Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-13

In IL c-NlSItNd WAX WITH ib ONhi'' 49,
WHEREAS, The Government and People Of TIE Snltei
States have departed from the usages Of CIVILIZED warfare
in conHScatlpS and destroying the property Oi the people U
tho Confederate States of al kinds. whether used for mill
tary purposes or not and whereas. our only pr0teciloh
against such WRONGS is to be found Ia such measures Of re-
tnliation as will ultimately indemnify our o@n citizens FOL
taelr losses, aud restrain the %anion eXcesses Of our enc
niles therefore,
Src1Ios /. lie Il enacted by the Congress of the Confedc.
rate States Of America, That all and every the lands, ten.
.ments and Entertainments, goods AID chHttels, rights and
credits within these Confederate States, and every Iigh;
and in,eres; therein held, owned, Possessed or epJoyed b.
or iur a: v alien enemy since the 9ls, day Of May, one thou.
s.ni eight hundred and sixtyt ne, except such debts due
TO An alien enemy rs may have been pald into the Treasury
nj ANY one of the Confederate States prior 10 the passage
NJ thi, Law, he, ami the same are hereby, segne5trated by
The Confederate States Of America, AMI shall be held for
the full inaer: nifty Of any true and loyal riiken or resid-nt
NJ thesr Confederate Eiar-s, or other psr:en AID ns said
Confederate states IN The prosecution ,! me present war
S,m,sn s,:I Cnnr-,Irr,tr Safes and lhr Quilted states Ci
America. audIor which ~ may suher nny loss or Injury
under the act ci the Lifted sia'es 10 "nlch 'uis Ast IS re
tuiatory, or under any othr. hct 81 the lhfrH H!hIcs' CT o
an state thereof authorizing The srlfure, Condemnation
or ronascn.ion OF the property oi cth"hs " ="
the Confederate States, or other person adi":S saIu| "he"
crate States, and the same shall be stiI=" L eli ~ :
n. provided for ia this Act: Provided, however, Nhra Tie
rs n. nrer,rty or rights to be- effected ~ tiis Act were
or are, within some STATE OF lis L"niricfacS, "h''h IA
h.co,p- such .i.ce said tv-BIy first day Of NsS' theh l":
Act shall operate upon, and rs 10 su:i' r''ats' PioP'''! ' .
rights, and all PERSONS rIaiminS ;he +rnlr lr"il hhu MIG
the day such State so became 4 II member Of thi' Lon'i"f."'.
and not before: provi' ed, further, Tint the provisions o.
the ac, shall no, extend to the stocks or other public So gu
rifles Of he Confederate orrrnmsn nj, or any ni ihe S'"'ea
| III ,his COu(c,!crucy, held or oHnetl UI any hi4eh She"'i
or Ia aay debt, obligation, or sum due rom "" Lon
f.d-r,tr tioyeraineht, OF any OF The States, to s';ch ai;en
enemy And provided, also, That the PROVISIONS . ~
Act shall aut embrace the property OF 'iaEtas OF Residents
Of either OF the States Of Delaware, Marylanu, hehtushy
or Missouri, OF of the Dis,ric. Of Columbia, or the terrific
ri.s Of New Mexico, Arizona, or the lnGiun Territory soutn
of Kansa., sv.sp. such .: said citIzrns or residents rs shaii
commit actual hrs'iilirs against The Confederate STATE,
or aid ana abcs The United States IN TIE existing H"F
uv ,fnst the Confcdrr ate States.
sc. 2, And belt further enacted, That Il is. aud sha!lh
The duty cr each and every cl;lzcn Of ,!es; Con:tne:a'G
| States speedily TO CIV: Information 4" The officers charged
with The execution 9f this law OF Any ana every iahd'' tri',
rnIrr,Is and Entertainments, goods and ciia;ieis, rights an"
credits within this CoDfrderacy, and OF every right ana m
trrrst therein hello, owned, possessed or enjoyed ny oF o
auv allen enemy as Aforesaid.
