Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-04-02
Southern Wears.
Srqupslration and Indemnity Acts

The Congress OF the Confederate
States, Oh the 30lb OF August, 1861,
passed an act, by which it is declared,
that the Government Of the Uuited
States were confiscating and destroy
ing The properly of citizens Of the
Confederate States, and that our on
~ protection against such wrongs
was to be found iu such measures as
will ultimately indemnify our own
clizeus ior their losses, and restrain
The wIongs ol our enemies; there.
fore, il was de ciared,
Tha; Ill lands, goods, chat,els,
rights AMI credits, held, owned, pos
sesscd OF eng geo by or for any cI'l-
Zen of the Uuited States, since the
2lst day of May, 1861, in these Con-
ledernle States, is seques rated and
shall be held Tor The indc mnity of
all true and loyal citizens OF the Con
iederlte States who may sutf,r any
loss OF i.jlry uuter any act of ih'
UuII.d States or any State thereof,
author zIUg The Seizure, condemna-
tim or coa6scatlon OF the property OF
cij ,zeus Of Confederate States.
This act au;horiz s the C9nieder-
ate Judge to arpcint receivers TO take
charge OF the goO5s, chattel<, lands
or debts owned by any citizen oil tb,
Uuited States, iu th,se States. S
L. CucklilI having an oilIce now II
Nlncbt ster. is the receiver for Mlddi
Tennessee, who ;S authorized to taxi
possession OF ai debts due to allen
enemies and al property belonging
10 them. l)ebts due TO citlzsus Oi
the United ST is ure not TO be paid
until the end OF the war, except the
iiu!ereSt, which is to be paid annually:
All citizens are required TO give
information 10 The receiver oi all prop
cry OF debts, and are suhj ct TO be
indicted and fined and imprisoned, In
case of wlful neglect or conc almvnt
] thereof It's mad3 the duty OF the
Confederate Judge TO give this act
/ in Charge to rhe grand jury, and the
grand jury is required to report to
tue Judge. aud their report OF prop
erty aud debts is b nded over to the
receiver. Those who join the enc
my are alien enemies, and their prop
cry Is hatIe to The law.
| The act also authorized the appoint
menl of cour; at Richmond, whose
business it is to adjudse such claims
as MY be- brought before II by any
oue aiding this Conlederacy. who
shall a!lege that be has been put 10
! loss hy reason Of any "ct Of the Uni.
ed States or Of any State Thereof,
authorizing the seizure, condemnation
or coufi,c ton Of the property ut any
citizens Of the Confederate States,
aud the finding OF such commission
Is shall bg prima facia evidence OF
h. justice OF such claim, and when
! Congress shall pass the claim, 1t shnll
be paid oui of the treasury rom the
-eques ration fund. The debts due
20, aud the land. bank stock and 9th
fleets ct citizens of the United
States, now in the State Of Tennes-
see. Vil amount to many millions,
whilst Ill their effects in all of the
Confederate States will amount to
several hundred millions. 10 this
lund Ill those who are injured must
Iitok Tor indemnity.
It's the business of the Conieder-
ate courts in all of the States to as
certain this fund and hold it IL
readiness to pay off such claims as
NAV be established.
o. the same day that the act Tor
the sequeslration of the effects oI
aIien enemies was passed, an act was
passed decI ring that when any slave
Shall be abducted or harbored by the
enemy, or by any one engaged IN the
naval Oh military service OF the Uni
ted States, lhe owner OF such Slave
may prove bis ownership and the "o- ;,
/ ducting or barboring or loss OF such
Shave before any Confederate Judge
or Commissioner appointed by him,
or Notary Public, and in case there
be no such officer in such county.
then byany Justice of the Peace,
! In all eases the loss must be sus-
taiaed by the affidavit OF the owner,
and in case oi infancy, insanity or
eoverture, the affidavit may be made
by the lawful representative; Ou'
such affidavit shall not be sufficient