Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

washington, july 70. 1868,
Sir II have this Gay appointed Mr.. O.
\. CATER Special Agent to receive and
collect the captured and surrendered cot
ton lying in the State of Texas. and go
much of the State OF Louisiana AS lies wet
OF the Mississippi river, cnder instructions
which he will show you.
desire you to notify your subordina'es
acting within the territory named. that they
vii! be thence!orth subject TO Mr. Cutters
orders, to be relieved or retained by him,
AZ in his judgment may be most conduc
tive TO the public interests.
Respectfully.
(signed) II. McCULLOCH.
Secretary the Treasury.
B. F. FLANDERS. Esq. Supervising Speci-
al Agent. Treasury department. New Or
leans. La.
l. BY virture Of authority. under the
above order of the Honorable Secretary Of
the Treasury. the service OF all agents ap-
pointed by B. +, Flanders, Esq, Super
visng Special Agent Treasury Depart
ment. and their snb-agsnts. acting in the
state of Texas, and so much OF the State of
Louisiana as lies west OF the Mississippi
river. for the collection of captured and
abandoned property of the late so called
Confederate States. will be required on
and af'et this date All persons acting
as such agents will forward all property Of
the above description now III their posses
sion at once. win Il report OF their transac-
tons while in the service Of the Treasury
Department at this office.
II. No person, except such az may hold
authority from the undersigned will be
permitted to exercise any control, or take
charge o. any castrI-eCi Or abandoned pro-
perty. on account ofthe Treasuary Depart
mcnt Of the United States. from and after
this date. within the territory above named.
III. Persons found in the act of embeZzi
ing the Government under pretence of
being agents OF the Government. and per-
hitting captured and abandoned property
TO come forward rs private property. will
be liable to trial by a military court-nar
tial or commission for defraudng the
Government.
". All persons IN charge OF the above
named class Of property will be held re-
sponsiblc fer the delivery of the same 10
such agents as may be appointed by the
undersigned for the reception of the same
or its value in money or other property,
the same being valued at New Orleans
:..arke: rates.
V. Persons who had possession Of this
class OF property, and having disposed of
the same. Will report, at their earliest con-
rieRce. to whom the same was turned over,
giving the amount. kind, and date of de-
livery. and it known to them, the point
to which the same was shipped upon what
vessel and to whom consigned.
VI The shipment Of private property ia
the territory above named will not be inter-
fered with in an? manner by agents Of this
Department but persons engaged in the
traffic of the above mentioned class of
property. either b- sale or purchase. are
expected to know the same 10 be private
property, and if found in the edeav or to
emhezzele Government property, will be
treated as telous,
VII. Persons in charge Of captured or
abandoned property. forwarding the same
to the undersigned. will be paid liberal
compensation for SO doing.
VIII. All Government property in West
ern Lou siana must be forwarded to New
Orleans, consigned to 20. \. Cutler,
Special Agent Of the Treasury Depart
ment.' None will be permitted to move
/ North.
| O. =. CUTLER.
Special Agent Treasury Department.
Ca-tom House, New Orleans. La. Angus:
| , ith 1863.