Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-05
Sept. Sd, 1861

me- or to DR. H. e. Robinson, John A. Richardson, Esq.,
directed to their proper destination for distribution.
R: P: MELVIN,
Sept Sd, 1861, Sheriff of Baden.
bill to be entitled oct for the seqesraon of the estate
nopery and effects of alien enemies and for the indgnl
Ty Of citizens Of the Confederate States and persons aid
ing the the erSg e0lh the United States.
trs Of the ut and e peon of the nisd States
from the OF civilized warfare, and the necessity of
talation.
| The following is the principal legislative clanse:
Be enacted by the Congress of the Confederate States
That all ard every the lands and he edtamens
goods and cLattes rights and credits within these Confed
ed possessed enjoyed by for any alien enemy
the rentr day Of M0y, 1861, except such debts due to
any the Confederate prior the passage
this law be and the hereby seQeSrated by the
full indemnity of any and loyal citizen, resident of
these Confederate States other person aiding said Con-
tween said Confederate States and the United States of
America, and for which he suffer loss injury
der the act of the United States to which this act is reaa
tory, under any other of the United States any
State thereof authorizing the seizure conscaton of the
same shall be seized and disposed of provided for
in this act Provided hooo9uer when the estate prop
ery rights to be affected by this within
State of this Confederacy, which has such
rate upon and as to such estate property rights and all
persons claiming the from and after the day. such
State become member Of this Confederacy, and not be-
fore Pr0Uded further, that the provisions of this
shall not extend to ihe stocks or other public securities of The
Coysd0s 0G sd m ocs Or b any OF me Saes @
debt Ob1gd0n or sam due from the Confederate G0Uerr
ude qo thai the provisions Of this act shall not
the property of citizens residents of either of the States
trc Of ColGmba or the Territories of New Mexico Ar
the Indian Territory South of Kansas except such
ties against the Confederate States. aid abat the
United States in the existing against the Confederate
, States.
SEC makes the duty every citizen of the Uonfed
crate States to give information of the property of aer
enemies
SEC Attorneys agents. partners trustees,
persons holding controlling description OF property
interest of alien eremies required give information
and render account of the a receiver pain
being adgdged u ty OF msde meanor punishable by fne
exceeding OOO and for term not less
than six months aud of being sued in addition for double
SEC charges the Grand Juries in the Confederate
Courts inquire and make presentmens Of the property
alien enemies affected by the provisions of the act.
each Confederate Judge for each section of the State fol-
which he holds court and in occasions of necessity fo
subdrcts said receiver to give bond AID to make oal
to discharge his duties well and truly
SEC g. The duties Of the Receiver are to take possession
pshDg the purposes of the act lie may for and
such property in the of the Confederate States b.
the form of petition the Court for decree of sequesra
ton orders seizure necessary the subject
matter of the suit from danger of los injury destruction
waste he made by the Court but when such neces
sity the opinion of the Court the property
credits remain in the hands of the party in
that bank and corporation stocks, dividends
J. and real shall be delivered up and thu
further condition to other property credits that thu
party possession shall pay all interests and profits
the 2lst May 1861 into the hands of the Re
cever and at annual periods thereafter pain in
failure for judgment against principal and security TO
which execution issued in the
SEC allows any claimant or party interested in thu
subecmatter Of the suit to intervene and defend to thu
is of his interest affidavit that alien enemy ha
= any interest in the right which he asserts
tach credits due alien enemies and the Courts shall hav
power to condemn the property effects debts accord
the answer; aud to make orders or the bringing
have an interest in the litigation
SEC 9. Attorney the Confederate State
required prosecute all instituted under this act
his compensation to be two per cent the fruits of tn
J. litigation.
SEC. TO- The Receiver is required, least every 81
MONTHS and much otene he may be required by tn
Court TO render account of ali matters in his hands
his CONTROL stating accounts and making
of all matters separately that the transaction in
each alien enemys property may be kept recorded
= preserved separately
Sec IL. Notice of settlements to be published for fou
weeks. The interlocutory settlements be mpeache
at the final settlement which latter shall be conclusive
less reversed impeached within two years. for fraud
SEC r. The Court having jurisdiction of the matte
the sale of any personal property other than slaves,
questered under this act such terms to shall
best and such sale shall pass the title of the person
4 whose property the same has been sequestered.
49, Settlements of sequestered prop
to be recorded and copies forwarded to the Treasure
of the Confederate States any embezzlement of none
this shall be liable to Indictment the guilty part
confined hard labor for not less than six months
than FIVE years, and fined in double the amour
Is embezzled.
SEC a. The President is authorized By and with the a.
of Congress- appoint three Commission
with salaries of two thousand five hundred dollars
Per who shall hold at the seat of Government tw
each year. It made the duty of these Commission
to hear and adudge such claims as may be brought b
fore them by aiding the Confederacy the preser
war; who has put loss by the United States
any State thereof The finding of the Commissioners in fl
of any such claim is to be taken as prd acie
dence of the correctness of the demand whenev
Congress shall pass the same it shall be paid from any
ney Treasury derived from sequestraton under tn
act The Board Of Commissioners designed only until Il
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Constitution which shall take the place of the Commit