SO 3. BE it further enacted, Tint it shall be The duty Of
every attorney. ae.n,, former partner, trustee or other per
SON holding or controlling uny such lands, trnefnen;s or
h=~rcditamcuts, goods or chat;rlS, rights or credits or NY
inf-reSt therein, Of or for any such alien enemy, sps-dtiy
10 iuirrm the Receiver hereinafter provided TO he appoint
eI. Of the .amt, and 10 render IN accOur, thereof, aud, so
lar Al Is pIar:i:ah:r, 20 place the sam" ia the hGnu' NJ sach
Receiver; wiic'ruioh, Snch person s"riI oc tu"! Co.
VI all rcspua.io lily ioT property and eiler;s 90 rr'ortsuahd
turned over. And any such person willuiiE faAln9 I" E'fr
adcl information and render such .ccount shall ne gun!
81 d high uisacurnncr, ana upon .AdictiielL ahG coa'!c
ton shall he tipe! IN L scm no; exceeding i've Thousand
dollars and i'm prisupeL nor Longer than six months. sa!i
ane and imprisonment 10 b. deterIhinei ty TIE e"t;l' ny,
leg the case, an. shall further be liable 10 he sued hy -.:d
Col eaera:e STATES, and subjected TO pay G"n'lr iEt value
81 The estate, property IF elects o! IL: amen enemy hrP'
BIZ him Or subject 10 his cOTtrc!.
SIC. /. Il sh Il! be the 'ig,y uf III" several Judges OF HIS
Confectionery to give this 40; specially IL c!laFsr 10TH
brand jules VI ihe-. CuEirIltTaiS S'tteNi HHI ~ sitiI Dc
t.!.i: duty at each s!iiin: well ANA 'fnly 10 sHiIi'" aEh re,
pur, all lands, ten-ment5 and hsrc'it arnsnis, go"G. and
,hattcls, rights and credits, and every Interest therein,
w;,!in the jurisdiction ut Ea!t GRAND Jcry, hr!c by .: icr
ary allen enemy, and IL shall be III" duty o. he s"TtTa!
I.-criYrrs, appointed Under this hc', 10 AXE 4 copy 81
every such report, and to proceed 10 obtaining tHe posse
.;m. a.I cur;roi o: al srca property and effects reported,
ana IL iT.;itGtc proceedings iof the representation i!iere>I J..
The maanvr hereinafter provided.
sac. Z. BE Il further enacted, That each judge Ui i!s
Con.clcracy shall, ~ carly is practicable, appoint 4 Kc'
c.iyrr for each section NJ :hc State for which he holds 4
court, ana shall require linn, before entering upon the duurs
OF his Office, to give 4 bo:din sacl! penalty as may b. pre-
scribcd by The Judge, with soOd and sufficient security, TO
he approved by the Judse, c""diti1nt'i ,ha' ne EIi! tn!.
r.ltiy and faithfully discharge the duties imposed uron I'm
is law. And said officer siIa! hol! his Office n. lie pleasure
o. the Judge Of the district or section for which ne i ap
ro:r;cd, AMI shall be removed for iacoinrs'-ncy, q. imvii.
rirncv. or iniGrli:y in the discharge Of hs trust And
should the duties OF any such Receiver, ~ any tame, ni'i'rar
rs him then f .lrall he duty Of Tie Judge 10 divide III.
district or section into one or more Other kccci"-T> districts,
Il: orGi&S 10 the nsces>:' IS q; The case, and 10 hil"irt a
Receive. !0: each Of raii Irwiy created districis. -tiii
every such Receiver -hall aisn. he!nrr entering u?"i: IN
dm;ies Il as "iicr, make oath 10 Wiling. before IN" 'uhSe
oil the district ar section Io- wi:cii i" i appointed, ell
:cnf!y, well and truly TO execute ;ht 'iai:,s 81 lhs "Nicr.
Sc. y. Er Il iar:irr enacted, That Il snail: Lr tie cU'y oil
lar srv.ra! .a1~.:cls aforesaid TO taac !Ls possession, con-
;-o. a-l .:a. .-,:r JE, III Nil lands, tra..:GnA ard hrr.i!ti
ri.n's, goods and c.iatlr!s, rights aud crc:i;I OF each aId
cYe.y ala II s:Iruly Within TIE section fer which he aet-.-
And to Ills end Ia. il ginpoGer,d and required, whenever
necessary 10. az accomplishing the purposes ri thi- Aci, 20 ste
for and rrro"rr tc SAME in'the NAME OF said Confederate
States, uiiow!ng, In the recovery Of credits, such desa?s A.
