The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-27
COTTON ORDER.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, !

WASHINGTON, July Is, 1865 7
SRI am this day appointed by o. n. Cutler Spe-
cia Agent to receive and collect the captured and sur
rendered cotton lying in the State of Texas and 50
much of the State of Louisiana as lies west OF the Mis-
sssppi river under instructions which he will show you
desire you to notify your subordInates acting WITHIN
the territory named that they will be thenceforward
subject Mr. Cuters orders to be relieved or retained
by him, as in his Judgment may be most conducive to
the public interests Respectfully, ---rr
Secretary of the Treasury.
B. F Flanders Esq, Supervising Special Agent, Treas
ury Department, New Orleans, La.
I. By virtue of authority under the above order of
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury the services
of all agents appointed by B. Z. Flanders Esq, Super
vsing Special Agent, Treasury Department and their
sub-arens acting in the State of Texas, and much
of the State of Louisiana lies west of the Mississippi
river for the collection of captured and abandoned
Droperty of the late so-calIed Confederate States will
not be required on and after this date. All persons
acting as such agents win forward all property of the
above description in their possession at once with
report of their transactions while IN the service OF the
Treasury Department, to this office.
II. No person except such as may hold authority
from the Undersigned will be permitted to exercise any
control take charge of any captured or abandoned
account of the Treasury Department OF
the United States, from and after this date, within the
territory above named.
HI Persons found in the act of embezzing the Gov
eminent under pretence of being agents of the Govern
ment and permitting captured and abandoned property
to forward private property, will be liable to
trial by military court-martia commission, for de-
frauding the Government
~. All persons in charge Of the above named class
of property will be held responsible for the delivery of
the same to such agents may be appointed by the
dersgned for the reception of the same or its value in
money property the same being valued at New
Orleans market ra5es.
Y. Persons who had possession of this class of pro
perty and having disposed of the same, will report at
their earliest convenience whom the same was turned
over giving the amount kind aud date of delivery and
if known to them, the point to which the same was
shipped upon what vessel, and to whom consigned.
vi The shipment Of private property in the terri
tory above named will not be interfered with in any
manner by agents Of this department. but persons en-.
gagged in the traffic Of the above mentioned class OF
property either by sale purchase expected to
know the same to be private ty, and if found in
the endeayor to embezzle the Government property,
W. be treated as felons.
VII. Persons in charge of captured abandoned
property forwarding the to the undersigned, will
be paid a liberal compensation for SO doing.
VIII All Government property in western Louisiana
must be forwarded to New Orleans consigned to 80.
n Cutler Special Agent Of the Treasury Department"
None will be permitted to move north:
o. n. CUTLER,
Special Agent Treasury Department.
Custom House, New Orleans, La, Aug. "a, 1865.
r-55~ Papers in western Louisiana and Texas Will
please publish and send bills to this Office.