The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-17
An IMPORTANT Law ruE c0Hvs.ra-
IlON SILL


The following is copy Of very impor.
'ant bill which has passed both asuses Of
Congress and is now Law. Il will be .een
from reading lis provisions, that any des-
cripiion Of property employed by individual.
30 promote rebellion against the govern
mens Of the United States, shall be conf.
Gated whenever found.
The last section provides tha. all slaves
employed in promoting instruction. or
resisting the laws, shall be discharged from
bondage and sc: free. Thl. act, when co.
forced, will strike the rebels stunning
blow. By its provisions millions of prop
erty are forfeited to the National Govern
men,, and ten Of thousands Of slaves are
lawfully entitled to their freedom. Il is a
just, righsful and necessary Law. Read:
AN ACT to conf,ca,e property used for IN
surrectlonary purposes.
BE it enacted By The Senate and House OF
Representatives. II the United States OF
america IN Congress assembled:
Inst il. during the present or any fu-
ture In-urrectian against the Government
Of the United States, after the Pres.-
dent OF the United States shall have
declared by proclamation that the laws Of
the United States are opposed, and The ex-
eeutipn thereof obsiTuct-d, by combinations
Too powerful TO be suppressed BY the usual
course Of judicial proceedings, or by power
vested in the marshal. by law, any persons
or persons, his, her or their agent, attorney
or employee, shall purchase or acquire, sell
or give. use or employ the same, or suffer
the same 70 be used or employed, IN aiding
abetting or promoting snch Instruction or
resistance TO the laws. or person or person
engaged therein; or If any person or per
sons, being the owner or owners OF any such
property shall knowingly use or employ, or
consent To the use or employment Of the
same ~ aforesaid, all such property is here
By declared to be iawfui subject If prize
and capture whenever fouad: and IL shall
be the duty of the President Of tn. United
States 10 cause the same 10 DC sei-ed, Goa
fseated and condemned.
SEC. 2. And be II further erdcted, That
such prizes and capture shall be condemned
IN the district or circuit court OF the United
States having i~ilc.lou of the am,un., or
III h!UiftitN III any uirtiiGt III WHICH tne
same may be seized, or into which they nav
BE- taken and proceedings tirst instituted.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the Attorney General, or any district attoI-
ney Of the United States 10 which said prop.
erry may NJ the time be, may institute the
proceedings Of condemnation, and in such
case they shall be wholly for the benefit of
the United States: or any person may file
AN information with such attorney, in which
ease the proceedings shall he for the use Of
such iuformer ana the United States 10
equal parts.
SEC. 4. Aad be it further enacted, That
whenever any person claiming 10 be emit
tied to the service pr labor Of any oth"r
person, under the laws If any State. shall
employ such person in aiding or promoting
any fnsurreciion. or in resisting the lars Of
The United States, or shall permit him to be
30 employed, he shall forfeit all right TO
such service or labor, and the per son whose
labor or service is. thus claimed shall be
fhsncpiorth discharged theretfom, any iap
10 The contrary notwithstanding.