Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-29


estse property rights and all persons claiming the from
and sis5 1 fay sea TpS PvSS Sef % sas GSea
shall not exead to the sos other public securities
the Confederate any Of the States Of this Con
Siacv held or oWud by aay alien en- nv or 10 anv ett obl
gaion due from the Confederate Government, any Of
provisions Of this act shall not embrace the property Of citizens
Of either Of the States Of Delaware, Maryland Ken
lucky Missouri the District OF colnmba the ert9ie
New Mexico, Arizona the Indian Territory south Of Kan
sas except such citizens residents shall commit
hose against the Confederate Etates aid and Ret the
United States in the existing against the Confederate States
duty Of each and every citizen Of these Confederate States
speedily to give information officers charged with the
goods and chaes rights and credits within this oOniedacy and
every right and interest therein heidi possessed
SEC g. Be further enacted That shall be the duty Of
agent C1 % or Otnss person hCSag
chae rights credits any interest therein, Of or for
provided appointed render
thereof and far practicable, to place the sane in the
acquitted Of all property reported
and taned And such person vfnl falling to give
high sdemeanOr and upon Indictment and convon shall be
hnes IN SUM not exceeding nss thesand ana lmpris
oned not longer than SIX months SAID me and Imprisonment 70
be dihed BY the court trying the case and shall further be
liable by said COnfedeat. States and subjected to pay
Of the property effects Of the alien
enemy held by him subject to lis control.
fede2cy give this specially charge the Grand
Of these Confederate States AID it shau be their duty each
sitting truly enquire and all lands and
and eTe Interest therein within the iursdicton Of aid Grand
Jury, held by alien enemy and shall be the duty OF
the several Receivers appointed under this act to take Of
opo ~ All such pTopey and eS ana to institute
proceedings FOR the sequestaOn thereof in the manner herein
after provided.
SEC Be it further enacted That Judge of this Confed
crazy sh as eay as pt3cebe spp0Itt ksceyT for each
him. etore entering upon The dates Of his oe to give bond in
s ses may ~ ~ ~ S tb JSsa - sOO anu AN
he diligently and faithfully discharge the duties
Judge district which he
appon ed and shah be removed far Incompetence inecenev,
Of suh Receiver at time to the Judge be
ge,te than can efficiently be performed y him. then shalLbe
other receivers districts according to the necessities Of the
case appoint Reeer for each said newly
And every such Receiver shall before entering upon
the dates Of his OH make oath in writing before the Judge Of
and truly to execute the duties Of lis ONCE
SEC further ensced, That shall be the duty Of the
the possession.
Of all lands, tenemens and heeditamen goods
and chattes rights and credits Of each and every alien enemy
within the sec ion for which he acts And to this end he
powe ed required whenever for accomplishing the
purposes Of this for and recover t in the
OF said Confederate stte allowing In the recovery OF credits
such delays have been te prescribed State
form action whether the matter Jurisdiction
in law equity shall be By petition to the court setting forth
recovered with the Of the person holding, exercising SUP
vision over in possession Of Or the same as the case
upon forthwith issued by the clerk Of the by
cver to .u persons with copy Of the and the same
hall be served by the Marshal his deputy returned
The court other mesne process in law Thsreupon, the
Il dockeed and stand for trial the according
to the Of its business and the Judge shall
at time make all orders Of seizure that necessary
to secure the subject matter OF thu suit from danger Of los in
jury uetion waste and may pending the make
gers ol sae In cases tn nay ZEN 70 soen Iuog9 Or court nces
sy preserve any property sued Tor from perhing Waste
Provided That a-y when the oonfe Judge
be consistent with the safe-keeping of the property
qnsed leave the same IN me hands and rnder the control
any eor in whose hands the real
cits he shall order the sane to remain in the hauis and
der the control Of said debtor whose hands the
estate and slaves ssd requiring every such such
T & M it Nj f ~ uSoss ~ S sniS 5 @ y, MAJ ~ ne ne
in
this shall apply to bank other corpora ion Stock
ete in cities And no debtor or ether person shall be ene
the benefit o. this proyiso unless he has first paid into the
hands Of the Receiver all interests profits which hy
accrued since the tgenhrst kay eighteen hundred and
all coming under this proviso,
Be bound oy annua ~ 70 the heeVe all interests which
may the tails due and the person whose
other property be left shall be bound to account
pay annually the Resiyer the incomes profits
sal roper and failure Of such de5r ether person
due may demand the property
And wherever after ten days notice debtor
property debts Usy be left OF application
the cr tb he sesfites Of such debtor or persn re NOT
pie the may, the failure Of the party give sufficient
dt ona security, render judgment sganst all the parties
the bond for the Of the debt property Provided fur
thr may whenever the opinion Judge
the eff the public exgscies require it, order the
Aforesaid be demanded t the Rcvsr and demand
Of the Receiver made il conformity deal Oder of the
Of which security may have ben given under the provisions o.
