Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-15

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do enact That whenever there shall be declared between
Confederate
any invasion predatory ncursion shall be perpetae
tempted threatened against the rory Of the Confederate
States by any foreign nation government and the President
Of Confederate states shall public
event or the same SHAH be proclaimed by act N Conrs an
Natives citizens, denzens subjects Of the hostile
government being males Of fourteen and upwards, who
within the Confederate States and citizens thereof
shall liable TO be spprehsaded, restrained secured
moved alien Provided, That during the existing
war citizens OF the United States residing within The Confee
ate States become thereof and who
shall declaration in due FORM and the
authority the Of the same shall
aforesaid shall this extend citizens States
OF Delaware Maryland Kentucky, ssoGr, Of the lis
of Columbia and of the Territories Of Arizona and New
Mexi aud Territory Kansas who shall
chsgeabe with actual hostility other crime against
public safety ana who shall acknowledge the Governments Of the
SEC 2 The President Of the Confederate States shall be- and
he hereby authorized by his proclamation other public
existing declared aforesaid, provide
the removal Of those who, not being permitted to reside within
the Confederate States, shall refuse neglect to depart there
from and establish such regulsons in the premises the pub
lie safety may require.
sBo g. Immediately aer tie passage Of this act the PTe
dent Of the Confederate States SHALL by proclamation require
all citizens Of the United States being males Of fourteen
the Government Of the United States and acknowledging the
authority Of the same and not being czeo Of the Confederate
staes nor within the provso o. the hrs section OF mis- act
to depart the Confederate st within forty days Of the
dae u said proclamation aud such remaining within
the after that time, shall become liable be
treated allen enemies and in all cases Of declared
aOrsd ses residents within the Confederate States who
Aforesaid, who SHALL
he Oh geshle acu hostility other crime against the
safety shall allowed the time Tor the disposition Of
tlr effects and E departure which be stipulated any
treaty with no tile nation Government and when
ATTY MAJ PRECEDENT shall prescribe such time
may he with
tates Of hu nsuity and national b spitsIity.
Sac f. any ard lmation afOresaG-
shall the duty of the several Courts the Confederate
States and of each state having criminal Jurisdictions
several judges justices Of the Of Coneder
States they hereby authorized, upon complaint
against alien alien enemies aforesaid persons
ing within the purVeE of this who shall resident or
naming in the Confederate st ties, and large within the
riction district Of such judge Court Aforesaid,
rary the intent Of this and Of the proclamation Of the
President Of the Confederate States the regulations pres
crbed him pursuance Of this act TO such alien
ali person persons Aforesaid to be duly sppehended
and convened before such Court judge iuce for
ton and after full examination and hearing in such
plant, and suc ent therefor appearing shall
order such arn aliens be removed
of the territory Of the Confederate States be otherwise
dedt with restrained COMO mabY the intent Of this
and the proclamation regulation which may be prescribed
as Aforesaid and imprson otherwise sUch
persons until the orler which shall made shall per-
formed
SIC S. shall the duy of MARSHAL Of the district in
which any enemy person offending against the provis
Of this shall be spprehended. who the President
Confederate States by order OF Court judge or Justice
sOreal execute such order by himself deputy other
discreet person. and for such execution the Marshal shall
the Of the Preiaen Court judge the
may be.
Approved August 8, 1861 seps law4W