Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-12
THE sEaUEsTHATIoN ACT.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
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Las!ruotiOas 10 Rsceioers gHder the act entitled
90 in act for The SsgusstratiOn of the Estates.
Property and Effects of Alien Enemies, and for
tie indemnify Of Citizens Of he COHtedsTat.
States and persons aiding the sane IN the rrtyt-
sag toar against The IHited States. .''-Approped
August 80 1851.
/. The following persons are subject to the
operation Of the law as allen enemiesi
/. All citizens Of the United States, except the
citizens or residents of Delaware, MARYLAND.
Kentucky or Missouri. or the District Of Colum-
bis, OF the Territories Of New Mexico, Arizona
or the Indian Territory south of Kansas.
?. All persons who have domicil Hitkjn the
States with which this government Is st war, no
matter whether they be citizens or not; thus the
subjects Of Great Britain, France, or any other
neutral nations, who have domicil, OF are car
Tying on business or trs6c within he States a.
war with this Coufederacy, are slien enemies
under the law.
3 All such citizens or residents Of the Ststes
OF Delaware, Maryland, heu-urky OF Missouri,
and Of the Territories Of New Mexico, Arizona,
and tie Indian Territory south Of Kansas, and
OF the District OF Columbia, as shall commit
actual hostiHties sgainst the Confederate States,
OF old or abet the United States in the existing
MAR against the Confederate states.
IL lmEnedlate-y after taking your oath of
0llce, yOu will take pOsses5fOu Of az the pro
per.y Of every nature and kind whatsoever with
in your district belonging to alien enemies as
Gboye defined.
III. You will forthwith apply to the clerk Of
tho court toT writs OF garnishmeut under the 9Th
section of the law, and Will PROFOUND to the gar
nishees the lnteTogatores you will PROFOUND 20
the following persons, viz;
!. All attorneys and councillors prsct5cinR
law within your district
The 1araf5 gr9 : Ill
and principal administrative officers of ell rail
rOsds and other corporations within you.
district
3. All agents Of foreign corporations, insurance
agents, commission merchants engaged in for
eign trade, agents of foreign mercantile housel
dealers in bills Of exchange, executors and sd
ministraters OF estates, assignees and syndlcs Of
usolvent estates, tTustees, and gsDerally all rer-
sons who are known TO 10 business as agents
for others.
4. In the Erst week Of each month, YOU viii
exhibit 10 the judge a statement Showing the
whole amount Of money in your hands IS
receiver, and deposit the same for safe keeping
IN such bank or other depository Is NAV BE- ~
ected for that purpose by the judge-7esery.iug
only such amount Is may be required Tor i,nnl,-
diste necessary expenditure in tho dischsrrs of
your dUties SO receiver.
5. lou are strictly prohibited from making
personal use IN any manner whatever or invest
ing in any kind Of property, or losning with or
without interest, or exchanging for other funds,
without leave OF tbs court, auy money or funds
Of any kind received by you IN your Official ca
pacity.
VI You are prohibited from employing except
at your own personal expense, any attorney or
counsellor to aid you in toe discharge Of your
duties, other than the district attorney OF the
Confederate Ststes for your district; and YOU
are instructed TO invoke to his aid under
the 9th section OF the law, IN al m0iters Of iiti-
cation that may sTise under the law.
VII. You viii take special care to avoid tho
loss or deterioration Of all personal properly
perishsble in its nature, by applying tor the sale
thereof under the provisions of the l2.h section
Of tho law
VIII. You viii keep IN account showing ez-
sctly all sums received by you as allowances Of
compensation, under the 18th section OF the law
setting forth the date and amount Of each receipt
Of such sums, and Us soon as the amount re-
ceiFed by you, IN any one year, shall reach the
sum Of five thousand dollars, you will pay over
10 the assistant treasurer OF the Confederate
States, most convenient TO your domicil ali fur
theT sumo allowed you as compensation, takinT
duplicate receipts therefor, one 70 be retained az
voucher by yourself, and the other 10 be foY
warded By mail to the Secretary ofthe Treasury,
". Whenever, in the discharge Of your du-
ties, you discover that any attorney agent. for
mer partner, trustee or other person holding or
controlling any property, rights or credits OF an
alien enemy, has wilfully failed to give you nfor-
nation OF the same, you will Immediately report
the fact to the district sttOTEsy for your district
20 the end that the guilty party may be subjected
TO the pains and penaltes prescribed bY the 81
section Of the law J. ?. BENJAMIN,
Attorney-Genersl.
The following iDterTogetories to garnishees
have been prepared for your use, together with a
note annexed for the information the garnishee:
l. Have you now, or have you had ia your
possession or under your control since the
rventy-6rst day of May last, (I66l,) aud if yea,
al whst time, any lind or lands, tenement OF
tenements, hereditament or bereditaments, chat
tel or chsttels, right rights, credit or credits
within the Confederate States Of America, held
on ned, possessed or enjoyed for or BY an alien
enemy or in or % which any alien enemy bad,
and when, since that time, any right, title o. in
terest either directly or indirectly
2. If you answer any part Of the foregoing
interrogatory IN the affirmative, then set forth
specially and particularly description of such
property, right, title, credit or interest accruing
thereTom, tben state when you made such dis
position, and 10 whomi and where such pop
erty now IS and by whom held
8. Were you since the twenty-frst day OF
May, 1851, and if yea, at what time, indebted
either directly or indirectly, TO any alien enemy
or alien enemies If yea, state the amount Of
such indebtedness if one, and Of each indebted
ness if more than ones give the name or names
of the creditor or creditors, and the place or
places of residence, and state whether, aud to
what extent, such debt or debts have been dis
charged, and, also, the time and manner of the
discharge.
4. Do you know Of any land or lands, tane-
ment or tensrnents, beredit8ment cY bsredita-
ments, ohstte4 or chsttes, right o. rights, credit
on cTOdlts, within tbe Confederate e.s+es u
America, or any light or interest cid, owned,
possessed or enjoyed directly OF indirectly By or
fcT ons or more alien enemies sinos the twenty
flrst day Of May, 1861, OF h or 70 which any
ona or n0oTe alhn enemies had s.nce that time
any claim, title, OF interest direct or indirect
u y7'a' se' forth specifically a1d particularly
what aud where the properly is. agd the name