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if 1 I - V ,: :''i- - .-'-.',.;., Laws of the Confederate States. .. . . i ,r - $ - . , f ; , fBrt Authobitt.3 I ' ! - fXo. 269.1 AX ACT FOR THE SEQUESTRATION' OF THE lES- t TATKS. i PROPERTY AND EFFECTS OF ALIEN! ENEMIES AXD FOR THE INDEMNITY OF CITI I ZEXS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. AND PER SONS AIDING THE SAME IN THE EXISTING WAR! WTTH THE UNITED STATES. 1 , ! I Whemi.U, The Government ami people of the Uflrted States hmve departed from the usages of civilized warfare in configcatfing and destroyingtbe,,property of the people i of the Confederate States of all kinds, whether osedjj for i j militarylpnjrposea or not; and - whereas,-! our only prpteo-i 1 iion' aoMinAt nch"4-ronrr in Ut he' found it) each measures of retal&fipn is will ultimately tadem'nify- our own f citi-i btfn&iotyineir losses, ana restrain tne wanton excesew i , our enemies ; Therefore, " . . j . . 1 SECTioxJl.'Be it enacted by the1 Congress of the (Con-, federate States of America, That all and every, the lnds, tenements and hereditaments, goods and chattels, rjgbts and credits within these Confederate States, and ejvery right and interest therein held, owned, possessed or tp joy ed by or for any alien enemy since the twenty-first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and aixty-ne, ejeept such debts i due to an alien enemy as may have been jjpaid into the Treasury of any one pf the Confederate States Erior to tlj passage of this law, be, and the same are here--v sequestfa.ted by the Confederate States of America and '. sliall be he.ld for the full indemnity 6f any . true and loyal citizen for resident of these Confederate States, or ther; rterson 'aidin? said Confederate States in the prosecution of the nreserit war between said Confederate States- anil the j- United. States of A-irierica.' and for which he may suffer any loss or injury under the act of the United States to which ; this act is retaliatory, or under any other act of the united States, of of any State thereof, authorizing the seizure, condemnation or confiscation of the property of citizens or residcritsof th Confederate States, or other persn aiding said Confederate States, and the same shall be seized and iAaruatA hf na tirnviHiul frit- in this twt ' Provided, however. When thiy estate, property' or rights to be effected bf this ; 'act wefcj'nr are within some State of this ! Confederacy, j which has become such since said twenty-first day of jjMay, 1 then thif act shall operate upon, and as to such estate, j 1 piopeitvfor rights, and all persons claiming the samefrom 1 and after? Ithe day such State so became a inembr ojf this i Confederacy, and not before : Provided, further, That the proviefonfrof this act shall not extend to the stocks or j&the.r publ ic securities ot the uonteaeraie uovernmeni, or m j . of the States of this Confederacy held or owned by any ; ' alien 'enemy, or to any debt, obligation, or sum dueijfrom ', the Confederate Government, or anv of the States. tHsuch i alien epemy : And provided,' also, That the provisions of this acjt fihall not embrace the property of .citizens, oj resi dentsof either of the States of Delaware. MarvlandiKen- t tuckv br Missouri, or of the District of Columbia, or the jJ iTerritliiesof New Mexico, Arizona, or the Indian Jerri ! tow Sjiutii of Kansas, except, such of. said citizens 01! resi- y idente as shall commit actual hostilities against the Confcd- ' erate States, or aid and abet the United States in the ex 1 ieting arTagainst the Confederate States. . J . '. ; 1 I f SicS2. And be it further enacted, That it) is, andj shall hi thefduty of each and every citizen of these Confederate . I Ktat's spedily to give information to the officers charged , . ulththe jexecution of this law' of any and every jjaiids, . I tenements; and hereditaments, goods, and chattels, tights J and credits within this Confederacy, and of every jright : 'and interest therein held, owned, possessed or enjoyed by., - ji- or for ny! alien enemy as aforesaid. 1 i-- is I Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That it. shall he the duty f; 'of evefry attorney, agent, former partner,, trustee or other ! personfhoding or controlling any such lands, teneiut tits or jl hepediiamient, goods or chattels, rights or credits, r any jj interclt therein, of or for any such alien enemy, speeflily to 'I inf'orin the lUceiver, hereinafter provided to be apppted, j' of thejsame, and to render an accour-t thereof, and, bo far ! as is practicable to place the same in the hands of such Re I ceiver: jwhereupon, such person shall be fully acquitted of ! "all resporyibility for property pnd eflects so report id aud r t urn eq over. And any such pdrson wilfully failing tij give ! such irifoi-niation and render such accunt slialJ be feuilty of a high.'iiiiademeanor, and upon indictment and convic tion, Khali b fined in a sum riot exceeding five th'u&and dt llai fj and imprisoned not longer than six montb said fine and imprisonment to be determined bv the court try ing thi case, and shall further be liable to be sued bjr said C'orifcd-'i ate States, and subjected topav double1 thefvalue if thejebtate. property or eft'ecrs of the alien enemi held by hint or funifct to nis control. N. It shall be the duty of the several Judgcsjj this the t lonleqei acv to give this act specially in thai gc ? rndtJuiti ies of these Confederate States, and it slMt be their diitv at each'sittinj; well and truly to 'inqinriy and: leportfalM ands, tenements and hereditaments. giMidsf; and ihattefs, rishts and credits, and every iufrmest tlKerein. within the jurisdiction-of said Grand Jury, held byr,lbr 'anv nBen.enemy, and it .shall be the dutv of thesevelfil He celvors, appointed uni tr this act, to take a copy of jjevery snch ieppi t, and to piocecd in obt:i?;.ing the posssion aud control of all such property and effects reported Tand to instjitute proceeding for the scutbii ati.on thereof in the manner hereinafter provided. ' ' j ' 1 Stf5. Be it further craf ted, That oaf'h Ju.ig? qif this . Confederacy Fhall, as caily as practicaLl-'. app-cintp, Ue cciverjoijircch section ol the State for hiIulIl Le Isolds a coutt.landfShall require him before entering upon the du ties of:his joffice, to give a bond in such penalty as' irjjay be prescilbcdj by the Judge, with good and sufficient 'security, to be Cppi pved hv the'Jndge, conditioned that he wiH dili- enthanjt faithfully 'discharge the duties. imposed upoin him v lairl A nd said ofliccr shall hold his oitice at the pleasure of theSf Judge of.the district or section for which holis ap pointeid, aiM shall be removed for incimpetciicy, orSinelH ciencjj; or infidelity in the rii?r harge ot his trust. And ijhould. Xhf dirties jof any foch Kecc'iyer, at any time, appear jjto th Judge U be greater than can be efficiently performed by him, t ben i t shall the duty of the Juge to divide theMistiict or seetio 1 into one or more other Receivers' district's, accord ing toj the: necessities of the case, and to appoint Receiver tor ea-h of said newly created districts And everf such j Recti' rcr shall alo, before entering upon thf du'tiesfof Hiis office, moke oath in writing before the Judge of tku dis 1 trict i r.section for which he is appointed, diligei tl, well and ti ulvito execute the duties of' Iris ofiice. ! Sfx. GV Re it further enacted, That it shall be ihk duty u of thf. several Receivers aforesaid to take the oss ?ssrrn, (i confi f l and management of all lands, tenenuTrtind 1 ieredU j tamer ts, nods and chattels, rights and credit . ea :-h and j every alien enemy within the section for whclF he . ota. 1 And to this end he is finpowerc d and. r.eou d. whenever j necesiary il'or accomplishing the puiposC of this Act, to sue fo-and recover the same in tha ivbjC- of said Confed erate jStatjes, allowing in the l eeoveryif credits, sit rh de ulayHHh D-ay-have been or may be pe. ibed in any Sta-teas 1 to th'i collection of debts tlerluring the war. And the form and mode of aetiTw hctber, the matter be of 1 juiis(5ction in law anduity, hall be by petition :o the cpui tlsettirig forthR best he can. the "estate, pro erty, light or things,'i t to be recovered, with the n: tne of i-ttiepffsoii ffolding, exercising fii) ervisien .over, in ogses sion of or'controlli g the same, 4s the' case m:ij' 1 and praying a' sequcstrr lion thereo'. Notice shall theijienpon be forthwith issued by the cle? f the court, or Ijy the i UeceVer, to such pi'ion. wi 4 a copy of the petitioa, and the 4ine.hall besery , V . the Marshal r liis depulyand i retnrjied to the Courts as other mesne process in l'!.wcases; whereupon the cause shall be docketed and stand fir trial in th coujrt according to tho-usual Coui se of its business, . and the c-f)urt or Judge shall, at any time, make all jjx-ders . of ?. r.urei