Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-02

sum of FIVE thousand dollars, you will pay over
10 the assistant treasurer OF the Confederate
States. most convenient 10 toUr domicil, al fur
theT sums allowed you A. compensation, taking
duplicate receipts therefor, enc TO be retained as
. voucher by yourself, and the other to be for
Warded by mail TO the Secretary otthe Treasury,
IL. Whenever, in the discharge OF your du-
ties, you discover that any attorney agent, for
mer partner, trustee OF other person holding or
controlling any property, rights or credits OF an
alien enemy, has wiltully failed to give you inlor-
nation ofthe same, you viii Immediately report
the fact 10 the district attorney for your district,
TO the end that the guilty party may be subjected
TO the pains and penalties prescribed by the 81
| section of the law. ). ?. BENJAMIN,
AttOrney-Gener4l.
The following jnteuOgatores to garniShees
| have beeu prepared for your Use, together with a
/ note annexed for the Information ofrhe garui,hee:
l.. Have you now. or have you had ia your
| possession or under your control since the
| tweuty-iirsl day OF May last, iis6l, } and il yea,
| 40 what lime, any land or lands, tenement OF
| tenrmcnis, heretitament or Entertainments, chat
| Tel or c%hattels, right or rights, credit or credits,
| within the Confederate States Of America, held,
owned, possessed or enjoyed for or by an alien
| euemy or in OF 10 which any alien enemy had,
| and when, since that time, any right, title OF m
4 AtlfNtr tliutA A4lcNtN W lhNl4fN ~
,. II YOU answer any part Of the foregoing
inteuogatory in the Affirmative, then set forth
! specially and particularly q description Of such
/ property, right, title, credit or interest a~ccruing
! thplelTom, then state when you made such dis
| position. and 10 whom; and where such prop
crtv now is snd by whom held
,. Were Won since the twentv-hr~t day o.
May. 1851. and il yes, az " nat time, indebted
eirler directly or iudiTcrtlv. 10 any alien en"mf
oralirn enemies , If yea, state the amount 81
Slch indebtedness ii one, and of each indebted
! ness II more than one; give the name or names
( of the creditor or creditors, and the place or
I places Of residence, and state whether, and 10
/ What extent, such debt az debt, have b,en DIS
| CHARGED. and, also, the IIua and manner al the
| discharge.
: Do Won know Of any land or lands, tene-
l menr or tencments, hcroditament or herrdts~
( menrS. chattrl or chHtteis, rght or nights cIedIt
/ or credits. within the Confederate states Of
I America. or any right or interest Held, owned,
| possessed or enjoyed directly or indirectly by or
| Tor one or more alien enemies since the twenty
! first day Of May, 1851, or in or TO which amy
! one or more alien enemies had since that ume
! any claim, title. or interest diTect or indirect Z
Ii yea, set forth specifically and particularly
| what and where the property Is, and the name
snd residence Of the holder, debtor, trustee OF
agent.
.. State all else tina, you know which may aid
10 carrying INTO iull effect tho sequcStration act
OF the ;0th August. l5dl. and state the same As
fully aud particularly as If rhereunio specially
interogated. A. j., Receiver.
NoTE.-The garnishee in the foregoing inter
rogatores is specially warned, that the Sequestra-
ton act makes it the duty Of each and every
citizen TO give the information asked in said in
terrocatories. .tct of Both August, l-6l, sec
ton >
And IF any attorney. agent, former partner
Z trustee or other person holding or controlling any
property or interest therein OF or for any alien
enemy shah fail speedily 10 inform the receiver
ofthe same, and 10 render him an account OF
such property or interest, he shall be guilty Of d
high misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall
be fined in a sun not exceeding tive thousand
dollars, and Imprisonment not longer than six
months, and be liable 10 pay besides 10 the Con
federate States, double the value Of the property
or interest OF the alien enemies 81 held OF subject
10 his control. LSec. ,
The encouragement has also prescribed The
following rule Of practice for courts, by virtue Of
the authority vested in him under the 10th see
lion of the law:
RULE.-GanShees, TO whom written or pIin.
ted interTogatories are addressed, may make APP
peaIance by filing written answers sworn 10 be
fore i justice Of the peace or other competent
officer, unless specially ordered by the court II
appear in person.