Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-07-25
r. II. CLARK.
The Confscation and Emancipa-
tion Bill.

r The Confscation and Emancipa'
tion Bill.
The following is the bill which ha
passed congress, and received the sigma
ture of the President to suppress in
surrection, aud punish treason and rebel
lion, to seize and confscate the property
Of rebels, and for other purposes;
BE II enacted By tie Senate and Hous,
. of Representatives Of tie United State.
Of America in Congress assembled, That
every person who shall hereafter commit
crime or treason against the United
Stats, and shall be adjudged guilty there.
Of, shall suffer death, and all his slaves
if any, shall be declared and made free
or he shall be imprisoned for not less
than five years and fined not less than
. $4,000 and all his slaves, if any, shall
be declared and made free said fine
shall 5e levied and collected on any or
all Of the property, real and personal,
excluding slaves, of which the said per-
son SO convicted was the owner at the
time OF committing the said crime, any
sale or conveyance to the contrary not
withstaudiog.
| SEC, ?. ind be it FURTHER enacted,
That if any person shall hereafter incite,
set on foot, assist or engage in any re-
bellion or instruction against the author
ity of the United States, or the laws
thereof, or shall give aid or comfor: to,
or shall engage in any such existing re
bellion or insurrection, ana be convicted
thereof such person shall be punished by
imprisonment for period not exceeding
ten years, by fine not exceeding 10000
dollars and by liberation of all his
slaves, if any he have.
SEC. 3. Ind be 1t further enacted,
That any person guilty of either Of the
offenses described in this act shall be
forever incapable and disqualified to hold
any office under the United States.
SEC. l. AnaJc it further enacted,
That this act shall not be construed in
any way to affect or alter 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 IN
der this act.
SEC. >. 1ad be 1t .futler enacted,
That to insure 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 estates and
property, money, stocks, credits, and ef-
fects of the persons hereafter named in
this section, and to apply and use the
same, and the proceeds thereof, for the
support of the army of the United States,
that is to say a: First, of any person here
after acting as an officer of the army or
navy of the rebels in arms against the
Government of the United States sec
ondly, OF any person hereafter acting as
President, Vice President, Member Of
Congress, Judge of any Court, Cabinet
Officer, Foreign Minister, Commissioner
or consul of the so-called Confederate
States of America; thirdly, of any per-
son acting as Governor of State, men,
Der of q convention or legislature, or
Judge Of any court Of any of the social
ed Confederate States Of America
fourthly, of any person who, having held
an office Of honor, trust, or profit in the
United States, shall hereafter hold an
office in the so-called Confederate States |
of America; filthy, of any person here
after holding any Office Or agency under
the Government of the so.called Confed-
crate States of America, or under any of
the several States of the said Confeder-
acy, or the laws thereof, whether such |
office or agency be national, State, or
in its name or character
Provided, That the persons thirdly,
fourthly and filthy above described shall
have accepted their appointment or cleo
ton since the date of the pretended ordi-
nance Of secession of the State, or shall
have taken an oath Of allegiance to sup
port the Constitution Of the so-called
States; sizthly, of any per- i