VA Nv, htsH, Va HtJ w. P'S '"F' 49,
CO Lection If debts ihcrelD duriusfh: war. ANA Tue form
ana mod. o; action, whether the nattrr6e % jrriSI''ciioHi IL
law or equity, shall be- By petition 10 the r"nrt S.ilin: form, !
Il, best he car, Tie estate, proisrty, :i2hi or th:rI s'rsht
- D. r. covered, wish Ii. n.ui= OF the PRISON holding, ever !
ci,iGG supervision ever, IN posscssion q! of coh':o'.hS we
sam-, as the case may be. sGd praying a seqnestr"'ioi
thereof. Notice shall thsrcupvn he forthwith sn:t: by The
CLERK OF the court, Or by Il Receiver, 70 sTch persons, with
Il copy Of The petition, ar'l :lc sai.e shall he >r:vrd 10y lie
u .r.nal or his deputy, and rr:ntn-d 10 The court ~ cili't
nrsnr process III l4w cIS.,; wlIrrcUpnI. HE cause shall be
~ducl.tci and stand for trial il IA. courj according 10 III:
pSu.I rnifT-t, l. + H. lmsInsks and the court or judge, shalt, .
Al IL. iine, make ell orders of seizure tina, Eay seem heces-
say 20 SECURE the subject matter OF the suit from darG"roi
lo.S, Injury, destruction or waste, and may, r"n'rtrg :hr
cause, make orders o! sale in cases that may seem !" rntI
jude or CONT necessary 10 pre-. rrv" i3y property sued i"f
from pcri.kiny nr waste; Provided, That in any case "htE
The Confederate judy" smi. fnd II 10 b. consistent with 'h-
sl;e-s coping al The property s" SrInc>Ie!ei, to Leave the
same in The hand. sad ni,lrr the control OF any debtor or
poison in who's hands the real es!at" n3d s!a".- w''e az
ell, whu NAY be ia possession iihs said property or cred
It's, Il: sinll cras: the same 10 remain III Inc EsItS ani ui-
der the control az 81! Debtor or Person IN "fo%c hafG> the
reai estate AMI slaves were s-iz" /, reIr: rim: in every such
caac such security fyr the >G!s.k;rping al The property AID
credits rs he may deem sa!icicn. RI la: purpose aforesaid,
and ~ abide By suclr further ORDERS ~ the rGGii may mike
ia tac premises. But his p.6r.so shalt rot apply 10 bank or
other corporation stoc", Or JiTi!.Edi due o. N:!cll may b.
due thereon, or to rents en- real estate In Li!irs. And 40
debtor 81 other person Shall tie cLt;Icd &c The benefit oi
this p,ov!:o unless lie ias first rrdinto ''ehand'o of the Re:
ccivrr Ill ia:rrt>i- or act irch'S Tl.c!I may nave accrued
since the ,wenty.lrsi iay, eighteen hUnd:ri AMI -lxty one
and, In AL cases coming under ;:!s proT:s", such debtor
shall be bornd TO pay over aInual!g { ; ths Ercrtrur, aili.-
tsrest which may accrue MS the same falls ia.; and the per
sun la whose hands my oiher property 'Iay be Iei1 shalt
bouai 70 accogG: inr, AMI pay orrr annually 10 he Re-
cciver, The net i?roincs or proli; OF said property. and or
failure Of such debtor mr. ether prrri.n TO pay over such
Intel -,, net income or proijs, as the SlrGr Ialis dee, the
Receiver may Eanamn anil rrc"T-. ,hs debt or property
And, wherever, AFTER tea days 10 ice to any dth;or CT
person In whose bands property or debts nay h. lett,
oiaa aup,ichi.vu for !urlhcr 80. Gritv, il shall br made TO
appear 70 The :MiSftctiJa o! The court that ~. So suri,Irs
nI suc!. debtor r p,I-cn a:e no; ample, the cout. may, Oh
the failure Of til: parry TO gir: sufficient addit,ota! seoul.
