Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-03
The Sequestration Law.

The Sequestration Law.
The Richmond Eramincr of Monday
contains circular of "Instructions" to the
Receivers who may be appointed under the
Sequestration Law. As these instructions
may prove interesting at this time, we will
eudeavor to condeuse the chief provisions.
Besides all citizens of the United States
with the exceptions heretofore published in
this paper, all persons who have domici'
within the States with which this Govern.
ment !: at war, no matter whether they be
citizens or not, and the subjects of neutral
nations who have domicil or carry on bu.
siuess in the States referred to, will be con
sidered "Aliea Enemies"
The Receiver, Immediately after taking
the oath, is directed to take possession Of
all the property, of whatever nature or kind,
belonging to alien enemies. He is also
forthwith to apply to the clerk Of the court
for writs of garnishment under the 9Th sec,
tion of the law, and will PROFOUND to the
garnshees the interrogatories of which a
form is annexed. The interrogatories are
to be propounded to the following persons,
viz:
1st All Attorneys and Councillors prac-
ticing law within your district.
I'd. The Presidents and Cashiers of all
Banks, and principal administrative officers
ofall Railroads and other corporations with
in your district
All Agents of Foreign Corporations, In.
surance Agents, Commission Merchants en-.
gagged in foreign trade, Agents of Foreign
Mercantile Houses, Dealers in Bills of Ex.
change, Executors and Administrators Of
Estates, Assignees and Syndics of Insolvent
Estates, Trustees, and generally all persons
who are known to do business as Agents for
others.
The Receiver is strictly prohibited from
making any personal use of the funds, or
to invest them in any way whatever, with
or without interest, and must take special
care that the property does not deteriorate.
The following are the interrogatories to
garnishees, and appended is a note for their
Information
l. Have you now, or have you had in
your possession, or under your control, since
the twenty first day of May last; (lS6l,) and
if yea, and at what time any land or lands,
tenement or tenements, hereditament, or
hereditaments, chattel or chattles, right or
rights, credit or credits within the Confed-
crate States of America, held, owned, pos
sessed or enjoyed for or by an alien enemy :;
or in or to which any alien enemy had,
and when, since that time, any right, title
or interest, either directly or indirectly?
2. If you answer any part Of the forego-
ing interrogatory in the affirmative, then set
forth specifically and particularly descrip-
tion of such property, right, title, credit or
interest, and if you have disposed of it in
whole or in part, or of the profit or rent or
interest accruing therefrom, then state
when you made such disposition, and to
whom, and where such property now is and
by WHOM held?
3. Were you, since the 2lst day of May,
1861, 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 indebtedness, if more than one: Give
the name or names of the creditor or credit.
ors, and the place or places of ofresideuce, and
state whether, and to what extent, such
debt or debts have been discharged, and al
so the time and manner of their discharge.
4. Do you know of any land or lands,
tenement or tenements, hereditament, or
hereditaments, chattle or chattles, right
or rights, credit or credits, within the Con.
federate States of America, or any right or
interest held, owned, possessed or enjoyed
directly or indirectly by or for one or more
alien enemies since the twenty, first day Of
May, 1861, or in or to which any on or
more alien enemies, had since that time
any claim, title or interest, direct or indi.
rect? If yea, set forth specifically aud par
ticularly what and where the property is,
and the name and residence of the holder,
debtor, trustee or agent.
5 State all else that you know which
may aid in carrying into full effect the Sc
questration act of the a0th August, 1861,
and state the same as fully and particular
ly as if thereuuto specially interrogated.
A. B., Receiver.
NoTE.-The guarnishee in the foregoing
interrogatories is specially warned, that the
sequestration act makes it the duty of each
and every citizen to give the information
asked in said interrogatories.
We have already published the prescibed
penalties. The maximum of the fine is
$4,000, and imprisonment for six months,
for any failing to speedily give information
to the Receiver.-Guarliun.
s@ The editor of the London Weekly
Dispatch is ono slouch," not he, when it
comes to "putting the pepper on" From
an article of the 18th Augusta column and
half long, in which he mercilessly pep,
pers the raw sore of the "galled jade" of
Northern nride and yanity. We take the fol.