that may seem necessary to secure the subject matter of .the auitfrom danger of loss, injury, destruction or watsltti, and may. pending the cause, make; orders rf sale in cases that may seem to such Judge, or com: t; necl.'ssarv to preserve any property sued for from perishing or jwastc: Provjded, i That in any case w hen the Confederate SJudgc shall lind it to be consistent with the sufe-keeping f the proprty so sequestered ( leave thesanie in the hanjis and nndey tnejconfol of any debtor or person in whoserhauds the rmal estate and slaves were seized, who inav be iii pos sessidn of the said property or credits, he shall order the samc'toVemain in the hands and underlthe control of said debtor Ar person in whose hands the real estate and'slaves were seized, requiring in every such case such security for the safe-keeping of the property and ! credit as hl may deemisuffiient for the purpose aforesaid, and to abde by such further orders as the court may make in the prupjisei. But this pf-oviso shall not apply to bank Pr other coj pora tion stock, or dividends due or'whicb mar be due thereon, 1 or toprntij on real estate irt cities. .And "no tiebtoroi other person Fhail be entitled ta the benefit ffj this provisolunless he hiijsfiisj paid into the hands of the Rt cei'ser all interests or ne profits which may have accrued since the 21s May, eigtcen hujndred and sixtv-one ; and, in all cases epining under this;proviso, such debtor shall bej bound to pair over annually to the Keceiver all interests which may accrue as the sme falls due; and' the person in whose bands am other property may be left shall be ound to account for. and pay over annually to the Receiver the rirt incomeor Profits 1 n muu yrperiy, anu on laiiure 01 sucp aeptor or!j other Persn to rav nveruch interest, net iniprm nr umAi j ... i" . 1 i . . , r -1 . 1 . r the same falls due, the Receiver may demand and recover .1. V.t ..i i J..I " 1 . , f. . , i ric-n.rui up property. Anu HutreTtr, iaiier ten aay s no tice o an V debtor or jKrion in wht se $.inds property, or l debt may be left, of an application for further security, it fchfill be; made to appear to the satisipiction of thrif court 1 that (".he securities of such debtor or person are not ample, 1 the court may,' on the failure of the paiitv to give sufficient I addiJionalLsecunty, render judgment against .all tfte par- .1 ueuim me, oona ior tne recovery of tne debt or property : Pi-oyidetl further. That said court ina), whenever in the opinion olj the Judge thereff the pnblfceexigenciesiAav re- t quire it, order the money due as aforesaid to be demanded by the Receiver, and iR upon demand of the ' Receiver, madfe in cfinformity to a decretal ordei-of the coTt re quiring siid Receiver to collect any dets tor the payment of which security may have been given undenthe (provi 1 tion of tlis Act, the debtor or his security shall fail to pay he saline, then upon ten day's notjee the said debtor nl pis security, given by said Received, of a motion to be made in sjaid court for-judgement for jthe amountso se- ! cured, said court, at thtrnext teruvMhej-eof, mav proceed t render judgment, against said principal and security, or 1 against thi- party served with such notice, for the sum so secured wjth interest thereon, in the naune of said Receiver , nd to issrie t;xecntioh therefor. L , I j S.Kci 7; ny person in the possession and ' control pt the subjfjet ihjitter of any such suit, or claiming any interest theHfn, njay, by order of the court, be; admitted' as: a de fendant arid be allowtnl to defend to the) extent of tfae in terest propounded by him ; but no person shall be heard in defence, uhtil he shall file a idea, vtrifii-d hr affidarit. anr! signed hj him, setting forth that no alijeu enemy has any interest in the right which he asserts, or for which he litt Vcitlier directly or indirectly, bv trust, open brsecret ' ?J 1 he litigates solely for himself, or for some citizen lHc Copfederatc Mates whom he legally represent; and yaci the defence is conducted for or onaccountof another, 'B Pole or part, the plea shall set forth the name and resi aencp Df 0ther pei-son, aud the relation that tbe de . 1 fnt hejara to hiui in tbe litigation. If the cauie in Y'lTvs matter hich should be tried by a: jury, accordjmgto '"e cpurse jof common law, the defendant shall be eritifle4 ? jury tijial. If it involves matter of equity- jurisdictions urt shal) proceed aecoi-ding to its usuafuiode of pro 1 t in ir h cases, aud the several courtu of thivConfed enwsf mar. ft om time to time, establish roles of procedure under this ct, not inconsistent with the act or other laws of these Confederate States, o - . Seg 8. Be it farther enacted, That the clerk of the court shall, "at the request of the receiver, from time to time, isstie writa of garnishment, directed to one or jnore. per sons, commanding them to appear at the then sitting, or at any future term of the .odurt, and to answer under oath what property or effects of any alien enemy he had at tbe . service or the process, or since has had under bis posses sion or control belonging to or held for an alien enemy, or in what sum, if any, he is or was at the time of -service of the garnishment, or since has been indebted to any alien enemy, and tbe court shall have power to condemn the property or effects, or debts, according to the answer, and to taake such rules and orders for the bringing in of third persons claiming or disclosed by the answer to have an interest in the litigation as to it shall seem proper; but in a o..,. h.l! nv ona be heard in respect thereto until he shall, by sworn plea, forth substantially the matters be-: fore required of parties pleading. And the decree of judg tnent of the court; rendered in conformity to this act, shall forever protect the garnishee in respect to the (matter in-t vnlved. And in all cases of garnishment, under this act, the Receiver may test the truth of the garnishee's answer, by filing a statement, under oath, that he believes the an swer to be uati ue, specifying the particulars in which he believes the garnishee has, by omission or commission, not anwered truly ; whereupon the court shall cause an Issue to be made between the Receiver and garnishee, and judg ment rendered upon the trial of other issues. And in all cases of litigation under this act, the Receiver may pro pound interrogatories to the adverse party touching any matter involved in the litigation, a copy of which shall be served on the opposite party . or his attorney, and which shall be answered under oath within thirty . days of such service, and upon failure so to answer, tbe court shall make such disposition of the cause as shall to it seem most pro motive of justice, or should it deem answers to tha interro gatories neces&ary in order to secure a discovery, the crt shall imprison the party in default until full answers shall be made, - ' Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the District Attorney of the Confederate States diligently to prosecute all causes ;t;M.tAd nndfr this act. and he shall receive as a compen- r sation therefor two per cent, on and from the fruits of all litigation instituted nnaer xnis aci: rroviueu, xuov matter shall be called litigated except a defendant be admit ted by the court, and a proper plea be filed. Sue. 10. Be it further enacted, That each Receiver ap pointed under this act shall, at least every six months, and as much oftener as he may be required by the court, render a true and perfect account of all matters in his hands or under his control under the law, and shall make and state just and perfect accounts and settlements under oath of his collections of moneys and disbursements under this law, Ktatinw' account and making settlements of all matters separately, in the same way as if he were administrator of several estates of deceased persons by separate appointments. And the settlement and decrees shall be for each case or estate separately, so that the transaction in respect to each alien enemy's property may be kept recorded and preserv ed separately. . 0 settlement as above provided shall, hd ever, be made until iudsrinent or decree of sequestra tion shall have passed, but the court may at any time pend ing litigation, require an account or matters in migaimn and in the possession of the Receiver, and may make sueh ni deia touching tha same as shall protect the interest of tbe parties concerned. Stc, 11. When the accounts of any Receiver shall be filed respecting any matter which has passed sequestration the coui tshall appoint a day for settlement, and notice thereof shall be published consecutively for four weeks in some newspaper near the place of holding the court, and the clerk of the court shall send a copy of such newspaper to the District Attorney of the Confederate States, for the -court where the matter, is to be heard, and it shall be the duty of said District Attorney to attend the settlement and represent the Government, and see that a full, true and just settlement is made. The several Settlements preceding the final one shall be interlocutory only, and may be im peached at the linal settlements, which latter shall be con clusive, unless reversed or impeached within two years, for ravtd. Sec. 12. Be itfui ther enacted, That the court having , jurisdiction of the matter shall, whenever sufficient cause is shown therefor-, direct the sals of any personal property, other than slaves, sequestered unde- this act, on such terms as it shall seem best, and such sale shall pass the tiile of the person as whoso property the same has been sequestered. Sec.