The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16
BY TEL e CR APH !.
.A1es-sooese Report.
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, Warrington, May IA.
The Arst bill reported by Mr.. Elliot
from the Special Committee, provides thai
nllthe estate, property and money. stock
credit and effects of the person or person,
hereafter named are declared forfeited te
the Government Of the United States, and
are declared lawful subjects of seizure
and Of prize and capture wherever found
| for the indemsjty Of the United States
against the expenses for supervising the
4 present rebellion, that is to say:
1 First, Any person hereafter acting as
an officer in tho army or navy Of the
rebels now or hereafter in arms against
the Government Of the United States.
/ Second, Any person hereafter acting
as President, Vice President, member Of
Congress, Judge Of any court, Cabinet Of
icer, Foreign Minister, Commissioner or
Consul Of The so called Confederate States.
Third, Any person acting as Governor
Of State, member of Convention or Legis-
lature, or Judge Of any court of the so
called Confederate States.
Fourth, Any person who having held
an Office OF honor, trust or profit in the
United States shall hereafter hold m Of
fee in the 80 called Confederate States.
Fifth. Any person hereafter holding
any office or agency under the so called
Coufedsracy Or under any of the several
States Of said Confederacy or laws there
Of, whether such Office or agency be ma
tional, State or municipal in its name or
character.
Sixth, II any person who holding pro
perty 10 any loyal State or Territory Of
the u. 8. or 10 the District of Columbia
shall hereafter assist and give aid and
comfort 70 such rebellion, the said estate
property and money, stocks, credit and Of
fects of those persons are declared SUBJ
jects Of capture wherever found, and the
President Of the United States shall cause
the same to be ssiscd to the end that they
may BE- con6scated and condemned 70 the
use Of the United States, and Ill sales,
transfers, or conveyances shall be null and
void, and it shall be a sufficient bar 10
any suit brought by such per ,on for the
possession and for the use OF such proper
~ or any Of it, to allege and prove If he is
one Of the persons described in this sec
ton.
The second section provides if any per-
SON within any State or Territory Of the
United States other than those already
specified shall not within sixty days sitter
public warning mud Proclamation by the
President cease to aid and countenance
and abet such rebellion, and return to
their allegiance, their property in like
manner shall be forfeited for the use Of
the United States All sales, transfers
or conveyanoes of any such property after
expiration of said sixty days from the date
of the warning, shall be null and void.
The third section provides that to Sc
cure the possession, condemnation and
sale Of such property situated or being in
any State or District or Territory of the
United States, proceedings in rem, shall be
instituted in the name of the United
States in any district court or territarial
court or the United States District Court
for the District Of Columbia, in which the
property may be found or iDto which the
same, if movsable, may be first brought,
which proceeding shall conform Is nearly
a. may be to the proceedings in prize
cases, or to cases of forfeiture arising un-
der the revenue laws. and the property SO
seized aud condemned whether real or per
sonal shall be sold under the decree OF the
court having cognizance OF the case, and
the proceeds deposited in the treasury of
the United States for their use and bene-
fit
The remainder Of the sections provide
the necessary machinery for carrying the
act into effect.
The second bill Of the Select Commit
tee il - follows If any person or per-
Sons within the United States shall after
the passage Of this act wilfully engage in
arnsd rebellion against the Government,
Or shall wilfully aid or abet such re-
belion, or adhere to those engaged in
such rebellion, giving them aid and COM
fort, every such person shall ihersby for
felt al claims 70 the service or labor OF
any pefsons commonly known o. slaves.
and snch slaves are hereby declared free
and FOREVER discharged from ssrvitude,
anything IN the hws Of the United 6tates
Or any 9sAts to the contrary notwi.hstand-
ling, md vhenever thereaftsr any person
claiming the labor OF service Of any such
slave shall seek to enforce his claim, it
shall be sufficient defence thereto that
the claimant was engaged in said rebel.
lion, Of aided or abstted the same con-
trary - tho provisions Of this act. When