The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-24

In the Confederate States Iissrict Court
yesterday, j Judge Haly burton presiding, 1t was
ordered, that the following ru es be- and
they are hereby adopted and established as
rules Of practice in suits and proceedings
under the act OF the Congress of the Con
rate States of America, approved on the soth
of August. 1861, entitled {" An Act for the Sc
questrat;on of the estates, property, and eff.
fects Of alien enemies, for the indemnity CT
citizens Of the Cen federate States and persona
aiding the same IN the existing war with the
United States"
LIST. Two or more persons holding possess.
ing, or enjoying, Jointly or severaliy. any
lands, tenements or hereditaments, goods
| chattels, rights or credits for any alien enc
my, or belonging TO such alien enemy. NAV
| be Joined AS defendants in the same petition
| and the cause may be heard rs to any one q,
said defendants alone, whenever IL NAV seem
to the Court convenient and proper that {,
should be so heard.
| I'd Notice OF the filing OF any petition, and
a copy of soch petition, and of the interrogat,
ries propounded by the Receiver in any case
may be served by delivering n copy of the nc
tlce and petition, or Of the interrogatories ~
the person upon which su h ro,ice. and copy
OF the petition or interrogatortes is to b.
served or, if such person be not found ut his
, or her usual place ofahode, by delivering such
copy, ana giving information of its purport.
10 the wife Ct suca person or to any white
| person found there who is a mernb of his or
| her family, and above the age of sixteen
| years, or, If neither The wife. nor any such
| white person BE- found there, by leaving such
| copy posted at the front door OF such place o;
| abode.
| sd. The notice Of the iinns Of any such pc.
| tition shall inform the person upon whom
| Il Is served, that unless no OF she shall ap
| pear and file an answer 10 The pei. ton in
| Court, Tor with the Clerh IN his Office if the
Court be not IN session. within tel. 1ays from
| The time Of the service Of such notice. exclu-
| sIve OF the day on which it is served and the
| day of appearance, and unless tie Court
| shah allow further time to answer, this peti
| ton VIII be taken for confessed, and a fina!
| order, or decree, viii be mace, or Judgment
entered, or such other order or decree Will b.
made in the cause rs the Court NAV deem
| proper and the case may require.
| 4th. When lands, or other property of any
KING or description, belonging to an alien en-
| envy, or 10 any other person whose property
is declared TO be sequestered by said act, sha IL
| ne deserted, or abandoned by the owner. or
shan be found vacant or unogcupied, ana NOT
held, or possessed, or controlled. by any one
upon whom q notice might be served a pa III
ton may be filed by the Receiver for the
District in which such lands or other pro
perty may be found, setting forth the facts and
circumstances OF the case, and PRAYING that
such lands or other property may be seques-
iTdted, or such disposition be made of the
property as 10 the Court may seem fit: and
| he cause shall be docketci and stand for
trial according % the usual course of the bust
| ness OF the Court IS soon as the petition may
| be hieu; and atiidayils, taken without notice.
| before any Commissioner of this Court or
any Notary Public Of this State. or Justice OF
The Peace of this State, may be read as evil
dsnce at the hearing Of the cause
9TH. When any claim, or demand, NAV be
referred, by order OF Court, 10 Il Commits
sloner 10 decide upon its validity, or the
amount due Dponit, and any party Interested
| Ia such claim or demand shall DE dissatisfied
with the decision Of the Commissioner upon
any point Of law in relation thereto he may
except TO such decision, and require the Com
missioner o report such facts, and SO much
q the testimony IS may be necessary to en-
| able the Court TO decide upon the exception ,
and take the opinion Of the Cont thereon