-13. All settlements of accounts of Receivers for s? questered property shall be recorded aud a copy thereo. shall be forwarded by th'1 clerk of the court to the Treasur er of the Confederate States within ten days after the du- . cree, interlocutory or final, has been passed; and all balances found against the Receiver shall by him be paid over into thecourt, subject to the order of the Treasurer of the Con federate States, and upon the failure of the Receiver for five days to pay over the same, execution shall issue there for, and he shall be liable to attachment by the court and to suit upon his bond. And any one embezzling any money under this act shall be liabls to indictment, and on convic tion shall be confined at hard labor for nest less than siz months nor more than five years, in the dis&retion of the cou. t. ana rjneu m aouoie tne amount eniDezzliKJ. t;EC. 14. Be it further enacted, That the President of the Confederate States shall, by and with the advice and con sent of Congress, or of the Senate, if the appointment be made under the permanent Government, appoint th ree dis creet Commissioners, learned in the law, who shall hold at the seat of Government two terms each year, upon notice given, who shall sit so long as the business before them shall requift, whose duty it shall be, under such rules as they may adopt, to hear and adjudge such claims as may.be brought before them by any. one aiding this Confederacy in the present war against the United States, who sh;H allege that he has been put to loss under the act of th United States, in retaliation of which this act is passed, or under any other act of the United States, or of . any State thereof, authorizing the seizure, condemnation or confisca tion of the property of any citizen or resident of the Con federate States, or other person aiding said Confederate States in the present war against the United States, and the finding of sn h -Commissioners in favor of anv-such ciaim shall be prima facie evidence of the correctWss of the demand, and whenever Congress shall pass tbo claim, the same shall be paid from any m'onev in the Treasury de- -rived from sequestration under this act.: Provided, That said Hoard of Commissioners shall not continue beyond the organization of the Court of Claims, provided for by the constitution ; to which Court of Claims the duties herein provided to be discharged bv Commissioners shall belonsr upon the organization of said court. The salaries of said Commissioners shall be at the Tate of two thousand five hundred dollars "per annum, and,, shall be paid from the Treasury of the Confederacy. And it shall be the dutv of the Attorney General 6r his assistant to represent the in terests of this Government in all cases arising under this act before said Board of. Commissioners. . Stc. la; Be it further enacted, That all expenses in curred in proceedings under thisact shall be paid from the sequestered fund, and the Judges, in settling accounts with Receivers, hall make to them proper allowances of com pensation, taking two and a half per cent, on receipts, and the same amount on expenditures, as reasonable compensa tion, in all cases. The fees of the officers of court shall be such as are allowed by law for similar services in other cases, to be paid, however, only from the sequestered fund: Provided, That all sums realized I y any Receiver in one year toy his services, exceeding five thousand dollars, shall be paid into the Confederate Treasury, for the use of the Confederacy. ' - , -: Sec. lfi. Re it further enacted, That the Attorney" Gen eral shall presenile such uniform -rules of 'proceeding un der this law, not herein otherwise provided for, as" shall meet the necessities of the case. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That appeals may lie from any final decision of the court under this law hi the same manner and within the same time as is no, or here after may be by Jaw prescribed for appeals in civil cases. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted.. Thatthewoid "person" in this law includes all private corporations : and in all cases, when corporations become parties, and this law re quires an oath to be made, it shall be made by some officer of such corporation. " . Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That the courts are vest ed with jurisdiction, and required by this act to settle all partnerships heretofore existing between a citizen and one who is an alien enemy ; to separate the interest of the alien enemy, and to sequestrate it. And shall, also, sever all joint rights when an alien enemy is concerned, and seques trate tne:"interest of such alien I-nem v. ' Sec. 20. Be it further enacted. That in all cases of ad mmstration of any matter or thing, under this act the court having jurisdiction may make such orders touching the preservation of the property or effects under the direct turn or control of the Receiver, not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions, as to it shall seem proper.- And the Receiver may, at any time, ask and have the instructions of the court, or judge, respecting his conduct in the disposi tion or management of any property or .effect under his control. . - j t Sec. 21. That th? Treasury notes of this Confederacy snail be receivable in payment of all purchases of property or effects sold 'uhder this act. V . Sec -22. Be it further enacted. That nothing in this act be construed to destroy or impair the lien or other rights of any creditor, a citizen or resident of either of the Con- the Con- euei'ate stales, or of anv other rwrsnn dent of a citizen nr ruL any country. State or T.ti if.i.-,- ;n, ...1.:. t. .Confederacy is in friendship which r,J, VtZ tual hostility to this Confederacy. And any licn or debt SSf'n1 an.lieJt-'n;. within the meaning f k- u .'u1 hii 5V.rPouudcd And filed the court in which the proceedings of sequestration are had with n twelvemonths from the institution of such proceeding Mr sequestra ,on ; and the court hall cause .11 prow? wrti-I' o be made and notices to be given, and shaft her "d de- Provided, however, that no sales or pavuui sha.l be delayed for, or by reason of "such ? - , usj utr?i i-finmrnori ntsoverofmonetr ceedings ; but any money realized bv the Receiver ZhJth er paul into the court, or Treaury, or still in tSS hand,, ..shail stand I in lieu of that which produced ,aid monevv and be held to answer the demands oVX creditor, aforesaid,' in the same manner as that which produced tuch money was. And all claims not propounded and T fil J a aforesaid, within twelve months as afTesaid, shall Sal to exist against tha f. ' "ia" ceae to 111 t M.kL.- or the proceds thereof. : "" V :r f'Vi enects sequestrated. . 7 , Approved August 30, 1861. sep 11 lawiw No. 119. J RESOLUTIONS TOUCHING CERTAIN' I'OIVrc np MARATIME LAW, AND DEFINING TIIP Prwf T10N OF THE CONFEDERATE STAT?S? vJ" rtlT THERETO. Xj" Whereas,the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain Austr. France Prussia Russia, Sardinia and Turkey in . & fcrencelield at Paris, on the ltfth of April, l,dV tain declarations respecting maratime law, to serve m IX irineStf?r fulde,inaU cases arising und" the principles thus proclaimed : And, whereas it able, not only to attain certainty and uniforiniu fl way be practicable, in maratinie law, but mJnIJn whatever is just and proper in the 'esUblisheJ I us! f Nations. The Confederate States of America deem K portant to declare the principles by which they wR? be Yerned in their intercourse with the reBt of mankind. Now, therefore, . . ' j" I 1 1C it reSOiVeG UJ tUC f uuuicov vi buc vviucuci w States of America, That, we maintain tne rignt or rnva teering, as it has been long established by the practice and recognizea Dy me , .l lV 2. That the neutral flag covers enemy s goods, with the exception of counterband of war. i . band of war, are not. liable to capture, unaer enemy-s v - . C . - i.. That blockades, in oraer to oe Dincung, musi De enw tual, that is to say, maintained Dy a torce sumcient realty to prevent access to the coast of the enemy. , f . . loci A 1Jur - AmovED Angusi loo. , - i" : - ..''