The national Republican., 1861-10-12
The Confederate Conn SC a tion Act.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Richmond, 18th September, 1861.

"An act for the sequestiation OF the estates,
|. property, and effects Of alien enemies, and
for the indemnity Of citizens of the Coincide
rate States, aud persons aiding the same In
the existing war against the United States"
Approved 3Oth March, 1861.
The following persons are subject to the ope-
| ration of the law as alien enemies
All citizeus of the United States, except citi
zens or residents of Delaware, Mary land, Ken
lucky, or Missouri or the District OF Columbia,
or the Territories of New Mexico, Arizona, or
the Indian Territory south of Kansas
All persons who have domcil within the
| States with which this Government is at war,
| no matter whether they be citizens or not:
Thus the subjects of Great Britain, France, or
| other neutral nations, who have domicil, or
| are carrying on business or traffic within the
States at war with this Confederacy, are alien
enemies under the law.
| All such citizens or residents of the Statoa 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 Columbia, as shall commit
actual hostilities aganst the Confederate States,
or aid or abet the United States in the existing
| war against the Confederate States.
| Immediately after taking your oath Of off 70
you will take possession Of all the property. Uf
every nature and kind whatsoever, within your
district belonging to alien enemies. as above
defined.
You will forthwith apply to the clerk of the
court for writs of garnishment under the eighth
section Of the law, and will PROFOUND to the
garnishees the interrogatories Of which for m
is annexed. These interrogatories you will
PROFOUND to the following persons, viz:
/. All attorneys and counsellors practicng
law within your district.
2. The presidents and cashiers of all banks,
and principal adm nistrative officers of all
railroad and other corporations within your
district
All agents of foreign corporations. insurance
agents, commission merchants engaged In for
eign trade. agents Of foreign mercantile honses,
dealers In bills of exchange, executors and ad-
illustrators of estates, assignees, and syndics
Of insolvent estates, trustees, and generally all
persons who are kuown to do business as agents
for others.
In the first week of each month you will ex-
hibit 10 the Judge statement showing the
whole amount Of money in your hands rs re-
ceiver, and deposit the samo for safe keeping.
in such bank or other depository as may be
selected for that purpose by the judge-rescrv-
ing only such amount as may be required for
immediate necessary expenditures In the dis
charge of your duties as receivers.
Whenever, in the discharge Of your duti, :.
you discover that any attorney, agent, former
partner trustee, or other person holding or
controlling any property, rights or credits OF
an alien enemy, has wilfuly failed TO give you
information of the same, you will Immediately
report the fact to the district attorney for your
district, to the end that the guilty party may
be subjected to the pains and penalties irc-
scribed by the third section Of the law.
J.P. BENJAMIN,
Attorney General.
Tho following interrogatore to garnishces
have been prepared for your use, togeih r
, with note annexed for the Information Cf the
garnishce.
|. Have you now, or have you had in your
possession or under your control, sircc the Z lst
day of May last, (lS6l), aud if yea, at what
time, any land or lands, tenement or tenenents,
hereditament or hercditaments, chattel or chat
, tells, right or rights, credit or credits, within
the Confederate States of America. held, owned
} possessed or enjoyed for or by an alien enemy;
or in or to which any alien enemy had, ana
when since that time, any right. litle Or inter.
est, either directly or indirectly!
2. If you an'wer any part of the foregoing
r interrogatory in the Affirmative, then set forth
? specifically and particularly, description Of
such property, right title, credit, ,cr interest
a and ii you have disposed Of it in whole or in
part, or of the profit or rent or interest accru
ing thereirom, then state when you made such
disposition, and to whom, and where such
: property now Is and by whom held!
: 3. Were you, since the 2lst day Of Nay
t 1861, and if yea, at what time indebted, either
: directly or indirectly, to any alien enemy OF
= alien encmiesI II yea, state the amount o
: such Indebtedness, if one, and Of each indobt
u edness, if more than one; give the name OF
:. names of the creditor Or creditors, and the
place or places of residence, and state whether
n and to what extent such debt or debts have
e been discharged, and also the time and manner
of the discharge.
4 Do you know of any land or lands, teae
ment or tenements, heredtament or hereditu
70 ments chattel or chattels, right or rights crcd
:, or credits, within the Confederate States O
America, or any right or interest held, owned
a possessed or enjoyed directly or indirectly, by
It or for one or more alien enemes sine: III,
q 2lst day of May, 1861, or in or to which any
=, one or more alien enemies had tince that tim'
u any claim, title or Interest direct or Indirect
y II yea, set forth specially and PARTICULAR
d what and where the property is, and the name
Q and residence Of the holder, debtor, trustee o.
:, agent.
8 8. State all else that you know which m ~
d aid in carrying into full effect the sequestra
l. tion act OF the 3Oth August, 1861, and stat
e the same as fully and particularly ss ii there
8 unto specially interrogated.
II A. B., Receiver.
n NoTE.--The garnishee in the foregoing in
d terrogatores ia specially warned that the sc
h questration act makes II the duty of each anC
o very citizsn to give the Information asked il
r said interrogatories.-[A Act Of Both August
1861, Sec
e And if any attorney, agent, former partner
1t trustee, or other person holding or controlling
S. any property or interest therein of or for an,
alien enemy, shall fail speedily to inform I'll
receiver Of the samc and to render him an &C
count of such property or interest, he shall b
4. guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, upon con
=, victon shall be fined in u sum not exceeding
j" five thousand dollars, and imprisoned no
longer than six months, and be liable to pa.
ls besides to the Confederate States double tn
ID value of the property or interest OF the aie
= enemies so held or subject to his CONTROL
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