Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-26
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Richmond. 18th September. 1861.

tt'zens of the Confederate Sotes and persons o,3tne
he some I" me f1'ai arnr against the United States"
-APprored Both March. 1861.
be tOlOW perst MS are subject to the operation,
OF the law as Alien ENEMIES:
Ist All ctiz OF the United States except citizens
or residents OF Delaware, Maryland Kentucky or Mis-
souri, or the District Of Columbia or the Territories OF
New Mexico, Ar zona, the Ipdian Territory south
of KaLsas.
I'd. All persons who have donieI within the States
with which this Government at war; no matter wbeth
er they be c1zens or not Thus the subjects of Great
Britain. France Or otter neutral nations who have
domlcl or are carrying business or traffic within the
States at war with this Confederacy are Alien Enemies
under the law.
3d. All such citizens or residents of the States of
Delaware. Maryland, Kentucky or Missouri and OF the
Territories OF New Mexico, Arizona and the Indian
Territory south of Kansas and of the District of CO.
umoa' as SHALL commit actual hOstilities against the
Confederate States, aid abet the United States in
the existing against the Confederate States
II. Immediately after taking your oath of Office you
Will take possession OF all the property of every nature
and kind whatsoever within your District belonging to
A lien Enemies above defined.
III You will forthwith apply to the clerk of the
court for wrts of ganshment under the 9th section of
the law, and will PROFOUND to the garnshees the inter-
rogatories of which form is annexed These inter.
rogatories you will PROFOUND to the following persens
viz
lst. All Attorneys and Couusellors practicing law
within your District
ID. The Presidents and Cashiers of all Banks, and
principal administrative officers of all Railroad and
other corporations within your District.
80. All Agents OF Foreign Corporations, Insurance
Agents, Commission Merchants engaged in foreign
trade Agents Of Foreign Mercantile Houses De ses in
Bills OF Exchange, Executors and Administrators of
Estates, Assgnees and Syndics of Insovent Estates
Trustees, and generally all persons who known to do
busi' ess Agents for others.
~. In the first week OF each month you will exhibit
a tho uvhO
OF money IL your hands as Receiver and deposit the
same for safe keeping, in such bank other depositary
as may be selected for that purpose by the Judge
Striving only such amount as may be required for i'm
mediate necessary expenditure n the discharge OF your
duties as Receivers.
V. You strictly prohibited from making personal
use in any manner whatever, investing in any kind
Of property, loanug with without interest or tx
changing for other funds without tave Of the Court,
any money or funds OF any ki0d received by you
official capacity
VI. You prohibited from employing except at
your own personal expense any Attorney Counsel
Or to aid you in the discharge of your duties other
the District Attorney Of the Confederate States tor
your District and you instructed to invoke his aid
under the 9th section of the law, ia all matters OF ga
ii 10 that may arise under he law.
VII. You will take special care to avoid the loss or
deterioration of all personal properly perishable in its
NATURE by applying for the sale thereof under the pro-
Wis ors OF the IL section Of the law
sums received by you as al;o"ances OF compensation
under The fifteenth section of the law setting forth the
date and amount Of each rece pit OF b sums and
the amount received by you 10 any one year
shall reach the sum If five thous and dollars, y"u will
pay over t. the ssant treasurer at the Confederate
ates most convenient to your domic all further sums
allowed you compens ltlOn taking duplicate receipts
therefor, be retained as a VOUCHER by yourself
and the 9TH TO be forwarded by mail to the Secretary
of the Treas ry.
in he oof 5utipa
discover that any attorney, agent, former partner,
other person holding controlling any property
rights or credits OF an Alien Enemy has wIully failed
to give you information OF the SINE, you will immediate
y report the fact to the District Attorney for your Dis
trict to the end that the guilty party may be subjected
to the pains and penalties prescribed ny the section
of the law. J. Z. BENJAMIN,
Attorney -Genrral.
The following interrogatories to garDishteS have beer
prepared for your use Ogethrr with note annexed tor
the Information IF the garuShee:
|. Have y now, lave had IN your possession
under your CONTROL sDce The twenty hgs day Of Nay
last, QS6l and If yea, at what TINT any land lands
I, meus heeditament or heredlt anens
chatel cbaItes, right rights cedIt or cr d. it
in lbe Confederate States OF Amerca, cid, owtd pOss
esstd or enjoyed for Ur by Alien Enemy OF il or to
wi ich ally Enemy tad. aud when, 81 &c that time
any rgh h!ie Ur interest either dir ct or indirectly
2. IT you ally part OF Il e foregoing Interro
gatury the ai NATIVE. then set forth specifically arc
dit interest any you have disposed Of in wbOe
or in part, OF the profit rent interest accrulne
theretrOm then state when you made such disposition
and to whom, and where such property now is and by
| whom held?
g. Were you, since the tweutyfrst day of May, 1861
and if yea at what me indebted, either directly or In
directly, to any Alien Enemy or Alien Enemies? l
yea state the amount of such Indebtedness ii one,
of each Indebtedness, il more than Give the name
or nat of the creditor creditors and the place OF
of 70 md WI pY
tent such debt debts have been discharged and also
| the time and manner Of the discharge.
| 4. Do you know Of any land or lands, tenement o.
tenements, bereditament bereditamens, chattel o.
chattes, right rights credit Or Credits within th
Confederate States Of America any right or nteres
held owned possessed enjoyed directly or indirectly
BY or for one more Alien Enemies since the twenty
first day Of May 1861, or in or to which any one O
more Alien Enemies had since that time any claim. title
or interest direct Indirect If yea set forth spe
cifcaly and particularly what and where the property
is and the and residence OF the holder debtor trus
tee or agent.
5. Slate all else that you know which may aid ii
carrying into full effect the Sequestration Act of th
Both August, 1861, and state the same as fully ant
particularly as if thereunto specially interrogated
A. B :, Receiver.
NorE-The garnshee in the foregoing interrogato
ries is specially warned, that the Sequestraton Ac
makes the duty of each and every citizen to give th
information asked in said nterrogatores-Act of 30
And if any attorney, agent, former partner, truste
or other person holding controlling any property 0
interest therein of for any Alien Enemy shall tai
speedily to inform the Receiver OF the same, and to
der him an account of such property or interest b
shall be guilty OF high misd' meanour, and, upon cor
vIcton. snail be 6ned 10 sum not exceeding five thou
sand dollars and imprisoned not longer than six months
and be liable to pay besides to the Confederate Stat;
double the value OF the property or interest OF the lie
Enemies go held or subj CT to bis control SEC.
The Attorney General has also pr, scribed the follow
ing rule OF practice for the !, by of the au
thOrity vtsd n him under The 18th section OF the law
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Garnisbees to whom written or printed InterrogatC
res are addressed may make appearance by filing writ