The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-09-06
TREASURY DEfAarMEKr, |
Washington, July %, 1866. {

Cutler Special Agent to receive aud col.
lect the captured and surrendered cotton
lying in the State of Texas, xnd SO much Of
the State Of Louisiana as lies west Of the
Mississippi river, under instructions which
he will show you.
! desire you to notify your subordinates
acting within The territory named that they
will Be theneeforward subject to Mr.. Out
ler's orders, to be relieved or retained by
him, as 10 his Judgment may be most con-
duciye TO the public interests.
Respectfully, , d
(Signed) III McCULLOCIf,
. Secretary Of the Treasury.
n b. f. FLANDERS, Esq, Supervising
Special Agent, Treasury Department, New
Orleans, Louisiana. S.. e ss
I. By virtue Of authority, under the above
order Of the Honorable Secretary Of The
Treasury, the services Of all agents appoint.
ed by B. F. Flanders, Esq, Supervising
Special Agent, Treasury Department. and
their subagents, acting ID the State Of
Texas, and so much Of the State Of Lolisi.
ana as lies west ofthe Mississippi river, for
the collection of captured and abandoned
property of the late soralld Confederate
States, will not be required on and after
this date. All persons acting as such agents
will forward all property OF the above des.
cription now in their possession at once;
with q report of their transactions while in
the service Of the Treasury Department to
this Office. s@ &;
II. No person, except such as may hold
authority from the undersigned, willsbe per-
United to exercise any control, Or take
charge Of any captured or abandoned pro-
perty, on account Of the Treasury Depart.
n,ent Of the United States, from and after
this date, within the territory abote named:
III. Persons found III the act Of embez-
cling the Government under pretence Of be.
ing agents Of the Government, and permit.
ting captured and abandoned property to
come forward as private property, will be
liable to trial BY . military court-rattial or
commission for defrauding the Governments
". All persons il charge of the above
named class Of property will be held ress
gpcnsible for the delivery of the same to such
agents as may be appointed by the n1der.
signed for the reception Of the same, or it's
value 10 money or other property, the same
being valued at New Orleans market rates..
Y. Persons who had possession Of this
class Of property, md having disposed Of
the same, win report, at their earliest con-
yenience, to whom the same w6s turned.
over, giving the amount, kind, and date OF
delivery, and, If known to them, the point to
which the same was shipped, upon what
vessel, and to whom consigned. I, go
Y vi. The shipment Of private property I'M
the territory above named will not Be inter
hrred, with in any manner BY agents Of this
Department; but persous engaged in the
traffic Of the above mentioned class Of pro-
perry, either by sale Or purchase, are ex.
pected to know thesame to be private pro.
perty,Y and if found in the endessot to EN-.
bezale Government property, will be treated
as ffons.
VII. Persons In charge Of captured or
abandoned property, forwarding the same to
the undersigned, will be paid q liberal con,-
pensationif for so doings aslssae ~
+ VIII: All Government property in Wes-
tern Louisiana must be forwarded to New
Orleans, consigned to 20, n: Cutler, Special
Agent ii the Treasury Department None
Twill be permitted to move North
sas ss..s iks O. N. CUTLER,
Special Agent Treasury Department:
Custom House, New Orleans, Louisiana; ,
August ~, 1866 1851 ~