The case
may PRAYING sequesation the eoE Notice there
upon forthwith issued ~ the clerk Of the court by the Re-
csver, persons, with copy OF the petition
The as other mesne process law cases Ebereupon the
cause h docked and stand fort a court according
time. all orders OF seizure that may necessary
subject matter Of the suit from danger s. in
jury and may pending the make or
that seem to such Judge
say to We any Pfopy or from peris1ng or waste
to be consistent with the sae-keepng property so
t. leave the same in the hands and under be control
Of auv eor or person whose hands the estate and
sei1 who be in possession Of the sad property
credits he shall order the hanis and un
der the control debtor person hands the real
estate and slaves ssze requiring every such case such
V as Sufficient fox tie purpose aorssd and To- ABIDE b
further orders tie make in the premises
this shall not apply to bank or other corpora ion Stock
or dividends which be due reon,
cities And no debtor or ether person shall be entitled
the benefit o. this proyo unless he has first paid into the
hands all interests profits which
accrued since tWenst ray, eighteen hundred and sixty
and in all cases coming under s proso such debtor sha1
- bound 20 pay annually the Receiver all which
may the same falls due and the in whose
aV other property be left shall be bound account for ana
pay over annually the Receiver the incomes profits Of
sail property and failure Of such debtor other person
pay over interest: net incomes profits same falls
due the Receiver may demand debt or property
And wherever days notice debtor or person in
80 s1ritv h sII be made 10 spuear 10 the t
he court thai the securities person are not am
pie the may the failure Of the party give sufficient
he BOND for the recovery the property Provided fur
Their Whenever in the opinion Judge
be the public may require it. order the
aforesaid to be demanded the Receiver upon demand
of the Receiver, made conformity de=a Of the
court requiring Receiver collect any payment
Of which security may have been given prov sons Of
this act the security shall pay same then
upon days notice to said Doctor and his security given by
Receiver Of motion % be made IN said
the secured, said court at Il
rty against party notice. for the sun 50
secured with interest thereon in the Of said
to issue execution therefor.
SEC in the possession and control Of suFie,
matter Of any such suit claiming any Therein may
nv ord Of toe court, a. defendant and he o
10 de end 10 Il the interest prOpoun led y him but no
aulea
verified by and signed by him, setting that no alien
enemy has any in the right which he asserts or for which
he tes directly indirectly, trust open or secret
and that he gaes solely for HIMSELF citizen of the
Confederate whom he legally represents and when the
defence conducted for account Of another whole
the pea forth the residence Of such other
person and the de endsnt to him in the
litigation. the involves matter which should tried
Jury according the II the defend
ant shsiI be jury trial If involves matters of
equity ursdon the court shall poCed according to its usual
mode OF such cases. courts of this
Confederacy time to time establish procedure
under inconsistent with the law of these
Confederate states.
SIC Be further enacted That the clerk Of the court shan
at the request the Receiver from lime issue wr Of
Rrn hment directed persons them
appear at the then sitting future the court
and oath what property alien
enemy the Of the
his control belonging held for enemy
ar in what sum, any, he at the service Of the
srusment has been indebted enemy and
the court power to condemn the property effects
the bringing the third persons claiming disclosed nv
the answer 10 litigation as to II shall seem
proper shall resrect thereto
until plea, forth substantially the matters
before required parties pleading
OF render ed in conformity to this shall pro
te the respect the And in ALI
cases of this Receiver NAV test the
truth of Tie grnisees by fling statement under oath
thar he the TO be untrue specifying partic
MARS in which believes the garnishee con-
,spn not truly HhereupUn tie shall cause an
issue 10 be made tine Receiver and garnh and judg
rDt rendered the trial Of other issues And
of ion under the Receiver may PROFOUND terrog
aores party touching matter involved
litigation copy winch shall be the opposite party
or s attorney, and which shall be within
thirty DAYS OF such ery aud upon failure answer, the
such disposition Of the shall
promOuve Of justice shOuld deem the