, 1863-04-09

proper officers Of the ordinance, or of tho
qnarteI1naeteF, or Of the commissary depart
1nente, respectively, for the use Of the army.
All other property abandoned or captured OF
etized, rs aforesaid. shall be delivered to the
agent appointed By the Secretary Of tho
1rcAsuTy.
The o1f5cer receiving or .tnrnlrg over such
proper shall give the usual and necessary in
voices, receipts, or vouchers therefor, and
flall lnuke regular returns thereof, rs pre-
ce1pts Of the agents Of the Treasury Depart
mcnt shall be vouchers for all property 0e1iv-
cred to them, and Whenever called upon by
the. agent Of the Treasury Department
tnred, or seized property, as Aforesaid, or The
proceeds thereof, MI persons emplo}ed In the
military service will give him full information
In regard thereto, and if requested by him SO
to do, they shall give him duplicates or copies
Of the reports thereof, and OF the receipts,
invoices and vouchers therefor.
And every officer Of tho United States here
after receiving abandoned or captured or seiz-
ed property, or the proceeds thereof, OF under
whose order it may be applied to the use Of
the military forces, as aforesaid, shall, upon
request Of a duly authorized agent Of the
Treasury Department, render @ written re-
port, with invoices thcteof, to said agent, in
which he will specify the arms, supplies or
other munitions Of war, retained for the use
Of the military forces, rs Aforesaid, and also
separately, tie property turned over to said
agent, OF which may have been sold or other
wise disposed Of
And in case sale Of any such property
ehnll be made under his authority, or under
the authority Of any one subject to Ills order,
hc will also state, and will describe the proper
Il so sold, and will state when and where, and
BY ard to whom sold, md the amount received
therefor, and what disposition was ma1e Of
the proceeds.
Aid all officers Of tho United States will at
oil times render to the agents appointed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, all such aid as
may be necessary to cnable them to take pos
session Of and transport all such property SO
far as can be done without manifest injury to
tile public service.
All commanders Of military departments,
districts and posts, will, upon receipt Of this
order revoke all existing orders within their
respective commands conflicting or iaconsist.
ent herewith, or which permit or prohibit or
in any manner interfere with any trade or
transForta ion conducted nndcr the rcsolu-
| tions Of the Secretary Of the Treasury; and
their attention is particularly directed TO SAID
| regulations, prescribed March 81, lSbJ, and
they will respectively make such orders rs
will iueurc strict observance Of this order
| throughout their respective commands.
Alle1pcnses Of transporting property here
III referred to, will be reported by the officers
Of the QuaTtcrmastcr's Department, who fur
1isl such transportation, to the agents Of tue
Treasury Dcpat tmcnt, and also, through thu
ordinary channels, to The QuarternlastcT. ten
cIal at Washington, in order that the said ex
| penses may be reimbursed from tic proceed:
| If sa1cs Of such transported property.
EDWIN II. STANTON,
| Secretary Of War.
THE orders regarding this matter, pre-
ecribcd by the Secretary Of the Navy for nay:a
officers, sailors, marines, commanders Q
e9uadrons, vessels or stations, are similar II
those prescribed hy the Secretary Of War fo
army officers, soldiers, commanders Of mill
t4ry departments, districts and posts. Th
respective orders di1Icr only in the use Of n
val or military terms