", reader iGd.:acl; agairs; al he parties on III: bond Tor
the recovery Ut the debt or properly: Pro, ide,l lurlh n, !
Tia: said cour; may. whenever ia ;hc Option OF the judge
thereof the public rN :le:rs lDay require !, order the
Iaol.y due l.. aforesaid - be ccniantcl By The Receiver,
ana Il! upon driarni of The kccc!vrr. iaihn IN Con.
iyrrni,y TO Z d:crc,aI order Of { Z court requiring said
Receiver to collect any dcb;s Tor the payment Ui Slich ee-
security uEy have been giyea under the provisions of his, |
Act, the debtor Or his security shall faii 10 pay the same,
then upon ten days notice to said L.b:or ard n% Srcu Iiy,
given by said Receiver, of 4 nntIoa 10 he raa lie In said
court iurjcdsmcnt Tor he ar:.H3t - t"cCrcI, said court,
a. the neat term ihcrni, u.ay proccei 10 rcnd-. Judgment.
graiiIst said principal AMI :,curil;, or against The parry
s-rreti with sch notice, for the SUM sn secured with iE,c-
test tnrI rla, &c. &c Haze o; said Receiver, and to ls5rG cX-
ecurlon therefor.
SSC. I. ANY person In the possession Md control Ok tie
.u'i-t matter e! Say .Gci s;l. or ci-iri:n. any interest
lhrIn:n, may, ~ "TG:r"l lin curi;. Il" a'.ai.fcd - IS de-
icIdau; and ne ailn~cd T." defend 10 The en:cEt Of Tie Inter.
-: propouatcd by hiil; but 40 person shall 1T heard III Gr-
f:i:e n!;':I n: shall me u plea, verified hy 'i'niayi' and
signed rs l!sa, setting forth that IN alien enemy has snr
interest in the right which he assets, ~ FOR which ~ lii- !!
sate.. q! her directly or indirectly, ny i:r.;, "H.r or secret,
.n'i that BE i;iSt!c1 solely for himself, Or FOR s1Hi" citizen
o. the Confederate states Vi; ON he legally represents ard
When the defence is conducted FOR or on account NJ another,
in whole or part, ;he plea shall 81; forth the na'uc and res.
id=acr oi such othrr person, and The relation Tia! tie d..
fctdnri bears to lin in the ~Gtisa'i"n. Il IN raus- :nvolyet
matter r!irt siina!d be- irieI 0y . jury a~r,rrt:a. TO lie
roursr ~ the common law, lie IL Defendant .ha:l b." entitled |
TO Il jury trial. IL it !nrolTe4 m,it=:: OF equity iurfe.
diction, the CART shall! proceed according 10 its usual E,ccr
Of procedure In such cases, ard the several cpur:s of This
Coneacracr riag, i'om time 10 time, establish rules 0i p.0-
cedu,c under this act, no. inconsisicn with tie &C: or
othor laws CT these Confederate STATES.
SHr. :. De il further enacted. That the clerk of the c,ari
shall, ~ tlG. : rgucsL OF the Receiver, from tine - time. j..
sue w T!'s % punishment. directed "a one or more persons,
commanding ;i"m To appear q: the then sitting, or "a: aay
future term OF The court. aud to answer under oath what
property or eli. ctS OF asy ali-D enemy Ie had a. the service
OF HE PROCESS, or since has lEul under hi. Possession or |
control !ItiOr3ic. 10 or held Tor IN alien eneu,y, or ia What
SAN, Il any, lie Id or Was at the Tin. o; service Z! iie gag
nl.lm=a:, or since has been indebted In any alien enemy,
aad the court shal have power 10 condemn The property
or ELECTS. or Gcbis, accnrlii . 10 The answer, and 10 maa- /
such rules aud orders Cor the bringing III .! he third per-
cons ciai'aiu: or ,i-c!UsGl Ivy the a..wrr to ha sc sn i.;er-s. |
In ths litigation asto it shall seen proper; bri In no case
shall aiY oc he hear! Ia rr.;cc: thereto uu'il he shall, by
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