Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-16

TO AID THE CONFEDERATE. .G0vEEHHAEEEF Il
ARREsrIEa nEsERTERA AND nIHERs.

ARRBsTIEG DEsERTERs AND OrHERs,
Section Be Il enacted BIZ the SsBqfs ard
HOHss Of Representatives. Of he Stats Of Aia-
bGaG iH GessTat ASssEably c0Hgsnsd, That il
shah be the duty Of all psrsons IN each county
Of this State to give any Information 10 bis OF
her possession which may lead TO he arrest and
return 10 dutv of any person in the military
service Of the Csnisdsfate States, to the county
commsndant, or to the nssTest commsudsr Of
military post, or force, without delay.
Sac ? Be. Il tssytker eHgeted That It shall be
tie duty Of The county c0mmandants and OF
evil aHd military officers in their county. 70
cause the arrest Of Eil persons whe are in The
rniiitzry service Of the CInfedsrsts Safes, who
ore improperly abssnt from their com nsnds
snd for these purposes, and to prevent the ssespe
Of any such pels0a, SIT neediul forcs, and tns
psedlul military power Of tie county, Nay be
lawfully employed
Ssc. 3 Bsit further enacted, That any eii.
gen OF number Of eitisens msy arrest any PSF
son not belonging to the county, who is sol
der, or enrolled canseriDt. aud who hss not
proper evidences Of bis Euih5Hty TO be absent
nom his proper post or command; and TO con
ine such psTson securely, or dsliyeT him 20 tbe
eomnandsut Of the county, or tho nearest
commander Of military post or forces.
Sec. 4. Be u faytheT enacted, That when a
person is arrested aud confined aud cot dsiv-
cred 20 the proper Confederate military author
ity, the county c0mmAndant, or other officer
0T persons making The arrest, shall deliver the
person so arrested, and give such Information
concerning she person arrested as ne has 20 she
c0mpandeT OF the military department in
which The Rrrest WIS made, OF to the commAn
der OF q military post or force If there be one
nearer the place of COZ fiaemenl than tbs de-
Dartmsnt commander, without delay.
Sec s. Be Il |isrtLsr enacted, That the county
coHamSndaut snail keep a roll Of al persons 81
rested in his county By him, or reported 10 him,
showing TIE date Of the arrest, the organization
70 which the person arrested bsloBgs, the
grounds Of the arrest, the disposition Of The
person arrested snd the eIpeEss attending the
arrest, and the return or dischsTgs Of sUeb per-
son; aud sbail furnish the afjHtsut general Of
militia with a copy thereof IS part Of his
monthly report
Sec g. Be Il farfhsF enacted That all persons
arrested by the county c1mmsndaut, or by any
other person, and delivered over to hia1, who
are in the military ssrvics Of tho Confederate
States, and are impTODsIiy absent trom their
post. camp, or command, shah be returned by
the county commaudaut to 1hsir proper place,
OF disposed Of as may be directed by the depsTt
ment commander OF the commander Of the
nearest military post or foTcs at the expense Of
the State; and al necessary ex9enses Of the
arrest and detsntion shall be paid By the State
Sec T. Be It further enacted, That If any per-
son in this Stats shall knowingly and wilillly
iced, hNTbor secrete, or aid 20 esespe, any de-
serter or stTaggler from the army or navy of tho
Confederate States, he shall be guilty of felony,
and on conviction thereof shall suffer such pun-
ishmsnt as the jury trying tho eszeshsll by
their verdict imBOse.
See. 3 Be Il further enacted, Thss i she'll Os
the duty Of the county cOmmandaHt, and Of ell
militia officers Of bis county 20 aid the enroll
;-,C. ,f 81. lt.tz
ing persons liable to conscIipton, aud 10 enfoT-
cing the c0nscTiptiOn laws whenever required,
in writing, by any such enrolling Offesr; En3
such military force may Do employed Tor these
purposes as shall be necessary
Sec 3 Be Il further sHacted, That any person
arrested under the provisions Of this act msy be
confined in the county jail, or in any other
place OF security, until otherwise disposed o.
Sec 10. BE L further enacted, That it any
person or officer who is repaired to perform
duty by this act shsll willnlg snd knowingly
refuse or fail to perform the same, he shall be
guilty Of misdsmeanoT, and subject to iRdict-
nent therefor, sad on conviction thereof shs.l
be fined or imprisoned at the discretion of tho
jury trying the case.
Sec. II. Be il further enacted, Tdst ths Gov
ernor shall be suthonzsd to order out he milf
lis Of any csHaty or counties in this S ate for
the purpose Of srrosting deserting or struggling
htlQAelh PICS VI AAoAtBlbs Qhll1A G0AthLH
of this State
Sec 10. Be it further enacted. That for the
purpose Of paying the expenses that may be in
Cured under this set, she sUm of one hundred
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as is nee
eBsary is hereby appropriated cut Of any
MONEY in the State treasury not Otherwise sP-
propriAtsd.
Approved August %. 1868
The French CopsaI r,t snu Fsrsuei.ea p re-
tests ogailasf ihe shiPmeaf OfSiunPovvder
90 AeRpuIes.
FroH the San Francisco Bulletin. July 81.
Onsaturdsy last lot OF 5.ssting powder WIS
sent to Jackson street wharf, to E q clipped 10
Acapulco on board the schooner Wild Pigeon
As this was coutTabaud of war to that port. the
officers Of the Wild Pigeon refused 10 Isceive It
without permi. from the collector of the port,
while the ch8rteHers Of the vessel demanded that
it should be sent, as no reservation as to tho
kind Of freight WAS mentioned in ihe ehsrter
party. Ths FreIch consul, hearing Of the in-
tended shipment to Acapulco, wsilei on the
collector, and protested against it; and also
warned the officers Of the Wild Pigeon that If it
were taken shs would DO liable 10 seizure IF fal-
len in with by any French war vessel which
might be on the Mexican coast. Tie c0nsni
stated that there were mines in the States Of ST.
naOa. Sonera, Durango aud Lower Californis,
but mona in the Stase OF GUefFero and that IL the
collector should reesiye satisfactory proof from
reliable persons thst the powder WAS to b8 used
for mining purposes only 10 the States first men
toned, that be would withdraw his protest, a.
he did not desire to embsTrass any purely min
ing OF ordinary mercantile business He added,
tbst he hsd no power to enforce his protest, but,
Il Il were dsFsgaFded, thst il would be looked Al
As sn upiriendly act and hostile 10 the interests
Of France. The result was, tlas the collector
determined that tbe powder should not be
shipped to Aeapuieo anyhow n0r to other Mex
icsn ports If satisfactory assurances were cot
received from responsible parties that il was
intended for mining uses only The powder has
since been returned 70 the magazine We un-
| dsrstand that Ihe eiaTtareTs, when applet to,
/ were unwilling 70 give the name Of the intended
/ shipper, which unwillinguess is deemed vsry
suspicious circumstance ~ connected with its
shipment 10 = port where no mining require
z rnents for the article Rze said to exist.
a S25, 5,OOO, 900 new YoFEE Rauh.