Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-06

the people of the United States from the
usages of civilized warfare. aud the neces
sity of our only protection against sucl
wrongs in measures of retaliation.
The following is the principal legislativ,
clause
Be it enacted by the Congress of the Con
federate States. That all and every, the lands
| tenements and Entertainments. goods AND
| chattels. rights and credits within these Con
Tolerate States, and every right and interest
therein held, owned. possessed or enjoyed by
| or for any alien enemy, since The tlceRty frs
day of Nay, 1861, except such debts due tC
an alien enemy as may have been paid into
the Treasury of any one of the Confederate
| , iates prior to the passage of this law, be
and the same are hereby seQleStrated by the
Confederate States of America aud shall be
| held tor the full indemnity of any true and
| loval citizen, a resident OF these Confederate
| States, or other person aiding said Contede-
rate States in The pros acutiOn of the present
| war between said Confederate States and the
| United States OF America. and for which be
may suffer any loss or injury under the act OF
| the United States to which this act is retalia-
| tory or under any other act of the United
| States, or any State thereof, authorizing the
seizure or coniscstion of the property of cit
| Z.ns or residents of the Confederate States
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States, aud the same shall be seized and dis
| posed of as provided for in this act: ProUi
| dtd, hoaoeuer, when the estate, property OF
rights to be affected by this act were or are
within some State of this Confederacy, which
| has become such since said twenty-first day
of May, then this act shall operate upon and
as to such estate property or rights, and all
| persons claiming the same from and after the
4 day, such State became member of this
| Confederacy, and not before? PROVIDED fur
| ther, that the provisions of this act shall not
extend to the stocks or other public securities
| of the Confederate Government, or of any of
the States of this Confederacy, held or owned
by an alien enemy, or to any debt, oblga-
ton, or sum due from the Confederate Gov
eminent, or any of the States to such alien
enemy: And proUided also, that the provisions
of this act shall not embrace the property of
citizens residents of either of the States of
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri or
of the District of Columbia, or the Terrific
ries of New Mexico, Arizona, the Indian
Territory South of Kansas. except such of
said citizens or residents as shall commit &C
tual hOstilities against the Confederate
States or aid or abet the United States in
the existing war against the Confederate
States.
SEC makes it the duty OF every citizen
of the Confederate States to give intorma-
ion of the property of alien enemies.
SEC. 3. Attorneys, agents, former partners,
trustees, or persons holding or controlling
any description of property or interest OF
alien enemies, are required to give informa-
ton and render account of the same to a re-
ceiver, on pain of being adjudged guilty of
a misdemeanOr, punishable by fine not ex-
ceeding SIS, 900. and Imprisonment for term
not less than six months, and of being sued
in addition for double tine value of the prop
erty.
SEC 4 charges the Grand Juries in the
Confederate Courts to inquire and make pre-
sentiments of the property of alien enemies
affected by the provisions OF the act.
SEC. 5 provides for the appointment of a
receiver, by each Confederate Judge, for each
section of the State for which he holds a
court, and in occasions of necessity, for sub
districts, said receiver to give bond, and to
make oath to discharge his duties well and
truly.
SEQ 6. The duties of the Receiver are to
take possession and control of the property
OF alien enemies; for accomplishing the pur-
poses of the act, he may sue for and recover
such property in the name of the Confederate
States, by the form of petition to the Court
for decree of sequestratiOn. All orders of
seizure necessary to secure the subject-mat-
ter of the suit from danger of loss, injury, de-
struclion, or waste may be made by the Court;
but when such necessity does not exist in the
opinion of the Court, the property or credits
may remain in the hands of the party n pos
session, except that bank and corporation
stocks dividends, and rents on real estates
shall be delivered up, and on the further con-
dition as to other property or credits, that
the party in possession shall pay all interests
and net profits accrued since the 2lst of
May, 1861, into the hands of the Receiver,
aud at annual periods thereafter, on pain, in
cases of failure, for judgment against princi-
pal and security for which execution shall
be issued in the name of the Receiver.
SEC allows any claimant or party inter-
ested in the subJect-matter or the suit ~ iu-
tervene and defend to the extent of his inter-
est on affidavit that no alien enemy has any
interest in the right which he asserts
Sec. authorizes the issue of writs of gar
nishment to attach credits due alien enemies;
and the courts shall have power to condemn
the property or effects or debts according to
the answer; and to make orders for the bring
ing in of third persons claiming, or disclosed
by the answer, to have an interest in the
litigation.
Sec 8. The District-Attorney of the Con-
federate States is required to prosecute all
causes instituted under this act; his compen-
sation to be two per cent. upon the fruits of
the litigation.
SEC. 10. The Receiver is required, at least,
every six months, and as much oftener as he
account of all matters in his hands or under
his control, stating accounts, and making
settlements of all matters separately, so that
the transaction may be kept recorded and
preserved separately.
Sec. IL. Notice of settlements to be pub
lished for four weeks. The iuteriocutory
settlements may be impeached at the final set
Element, which latter shall be conclusive, I'M
less reversed or impeached, within two years,
for fraud.
Sec. IL. The Court having jurisdiction of
the matter shall, whenever sufficient cause is
shown therefor, direct the sale ofany person
al property, other than slaves, sequestered
under this act, on such terms as to it shall
seem best; and such sale shall pass the title
OF the person as whose property the same has
been sequestered.
SEC l3 Settlements of accounts for Sc
questred property to be recorded, and copies
forwarded to the Treasurer of the Confeder-
ate States Any embezzlement of money I'M
der this act shall be liable to indictment, the
guilty party to be confined al hard labor for
not less than six months, nor more than five
years, and fined in double the amount en-
bezzled.
SEC. IA The President is authorized, by
and with the advice and consent of Congress,
to appoint three Commissioners, with salaries
of two thousand five hundred dollars each
per annum, who shall bold at the seat of
Government two terms each year. 1t is made
the duty of these Commissioners to hear and
adjudge such claims as may be brought be-
fore them by any one aiding the Confederacy
in the present war, who has been put to loss
by the United States or by any State thereof.
The finding of the Commissioners in favor of
any such claim is to be taken as Prinsd faeie
evidence of the correctness of the demand,
and whenever Congress shall pass the same
it shall be paid from any money in the Treas
ury derived from sequestratlon under this
act. The Board ofCommissioners is design
ed only to continue until the organization
of the Court OF Claims provided for by the