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Important Order from General Sickles

maents or DEGREES not to be enforced-
Safes Of Property upon Execution or
e Process to be Suspended Homestead
Exemption Provided for-Practice of
Carrying Deadly Weopons Prohibi.
ted, etc., etc.
uEADoR's 2D MILITARY D1sTR1cT,
CHARLESTON, April IL, 1867.
General Orders No. 10.
The general dostitution prevailing
among the population of this Military
District cannot be relieved without
affording means for tho development
of their industrial resources. The ma.
ture and extont Of the destitution de.
mand extraordinary measures. The
people are borne down by heavy
burden Of debt; the crops ofgrain and
garden produce failed last year; many
families have been deprived Of shelter;
many moro need food and clothing;
needful implements and auxiliaries of
husbandry arc very scarce; the labor
ing population in numerous localities
are threatened with starvation, unless
supplied with food by the Government
Of the United States the inability of
large portion of tho people to pay
taxes leaves the local authorities with
out adequate means of relief; and the
gravity of,he situation is increased BY,
tho general disposition shown by cred-
itors to enforce upon an impoverished
people the immediate collection of all
claims.
To suffer all this to go on without
restraint or remedy. is to sacrifice the
general good. The rights of creditors
shall be respected; but the appeal of
want and suffering must be hooded
Moved by these considerations, the
following regulations are announced:
They will continue in force, with such
notifications rs the. occasion may re-
quire, until the civil government Of
the respective States shall be cstab.
lished in accordance with the require.
ments Of the Government of the Uni.
ted States. -...r
The Commanding General earnestly
desires and confidently believes that
the observance of these regulations,
and the cooperation of all persons
concerned in employing fairly and just.
IL the advantages still remaining to
them, will mitigate the distress now
existing; and that the avenues of in
dustry, enterprise, and organizatica
thus opened, will contribute to the
permanent welfare and future hap:,i-
ness Of the people.
l. Imprisonment for the debt ia
prohibited; unless the defendant in
execution shall be convicted of fraud.
ulent concealment or disposition Of
his property, with intent to hinder
delay: and prevent the creditor in the
recovery of his debt or demand. And
the prceedings now established in
North and South Carolina, respective.
ly, for the trial and dissemination Of
such questions, may be adopted:
II. Judgments or DEGREES for. the
payment of money, on causes of ac-
ton arising between the 10th Decem-
ber, 1860, and the 18th of May, 1865,
shall not be enforced by execution
against the property or person OF the
defendant. Proceedings in such caus.
!es of action, Cow pending, shall be
stayed; and no suit or process shall
be hereafter instituted or commenced,
for any such causes ofaction. ,
III. sheriffs, Cordners and Consta.
bles, are hereby. directed TO suspend,
for twelve calendar months the. sale
Of all property upon execution or pro. !:
CESS, Or liabilities, eeptrsbted pri6r, to:
the 10th of Decembsf, 1850, unless
upon the written consent Of the de-
PENDANTS, except in cases where. the
plaintiff, or in his absence his agent
or attorney, shall upon oath, with cor.
roborative testimony, allege apd provo
that the, defendant is removing, or ,ip,.
tends faudulently to remove, his prop.
erty beyond the territorial jurisdio-
tion:-of the court. The Fsales Of real
property by forced leisure ~ ,
is likewise suspended for
twelve calendar months, except ID ca.
ses where the payment of interest :
money, .accruing since the #I5th. Of.
May: 1885, shall not haverbeen smada,;
before.the day.of sale. 80. = = !. !.
= ". Judgments or deereeg ntered.
or enrolled, on causes. .%or cotton ati.
sing. subsequent TO the 18th Of Nay
1885, may be enforced by xseutien !
against the property, Of the ethndant;;
and in thesapplieuti utionsof the money