-'.v. ''. . V--'. (No. 220.) ; ; AN ACT TO PROVIDJS rim inn Arrunvuic-iJii ftV SURGEONS A5U ASSlSlAfli. !5Uttwr.ui3 vra TIOSPTTALS. Tha r.nnrri of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be, ana ne is nereDy aumorizeu. to appoint in me rruYiaiuui aiuij J" l -i Assistant Surgeons, for the various Hospitals of the Con federacy, as may be necessary. ArpaovED August 14, 1861. sep 14--law4w '''" No. 221.1 - ' ? j f AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE EXPORT OF TOBACCO AND OTHER COMMO- The Congress sf the Confederate States of America do enact, That the act passed at the present session, entitled A An act to extend the provisions of an act "entitled An act to Prohibit the Exportation of Cotton from the Confeder ate States, except through the seaports of said States, and tn nnnish nprson offendimr therein." Approved, May 21, A. D. 1861, shall go into effect immediately after the ap proval of jthis Act. Appkotkd August 6, 1861. sep 4 law4w ' fNo. 223.1 A V ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF TREASURY NOTES. AND TO PROVIDE A WAR TAX FOR THEIR REDEMPTION Sectioh I. The Congrest of 'the Confederate States of J America do enact, That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized, from time to time, as tne puo- lic necessities may require, to issue Treasury Notes, paya ble to bearer at the expiration pf six months after the rati fication of a treaty of ' peace! between the Confederate States and the United States, the said notes to bfe of any Hinnmin!itinn nnt. 1rs than five dollars, and to be Te-issua- h!vat nleasnre. until the same are payable : but the whole issue, outstanding at one time, including the amount is- urwl.i- fnrmar anta shall nnt PXCHed one hundred mil iaria nf Hollar -t.hi said notes shall be receivable in pay ment of the War Tax hereinafter provided, and of all other putlic duesexceptthe export duty on cotton, and shall also ba received in pavmetit of the subscriptions of the nett nn,f..l nf tli usipn of raw Droduce and manufactured r. . of fuDdiner the said notes, for the nroceeds of the sale of raw produce and manufactured articles, or for the purchase of specie or military stores, tne secretary 01 in.u,jr ;th tha iwpiii' nf th Prpsident . is authorized to i3sue Bonds i.avabie not more than twenty years after date; and h,.arir.ir a mto nf intereflt not exceedinsT eisht per centum per annum, until they become payable, the interest to be II v ; the said Bonds not to exceed, in the whole, one hundred millions of dollars, and to be deemed a substitute for thirty millions ot the Donas autnorizeu ie,ot iasnofl hv tho act. annroved May sixteenth, eiafhteen hundred and si-rtv-ortf : and this actis to be de med a revocation of ht. antlioi itv to issue the said thirty millions. The said ltmula thrill n.it. hn issued In less sums than one hundred Hollars, nor in f ractional parts of. a hundred, except when the subscription is less than one hundred dollars the said lo .ds mav be issued in sums of fifty dollars. They may h; sold for sneeie. military and naval stores, or for the ntoeeeds of. raw Droduce and manufactured - articles,'-; in the same manner as. is provided by . the act aforesaid ; and whenever subscriptions of the same have been, or shall be made, payable at a particular date, the Secretary of the Ti t -asury'shaH have power to extend the time of sales un til such date as he shall see nt to indicate. - Stc. 3. The holders of the said Treasury notes may, at any time, demand in exchange for them, Ronds of the Con federate states, according to such regulations as may De made bv the Secretary of the Treasury. Rut whenever thi' S eVetarv of the Treasury shall advertise that he will pay off any portion of said Treasury Notes, then the privi lege ot funding, as to sueh notes, shall cease, unless tncre shall be a failure to pay the same in specio on presenta tion. ' . . Sec. 4. That, for the"perial purpose of paying the prin cipal and interest of the public debt, and of supporting the (iovernment, a War Tax shall be assessed and lev.it d, ol fifty cents upon each one hundred dollars in value, of the 'following property; -in the Confederate States, namely : Keal estate of all kinds, slaves, merchandise, Rauk Stocks, Railroad and other Corporat:'oii Stocks, Money at interest, or invested by individuals in the purchase of Bills, Notes, and other securities for money, except in the Bonds of the Confederate States of America, and cash on hand or on deposit in Bank or elsewhere ; cattle, horses and mules, gold watches, gold and silver plate, pianos and pleasure car riages; Provided, however, that when the taxable pro-, perty herein aljove enumerated, of any head of a family, is of value less than five hundred dollars, such taxable pro perty shall be exempt from taxation under this act : And provided fttrther, th-Ab the property of Colleges and Schools and of charitable or religious corporations or associations, actually used for the' purposes for which such, colleges schools, corporations or associations were created, shall be exempt from taxation under this act: And proaided ;' thrr, That, all.public lands, and all property owned -by" a State for public purposes, he exempt from taxation. Sec 5. That for the purpose of ascertaining all property included in the above classes, and the value thereof, and the person chargeable with the tax, each State shall con stitute a tax division, over which shall be appointed one Chief Collector, who shall be charged with the dutv of di viding the State into a convenient number of collection districts, subject to the revisal -of the Secretary of the Treasury.- . The said Collector shall be appointed by the President, and snail hold his office for one year, and receive ft salary of two thousand dollars. He shall give bond with sureties to discharge the duties of his office in such amount as may be prescribed bv the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall take oath faithfully to discharge the' duties of his office, and to support and defend the Constitution. The said Chief Collector shall, with the approbation of-tbe'Se-erctary of the Treasury, appoint a tax collector for each r collection district, whose duty it shall be to cause an assess ment to De made on or before the hrst day ot November next; of all the taxable property in his district, included in each of the above mentioned classes . of property, and the persons then owning or in possession thereof; and in order thereto, the said Tax Collectors tnay appoint Assessors, who shall proceed through every part of their respective districts, and, after public notice, shall require all persons owning, possessing, or having the care and management pf anv property liable to the tax aforesaid, to' deliver written lisls of the same, which shall: be made in such manner as may be required bv the Chief Collector, and as far as prac ticable, conformable to those .which may be required for the same purpose under the authority "of the respective States : and the said assessors are authorized to enter into and upon, afl and singular, the premises for the purposes required by this Act. ' ' Sec 6. tf am- person shall not be prepared to exhibit a written list when required, and shall consent to disclose the, particulars of .taxable property owned or possessed by him, or under his care and management, then it shall be the duty of the oiheer to make the list, which, being distinctly read and consented to, shall be received as the list of such person. . . ' . j Skc7. That, if any person shall deliver or disclose to any collector or assessor appointed in pursuance of this ac,t and requiring a list as aforesaid, any false or fraudulent list, with intent to defeat or evade the valuation or enumera tion hereby intended to be made, puch person, so offending, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding- five hundred dollars. . to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. , am peiouu uu &uaji lau mj aenverto mecoiieo- tor or assessor a list of his taxable property at the time prescribed by him, shall be liable to a double tax upon all his taxable property; the same to be assessed bv the col lector or assessor, and to be collected in the same manner and by the same process as is herein provided as to the single tax. ' Sec 9. The lists shall be made in reference to the value and situation of the property, on the first day of October next, and shall be made out, completed and be delivered into the hands of each of the tax colleclors on the first day of December next ; and upon the receipt thereof, each tax' collector may, for twenty-one days next ensuing the said first December, hear and determine all appeals from the said assessments, as well as applications fer the reduction of a double tax, when such tax may have been incurred, to a single tax, which determination shall