Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-05

day January next may by any Justice of the Peace
OF ms county be cited to apps ar before the TO
tend attending the time ard place. he shall have
teen thus warned shall refuse to take the oath arma-
ion Except excused by sickness unavoidable necessity
other sufficient to be adudged OF by the next
county cour shall be ordered by the said county court
said quit the State and depart out of the
Confederate States within thirty days thereafter o0ded
hoeuer That the county court may IN their dscTeon'
permit iI aforesaid to remain In the State
5h. If such person shall be permitted to remain In the
State he shall be adjudged Incapable and IN law 70
have occupy, enjoy office appointment license or
election of trust profit civil or military within THIS state
and shall not be capable of being elected to- or aiding by
his elect another to be member of Assembly, Gov
ernor any other officer and if any person shall be d.
rected depart of the States and shall moi
quit the State in thirty days then such person may De
appr ~ the warrant of any Judge o. Justice OF th
Peace N this State (whose duty it shall be to issue snch
warranty ard shall be brought before the County ourt
where the order made and The sad court SHALL IN sch
send the person offending as speedily as may De-
such fender f ne has the to the same and 10
this SHALL and may drec, the Clerk Of the ourt to
any Sheriff in the stare to seize and sell SO
much Of the goods and chattes lends and tenemens OF
such county may he judged necessary 6y
said deray the costs and together with Inc
charges Of apprehen1ng and combining such per
until he shall be sent ont of the Confederate States and
such her shall execute proper convey for any pro
perty Sold and the money arising by any sale
virtue of such ORDER after deductng his fees and
commissions oh.r to the next County Court OF
county issued under the penalty of five
hundred dollars be recovered upon motion against the
Sheriff aid lis suretes by the County Solicitor for the use
of the county after ten days notice and any surplus
shall remain after paying all costs and charges as
| owner.
9Th If any person 'eparng sent off from this State
shall return to the then such person shall be aGudged
guilty OF against the State and SHALL and may be-
proceeded against in like directed in case OF
| treason.
7.h ThiG Ordinance may be modified repealed b. the
General Assemby-sha take effect at the date of its ratl
caoD and be published by the Secretary of State soon
practicable thereafter in (f there be one) newspa-
per each Congr ssona District and at each House
in he several counties of the State
This ordinance is pretty sharp, but there is this to he
said-it makes 10 invdious distinctions in regard 10
the oath of allegiance 1t is, like the ordinance in
gard to specuation as also Mr.. Grahams resolutions
referring to the constitution, highly important that
we have strained point to give it in full. We have
also endeavoured to state clearly possible the
financial situation and also the proposed, to
gethtr with such details would throw the required
light upon these subjects. The mere dry skeleton re
ports given in the papers generally convey no distinct
idea of what the proposed measures