The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-14

III d.. sss.s hey s1s sess I. sssvess
no followins bill vas bfoughs In, Agreeahly
q notice, by NJ. Trumbpll, Of - Senate. ard
.eecrrsd to the COMMITTEES on the Judbciarys An
he session of Thursday:
r,e,aonal. Of every kind whatsoever, and where
soever situated, within the limits Of the United
statee. belonging TO any person Or persons be-
vnnd the jurisiiction Of the same, or 70 any per
son or persons in any State or district within
Tho limited States, now In Q state OF insurrec-
zion and rebellion against the authority thereof,
M that Ia either case the ordinary process Of
law cannot be served upon them, who shall dur
ing the present rebellion be found in arms against
the United States or aiding and abetting said
rebellion. shall be forfeited and confscated to
ia United States: and such forfeiture:shsll take
immediate effect upon the commission OF the act
Of forfeiture; and all right, title, and claim OF
the person committing the act, together with
the right or power TO dispose Of or ALLEVIATE his |
propeItylof any and every description, shal! in. |
stantly cease and determine, and the same shall |
Al once vest in the United States.
SEC Q. And BE Il further enacted, That every
person having claim to the service or labor OF
any other person in any State, under the laws
thereof, who during the present rebellion, shall
take up arms against the United States, or IN
NY nsn IN 800. -, .i.;,, =, s,,oh serv;ce
=. 49,. "a .,c ,e,snns from vhom Il r. claim
"a y. ~ A.. ,,.r.onlv called slaves shall ;reo
facso, on the commission of the act of forfeiture
by the party having claim to the service labor
Is aforesaid, be discharged therefrom, and be-
come forever thereafter as free persons, any Law
Of any State, or of the United States, to the
contrary, notwithstanding; and it shall be the
dntv Of the President Of the United States to
N 10 nrov;sion for the transportation. COLOMBIA.
t;on. and settlement in some tropical country
heyond the limits of the United States, Of such
nelson's of the African race. made free BY the
nrovisions of this act. as NAV be willing to emf
crate. having frst obtained the consent of the
Government of said country to their protection
and settlement within the same, with all the
ripb,s and privileges Of freeme,
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the President of the United States,
a often az in his opinion the necessities of the
army. or the safety. interest and welfare of the
United States in regard to the suppression of the
rebellion shall require. to order the seizure and
annropration by such officers. military or civil.
az he NAV designate for the purpose, Of any and
all of the property real and personal. coniscated
and forfeited under and by virtue of this act.
situated and being IN apy district of the United
States. beyond the reach of civil process in the
ordinary course of judicial proceedings by rea-
son Of such rebellion. and the sale or other dis
nosition of said preperty. or so much Of it A he
shall deem advisable.
SEC. 4 And be IL further e,,octed. That II sball
be the duty of the officers 90 designated to make
to the President full reports Of their proceed.
inps under such orders. which report shall he
filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Treas
nrv. and all moneys received on the sale of con-
| iscatcd propertv of any person as aforesaid af
| ter a deduction of the actual and necessary ex
| nenses attendant thereon and the navment of
the inst claims of loval creditors Of such nerson
| to be allowed by said officers. of all of which
| narticular account shall he rendered. shall
| he denosited in the United States Treasury.
and a senarate account of such moneys shall
he kent under the name of the " Rebellion
Find and a full renort thereof sball no nresent.
cd to Conoress at ;ts nert recnlsr session and ot
each session thereafter !. and the said fund shall
be held for the benefit of such loyaj citizens "a
NAV have been desnoiled of their nronerty nv
| aaid rebellion. and sbalI no Maid nnt IN tbem
| mon nroof Of ioss and the amount thereof ha;no
! dnlv established in such manner "a Congress-
shai, hereafter nrov;ae and the excuses Is anv
sball he annlied to ext;nouish an mnch of tie
debt incurred NV the United States in The ann.
nress;on Of said rebellion. -
Sec. +. And he Il further enacted That in case
snv of the nronertv 60 seized and annronr;at tod
o. soId 90 halona;ng 70 rshels oh oil r. Sant .nd
in oood fa;,h have he,onoed at tho ,;ua &c The
MESSAGE of The cot aud at tho time IF snoh col,
pro 20 a Iov.l o;,;,on ne tha un;,od Co.. s,,a,
ior,, o;,;,o, NOV iIa n Tho o0s 40 oS ,he g.
tarv Of the Treasury at Wasb;noto, w;,b;n OIL
~ aovs from, tbe dst. NJ Snch sa;,ura snah ,a,;
t;ous and nroofs 80 ba y, ~ th;nL nronar ~ ~
dino allowance Of b;s ei:;u, fnr rest;,,,,an b b
snoh am.hor;,, "a ;n sob ,n.n,a. ~ "no ~
saSn no ~ su.u ,.ael 20 oonsress
"h naS sns ~ .p pe en',Iu lestl'uuoh o.
~, W.. ~. SUI s' NV .a.e nee.
sboi b. n %. hao sa,s ' .ono.he ,is SeI
=; a..o ne ~ .oo.;.,,.:s s ~ n an a'.o" alee
Ito vslus ~ ,ha d;soro.;nn of hp'i y. III. y.
is va:ue, IN sne oissre.on OF tne authority
awalu a Tue same, wnlcn aiiowance snail MOI
m.I pe, s9n.ui ~ ~ .ne sa'ue Vi tne prop
! 81 ',ia anu hon 'ue p.ynens " such val
anI anoT r snan Se Maoe from the saio
49, ~ NV, Al " Tvs appropr'
a'on :" a"y osler purpose
, sec. .. Ane oen t",ther enacted, That for the
purpose VI e.iorcang the forfeiture specihed II
tne nrs. secNon ., snis act, Oh properly stuatee
auu De.Is ~ 'oyal o'a.es Ut ulserlcts' IN wnicf
case SUCH proceedings shai CONFORM as near a
arising under the revenue laws; and in all cases
the property condemned, whether real or per
sona', shall De sold, and the proceeds thereo
l SPF.A~
ded in the fourth section af this act; and any
person discharged from service or labor, and
made Tree, as specified in the second section Of
this act, in any district Of the United States in
which the ordinary course Of Judicial proceed
ings is not obstructed bv the rebellion, may in
st'tute proceedings in said District Court or ir
any other District Court of the United States
where the person SO discharged may at the time
De, tor the purpose OF establishing the evidences
OF MS or her freedom on giving such notice al
the oourt shall prescribe; and the several Dis
trict Courts OF the United States are hereby in
vested with power to issue all process, whether
mesne or maj, and to do every other matter ant
tning necessary and proper to carry out the pur
pose OF this act. a ..4.a
Sec. T. And o. u FURTHER enacted, That any
!, person duly convicted of the crime Of treason
by law, shall forfeit to the United States all hi.
personal property, of whatsoever nature, within
!; the United States, for and during his natural
life; the property forfeited by this section to be-
disposed of under the direction Of the Court be
fore whom the conviction for treason is had, in
the same way. as provided in the sixth section