The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-24


From fourteen to sixteen men were buried
in Desha's cornfield, across Licking bridge
Twenty Eve rebels were killed in the streets
Seventeen. Union citizens were killed and
wounded.
Confi>cation and Emancipation Bill.
A Bill to suppress instruction, to punish trea-
SOL and rebellion. to seize and contlscate the
property OF Reb lis, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by tue Senate and House of
Repy esentl hves Of the United States ct Amer-
icc. in Congress assembled. That every prison
who shall hereafter C. m nit the crime Of
treason against the United States, and shall
be adiud ged guilty thereof. shall suffer death,
aud II his slaves, if any, shall be declared
and made free; he shall be imprisoned for
not less than five years and fined not less
than $4,000, and all his slaves, it any shall
be declared and NJ ade free; said fine sha Ill be
levied and collected on any or all OF the pro-
perry 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 to the con-
traTy notwiths andlng.
Sec. 2. Ind be it futier enacted. That If
any person shall hereafter incite. set on foot.
assist. or engage IN any rebellion or insurr, c.
ton against the authority OF the United
or com tor. thereto; or shall engage in,
give aid and comfort to. any such existing
rebellion or insurreciion. aud be convicted
thereof, such person shall be punished by
m prisonment tor period not exceeding ten
years, by fine not exceeding SO 900, and
by the Liberation OF all his slaves, ii auv he
have.
Sec 3 And be ii furtler enacted. Thateverv
person guilty of either of the offences d es-
cr;bed in this act shall be forever incapable
and dsqual led to hold any Office under the
United States
Sec 4. Amd be Hfurther enacted, That this
act shall not be Construed in any way to al
feet or alter the prosecution, conviction, or
punishment OF any person or persons guilty
of treason against the United States before
the passage OF this ac, unless such person Is
convicted under this act
Sec. D And be 1t further enacted, That to
insure the speedy term lnatlon OF the present
retei lion, 1t shall be the duty of the Presi-
d Mt .! the United States to cause the seizure
OF all the estate and property, money, stock,
dts and effects of the persons hereafter
named in this section and to apply aud use
the same, and the proceeds thereof, for the
support of the Army Of the United States,
that is TO say First, OF any person hereafter
acting as an officer o: the army or uavy Of
the Rebels in arms against the Government
OF the United States; secondly. of any per
son hereafter acting as President, Vice Pres
ideut. NJ en- Der OF Congress- Judge of any
Court, Clbinet Officer Foreign Minister,
Comm issiorer, or Consul Of the so called
Confederate 5 ates of America; thirdly, Of
any person acting as Governor Of a State,
mem Der OF Convention or Legislature, or
Judge OF any Court or any OF the so-..called
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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 hereafter holding any Office or
agency under the Government of the So
called Con Iederate States of America, or
under any of the several States of the said
Coniederacy, or the laws thereof, whether
such offce or agency be National, State or
municipal IN It's name or character. ProUided,
That the persons thirdly, touIthly and filth
ly above ii, scrIbed shall have accepted. their
appointment or election since the date OF the
pretend ed ordnance OF session OF the State,
or shall have taken an oath OF allegiance to-,
or to support the Constitution of the So ca led
Confederate States; slXthly of any person
who, owning property in any loyal State or
Territory of the United States, or in the DIS
trict Of Columbia, shall hereafter assist and
give aid aud comfort 10 such rebellion aud
all sales, transfers or Convcyauces OF ANY
such property shall be null aud void; aud it
shall be sufficient bar TO any suit brought
by such person for the possession the use
OF such property, or any oil 1t, to aliege aud
prove that ne is one OF the persons desc bed
III this section.
Sec. 6. AnG be it further enacted. That if
any person within any State or Territory OF
the United States, other than ;hos. named
as aforesaid, after the passage of this act.
being engaged in armed rebel on against the
Government of the United States, or aiding
or abetting such rebellion sh all not within
sixty days after public warning and proclaim
alton duly given and made ny the President
OF the u nted States, cease to aid, counter
ance and abet such rebellion, and return 10
his allegiance to the United States. ali the
estate and properly, moneys, stocks. and
credits OF such person shall be liable to Sc T.
ure as aforesaid. and it shall be the duty of
the President to seize and use them as afore-
SAID, or the proceeds thereof. And all sales,
transfers, or coDveyanceS of any such proper
ty alter the expiration of the said sixty DAYS
from the date ofsuch warning aud proclA M
alton shall be null and void; and it shall be
sufhc'ent bar to any suit brought by such
person Tor the possession or the use OF such
property, or any Of it, to aiege and prove
that he is one o. the persons described in
this section.
Sec Z. And be it further enccted, That to
secure the coDdem alton and sale Of any
such properly after the same shall have been
seized, so that it may be made available for
the purposes aforesaid. proceedings in rem
Sha II be instituted in the name of the United
States In any District Court thereof, or anv
Territorial Court, or in the United States
District 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 NAV be brought.
VIII ich proceedin1S shall oone>ra, - -,