The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-23
Gbe Wastern Demnrrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. G.
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN'L
SICKLES.
HEADQUARTERS, I'd MILITARY DISTRICT
Charleston, s. C, April IL, 1867.

HEADQUARTERS, I'd MILITARY DISTRICT,
Charleston, s. C., April Ill, 1901. }
General Orders No 10.
The general destitution prevailing among the
Ventilation of this Military District cannot be
Believed without affording means for the devel-
onmept of their industrial resources. The
,st,re and extent of the restitution demand
extraordinary measures. The people are borne
down by heavy burden of debt; the crops of
grain and garden produce failed last year; many
families have been deprived of shelter; many
more need food and clothing; needful imple-
ments and auxilaries of husbanary are very
scarce; the laboring 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 the people to pay taxes leaves the local au-
thorities without adequate means of relief; and
the gravity of the situation is increased by the
general disposition shown by creditors TO enforce,
npea an Impoverished people, the immediate
collection of all claims.
To suffer all this to 60 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 needed.
Moved BY these considerations, the following
regulations are announced They will continue
ia force with such notifications as the occa-
sion may require, until the civil government of
the respective States shall be established, in
-cordance with the requirements of the Govern
ment of the United States.
The Commanding General earnestly desires
and confidently believes that the observance of
these regulations, aud the cooperation of all
persons concerned in employing fairly and justly
the advantages still remaining to them, will
mitigate the distress now existing; and that the
avenues Of industry, enterprise, and organization
thus opened, will contribute to the permanent
welfare and future happiness of the people.
l. Imprisonment for debt is prohibited, unless
the defendant in execution shall be convicted
of fraudulent concealment or disposition of his
property, with intent to hinder, delay and pre-
vent the creditor in the recovery of his debt or
demand. And the proceedings now established
in North and South Carolina, respectively, for
the trial and determination of such questions
may be adopted.
III. judgments or DEGREES, for the payment of
money, on causes of action arising between the
10Th of December, 1850, ard the 18th of May,
1865, shall not be enforced by execution against
the property or the person of the defendant
Proceedings in such causes of action, now pend
ing, shall be stayed; and suit or process shall
be hereafter instituted or commenced, for any
such causes of action.
Ill Sberifs, Coroners and Constables, are
hereby directed to suspend for twelve calendar
months the sale Of all property, upon execution
or process, on liabilities contracted prior to the
10Th of December 1860, unless upon the written
consent of the defendants except in cases where
the plaintiff, or in his absence his agent or at
torney, shall upon oath, with coroborativc testi-
mony, allege and prove that the defendant is
removing, or intends frauduently TO remove, his
property beyond the territorial Jurisdiction Of
the Court. The sale of real or personal property
by foreclosure of mortgage is likewise suspended
for twelve calendar months, except in cases
where the payment of interest money, accruing
since the 18th day of May, 1865 shall not have
been made before the Gay Of sale.
~. Jud gnents or DEGREES entered or enrolled,
on causes of action arising subsequent to the
18th of May, 1865, may be enforced by execu-
ton against the property of the defendant; and
10 the application of the money arising under
such executions regard shall be had to the
priority of liens, unless in cases where the good
faith of any lien shall be drawn in question
In such cases the usual mode of proceeding
adopted In North and South Carolina, respec-
lively, to determine that question, shall be
adopted.
Y. All proceedings for the recovery of money
under contracts, whether under seal or by parole,
the consideration for which was the purchase of
negroes, are suspended. judgments or DEGREES
entered enrolled for such causes of action,
shall not be enforced
VI. All advances Of moneys, subsistence, i'm
PIGMENTS and fertilizers, loaned, used, employed
or required for the purpose of aiding the agri-
cultural pursuits of the people shall be protected
And the existing laws which have provided the
most efficient remedies 10 such cases for the
lender, will be supported and enforced. Wages
for labor performed in the production of the
crop shall be lien on the CROP and payment
OF the amount due for such wages shall be en-
forced by the like remedies provided to secure
advance of money and other means for the cu-
tivation cf the soil.
WI. In all sales of property under execution
or by order of any court, there shall be reserved
out of the property of any defendant, who has
family dependent upon his or her labor, a
dwelling house and appurtenances and twenty
acres of land for the use and occupation of the
family of the>lefendant, and necessary articles
of furniture, apparel, subsistence, implements of
trade, husbandry or other employ ments, of the
value of five hundred dollars The homestead
exemption shall inare Only to the benefit of
fanilies-that is to say: to parent or parents
and child or children In other cases, the ex-
,emption shall extend only to clothing, imple-
msnts OF trade or other employment usually
followed by the defendant, Of the value of one
hundred dollars The exemption hereby made
shall not be waived or defeated by the act of
the defendant. The exempted property of the
defendant shall be ascertained by the Sheriff. or
other officer enforcing the execution, who shall
specifically describe the same and make report
thereof 10 each case to the court.
VIII. The currency of the United States, de-
clared By the Congress of the United States to
be legal tender in the payme1t of all debts