The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-27
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CoNF1sCATION Act
lPuBLlo-N No. 1901

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for other purposes.
Be 70 enacted Jy he Senate and House of |
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States Qf Amer- .
lea in Congress assembled, That every person
who shall hereafter commit the crime of /
treason against the United States, and .
shall be adjudged guilty thereof, shall T.
suffer death, and all his slaves, if any, /.
shall be declared and made free; or at |
the discretion Of the court, he shall be |
imprisoned for not less than five years
and fined not less than ten thousand dol F..
lars; said fine shall be levied and collect
ed on any or all of the property, real and
personal, excluding slaves, Of which the
said person so convicted was the owner
at the time Of committing the said crime,
any sale or conveyance 70 the contrary,
notwithstanding
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
if any person shall hereafter incite, set
on foot, assist, or engage in any rebellion
or instruction against the authority Of
the United States, or the laws thereof or
shall give aid or comfort thereto, or shall
engage in, or give aid and comfort 20, any
such existing rebellion or insu,Tection,
and be convicted thereof, such person
shall be punished by imprisonment for
period not exceeding ten years, or by
Gne not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
and by the Liberation Of all his slaves if
any he have; or by both of said punish
mcnts, at the discretion Of the court
Sec 3. Ind be 10 further enacted, That
every person guilty Of either of the often
ces described in this act shall be forever
incapable and disqualified to hold any
office under The United States.
Sec. 4, Ind he 10 further enacted, That
this act shall not be construed in any
way to affect or altar the prosecution,
conviction, or punishment of any person
or persons guilty OF treason against the
United States before the passage of this
act, unless such person is convicted I'M
der this act
Sec, g. And be it further enacted, That,
to ensure the speedy termination Of the
present rebellion, it shall be the duty of
the President of the United States to
cause the seizure of all the estate and
property, money, stocks, credits, and eff
lccts of the persons hereinafter named
in this section, and TO apply and use the
same and the proceeds thereof for the
hulpOIb " hhS "liH1 W Ail' NiAt'N '''d'Nof
that is to say;
First. OF any person hereafter acting
as an officer of the army or navy of the
rebels in array against the Government
1.-The United States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter act
Ding az President, Vice President, mem
Der of Congress, judge of any court, cab
met officer, foreign minister commits
sioner or consul of the sO-calIcd Conicd-
crate States of America.
Thirdly, OF any person acting as
Governor of q State, member of Con-
vention or Legislature, or judge of any
court of any of the so-called Confederate
States of America,
FOurthly. or any person who, having
held an Office of honor, trust orpi fit in
the United States, shall hereafter hold an
Office in the so.callcd Confederate States
of America
Filthy. OF any person hereafter hold
ing an Office or agency under the social
ed Confederate States of America, or un-
der ony of the several States of the said
Confederacy, or the laws thereof, whc-
Their such Office or agency be national.
state, or municipal in its name or char
acter: Pyovidel, That the persons thirdly
fourthly and lilthly above described
shall have accepted their appointment or
election.sin the date of the pretended
ordinance Of secession of the State or
shall have taken an oath Of allegiance to,
or 10 support the Constitution off, the So
called Confederate States.
.Sixthly. Of any person who, owning
property in any loyal State or Territory
of the United States, or in the District of
Columbia, shall hereafter assist and give
aid and comfort to such rebellion; and all
sales, transfers. or cOnyeyances Of any
such property shall be null and void; and
il shall be sufficient bar TO any suit
brought by such person for the possession
or use of such property, or any of il, to
allege and prove that he is one of the per-
sons described in this section
Sec. 6. ARd be II further enacted, That if
any person within any State or Terrific
~ of the United States other than those
named as aforesaid, after the passage of
this act, being engaged in armed rebel
lion against the Government Of the Unit
ed States, or aiding or abettng such re
bcilion. shall not, within sixty days after
public warning and proclamation duly
eiyen and made by the President of the
United States, cease to aid, countenance,
and abet such rebellion, and return 10 his
allegiance 90 the United States, all the
estate and property, moneys, stocks and
credits of such person shall be liable 10
seizure as aforesaid, and II shall be the
duty of the President to seize and use
them as aforesaid or the proceeds there
OF. Aud all sales, transfers or convey
ances of any such property after the eN-
piration Of the said sixty days from the
date of such warning and proclamation,
shall be null and void; and II shall be a
sufficient bar TO any suit brought by such
person for the possession or the use of
such property, or any OF IL, 10 allege and
prove that he is one of the persons de-
scribed in this section.
Sac. z. ARd BE- 70 fU1Lrr CH1r'e} That
TO secure the condemnation and sale of
any such property, after the same shall
have been seized, so that IL may be made
available for the purposes aforesaid, pro-
eeedings in rem shall be instituted in
the name of the United States in any
district court thereof or IN any Teulto-
rial court or in the United States dis
rict court for the District OF Columbia,
within which the property above desert
bed, or any part thereof may be found
or into which the same, If movable, may
lirst be brought, which proceedings shall
conform as nearly as may be TO proceed
ings in admiralty or revenue cases, and
said property, whether real or personal
shall be found TO have belonged 10 a per
son engaged in rebellion, or who has Civ.
am aid or comfort thereto, the same shall .
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