be final. . Sec 10. Th several tax collectors shall, on or before the first day of February ensuing, furnish to the Chief Collec tor of the State in which his district is situated, a correct and accurate list of all the assessments made upon each per- ann 5t Ilia J!..: J iL , . . . . . and forward the collated list to the Secretary of the Treasury. J Sec 11. Th said several collectors shall, on the first day of May next, proceed to collect from every person liable for the said tax, the amounts severally due and owing; and he shall previously give notice for twenty days in one newspaper, it any be published in his district, and by noti fications m at least four public places in each township, ward or precinct within his District, of tue time and place at which he will receive the said tax ; and on failure to pay the same, it shall be the duty of the Collector, within twen ty days after the first day of May aforesaid, by himself or his deputies, to proceed to collect the said taxes by distress and sale of the goods, chattels, or effects of the persons de-' hnquent. And in case of such distress it shall be the duty of the officer charged with the collection to make, or cause to be made, .i a , account of the goods or chattels which may be distrained, a copy of which, signed by the officer mak ing such distress, shall be left with the owner or possessor ot such goods, chattels or effects, or at his or her dwelling with a note of the sum demanded, and tbe time and place of sale ; and the said officer shall forthwith cause a notifi cation to be publicly advertised or posted up at two public places nearest to the residence of the person whose proper ty shall be distrained, or at the court house of the same county, if not more than ten miles distant, which notice shall spcciiy the articles distrained, and the time and place proposed fo tha sale thereof, which time shall not be less than ten daj-s from the date of such notification, and the place proposed for the sale not more than five miles dis tant from the place of making such distress : Provided, That m any ease of distres for the'payment of taxes afore said, the goods, chattels or effects so distrained, shall and may be restored to the owner or possessor, if, prior ta the sale thereof, payment or tender thereof shall be made to the proper o .icer charged with the collection of the full amount demanded, together with such fee for levying and such gum for the neces ary and reasonable expense of re moving and k.eping the goods, chattels or eflects so di3- - - iiii in "u " 't u oi me amount oi tax to be paid bv such person, specifying each object of taxation : and the tr viiiw v wiicviui ft n a. ii uoiiaiH rnp samo in trained as maj? be allowed in like eases by the lawf Sr prac tice of the State wherein the distress shall hare been made: but in case of non-payment or tnW a fnros.iH th iA officers shall proceed to sell the said goods, chattels or ef- . lecw puunv ucwen, ana snail and mar retain from tne proceeds of such sale the amount demanded for th nse of ine vrfmeuerate otaies, with the necessary and reasonable ! expenses qt distress and sale, and a commission, of fire per centum inereon ior his own use, tendering the ovefplus. if aay there be, to tbe person whose goods, chattels or ef- not be lawful to make distress of the tools - or implements ot atraae or protession ; beast of the plough, and farming utensils necessary for the cultivation of improved lao' J tarms, or bucq nousenoia lurniture or apparel as may b e -. neceooJiry lur a litmur. . . i . Bec X6. i hat it the tax assessed on any real estate shall remain unpaid on the first day of June next, the tax col lector of the district wherein the same is situated, shall, on the first Monday of July thereafter, proceed to sell the same, or a sufficiency thereof, at a public outcry, to the highest bidaer, to pay said taxes, together with twenty per . centum on the amount of said taxes, and costs pf sale, said sale to be at the court-house door of the county, or parish, wnerem saia reai estate is situated ; and it there snail be more than one county or parish in a district, the said tax collector Is authorized to appoint deputies to make such sales in his. name, as he cannot attend to himself; and, for all lands bo sold by said deputies, the daeds; as hereinafter provided for, shall be executed by said collector, and such sales somaae snail ne vana, wnetner trie real estate so sold shall be assessed in the name of the true owner or not. But in all cases where the property shall not be divisible, so as to enable the collector by a sale of part thereof to raise the whole amount of the tax, with all costs, charges and dom missions, the whole of such property shall be sold, and the surplus of the proceeds of the sale, "after satisfying the tax, costs, charges and commissions, shall' De paid to the owner of the property or his legal representatives, or, if he or they cannot be found, or refuse to receive the same, then such surplus shall oe deposited in the treasury ot the Confederate States, to be there held for the use of the owner or his legal representatives, until he or they shall make application tleretor to the oecretary 01 the l reasnry, who, upon such application, shall, by warrant on the Treasury, cause the same to be paid to the applicant. And jf the property offered for sale as aforesaid, cannot be sold for the .amount of the tax due thereon, with the said addi tional per centum thereto, the -collector shall purchase the same in behalf of the Confederate States for the amount aforesaid: Provided: That the owner or superintendent of the prooertvLaforesaid before the same shall have been actually sold, hall be allowed to pay the amount of the tax thereon, with an addition often per centum on the same: on the payment of which the sale of the said pro perty shall not take place : Provided aho, That the owners, their heirs, executors or administrators, or' any person cm their behalf, shall have liberty to redeem any lands and other real property sold as aforesaid, within two years from the time of sale, upon' payment to the collector for the use of the purchaser, his heirs or assignees, of the amount paid by such purchaser, with interest for the same at the rate of twenty per centum per annum, and no deed shall be sriven in pursuance of such sale until the time of redemption shall have expired: Prodded further, That when the owner of any land or other real property sold tor taxes under the provisions of this act shall be in. the military service of the Confederate States, before aud at the time said sale shall have been made, the said owner shall have the privilege of redeeming the said property at any time within two years after the close of his term of service. And the collector shall render a distinct account of the charges incurred in offering and advertising for sale such property, and shall pay into the Treasury the sur plus, if any there be of the aforesaid addition of twenty Pjer centum, or ten ppr centum, as the case may ba, after defraying the charges. And in every case of the sale of real estate, which shall bt; made under the authority of this act for the assessment and collection of direct taxes . by the collectors or marsh alls, respectively, or their lawful deputies respectively, or by any other person or persons, the deeds for the estate so sold shall be prepared, made, executed and proved or acknowledged, at the time and times prescribed in this act by the collectors .respectively within whose collection district such real estate shall be. situated, or in' case of their death or removal from office, by their successors, on payment of the purchase money, or producing a receipt therefor, if already paid, in such form of law as shall be authorized and required by the laws of the Confederate States, or by tha law of the State in which such real estate lies, for making, executing, proving and acknowledging deeds of bargain and sale or other convey ances for the transfer and conveyance of real estate ; and for every deed so prepared, made, executed, proved and acknowledged, the purchaser or grantee shall pay thi col lector' the sum of five dollars for tha use of the collector, marshal or other person effecting the sale of the real es tate thereby conveyed. The commissions hereinafter al-. lowed to each collector shall hi in full satisfaction of all, services' rendered by thorn. The assessors appointed under them shall be entitled to three dollars for every dayemployed in making lists and asseesments under this act, the number of days being certified by the collector and approved by the chief collector of the State, and idso five dollars for every hundred taxable persons c mtained in the list as com 'pleted by him and delivered to the collector : Provided, That when the owner of any real estate is unknown, or is a noD-resident