Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-02
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,


Sir II have this day appointed Mr.. o.
\. Cutler Il Specia! Agent to receive and
collect the captured and surrendered cot.
ton lying i'll the State Of Texas. and so
much of the State of Louisiana as lies west
of the Mississippi river, under instructions
which he will show yon.
! desire you TO notify your subordina.es
acting within the territory named, that they
will be thencetor;h subject to Mr. Cutters
orders. to be relieved or retained by him.
as in his Judgment may be most conduc-
tive to the public interests.
Respectfully.
(Signed) H. McCCLLOCH,
Secretary @ f the Treasury.
B. F. FLANDERS, Esq, Supervising Speci-
al Agent, Treasury Department, New Or
leans. La.
!. By virtnre Of authority, under the
above order of the Honorable Secretary OF
the Treasury. the service OF all agents APP
pointed by &. F. Flanders, Esq, Super
vising Special Agent. Treasury Depart
ment, and their sub-agents. 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 aud
abandoned property of the late SO called
Confederate States will nlt be required on
and attei this date. All persons acting
as such agents will forward ali property of
sion at once. with Il report of their transac-
tons while il the service of the Treasury
Department at this Office.
III. No person, except such as may hold
authority from the undersigned. will be
permitted to exercise any control, or take
charge C.! any captured or abandoned pro-
perty, on account of the Trcasuary Depart
ment of the United States, from and after
this date. within the territory above named.
III. Persons found in the act Of embezzl-
ing the Government under pretence of
being agents of the Government, and per-
hitting captured and abandoned property
to come forward as private property, will
be liable to trial by military court-mer
tial Or commission for defrauding the
Government.
". All persons in charge of the above
named class of property will be held re-
sponsibe for the delivery of the same to
such agents rs may be appointed by the
undersigned for the reception OF the same
or ITS value in money or other property,
the same being valued az New Orleans
market rates.
V. Persons who had possession of this
class Of property, and having disposed OF
the same will report, at their earliest con-
vience. TO whom the same was turned over,
giving the amount. kind. and date of de-
livery. and if known to them. the point
70 which the same was shipped upon what
VeS>e', ana 10 "NOH consigned.
VI The shipment of private property in
the territory above named will net be inter
fered with in any manner by agents of this
Department but persons engaged i'll the
traffic OF the above mentioned class OF
property, either by sale or purchase, are
expected to know the same 10 be private
property, and il found in the edeavor to
EN- bezzeie Government property, will be
treated as felons.
VII. Persons in charge of captured or
abandoned property, forwarding the same
to the undersigned, will be paid liberal
compensation for so doing.
VII. All Government property in West
ern Lou siana must be forwarded to New
Orleans. consigned to 80. n. Cutler,
Special Agent Of the Treasury Depart
nlent" None will be permitted to move
North.
O. n. CUTLER,
Special Agent Treasury Department.
Custom House, New Orleans, La. Angus;
Oath, 1865.