The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-02

boen duly authorized by Brcvet Major General II. SAX
TOM Assistant Commissioner to take charge the above
mentioned property. T. c. CALLICOT
September G Supervising Special Agent
HEADQUARTERS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, +
BEAUFORT, s. g., August 10, 1865. ]
[GEHERAL ORDERS, No. 9.l
THE FOLLOWING CIRCULAR FROM THE WAR
DEPARTMENT is hereby rcrublished for tho iuforma-
ti5n and guidance Of al. concerned
WAR DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU REFUGEES FnEEDMEN ABANDONED LANDS,
WAsuINGroS, d. C., July %, 1865
| [CrRcUIAR, No. 1871
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH DEFINITE AND
uniform policy relative to conscatcd and abandoned
lands and othcr conhscatcd and abandoned property
which are now, that may hereafter under tho
control of this Bureau by virtue Of the Act approved
March 3, 1865 establishing the Bureau and other Acts
and sections of Acts and Orders Of the President rc
tive to captured conscated and abandoned property
witt Sec. g Actapproved July O. 1864 and General Or
ders No no. War Department, June 1865. tho follow
ing rules and regulations csablshcd:
All coniscatcd and abandoned lands, and other con-
hscatcd and abandon, property, that may
hereafter under the control of the Bureau of Eefi-
gees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands by virtue of said
Acts and sections Of Acts and Orders of the President
and shall be set apart for the of loyal refugees
and freedmen aud much may be necessary assign
ed to them provided in Section of the Act establish
ing the Bureau, viz "To every mail citizen, whether
refugee freedman aforesaid there shall be assigned
not than forty of such land and the person
to whom assigned shall be protected i'll the
and enjoyment of the land for the term of three years.
at annual rent not exceeding six per cGntu upon the
value of such land as 1t was appraised by the State
thores In the year 1860 for the purpose of a1aon and
in no such appraisal can be found then the rcnal
shall be based upon the estimated value of the land in
said year. to he asccrtaincd in such the Com
missioner may by regulation prescribe At the end of
said term, any time during said term, the occupants
Of parcels assigned may purchase the lands and
receive such title thereto the United States convey
paying therefor the value of the land ascertaned
and fixed for the purpose Of determining tho annual
rent aforesaid"
H. All lands other property within the several
surrectonary Statos viz Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia. Florida Alabama Mississippi.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Texas to which the United States have shall
acquired title. by conhsca.ion, sale or other
wise during the late rebellion and all abandoned lands
other abandoned property in those Statcs become
by the construction of Section Of Act approved July
1864, viz Property real personal shall be regarded
abandoned, when the lawful owner thereof shall be
voluntarily absent thererom, and engaged either in
otherwise, i'll aiding encouraging tho rebel
lion, and which remains unsod otherwise disposed
Of and shall be, considered under the control OF
the Commissioner OF the Bureau OF Refugees Freedmen
nnd Abandoned Lands for the purposes hereinafter set
FORTH and for the time authorized by the Act establish
ing the Bureau and part parcel OF said conascaed
abandoned property shall be surrendered restored
to the former thereof other claimants there
except such surrender restoration be authorized
by said Commissioner
III. Whenever am abandoned lands or other aban-
doncd property. tha shahave come into the possession
Of the Bureau, does not fall under the definition of
1tJGRdoned set forth in Section o of the Act ap-
proved July 2 1851 it will be formally surrendered by
the Commissioner Assistant Commissioner of the Bu-
reau upon clear proof that the claimant did not aban
don the property in the defined in said section
and Act.
". In the surrender restoration Of any property.
tho requirements o Circular No. current series, from
this Bureau, will lie carefully observed
v. Assistant Commissioners WILL rapidly possi-
BILE, accurate descriptions Of all confscated and
abandoned property that ow that may hereafter
under their control to be made and besides keep
ing record of such themselves will forward monthly
to the Commissioner of the Bureau copies of such
scriptions in the prescribed by Circular No. TO-
of July IL, 1865, from this Bureau
They will, with little delay possible select and
perty may be deemed necessary for the immediate
of refugees and freedmen the specific division of
which into lots and tho rental sale thereof according
to the law establishing the Bureau will be completed as
practicable and reported to the Commissioners
In the selection and setting apart of such lands and
porty will be used to take that about which there
the least doubt to the proper custody control
| this Bureau.
VI The pardon of the President will not be under
stood to extend to the surrender of abandoned or con-
fscated property which by law has been apart for
refugees and freedmen in "for the employment
and general welfare C. ali persons within the lines Ma
tonul Military occupation within said nsurrec.ionary
States formerly held slaves, who shall become
free" tSee Act Of March s. 1865 and Act Of July 1864
| Session T. chapter 225l
| o. O. HOWARD, Major-General
Commissioner Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Aban.
doned Lands. -
Ey order Of Brevet Major General SAxroN Assistant
Commissioner. STUART NJ. TAYLOR,
| September 2 8 Assistant Adutant-G Gcneral
| OFFICE ASSISTANT QUARTERMAsTER,