Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-26
TIE GENERALIZATION NCT.
DEPARTMENT OF JtSIl'Er Z
RIuu10ED. September T., 1851

fHu ErlT agJtRS' the JHucd SigttS. -lPpFCUt@
august 30, lc6l.
l. The following pcgs9us are subject to the
operation Of the law as allen enemies:
/. All citizens of the United States, except the
citizens or residents of Delaware, Maryland,
kentucky or Missouri, or the District of Colum-
hia. OF the Territories Of New Mexico, Arizona,
OF the Indian Territory south Of Kansas.
=. All persons who have a d0micil within the
States with which this government Is al war, no
matter whether they be citizens or not; thus the
subjects of Great Britain, France, or any other
neutral nations who have a domicil, or are car
rving on business or traffic within the States at
war with this Contederacy, are alien enemies
under the law.
3. All such citizens or residents Of the States
of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky OF 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 h~OstilIues against the Confederate States,
or aid " abet the United States in the existing
war against the Confederate States.
II. Immediately after taking your oath Of
Office, you viii take possession Of all the pro
perry Of every nature and kind whatsoever with
in your district belonging TO alien enemies as
above defined.
III. You viii forthwith apply to the clerk or
the court for wTits of g8ruIshmeut under the 9Th
section Of the law, and viii PROFOUND 10 the gar
uishees the Undergraduates YOU viii PROFOUND to
the following persons, viz:
J.. All attorneys and councillors pTacuCIng
law within your district.
. The presidents and cashiers of oil banks
and principal administrative officers OF all rail-
roads and other corporations within your
district.
q. All agents of foreign corporations, insurance
agents, commission merchants engaged in for
eigu trade, agents of foreign mercantile houses,
dealers IN bills Of exchange, executors and ad-
ministrators of estates, a-Ssignces and syndics of
i]usolvent estates, trustees, and generally all per
sons who are known TO do business as agents
for others.
4. In the first week of each month, you will
exhibit to the judge.a statement showing the
whole amount Of mORey in your hands as
receiver, and deposit the same for Sale-keepiug
in such bank or other depository rs may be Sc
Iected for that purpose by the judge-reserying
only such amount as may be required for imme-
date necessary expenditure Ia the discharge of
your duties as receiver.
,. You are strictly prohibited from making
personal use in any manner whatever or invest
ing in any kim Of property, or loaning with or
without interest, or exchanging for other funds,
without leave of the court, any money or funds
OF any kind received by you in your official ca
pacty.
VI. You are prohibited from employing except
at your own personal expense, any attorney or
counsellor to aid you in the discharge of your
duties, other than the district attorney of the
Confederate States for your district; and you
are instructed to invoke to his aid under
the gth section Of the law, IN all matters Of lit
CATION that may arise under the law.
VII You will take special care 10 avoid the
loss or deterioration Of all personal property
perishable in its nature, by applying for the sale
thereof under the provisions of the 18th section
Of the law.
VII. You viii keep an account, showing eZ-
actly all sums received by you as allowances Of
compensation, under the 18th section of the law.
setting forth the date and amount Of each receipt
of such sums, and as soon as the amount re-
ceiyed by YOU, in any one year, shall reach the
sum Of FIVE thousand dollars, you viii pay over
20 the assistant treasurer of the Confederate
States, most convenient to your donicil, all fur
theT sums allowed you as compensation, taking
duplicate receipts therefor, one 10 be retained as
a voucher by yourself, and the other to be for
waTded by mail to the Secretary ofthe Treasury,
u. Whenever, IN the discharge of your du-
ties, you discover that any attorney agent, for
mer partner, trustee or other person holding OF
controlling any property, rights or credits Of an
alien enemy, has wilfully failed 70 give YOU infor-
nation ofthe same, you viii Immediately report
the fact to the district attorney for your district,
10 the end that the guilty party may be subjected
20 the pains and penalties prescribed by the 81
section of the law, J. p. BENJAMIN,
Acknowledgement.
The following interTogatories to garnishees
have been prepared for your use, together with q
note annexed for the information ofthe garnishee:
1. Have you now, OF have you had in your
or under your control since the
tgenty-Grst day of Nav last, Ts6l,) and if yea.
at what time, any land OF lands, tenement or
tenemeuts, heTeditsment OF hereditaments, chat
tel or chattels, right OF rights, credit or credits,
within the Confederate States of America, hold,
owned, possessed or enjoyed for or by an alien
enemy or in or to which any alien enemy had,
and when, since that time, any right, title OF in
terest, either directly or indirectly
, If you answer any part of the foregoing
iuterr0gat0rv i'm the affirmative, then set forth
specially and particularly ii description Of such
property, right. title, credit or interest accruiug
therefrom, then state when you made such dis
position, and to whom; and where such prop
erty now is and by whom held?
3. Were you since the Jwenty-irst day of
May, 1861, and if yea, at what time, indebted
directly OF Indirectly, 10 any alien enemy
allen enemies If yea, state the amount of
such Indebtedness if one, and Of each indebted
ness If more than one; give the name or names
Of the creditor or creditors, and the place OF
Of residence, and state whether, and 10
what extent, such debt or debts have been dis
charged, and, also, the time and manner of the
discharge.
4. Do yeu know Of any land or lands, tene-
ment or tenements, hereJitameut or heredita-
meuts, chattcl or chattels, right or rights, credit
or credits, within the Confederate States of
or any right OF interest leld, owned,
possessed or enjoyed directly or indirectly by or
for one or more alien enemies since the twenty
day Of May, 1861, or in or to which any
one OF more alien enemies had since that time
any claim, title, or interest direct or indirect 2
If yea, set forth specifically and particularly /
and where the property Is, and the name
and residence Of the holder, debtor, trustee or
agent.
, State all else that YOU know which NAV aid
Il, os--yipg ip+o f,1 Eft ~ s.,nogt-.t;o1 a.t
fully and particularly as if thereunto specially