The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-10

thereof where real estate shall be sub !
iect 10 sale, ~ shall fifty and efficiently
effect the purposes Of this set, and vest
n lhe purchasers Of such property good
and valid titles thereto. And the said
courts shall have power 20 allow such
fees and charges Of their officers rs shall
be reasonable and proper In the premises.
Sec. O. And be a further enacted, That
all slaves Of persons who shall hereafter
be engaged in the rebellion against the
Government Of the United States, or who
shall in any way give aid or comfort
thereto, escaping from such persons and
taking refuge within the lines of the
army; and all slaves captured from such
persons or deserted by them and coming
under the control Of the Government OF
the United States, and all slaves of such
persons found on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces and af-
forwards occupied by the forces Of the
United States, shall be deemed captives
Of wan, and shall be forever free of
their serviiude, and not again held as
slaves.
Sec. 10. and b u Jitrii.sy enacted, That
no slave escaping into any State, Terri
tory Or the District Of Columbia, from any
other State, shall be delivered up, or in
any way impeded or hindercd Of his lib
erty, except for crime, or some ofIense
againsttho laws unless the person claim
ing said fugitives shall first make oath
that the person TO whom the labor or SER
| vice OF such fugitive is alleged TO be due
! is his lawful owner and has not borne
arms against the United States in the
present rebellion, nor in any way given
/ aid and comfort thereto; and no person
engaged in the military or naval service
of the United States shall, under any
pretence whatever, assume 20 decide on
the validity of the claim of any person to
the service or labor Of any other person.
or surrender up any such person to the
claimant, on pain Of being dismissed from
the service"
Sec. il. A1i2be 10 further enacted, That
the President of The United States is -au-
thorized TO employ as many persons Of
African descent as he may deem nccessa-
ry, and proper for the suppression of this
rebellion, and for this purpose he may Or
ganizo and use them in such manner as
he may judge best for the public well
fare.
Sec. u. Ind Je "a |,wtler enacted, That
the President Of the United States il
hereby authorized TO make provision for
the transportation, colonization, and set
Element, in some tropical country beyond
the limits Of the United States, of sucl
, persons Of African race, made free by the
{ provisions of this act, as may be willing
, TO emigrate, having first obtained the con.
sent of the Government of said country
to their projection and settlement within
/ the same, with all the rights and priv
E leges of freemen.
e Sec. 10. Ind belt further enacted, Tha
; the President is hereby authorized, a
any time hereafter, by proclamation, Il
extend 10 persons who may have partici
pated in the existing rebellion in anJ
7, State or part thereof, pardon and amnesty
with such exceptions and at such tim
and on such conditions IS he may deem
expedient for the public welfare.
Sec. II. Ind b. 70 further enacted, Tina
tho courts of the United States shall hay,
power TO institute proceedings, make or
ders and DEGREES, issue process, and dt
q all other things necessary to carry thi
act into effect.
Approved, July Il, 1862.