The Van Buren press., 1861-10-09

ciusi'o' unless reversed or lmpoached, with /
in two years. for fraud.
SEC. IL. The court having jurisdiction |
OF the matter, shall, whenever sufficient |
cause is shown therefor, direct tho sale Of
any personal property. other than Slaves.
sequestered under this act; on such terms ~
to 1t shall seem best and such sale shall
best and such sale shall pass the title of
the person as whose property the Same has
been sequestered.
SEC. Ii. Settlements of accounts for
seanestered property to be recorded. and
copies forwarded to the Treasurer Of the
Confederate States. Any embezzlemen. Of
money under this act shall be liable to
Indictment, the guilty party to bc confined
at hard labor for not less than six months,
nor more than 6vs yesrs, and fined in double
tho amount cmbspzled.
Sec. IA. The President is authorized. bS
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 hold 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 before 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 COM
missioners in favor of any such claim is to
be taken as prima facie evidence Of the cor
rectness of the demand. and whenever Con-
gress shall pass the same, it shall be paid
from any money in the Treasury derived
from sequestration under this act. The board
Of commissioners is designed only to con-
time until the organization of the court of
claims provided for by the Constitution,
which shall take the place of the commits
sioners.
Sec. 10 All expenses incurred under
the proceedings of this act, are required to
be paid from the sequestration fund; the
receivers to be allowed compensation of
two and half per cent on receipts and tn e
same amount on expenditures Provided
That the same do not realize more than five
thousand dollars in one year.
SEC. l6. Provides that the Attorney
General shall prescribe uniform rules of
proceeding under this law not otherwise
provided for.
SEC II. Allows appeals to be takenIf from
any final decision of the district courts un-
der this law as in ordinary cases.
SEC. Is. The word "person," as used
in the law to include all private corpora
tions.
SEC. 10. The courts are vested with iu-
risdietion to settle all partnerships between
citizens of the Confederate States and alien
enemies to separate the interest of the alien
enemy, and to sequestrate it; and to sever
ali joint rights where an alien enemy is con-
cernci, for the purpose of sequestration.
SEC. 20. In all CAGES of administration
oe any matter or thing under this act. the
court having jurisdiction may make such
orders touching the preservation of property
or effects under the direction or control o.
the receiver not inconsistent with the fore.
going provisions as it shall deem proper.
SEC. II Treasury notes are made re,eiv.
able in payment of all purchases of proper
ty or effects sold under this act
Sec. %. Nothing in this act is to be con.
struea to destroy or impair the lien or Other
act of any creditor. a citizen or resident Of
The Contederacy. or of friendly States ol
Territories in all snch cases the court to de-
tormine. By making parties and by the prop,
er proceedings. the respective rights Of a.
! parties concerned