Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-10-09
IPUBIlc-No. l60

AN ACT to suppress Insurrection, to punish
Treason aud Rebellion, to seize and confis-
cate the Property of Rebels, and for other
purposes.
BE it enacted 5y the Senate and House of Repre-
se1tatres Of the United States of An,erica in Jo,,-
gress assembled, That every person who shall
hereafter commit the crime of treason against
the United States. and shall be adjugded guilty
thereof shall suffer death, and all his slaves if
any shall be declared and made free or, at
the discretion of the court, he shall be impiis-
oned for not less than five years and fined not
less than ten thousand dollars, and all his
slaves, if any, shall be declared and made free:
said fine shall he levied and collected on any
or all Of the property, real and personal, ex-
Guiding 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. .. ARd be 1t further enocied, That il any
person shall hereafter incite, set on foot, as
sist, or engage in any rebellion or insurrcction
against the authority of the United States,
or the laws thereof, or shall give aid or CON-
fort thereto, or shall engage in, or give aid
and comfort to, any such existing rebellion
or insurrection, and be convicted thereof
such person shall be punished by imprson-
ment for period not exceeding ten years,
or by fine not exceeding ten thousand dol
.,
if any he have; or by both of said punish
ments. at the discretion of the court
SEC 5. Ind be IL further enacted, That every
person guilty of either of the offences deScri6-
ell in this act shall be forever incapable and
disqualified To hold any office under the Uni
ted States.
SEC. 4. Ind Be IL further enacted, That this act
shall not be construed in any way to affect or
alter the prosecution, conviction, or punish
e
son against the United States before the pas
sage of this act, unless such person is convic-
ted under this act. .-. u.. ..
SEC. 5. IRd be further enacted, That to in
sure the speedy termination of the present re-
bellion, it 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 this section, and to apply and Use
the same and the proceeds thereof for the sup
port of the army of the United States, that is
to say
First. OF any person hereafter acting as an
officer of the army or navy of the rebels in
arms against the government of the United
States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter acting as
President, Vice President, member of Con-
gress, judge of any court, cabinet officer, for
eigu minister, commissioner or consul of the
so-called confederate states of America
Thirdly. of any person acting as governor
of state, member of a convention or legisla-
ture, or judge of any court of any of the So
called confederate states of America at
Fourthly. OF any person who. having held
an Office of honor, trust, or profit i'm the Uni
ted 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 confederate states of America, or
under any of the several states of the said con-
federacy, or the laws thereof, whether such Of
flee be national state, or municipal in its
name or character Prorided, That the persons
thirdly, fourthly, and filthy above described
shall have accepted their appointment or cleo
tion since the date of the pretended ordinance
of ccsession of the state, or shall have taken
an oath Of allegiance to, or to support the
constitution of the so-called confederate states
Sixthly. OF any person who, owning prop
erty in any loyal State or Territory of the Uni
ted States, or in the District of Columbia,
shall hereafter assist and give aid and comfort
to such rebellion and all sales, transfers, or
conveycnces ot any such property shall be null
and void and it shall be sufficient bar to
any suit brought by such person for the Dos
session 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. 8. ARd be II further enacted That IL any
person within any State or Territory of the
United States, other than those named as
aforesaid, after the passage of this act, being
engaged in armed rebellion against the gov
ernment of the United States, or aiding or
abetting such rebellion, shall not, within six
ty days after public warning and proclamation
duly given and made by the President of the
United Statos, cease to aid, countenance. and
abet such rebellion, and return to his allegi-
ancc to the United States, all the estate aud
property, moneys, stocks, and credits OF such
person shall be liable to seizure as aforesaid,
and i. shall be the duty of the President to
seize and use them as aforesaid or the proceeds
thereof And all sales, transfers, or convey
ances, OF any such property after the expira-
ton Of the said sixty days from the date of
such warning and proclamation shall be null
and void and it shall be sufficient bar to any
suit brought by such 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. Z. IHd be IL further enacted, That to se-
cure the condemnation and sale of any of such
property, after the same shall have been seized,
SO that II may be made available for the pur-
pose aforesaid, proceedings in rem shall be i'm
stituted in the 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 NOV
able, may first be brought, which proceedings
shall conform as nearly as may be to proceed
/ inGs IN admiralty OF revenue cases, aud il said