New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-13
THE NEW CoNFlsCATIoN ACT.

The following II the bill Introduced IN the y. y
Senate, agreeably TO notice, by Mr.. Tmmbull, snd
referred TO the Committee tue judiciary.
BILL for ne C0f'eat..a II me P'ggs,v y hfboi' and
ghiAe treedoS, 20 n, P,'ios' hey htd IN AiGF,ry
every lind wlstscs1s, and situated vi bin hs
iuIs OF he United STATES belonging any Feon'
sons IN sny saie or district ihl The United ss,s
Of nsuneotian aud .bsou sgansi the s1tno,y thereof
ed upon them. who hall during ~ present henon Be
found 70 esains The United stc or siding and aes
ssid rebellion shs be forfeited &C scut,d lie Itsd
States and such forfeiture sb. tske immediate en'ct upon
ID, commission Of me se1 Of iohstore and al hshi vie
claim the inr tie tosUtle i tie ff Ia
power 70 dispose Of q aisrae his property Of snS sn1
ssms ,hsll &c once vsst IN toe Uned siaie..
q dHdbe Jugthe' cnoctsd every person harit
cs The service labor Of any cIh, In any state
uadcr the laws thereof who darius the Irecnt rebellion
shah ny sg4in.i the Un'd states or IN any anns.
aid or sbet sid rebellion slA thereby forthwith forfeit ~
such eTyce labor; aid he persons ron whom y
is caned be due commonly ea ed save shbl 'o Jeeo,
on the couison 9th, act CT ioure b. the parry hvi
csn the service labor aloesad, bo e clsgrt there.
om and become heye thereafter fee pos1Is. any law Of
any ct the United stsl-s TO tie contrary uotDh
,tsIdg sd Il sis be the duty Of the President Of The
intel States to mike Ir,von FOR The uanspoiis'ion,
colonization aud se'ueme' In some tropical country beyond
Unite Of he United siai~ Of sue p-f-Ons Of the Am an
snigaie having int otaped ihe consent Of the oovln
Il lid count th.ir protector ana settlement "ii
sac g. and Be uJrhsr sRaoisd Ina Il 'haA be ne duJ
o. Tie President Of tie United States as cen a. "a Dc opio
ion the military Beces Of The smy or the ssotS iutsfr
sud welfare OF The unI otI,s IN Tesfa 70 ibs
the rebellion shall 10 order The seizure ana sppfo
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Tor he pu1 o'e, OF any ana al u Ne PoieH lyel Ah1 Pc.
sou conscaed ahd forfeited uDder AID by yi1ue Of this
act situated and beng 10 sDy district Of TIE United states
beyond The reach q civil in the ordinary eoqr'o d
Judicial proceedings by reson Of such rrbeon and me 't
other disPosin Of said property OF 10 much Of Il as be
,hsll deem sdyi able.
sro l. had be IL further enacd Tia; It ha be the dVty
OF The officer, gacd to make 10 tLe PTedenl full re
Of their proceedings under such orders "heh Ispo
shall be filed N the Ocs Of tho Secretary OF Tia" treasury
abd ell received the sale OF the couseaed pot
~ Of person aforesaid after deduction Of lbe actual
necessary penss Attendant thereon aud the payment o.
a. ju,t Claims Of loyal creditors gch person to be s0wt
by laid officers. OF all Of which particular aecoah 'LA DC
rendered she'll be dep1iod IN the United States Treasury
Ihe nsn. Of the Rebellion Fund, AID a full report tsreO
be presented to Congress 4 It's nett regular sesoD aud
there aeri and the said fund sa be- held FOL
benefit Of such loyal ciznI have been de,poisd
o. their property sy said asd 'h1i, be PAID %, t.
established Ia such Congress shall hereafter pro
VICE. end 1 eds sh any, its s 90 20 "a &
SEE And be ar,isy enacted That, IN case any Of the
property seized and oprsted sold belonging "a
rebels shall 10 fact ana H. Fifth Lave belonged At the
tue Of passage Of ths set and at TIE time Of such seizure
TO loyal citizen Of the United States. such 10y Cd izcn
tile IN the Office Of the Secretary Of s Ifea,uy Washing
ton within ,.y DAYS from IN. cate Of such seizure. such Ne
Of tis claim for rtftuiion BY such auhTy and Ia tuct
manner A. Congress may hereafter dueci such loyal
OF his law bcrs shall be entitled Tie restitution Of such
properly. II the shan no, have been Sold or s 'ns
at The nne s seizure II II shall ha'e been 90 togele
or Of value the discretion Of the authority Awsdns
% same which sllow snce shall not exceed Eve per
f y,Ie. OF The porrrty 20 reclaimed aud tho payment
such value and allowance shall be made ion the said Ne sl
lion Fund IN preference It's appropriation ~ any Other par
pose. %, =,
SEC g. Ind Be further epaeied Tst for tho purpose
the forfeiture specified IN the hst section Of this act
Of situated and being IN loyal States dIict- N
which such shlli coniom IS n.s as may be
10 he Of forfeiture gisng under the
enue laws and Ia all eases The property condsmned whether
personal shall BE- sold and the proceods thereof ,lal
b. oiled sud account provided IA the ourh seeot
act and any person dsc go from service LABOR aud
made specit the second section OF this act ~
dt. Of the United States Ia which the ordinary course
udcsl proce-diDgs no: ob.ruced BY the rebellion may
Institute proceedings In sad District Court Ia sny ohe
District Court of United States here the poison so dis
charged may Ut the be- for the purpose Of essbsh0
the evidence hi. her fecdom on giving such noce AZ
the Coun hsl prescribe aud tho ssvor Di,tIet Courts o.
the United stes hereby inyettd With pn~er 20 issue vi
process. pal snd 10 DO every Other matte
thing Necessary and proper 10 carry cut she purpose oil I'm
o., 4,
syc T. And he further enaeief. That any person duly
of the crime Of In addition 70 the pnni-h
nent nov prescribed by law hall forfeit 10 the United States
all his personal properly, Of vhAtsoeyeT nature, within n'
United States aud also the night To the poses,io rents
,Des aid profits OF his real within The United States
and during his natural life the property forfeited oy ih
sect on 10 be under the direction Of The Court 10
fore hon the con treason J. had In the same nsn
ner add the proceeds applied in the same way pio
| vided fn ,he IN this act