The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-08


issued today by General Howard and
approved by President johnson:
War DEPr, BUBRLU or REFUeEEs, !
FREEDMEE AID ABANDONED LANDS,
WALHNGToS, D. c., Sept 4, 1865.
Circular No. Is and Circular No. Is,
Of July 28, 1865. from this bureau is
hereby rtsscinded, and the following
rules and regulations are adopted for
the purpose Of establishing definite
and uniform policy relative to aban
toned lands or real property, and lands
III property to which the United States
shall have acquired a title by cOniisoa-
ton. sale or otherwise, which now, or
aasv hereafter come under the control
u this bureau, by virtue of the act Of
Congress, approved March I'd, 1866, es-
ls0lishing, by orders of the President,
Io-Wit. General Orders No. Ito. War
Department, June Z, 1865:
Izt The abandoned lands referred 10
IN the law and regulations governing
this bureau are defined according 70 a
second act Of Congress, approved July
%, 1865, "a follows; viz:
Property, real or personal, shall be
REGARDED as abandoned when the law
fll owners shall be voluntarily absent
lherefTon, and engaged either in arms
or otherwise aiding or encouraging the
rebellion.
ID Property will not be regarded a.
corhscated until after the decision -oi
The {. s. Court in the district in which
tie property may be found has been
made, by which the property IL con>
jemned as sn enemys property. and
becomes the property OF the United
States.
I'd. All abandoned land and real pro
perry, and sll land and real property TO
which the United States shall have sc-
CURED = title by cOnfscstion or sale, or
otherwise. that now is or may hereafter
become under control of the bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands, bv virtue Of said set and orders
Of the President, and shall be set apart
Tor the use Of loyal refugees and freed
men, and so much as may be necessary
assigned TO them, as provided IN Sec. ,
of the act establishing q bureau, viz:
TO every male person, whether retu-
gee OF freedman, as before said, there
shall be assigned not more than forty
sores of such land, and the person to
whom it is assigned shall be protec ed
IN It's use and enjoyment for the term
Of three years, at an annual rent not
exceeding six per cent of the value OF
.aid land, as il WAS appraised by the
state authorities in the year 1860, Tor
the purpose Of taxation, and in case no
such appraisal can be found, their
rental shall be based upon the estimated
value OF the land IN said year, 70 be as
crrtained In such manner as COmmis
sioner may by regulation prescribe. Al
The ond Of, or any time during said
term. the occupants OF any parcels 90
assigned may purchase lands and re
celVe such title thereto rs the United
~tgt.s Commissioner may convey, upon
rsvinE the value of the land as ascer
ssued and fixed for the purchase. Al
lsnds or other real property in Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
eia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ten
upssoe. Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland
Arkansas and Texas, which the United
states have acquired or shall acquire
taken by contiscatOn, OF sale, or other
Wise, and all abandoned lands, OF othel
abandoned real property in thOss
Ntstes, provided that such property
whether Coufiscated or abandoned, re
manning until otherwise disposed of
ball have been properly transferred &,
the bureau on the reqUisiUou OF Ia,
Commissioner or Assistant Commission
81. shall he considered As under thl
control Of the Commissioner of Refa
.ers and Freedmen and Abandone,
lands Tor the purpose herein before Sc
.orfh and Tor the time authorized by
she act establishing the bureau and ~
uari or parcel Of said cOnfscated O
snaudonea property shall be suren
drrel on restored 20 the former Owne
or rtheg claimants, except such surren
,ier on restoration he authorized by saiS
omIu.ssIoueE
The Assistant Commissioner viii, 3.
lapidly AS possible, cause accurate de
gr.ptiOns OF al coniiscsted and sbsH
toned lands, and such conhscated Al,
abandoned real property under tAei
control, 60 be made, besides keeping
record which they will forward month
iy 90 the Commissioner of the Eureal
copies OF such descriptions, IN the msu
n.r prescribed by Circular No lU, July
lsnI. from this bureau They will, viii
as little delay as possible, select and Sc
apart such ooniiscated lands and proT
prlv az may DE deemed necessary 70
the immediate use Of refugees Rn,
freedmen The specific division o
which into lots and the rental OF SSH
a. L. l. -.
the bureau, viii be completed as sooI
as practicable and reported 10 the con
,rittee In the selection and settini
spart 0f such lands and property, car,
viii he used 50 take that about whiol
there is the least doubt that this la
reau should have control.
Whenever any land OF real propert
that shall come into the possession G
thiF bureau AS abandoned does not ia
under the definition OF abandoned q
set forth in section I'd Of the act
Congress, approved July >, 1864. herei
before mentioned. Il will be formal
surrendered by the Assistant Commits
sioner of the Bureau, upon It's appear
ing that the claimant did not abando
the property in the sense defined /
said section and act
Former owners OF property held b
the bureau Ss abandoned, who ciaiI
ITS restoration on the ground OF IA,
'iug received the pardon Of the Pres
deut, viii forward their applications {
Ihe Commissioner of the Bureag
through the Super .ntendents and A
-IstluI Commissioners SI the Digtrict
and Ststss in which this property
valued Each application must be "a,
oOmpsnied by. iirs1, a copy Of the sr4
gii pardon Of she President of IN
United States or of the oath Of his an
uesty proclamation, where they are ns
embraced IN any exceptions therei
enumerated, second, PROOF OF title
third, evidence that the property Ia
nos been oontiscated or Eheled. IN sn
United States Court Of If libeled ia,
;he proceedings against il have. Toe
discontinued. The officers OF the bg
reau, through whose hanGs such ami
cations may pass, viii iBdorse thereo
such facts as may assist the Commi
2oner in his decision. stating special
me use to which the property is put /
she bureau
(Signed) o. q. HowARp
MAJOR General and Commissioner Z
Refugees, Freedmen and Ahaudoae
Lands
approved September 4. 1865.
ANDELw JOHNSON
resident Of the United Stale
The War Department has Issued a
O:ier directing that the Ohio Unio