The New York herald., 1862-07-28
THE c0nFIscATl0N LAW.
Proclamation OF the President.
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES o.


In pursuance q ,Ae SIKH ~ section q The act Of Congress
entitled An act to suppress nsursclon to punish trea
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sou anu ooo'on, " s''A0 uu oonnsoao 'ie piopev /"
rebels and for other purposes approved July IT. 1862
ana which act and the Joint resolution explanatory
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President Of the United States do hereby proclaim to
and warn all persons within the contemplation or said
sls'h SECTION 70 cease ~ aa'hs' counsenahc
ng, or hoettns the exslls .eo slon or .ny rooson
AGAINST me gveransn, q ths unisel ~ S.ases aaa 70
return 70 t1elr prpeF assncs y .o @ yIea s,es M oh
pam 81 he lolieNues auu seizures - "u aui " saiu
sixth section provided
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Done AZ the Cty o. washington, tns loth uay q
July, in he year Of our LORD one thousand eight
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AyFNQyED III TEE PRESIDENT JULY IL 1857.
AN Ac 33pPRFss ms RREcToS 10 PUNISH TREASON AND
asaELaow sEzE AND cosfscArs Tub rRop3srr of re-
BRIs, AND OTHER PURPOSES
B,u ean0tF b. tns SsaaS and Loss of R,rs stanves
49, r.,s.T S,,,., ~ An, ,,ea ), c,,, A.,,nti.,
That avery person Who shs hsreatef commit the crime
OF TREASON against tho United States and shall bs ad.
,,aa.d 80 ,horoor snol snr.r da,,,. ond o1, 81.
jiossa sui'v 'hoteoi s"'" et''' uoa'n' NV ~ ut9
slaves, any shall be declared and made fres; or, as
the discretion OF the court he shall be imprisoned for not
doaFs aud all his s.ayss i Guy, sla be declared and
made free said lo shall ba levied and collected on any
Of which the said person 90 convicted was the wner al
the time OF commtng said crime any sails OF convey
sncc to the contrary notwithstanding
Sec 2. 1nd be II ftYthe, cndctxd That if any person
shall hereafter ncie on foot assist or engage IN any
rebellion nsurrectou against the authority Of the
United States the laws thereof shall give aid com
fort thereto shall engage give aid and comfort
any such existing rebellion OF instruction and be
vctad thereof such person shall DO punished By prison
nent for period not eScceding ton years, OF BY line
exceeding thousand dollars and by tha liberation
Of all his slaves, any he have or by both Of said pun
ishnnents, a, the discretion Of the court
Sec 3, And DC furthsr enacted That every person
guilty Of either Of the offences aescrbed in this act shall
be forever incapable and disqualified to bold any office
under the United States.
Sec a. Ad BE- further enacted, That this act shall not
ton conviction or punishment Of any person or per-
guilty Of treason against the United States before the
passage of this act unless such person is convicted under
this act
Sec B. And be IL further enacted THAT, to insuresthe
speedy termination Of tho present rebellion IL shall be
the duty OF tho President of the United states TO the
Seizure Of all the estate and property money stocks
ts and effects OF The persons hereinafter named in this
kecon and TO apply ana use the same and tho
thereof for the support Of the army or the United States
that is 70 Say s@asaa'@ - >ssS s.,.
FrT sny person hereafter acting as an officer OF the
armv and navy OF e rebels in arms against the govern
n,ent OF the United states
Ss4n1iuOr any person hereafter acting az president
vice president member OF Congress Judge Of any court
cabinct officer foreign nniser commissioner or consul
Of the so-called Confederate States OF America
member OF convention or legislature or iudge ur any
court Of any of the socaed Confederate states OF Anne
rca
E5uyh,y-Of any person who having held m Office Of
honor trust profit United States shall
hold an Office in the 80 called Confederate States Of Aue
rea
Ffhru--Uf any person hereafter holding any Office
or agency under the Of the SO called Conede
ratio states OF America or under any OF the several states
Of the said conederacy or the laws thereof whether
such office or agency NATIONAL State or municipal in
its name or character Provided That the persons third
w. fourhly and nfthy above described shall have nc.
cepted their appointment election since the date Of the
pretended ordinances OF secession OF the state or shaI
have taken an oath ofaegianca TO- or 10 spor tho CON
stitution Of the socallsd onfaderafe States
e;shi = nf 80 anv ~ n.rson ,rho $500 .r, =; 49,
oyal State or Territory OF the nitsd states or IN be Dis
tric Of Columbia shall hereafter assist and give aid ana
comfort TO such rebellion; and all sales or con
yavancaa oe anv Such nronertv sba, 10 mi, ana a;d
and shall he snfcent bar ~ INV sa hronuht Nv sch
for the or ths MA Of srch or
any of 10 aeae and prove that he s one ~ iha
Jescribsd in tis section " " - fs''sA'
Sec g. And BE- e further enacted That IL snv parsen
within anv state or errtory of the n;ted cthsr
than thosa named as sfoesad nrtar tha ~ hs
act being cd il armed rebellion against he
msn OF The United States or aidug or abat.ing sucb re
belon shall not within sixty days after public warning
and proclamation aulv given and made bv the
Of .bs J,nitsd cssss - I'D s ns
such rebellion and return to his aepance 10 the ned
states all the estate and property moneys stocks and
credits OF such person shall be liable 10 seizure a a,ora
said and IL shall be the duty OF the 10 safe and
usc them az Aforesaid r fhe nrocseda thersof And III
transfers or OF such
tha expraton of be ssd sixv days from ,ba Ia,a or
sch warning and proclamaton shall ba null and vo,d
ard - sha IL. sna5nier, H. =, ~, s,i, hroaa, hi
sc narson for Tia "r ihs "a s s ~ % -
or OF IL 10 lece ana prove that he az ths mar
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avaiiable for Tie nurpose Aforesaid nrocssdInvs IN -
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