of, the Statej or tax district wherein the same is situated, and has no agent resident in said district, the assessor shall himself make out a list of such real estate for assessment. - Skc 13. Separate accounts shall be kept at the Treasury of all moneys received from each of the respective "States, and the chief, collector shall procure from each tax collec tor such details as to; the tax, and shall classify the same in such manner as-tho Secretary of the Treasury shall direct, and so as to provide f ull information as to each subject of taxation. - .' . Sec. 14. Each collector shall be charged with an interest of five per cent, per month for all moneys retained in his possession beyond the time at which he is required trfpay over the same by law, or by the regulations established by the Secretary of the Treasury. - - Sec 15. Each collector, before entering upon the duties ot his office, hall give bond in such sum as shall be pre scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with sufficient sureties, and shall take an oath faithfully to execute the .duties of his office, and that he will support and defend the Constitution of the Confederate States. ' Sec 16. Upon receiving the tax due by each person the collector shall tign receipts in duplicate, one w hereof shall be delivered to the person paying the same, and the other shall be forwarded to the chief collector of that State. The monejr collected during each month, or during any shorter period which may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be also immediately forwarded to the said chief collector, and by him be disposed of according to the direction of the Secretary of the. Treasury ; and the said chief collector shall report the. same immediately to the Secretary of the. Treasury, aud shall furnish him with a list specifying the names and amounts of each of the re ceipts which shall have been forwarded to him as aforesaid by-the district collectors.- , Sec 17. The taxes assessed on each person shall be a statutory lien for one "year upon all the property of that person in preference to' any other lien: the said lien to take date front the first dav of October, to which the valuation has relation, and the lands and other property of any col lector shall be bound by statutory lien for five years tor all moneys received by him for taxes ; the date of such lien to commence froPi the time of his receiving the money. Sec 18. The compensation of the tax collectors shall be five per ceut. on the first ten thousand dollars received, and two and a half percent, on all sums beyond that amount, until the compensation shall reach eighteen hundred dollars, beyond which no farther compensation shall be paid. I ' Sec 19. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to establish regulations suitable and proper to carry this act into effect, which regulations shall be binring on all offi cers ; the said Secretary may also frame instructions as to all details' which shall b"e obligatory upon alltpartics cn braced'within the provisions of this act. He may also cor rect all errors in assessments, valuations and tax lists, or in the collection thereof, in such form and upon such evi dences as the said Secretary may require. Sec 20. Corporations are intended to be embraced un der the word "persons" used in this act; and whenever the capital stock of any corporation is returned by the corporation itself and the tax paid, the stock in the hands of individuals shall be exempt from tax; and also all the real estate owned by" the corporation and used for carrying on its business; a no' the capital stock of all corporations shall be returned, and the tax paid by the corporations themselves, and not by; individual stockholders. The term "niercandize" is designed to embrace all goods, wares and merchandize held for sale, except the agricultural products of the country Money at interest is intended to include the pi incipal sum of ; afl money belonging to' any person other than a bank upon which interest is paid or to be paid by the debtor, as the same stands on ths first day -of October. The term Seattle," horses and mules" is intend ed to include all such animals as are raised for sale, and not such as are raised merely for food and work on the planta tion or farm where they are held. The term ''real estate" is intended to include all lands and estates therein and all interests growing thereout including ferries bridges, mines and the like, and in all cases the actual marketable value ot property to be assessed. , Sec. 21. If any 'person shall, at any timeduring the ex istence of the present war between tho Confederate States and the United'States, or within one year after the ratifica tion of a treaty of peace between them, falsely , make, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in finely making, forging or counterfeiting any note in imitation of, or purporting to be a treasury note of the Confederate States, or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely altering any treasury npte of the Confederate States ; or shall pass, utter orublish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish as true, any false, forged or counterfeited note purporting to be a treasury-note of theConfederata States, knowing the same to be falsely forged or counterfeit A ; or shall pass, Utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utt ?r or publish, as true, any falsely altered treasury note of the Confederate States, knowing the same to be falsely altered ; or shall con spire or attempt to conspirejwith another to pass, utter or Jiublish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish, as true, any alsely forged or counterfeited, or any falsely altered treas ury note of the Confederate States, knowing the same to be'falsely forged or counterfeited, or falsely altered ; every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall suffer death. , . s , . . t Sec. 22. If any person shall ai anytime falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely , made, lo. ged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting any bond or cou pon, in imitation of, or purporting to be a bond or coupon, ! of the Confederate States ; or shall falsely alter, or cause, or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly a id or assist in ! falsely altering any bond, or coupon, of the Confederate States ; or shall pass, ntter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any false, forged or counterfeited bond, purporting to be a bond or coupon of the Confede rate States, knowing the same to be falsely forged or -couaerfeited ; or shall pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pats, utter or publish as true, any falsely altered bond, or coupon, of the Confederate Stales, knowing the same to be falsely altered ; or shall conspire or, attempt to conspire with another, to pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass, ntter, or publish, as true, any false, forged, or counterfei ted bond, or coupon, purporting to be a bond or coupon of tne uontederate states, or any taissiy altered oona, or cou pon, of the Confederate Slates, knowing the same to be falsdy forged or counterfeited, tr falsely altered: every Bucn person shall ho deemed and adjudged guilty ot relonr, and being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor for a term not less than fire nor more than ten years, and De fined in a sum not exceeding fire thousand dollars. sec. io. u any person shall make, or enerrave, or cause or procure to be made or engraved, or shall bare in his cusioay or possession any metallic plate engravea aiter me similitude of anv nlate from n-hirh mi notes or bonds is sued as aforesaid shall have been printed, wUh intent to use such plate, or cause, or suffer the same to be used in forenng or counterfeiting anv of the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid ; or shall have in his custody or possession any DianK note or notes, oona or bonds, engraved and printed after the similitude of any note or bond, issued as afore said, with intent to use such blanks, or cause, or sutler tbe same to be used in torgmg or counterfeiting anv of the notes or bonds issued as atoresaid : or shall have in bis cus tody or possession any paper adapted to the making of notes or bonds, and similar to the paper upon which any such notes or bonds shall hare been issued, with intent to use such paper, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes or bonds issued as atoresaid : every sucn person being tnereoi lawiuiir con victed bv due course of law. shall be sentenced to be im prisoned and kept to hard labor a term not less than five, .1 . Ji t. J , - A J2 nor more tnan ten years, ana nnea in a sum not exceeumg five thousand dollars.' ' Sec. 24. If any State shall, on or before the first day of April next, pay in the treasury notes ot. the vonteoerate States, or in specie, the taxes assessed against the citizens of such State, less ten per centum thereon, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the same to the several tax collectors m sucn state, ana thereupon, their authority and duty under this act shall cease.' Sec. 25. If any person shall, at any time, after one year from the ratification of a treatr of peaoe between the Con federate States and the United States, commit any of the acts described in the twenty-first section of this act, such person shall be deemed and" adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereol convicted by due coursa ot law, snau be sen tenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor, for a period of not less than five years, nor more than ten years, and be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. . Approved August 19, 1801. 