The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-16

lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis-.
slssippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri,
Maryland, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas to which the United States has
acquired or shall acquire title by confis-
cation or sale orother abandoned real
property in those States, provided said
property, whether confscated or abandon.
ed remaining unsold or otherwise disposed
of shall have been properly transferred
toithe bureau upon requisition of the
Commissioner or Assistant Commission.
er, shall be considered as under the con.
troll ofthe Commissioner of Refugees,
Freedmen and Abandonedy I,an6s. for
thepurpose hereinbefore set forth and
for the time authorized by the act cs.
tablishirfg the bureau and no part or
parcel OF said confiscated or abandoned
property shall be surrendered orrestored
to. the former owners or other claimants,
except such surrender or restoration
be authorized by said Commission.
er. 'J't-S rb aefss y{%t
Fifth Assistant commissioners will
as rapidly as possible cause accurate
descriptions ofall con6scated and aban.
doned real property, that is now or may
hereafter come under their CONTROL to be
made, and, besides keeping record
ofsuch themselves, viii forward month.
ly to the Commissioners or the Bureau
copies ofsuch descriptions in the man.
ner prescribed by circular No. 10, of
July IL, 1855, from this bureau. They
will, with as little delay as possible, Sc.
lect and set apart such confiscated and
abandoned lands and property as may
be deemed necessary forthe Immediate
use ofrcfugees and freedmen, the specific
division Of which into lots and the rem.
tai or sale thereof, according to the law
establishing the bureau, will be com.
pleted as soon as practicable and report,
ed to the Commissioners. In the selec-.
ton and setting apart of such lands and
property care will be used to take that
about which there is the least doubt
that this bureau should have custody
and control Of s.
Sirth--Whenever any land, or other
real property that shall come into the
possession of this bureau as 'sabandoned,p
does not fall under the definition of aban.
doned," as set forth in section Q of the
act of Congress approved July Q, 1864
hereibefore mentioned, it will be formally
surrendered by the Assistant Commits
sioner of the bureau for the State within
which such real estate is situated, upon
its appearing that the claimant did not
abandon the property in the sense
defined IN said section and act. rs
{ Sepenth Former owners Of property
held by this bureau as abandoned, WHO
claim its restoration on the ground ofhav.
ing received the pardon ofthe President,
viii, as far as practicable, forward their
applications to the Commissioners of the
Bureau, through the superintendent and
assistant commissioners Of the districts
and States in which the property is
situated. Each application plust be
accompanied BY ;-45Ist. A copy Of spe-
cial pardon of the President ofthe Uni.
ted States, orof the oath under his am,
nesty proclamation when they are not
embraced in any Of the exceptions there.
in enumerated 3D. Proof Of title. Sd.
Evidence that the property. has not beer,
coafscated or libelled in any United
States oonrs or, if libellsd, that proceed,
i6gs agaiRstit have been discontinued.
Officers ostke bureau through whose
hands such applications may pass will
endorse thereon such facts as may assist
the Commissioner in his decision, statihpI
especially the use 10 which the property
is pnt by the bureau. I;
S 90. SHowARD, Major General;
Commissioner of Refugees, Freedmen
IL and Aban'd Lands. e
Approved September A, 1865.
) ANDREW J JOHNSON. =,
President Of the United States
Onrtownis Ia beginning 10 assume quite
allSe| y appearance. For the last few
weeks tradS has become very brisk.
fbfninamg ono Of the good old times,
Our Hsgcfanls, old and young. have
commercial biisiness In, real eafnpst 10