The national Republican., 1862-07-28
OFFICIAL.
By the President Of the United Statss Of
America. a
EiyA PROCLAMATION.

seize and confscate the property of rebels,
and for other parposes,' approved July II,
1862, and which act, and the joint resolution
explanatory thereof, are herewith published,
Il. Abraham Lincoln. President Of the United
States, do hereby proclaim to and warn all per.
sons within tho contemplation Of said sixth SEQ
tion to cease participating in, aiding, counte.
nancing, or abetting the existing rebellion, or
any rebellion, against the Government of the
United States, and to return TO their proper al.
legiance to the United States, on pain of the
forfeitures and seizures rs within and by said
sixth section provided.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of tho United States
to be affixed.
Done At the City of Washington, this
twenty.fifth day Of July, in the year of
H.. ST. our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
and sixty.two, and Of the Independence
ofthe United States the eghty.seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President: 'r
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary nr State.
PUBIIC--No. 1907
AN ACT 10 suppress insurrection, 10 punish
treason and rebellion, to seize and GOnfsoate
the property of rebels, and for other pur.
poses. -.
Be q enacted BY the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiues Of the United States Of America /.
Congress assembled That every person who
shall hereafter commit the crime Of treason
against the United States. and shall be adjudged
guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and all his
slaves, 1t any, shall be declared and made free;
or, At the discretion of tho court, he shall be
imprisoned tor not less than fvo years, and
fined not less than ten thousand dollars, and all
his slaves, II any, shall be declared and made
free; said fine shall be levied and collected on
any or all oi the property, real and personal,
excluding slaves, OF which the said person SO
convicted was the owner at the time Of COM
mitting the said crime, any sale or conveyance
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. And be U further enacted, That u any
person shall hereafter noits, set on foot, assist,
or engage In any rebellion or insurrection
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 to, any such existing rebellion or in.
surrectiOn, and be convicted thereof, such per.
son shall be punished by imprisonment for
period not exceeding ten years, or by n fine not
exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by the
liberation of all his slaves, If any he have; or
by both of said punishments, at tho discretion
of the court.
Sec. 3. And be Il further enacted, That every
person guilty of either OF the offences described
In this act shall be forever incapable and dis.
qualified I" hold any office under the United
States.
Sec. 4. And be j. further enacted, That this
act shall not be construed in any way TO affect
or alter tho prosecution, conviction, or punish.
ment "f any person or persons guilty of treason
against the United States before the passage of
this act, unless such person is convicted under
this act.
Sec. 8. And be Il further e,,acted, That, to
insure the speedy termination of the present
rebellion, il 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 effects of the persons hereinafter named in
Ss ana to sP Is Ind use the m and and
army Of the United States; that is 10 say:
First. or sny person hereafter acting NJ An
officer OF the army or navy Of tho rebels In
arms against the Government Of tho United
States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter acting as
President, Vice President, member of Con.
gress, judge OF any court, cabinet officer, for.
eign minister, commissioner or consul of the
so-called Confederate States Of America.
Thirdly. OF any person acting HI Governor
of a State, member of n Convention or Legisla.
ture, or judge of any court of any of the so
called Confederate States of America.
Fsurthly. 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. or any person hereafter holding any
Office or agency under the Government Of the
u,
under any of the several States of the said Con.
federacy, or the laws thereof, whether such
office or agency be national, State, or mum.
cipal in its name or character: Prouided, That
the persons thirdly, fourthly, and fifthy above
described shall have accepted their appoint
ment or election since the date OF the pre-.
tended ordinance Of secession of the State, or
shall have taken an oath of allegiance to, or to
support the constitution of, the so.oalled Con-
federate States.
SiythIy Of nnv person wbo ownipu pronor,v
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 con.
veyances of any such property shall be null
and void; and ii shall be sufficient bar to any
suit brought by suoh person for the possession
or the use of such property, or any of it, to
allege and prove that he is one of the persons
described In this section.
Sec. 6. And be u further enacted, That II any
person within any State or Territory of the
United States, other than those named as afore.
said, after the passage OF this act, being en-.
gagged in armed rebellion against the Govern.
ment of the United States, or aiding or abetting
such rebellion, shall not, within sixty days after
public warning and proclamation duly given
and made by tho President of the United States
cease to aid, countenance, and abet such rebel.
lion, and return TO his allegiance TO the United
States, all the estate and property, MONEYS
stocks, and credits of such person shall be la
BILE To seizure rs aforesaid, and 1t shall be tho
duty Of the President to seize and use them as
aforesaid or tho proceeds thereof. And all
sales, transfers, or convsyances of any.suoh
property after the expiration of the said sixty
days from the date OF such warning and procla.
nation shall be null and void; and II shall be q
sufficient bar to any suit brought by such per.
son for the possession or the use Of such pro.
perty, or any of 1t, to alege and prove that he
Ia one OF the persons described in this section.
Sec. 7. and be Il further enacted, That TO
secure the condemnation and sale of any Of
such property, after the same shall have been
seized, 80 that 1t may be made available for the
purpose aforesaid, proceedings in rem shall be
instituted in tho name of the United States in
any district court thereof, or In any Territorial
court, or In the United States district court
for the District of Columbia, within which the
property above described, or any part thereof |
may be found, or into which the same, ii |
moveabe, may first be brought, which pro. |
ceedings shall conform, as nearly as may be, |
to proceedings in admiralty or revenue cases; |
and if said property, whether real or personal, |
shall be found To have belonged to person
engaged in rebellion, or who has given aid or |
comfort thereto, the same shall be condemned |
as enemies property, and become the proper. |
ty of the United States, and may be disposed |
Of as the court shall decree, and the proceeds |
thereof paid into the Treasury OF the United |
States for the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That the |
several courts aforesaid shall have power to |
make such orders, establish such forms Of de- |
cree and sale, and direct such deeds and con.
veyanoes 10 be executed and delivered by the |