1 sept. 14 law4w. fNo. 225.1 ANT ACT TO AID THE STATE OF MISSOURI IN' RE PELLING INVASION BV THE UNITED STATES, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ADMISSION OF SAID STATE AS A MEMBER OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, AND FOR OTHER PUR POSES: Whereas, the people of the State of Missouri have' been prevented, by the unconstitutional interference of theuor ernment of the United States, from expressing their wil through their legally constituted authorities, in regard to, a union with the Confederate States of America, and are now ensraced in repelline a lawless invasion of their terri tory bv armed forces : and whereas, it is the risrht and dutv of the Confederate States to aid tha people and Gov ernment of the said State in resisting such invasion, and in securing the means and the opportunity of expressing their, will upon all questions aflectmg their rights and liberties f now, therefore " The Conaress of the Confederate State ftnerira do enaet. That the President of the Confederate States of America be, and he is hereby authorized to co-operate through "the military power of this Government with the authorities and the people of the State of 'Missouri in de- tending that state against a lawles invasion pr the united States, arid in maintaining the liberty and independence of her peopte; and that ho be authorized and empowered, at his discretion, to receive and muster into the service of jthe Confederate States, in the State of Missouri, such troops of that State- as may volunteer to serve in the army of the Confederate States, subject to the rules and regulations of saia army, ana in accoruance wn.n -me laws oi congress ; and said troops mav ba received into service by companies, battalions or regiments, with their officers elected by the troops, and the officers so elected shall be commissioned by the ircsid nt; and when mustered into service said coni- Efenics, battalions'or regiment's, may be attached to such rigades or divisions as the President maV determine ; and the President shall have power to appoint field officers for all battalions and regiments organized out' of separate companies mustered into service, and to add to battalions a suiiicient number of separate companies to complete their organization into regiments, and to appoiiit the additional field officers necessary for the complete organization of the regiments so formed ; and all -.vacancies that .may occur amongst the commissioned officers of troops mustered inlo -sjrvice under this act thall be filled in the manner provi ded in the act entitled "An act for the establishment and organization of the" army .of tha Confederate States of America," approved sixth March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. .. f Sec 2. That the State" of Missouri shall be admitted a mem ber of the Confederate States of America, upon an equal footing with the other States under the Constitution for the Provisional Government of 'the same,, upon the condi tion that tbe said Constitution for the Provisional Govern-, ment of the Confederate States shall be adoptjed and rati fied by the properly and legally constituted authorities of said .State, and the Governor of the said Statje shall trans mit to the President of the Confederate States an authen tic copy of the proceedings touching said adoption and rat ification by said State of said Provisional Constitution ; upon the receipt whereof, the President, by proclamation, shall announce the fact: whereupon, and! without any farther proceedings, upon the part of Congress, the admis sion of said State of Missouri into this Confederacy under said Constitution for the Provisioi al Government of the ConfederatcStates, shall be considered as complete ; and the laws of this Confederacy shall be thereby extended over said State of Missouri as fully and completely as over other States now composing the same. . ! ,Sec. 3. That the Congress of the Confederate States recognize the government of which Claiborne F. Jackson is the chief magistrate to be the legally elected and regularly constituted Government of the people) and State of Mis souri ; and that the President of the Confederate States be, and he is hereb3 empowered, at his 'discretion, at any time-' prior to the admission of thesaid.State as a member of this Confederacy, to perfect and proclaim an alliance, offensive and defensive, with the said Government, limited to th i period of the existing war between this Confederacy and the United States; the said treaty or alliance to be in force from the date thereof, ai.d until the same shall be disaffirmed or rejected by this Congress. Approved August 20, 18C1. sept. 21 law4w. No. 226. ' ! ; AN ACT TOEMPOWEli THE PRESTDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES TO APPOINT ADDI-, TIONAL COMMISSIONERS TO FOREIGN NA TIONS. . i ' Section 1. The Conyreit of the Confederate Statei of America do enact, That the Presi lent of the Confederate States be, and he is hereby empowered to determine and designate to what nations the Commissioners of the Con federate States, now in Europe, shall be accredited, either separately or unitedly ; and to prescribe the duties he may J think proper to assign to each ot them. ' - . Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the-President be, and he is hereby empowered, to appoint twoT other Com missioners to represent the Confederate States, either sep parately or unitedly, to such foreign nations as he may seem expedient. i ! Sec 3. And be it f uither enacted, That , the additional .Commissioners authorized by this act, shall receive the same pay and emolument as the Commissioners now in Eu rope receive ; and the President shall appoint the Secre taries or Clerks, required by said missions, and determine their compensation. ! ' . Approved Aug. 2JD, 1861. t, sept. 21 law4w By. the Postmaster General of the Confed erate States of America. A PROCLAMATION, i WHEREAS, BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE 3RD section of an act of Congress, approved August 30th, 1861, entitled "An Act to Collect, tor; distribution, the moneys remaining in the several Post Offices of the Confederate States at the time the postal service was taken in charge by said Government,-" it is "made, th? duty of the Postmaster General to make proclamation that all per sons who are citizens of the Confederate States of Ameri ca, and who may have rendered postal service in any of States of this Confederacy, under contracts or appoint ments made by the Unitedotates Government before the Confederate States Government took charge of such ser vice, shall present their claims to his department, verified and established "according to such rules as he shall pre scribe, bv a time therein to be set forth, not less than six months, and requiring the claimant to staM, under oath, how much has been paid and the date of, such payments, on account of the contract or appointment under which said claim occurred, and what fund or provision has been set apart or made for the further payment of the whole or any portion of the balance of such claim, by the Government of the United States, or of any of the United States ; and they shall also state, on oath, whether they performed fully the service according to their contracts or appointments during the time for which they claim pay, and if not, what partial service they did perform, and what deductions have been made from their pay, so far as they know, on account of any failure, or partial failure, to perform such service." Sow, therefore, I, JOHN H. REG AX, Postmaster Gen eral of th.? Confederate States of America, do issue this, .my proclamation requiring all persons having claims for postal service, under the foregoing provisions of the 3d seation of the above named' act, to present said claims to the Auditor of the Treasury for the Pott Office Depart ment for examination, fin or before the ISth'day of March, 1862, in order that I may make a report to Congress of the