this debtor his security shall tail pay
up days notice to said DEBTOR ami his security given by
said Receiver Of motion said court for Judgment
for the secured sad court at the next thereof
r, against party served with nocp for the sum
secured with interest thereon in the Of said ReeiTer
SIC AnypesOn the possession api control Of TIE subject
nv ia - f R -s ' bs sdspt ,nS b &
de end the extent the interest propoun1ed BY him but
shall be heard in defence Until he shall have FLED plea
by affidavit and signed by him, setting forth that
has interest in the right which he asserts for which
he gates, either directly or indirectly by trust secret
2ates solely HIMSELF citizen
Confederate States whom he legally represents and when the
defence conducted for account Of another whole
the plea shall set forth the sd residence Of such other
person. and the relstiOn the defendant bears to him
by jury according the the
equity jurisdiction the shall according its usual
mode Of procedure in sach cases and the several of this
under this inconsistent with the oeT sof these
Sac Be further enacted That the clerk Of the court SHALL
at th request Of the Receiver from time - time issue wts Of
10 aTes the sn sitting or at future term of the oour
and under oath what property effects Of alien
his q. conr boOngng to or held for an allen enemy
any h ia at the time Of service Of the
nee has been indebted to any alien enemy and
the court shall have power condemn the property effects
for bringing IN OF the third persons Gaining or disclosed by
interest in the litigation shall
required CT Parties pleading And the decree or judgment
the nhee in respect the matter involved And in ell
Of garnsbment under this act the Receiver may test the
garnis ees answer by alg statement, under OATH
bev the snrger TO be untrue, specifying the parc
uas in which the gHrushee has, by omission
answered truly whereupUn tie court shall
issue b. made between the Receiver garnhee iudg
en rendered upon the trial Of other issues And all
pa this the Receiver PROFOUND nterrog
party touch matter involved in the
litigation which shall be server on the opposite party
Attorney which shall be anSEeel under oath within
thirty days such ervi and upon failure % the
court disposition Cf the shall to
promlve justice Shoudi deem AnsWers the inter
necessary order to discovery, the shall
yison part, udt full shall be made.
SEC g. shall tie duty Of the District Attorney Of the
Confederate States diligently al instituted
under and he receive corpansaiOn therefor
two per cent upon aud fruits Of all litigation instituted
under this Provided That matter shall be called hgsed
except defendant be admitted by the court and plea
be fled.
SIC TO- Be further enacted, That each Receiver appointed
under this ka months, aad much Of
ner may required by the court render true and per-
his hands under his control
shall make and state Just AID perfect accounts
settlements oath Of his collections Of monies and dis
buemen this stating accounts and making settle
all matters separately, in the same way as il he were
estates Of deceased by separate
appointments and the settlements and dcTse2 shall befor each
case separately that Je transaction in respect to
alien en5Iy property be kept recorded and preserved
separately settlement above provided SHALL hogeVer be
decree Of equesration shall have passed,
count litigation and in possession Of the Receiver
such orders touching the shall protect the
interest Of the parties concerned
SEC H. When of Receiver shall be fled
snecng any matter which hAq passed sequeaton, the court
sfa anoin a.ttlement, thereof
published FOR newspaper
the place holding the COURT and the clerk of the court shall
send COPY the District Attorney Of the
Confederate States the where the matter is 20 be hard
il shall be duty said District Attorney attend the
settlement represent the Government and 10 see that full
~ and lust made The several settlements
shall ln =.