The Van Buren press., 1861-10-09

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S. You ars strictly prohibited from max
ing personal use in any manner. whatsvsr,
or investing in any kind Of property. or
loaning, with or without interest, or sx-
changing. for other funds. without leave OF
the Court, any money or fnnds Of any kind
received by you IN your official capacity.
vi. You are prohibited from employing,
except at your own personal expense. any
attorney or counselor to aid you in tho
discharge of your dnties. other than ths
District Attorney of the Confederate States
for your district and you are Instructed to
invoke his aid under the 9th section of the
law, in all matters Of litigation that may
arise under the law.
VII. You will take special care to avoid
the loss or deterioration of ell personal
property perishable in its nature, by apply.
i ing for the sale thereof, under the provis-
lions Of the 18th section of the law
VIII. You win keep an account showing
exactly all sums received by you as allow.
ances Of compensation, under the 18th sec.
tion of the law, setting forth the date and
amount OF each receipt Of such sums, and
as soon as the amount received by you, in
any one year, shall reach the sum of Eve
thousand dollars, you will pay over I'd the
Assistant Treasurer Of the Confederate
States, most convenient to your domicil, all
further sums allowed you as compensation,
taking duplicate receipts therefor. one to be
retained as voucher by yourself. and the
other to be forwarded by mail. to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury
TX. Whenever, in the discharge of your
duties. you discover that any attorney. sgent
former partner, trustee or other person, hol-
ding a. contrnllfpc~ q U rs~L2.
credits of an alien enemy has wilfully fail
cd to give you information Of the same, you
will Immediately report the fact to the Dis
trict 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 the law.
!, d. L. BENJAMIN, Attorney General.
The following interrogatories to garnish.
|, ees have been prepared for your use, TO-
gether with q note annexed for the inform.
alton of the garnishce
f l. Have you now, Or have YOU had in
, your possession or under your control since
the twenty first day of May last, (lS6I),
| and il yea, at what time, any land or lands
tenement or tenements, hereditamcnt or
hereditar7ents, chattels, right or rights,
credit or credits, within the Confederate
States Of America. held, owned, possessed
or enjoyed for or by an alien enemy or in or
to which any alien enemy had, aud when,
, since that time, any right, title or interest,
either directly or indirectly?
4 =. Ii you answer any part Of tho FORE
r going interrogatory in the firmatiye. then
set forth specifically and particularly de-
scription of such property, right. title.
S credit or interest accruing therefrom, then
e state when YOU made such disposition, and
d to whsm aud where such property now is
= and by whom held
II 3. Were you, since the twenty first day
: OF May. 1861. and if yea. at what time,
indebted either directly or Indirectly, to any
: alien enemy or 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 OF
+ creditors. and the place or places of resid-
+ ence. and state whether, and to what extent
r such debt or debts have been discharged.
: and. also, the time and manner of tho dis.
: charge.
i L. DO you know of any land or lsnds,
tenement or tenements, hereditsment or
hereditaments, chattel or chattels, right or
rights, credit or credits, within the Confed-
4 crate States of America, or any right or
e interest held, owned, possessed or enjoyed.
n directly or Indirectly by or for one or moro
: alien enemies since the twenty first day of
: May, 1861, or in or to which any one or
r mere alien enemies had since that timo, any
claim. title or interest, direct or indirect ?
0 Ii yea, set forth specifically and particular
ly what and where the property is. and tho
name and residence of the holder, debtor.
trustee or agent.
e 5. State all else that. You know which
ci NAV aid in 90 rry ipO inta fill ofc,ct h. O.
questration Act of the Both of August,
1861, and state the same as fully and par
, ticularly as if thnreunto specially interro-
t gated.
r A. B., Receiver.
NorE.-The garnishee in the foregoing
, interrogatories is specially warned that the
Sequestration Act makes it tho duty of
$ each anl every citizen to give the informa-
, tion asked in said interrogatories. Act Of
Both August. 1861, section 2.
el And ii any attorney, agent, former part
ner, trustee or other person, holding or con-
? trolling any property or interest therein Of
' or for any alien enemy shall fail speedily to
+ inform the receiver of the same, and to rem
der him an account of such property or in
/ terest. he shall be guilty of high misde-
2 meanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined
in sum not exceeding five thousand dol
1 lars and imprisoned not longer than six
E months, and be liable to pay besides to the
Confederate States double the value of the
, property or interest OF the alien enemies 80
held or subject to his control. Sec. 3.
6, The Attorney General has also prcscrib-
ed the following rule of practice for courts.
l by virtue of the authority vested in him.
under the 10th section of tho law.
RULE.-Garnishees, to whom written or
printed interrogatores are addressed. may
make appearance by filing written answers
sworn to before justice of the peace or
| other competent officer, unless specially or
$ dered by the Court to appear in person.
For THE SoLDrEas.-We publish tho
following schedule of such articles of clo-
thing as our soldiers are bound to have for
the winter
One good country jeans coat or jacket
: Two pair of pants. same material. Two
good cotton shirts, heavy. Two good lin
J scy shirts heavy. Two pair Of good linssy
r drawers, (or other hoavy goods. Two pair