amount thereof, as required bylaw. Blank forms for presenting and verifying the claims will be furnished on application to the Auditor of the Treasury for th 3 Post Office Department. And I hereby require all persons - who have heretofore collected moneys as postmasters in the States now compos ing the Confederate States, and which they had not paid over at thetimethc Confederate States took charge of the postal service, to make out, under oath, and send to the Auditor of- the Treasury for the Postoffice Department, on or before the 13th day of October next, a general or ledger account with the United States, for the service of the Post Office Department, up to the time the control of the postal service was assumed by the Confederate Statec, in accord ance with the general regulations of the Postoffice Depart ment, issued May 15th, 185&, page 10C, exhibiting the bal ance in the possession of such postmasters. ' Given under my hand and seal or tuef Postoffice Department of the Confederate States o . America, at Richmond, Virginia, the 13th day of September, in the year 1861. i. ' ' JOIIJT H. REAGAN, . Postmaster General. , sept. 21, 851 awl w. IS - NOTICE. Methodist Prot. Female Colics Jakstowk, GuiLroaD Co,. N. o ' T1 'HE FIFTH SESSION WIU'OPEt Ji'i v i under the charge of G. W. Hbge, A M ' l8(JU This Institution has the advantage of vttit. . large and comfortable buildings, and extend 15!' cat ana cneraicai apparatus, ac. ' Tu- The President and family, with the other mfnKn , Faculty, live in the College'and eat at the, of th? the St udents. Tuition $15 per swsion: Music on .K t,- uh op Guitar $20; Grecian Painting $7 50; Embroil uuiiu, i rtucn, ineuiu r aiuung, -Drawinc Hul-t-i Wax Flowers, Feather Flowers, Wax Fruit t-aCh r rs cal Music $1; contingent expenses $1; Boarding 7 ' month, including washing and fires, half in ad vane.. p further intormation address r G. W.HEGE, ',;, . June 26 . - i . ' - , tf. . ROANOKE -FEMALE SEMINARY THE next session ot this Institution it residence of Dr. J. T. Watson, near lW?kJP V'.iJV?:Vr?ll.b!f? to ""'th Mondavi July Miss Sue Yi uliams. of N. C., teacher. r . TERMS: Spelling, reading and writing per session... Higher English Branches!.. 10.00 12.50 "M 20.00 3.0O French . Music on Piam . Use of Instrument... .............. j "" Board, per month .."" ' " ,b days in a week, with washing at home...... For further particulars address lO.rio 7.00 July 10, 1861. -T'AS. (Register copy 4 times weekly) i . VOLUNTEERS WANTED YOUNG MEX OF NOUTn CAKOIUXA, YOfk country is invaded and calls you to arm, f w; i established my Headquarters, for the present, at Lumb,. ton, Robeson county, and invite the young men of Cttlnn" bus, Brunswick, Bladen, Robeson, Cumberland, RichinorH Anson, Moore and Montgomery to rally to tbe flau ef thci ; country, hitherto victorious .in all pitched battl., ai 1 help drive the enemy from our borders. Your s:Vvr'. ' will be accepted either for twelve months' or-during th 1 irir. . . .-...--.' .-'. j " In the two-fold capacity of Captain in the army, of tli Lord and of my country,' I propose to lead tha men inid r my command to victory'over their spiritual a. well is th.'ir temporal foes. God and our country I .Felimv -citizens to the rescue, ! . 'JAMES SINCLAIR. Col. Commanding, Observei , and X. fj. Aug. 24. , . Wilmington Journal, Favettevillc Presbyterian, copy 4w. VALUBLE STOCK FARM BLOODED STOCK FOR SALE. I WISH to sell a Fliie Stock Farm near siif. ville, in Buncombe county, S; C, with the live' st.: upon it, consisting of a ? , . L- HERD OF EXCELLENT CATTLE, : ' MOSTLY '-' . j ' AYE RS HIRES, . ASD GRADES OF. AYEKSIIIRE.- ; DEVON AND SHORT-HORN. ' j A.lso Several Brood Marcs, Colts and FilMes, ' j ; Several fine Jennets, j. ' . ' ' Young Jacks, and an j -r IMPORTED JACK. These will be sold either with or without tht- FARM. And unless previously sold at private sale, will by soli u. public auction on the premises on Tuesday, the 8th of Ocfoter Next. I wish a small proportion of the pay; in hand ; tlie mainder at tne end oi t lie war. As i am a vn un -Mr, "during the war," in my absence I. B. gawyer,' ti., Ashevilie, will represent me. - ' ' - " '; J. W. W00DF1X August 21, 1861, ' , . 7U nl. rpiILMP SEED. - i TURNIP SEED. Large Flat Dutch Turnip Seed, Red Top Turnip, ' , Large Norfolk. Large Mammoth (from this county, )4 -And other kinds of Turnip slvhI. For sale at ; .P.E.S OLD'S t)r'ug Stoo, ' August lft . ' I 7(. - t''. A FIXE-LOT OF SrOXGL. ntid Oil, Baker's Bitters, -Black Tea, English Mustard, . A Iargu stock of Fancy Soaps Received at P. F. PKSCIMVS, " Drug Sidle. Tti tf. au;r 19. rpiIE SUBSCRIBER BE S LEAVE TO AXXOIME JL to the citizens of Raleigh lhat hi has made ariiiiip'--ments to keep on hand a constant supply of Coal Umn -Cirvm. in i nainniu couniv. . i Persons wishing to have Coal delivered at their ree'idTe can have it by making early application. 1'. f 1'KKfcl.l.. -Wilmington street. August 28. iMi. . - HILLSBOROUGH . MILITARY ACADE3IY. i THIS IWITITIOX Is under ti;c conduct of. Col. C. C. Tew, formerly Superintendent of the Stat; Military iii . idemy at Columbia, S. C. It is 'designed tit afford i i education of the. nanus fcit-ntitic and prirtirl chara ? er as that obtained in the State' Military Ia-tifu" tions of Virginia and South-Carolina. ' ' ;. J' COURSE OF STUDY: . ' Firt Year, 'tth Cl Arithmetic,, Algebra, Frc'n'h History United States,j English Grammar; Geography, Or thography. Second' Year, 4th' C7-VAlgebra, Geometry, Ti -igohow ctry, French, Latin, Univciul History, Composition." Third Year, 3d Via Descriptive Geometry, Hu)K Shadows and Perspective, Analytical Geometry, rviy ing, French, Latin, Rhetoric, History of England, Litera ture, Drawing, Elocution. ' ' ' ' ' Fnurth Wir 'Itttl ('In Ilif nnrl Int. f'ulrnlm N'atuial Philosophy, Chen istry. Rhetoric, Logic, Moral I'hil'w' phv, Latin, Drawing, "Elocution. i'ifih Year, lit Ciani. Agricultural Chemistry, Astron omy. Geology, Mineralogy, Civil Engineering, Field F'in-; fication, Ethics, Political Econoihy, Evidences of Clfii-ti-: anity, Constitution of the United States. Infantry- and Artillery Drill will form a feature ef tlie . whole course. - ! . . ACADEMIC YEAR RARRACKS, ' j .The Academic year will commence fin the first " AVcclp-- day in February, (Feb. 6, 1861,) and continue, without in termission, to the fourth Wednesday in .Voveinb r. T'1 Barracks are arranged with social reference to the p sities of a Military Academy. The main buiMiiij: 2" feet long and three stories high ; another building. 1 !' ' long, contains the mess hall, kitchen, store rooui,surg""i office and hospital. . '' ; - ...'.' TERMS: The charges for the academic year are $3'l5, for w ftieh the academy provides board, fuel", lights, washing iri'ti ue tion, text-booas, medical attendance and clothing. For circulars containing full information addn sf COL. C. C. TKW, Supt. li. M. A. April 10, 1861. ' :pWAsWly J. FEED. SIMMONS. , rvlVV.j SIMMOXS CRUMP, . - ATTORNEYS AT LA -SAUDIS, MIS SSII'I Will nractiCA in the Court fif J'anfilu. lie Soto, an other counties in Mississippi: and will pay p!e.ticMr attention to the collection of debts, and all other baAue entrusted to their care. REFERENCES: "Thos. Branch A Sons. Petersburg. Va. : Dr. H J; Leigh, do.; Hon. M. W. Ransom, Weldon. N. C; .'' )' M. Long, do.; Gov. Ellin, Kafrigh, N. C. ; Hon. V. f. Barringer, do, ; Hon. W II. Thomas, Jackson county, C. ; Hon. R. II. Heath, Edenton. S. C. : Hon. V . A- Wright, Wilmington, N. C. ., . J. F.Simmons is Commissioner for Xf)ilh-Car(din Mississippi. ( '. 30 Tlie Best Book for Volunteers PubTied. JUST PUBLISHED, . And now readv for sal- THE VOLUNTEER'S MANUAL AXD DRILL EOUk. 1 Vol. 18mo., 372 PP.; Price $1.50. . Complied from the best and latest authorities for 'd Volunteers and Militia of the Confederate States, by LJ'-ou-Co1..-Wm. H. Richardson, graduate and formerly asistnt instructor of Tactics, Virginia Military Institute. . This valuable book is a liberal abridgment of ,ar", Tactics, including the School oi the Battalion, and ln.-tru -tions for skirmishes the Balance Step, and the Manual Arms for the Musket being introduced from . Uwiau' Manual; also, the forms of Parade for Reviews, lnsiecti;n Dress Parades, Guard Mounting, Duties of Guai is, of Captain in Camp and Garrison, Marches,. Cauip?. ; Ac, together with Soldier's Rations and mode u' Vl' them, and a few important sanitary suggestions to 1 " - pir- IN PRESS," gsf " ' ' A new edition of the TROOPER'S MANUAL. By Col. J. Lccirs Ravis. 1 VoL 18mo. Pates, $1.25 l. loum. . J HUE, fl.iJ , ,i . A. 3IORRIS, PublL-her and lto'k'vC'ler' ; . - . f Kicbmonu, - - -i A KMT U' GlrLATI0R ... i AUTHORIZED EDITIONS, compiled lflC Clerk in the War Department, under the direcu President of the Southern f'onfederacy. A. MORRIS, 1'uDMM-v Kichmond. July 20. r
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