Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-25
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DOCUMENTS ON THE SLAVE.
e.. '' RY QUESTION.
An Act 90 Confiscass Property Used
/, for InsIrrecIlcnary Parposes.

An ACT 20 C0nfiscate Property Used
10 for lnsurrecticnary ParRSses.
3 Bsaenacted By the Senate and Honse Of. Rep
ye'entetices Of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That II, during ,he present
or any futnre insurrection against the Govern
ment of the United States, after the President
OF the United States shall have declared, by
proclamation, that the laws of the United States
are opposed, and the execution thereof obstruct-
ed, by combinations too powerful to be suppress
ed BY the ordinary conrse Of judicial proceed
iRgs. or by the powers vested 10 the marshals
by law, any person or persous, his, her, or their
agent, attorney, or employee, shall purchase or
acquire, sell or give, any property of whatsoever
kind or description, with intent to use or employ
the same, or suffer the same to be used or EN-
ployed, In aiding, abetting or promoting such
insufrection or resistance 70 the laws, or
any person or persons engaged therein; or
II any person or persons, beng the owners
OF any such property, shall knowingly use
or employ, or consent to the use or employ
ment Of the same 40 aforesaid, all such prop
erty is hereby declared to be lawful subject
of prize and capture wherever found, and Il
shall be the duty Of the President of the United
States to cause the same to be seized, con6s.
Gated and condemned.
SEo. 2. And belt further enacted, That such
prises and capture shall be condemned 10 the
District or Circuit Court of the United States
having jurisdiction Of the amount or In admir-.
atty In any district In which the same may be
seized' or In which they may be taken and pro-
ceedings first instituted. ,a.r.ta'3
sHo. 8. And bet further enacted, That the
Attorney. General, or any district attorney OF
the United States, In which said property may
at the time be, may institute the proceedings
of condemnation, and In such case they shall be
wholly for the benefit Of the Unit ed States; or
any person may file an information with such
an Attorney, in which case the proceedings shall
be for the use Of such informer and the United
States In equal parts. ..t,
sEo. And be 1t further enacted, That when.
ever hereafter. during the present insurrection
against the Government of the United Ststee,
any person claimed 70 be held TO labor or ger.
vice under the law Of any State shall be re
qulred or permitted by the person TO whom such
labor or service is claimed to be due, or by the
lawful agent Of such person, to take up arms
against the United States; or shall be required
or permitted BY the person to whom such labor
or service 10 claimed to be due, or his Lawful
agent, to work or to be employed in or upor
any fort, nsvy-yatd, dock, armory, ship, en-
trenchment, or In any military or naval service
whatsoever, against the Government and Lawful
authority Of the United States, then, and In ev.
cry such case, the person to whom such labor'i
claimed TO be due shall forfeit bis claim to such
labor, any Law Of the State or Of the United
States to the contrary Notwithstanding. And
whenever thereafter the person claiming such
labor or service shall seek 70 enforce his claim,
it shall be full and sufficient answer 10 such
claim that the person whose service or labor ID
claimed had been employed In hostile service
against the Government of the United States
contrary TO the provision Of this act.
Approved Aug. 8, 1861.