The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-07-24
The ConAscation and Emancipa-

A Bill to suppress insurneetion, to punish
treason and rebellion, % ssize and confis
cate theiproperty Of rebels tnd for other
purposes 80 Iag -,
Be it enacted blythe Senate and
House of Rcpresentai sas; of the
United -Statas-,sf- t,le9fet sA can.
gress Assembled, That every per.
son who shall hereafter commit
the crime of treason against thu
United States, and shall be adjudg.
cd guilty thereof, shall suffer
death, and al! his slaves, if any
shall be declared and made free ;
or he shall be imprisoned for not
less than five years and fined not
less than 1000, 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 prop
erty, real and personal, excluding
slaves, of which the said person 80
convicted was the owner at the
time of committing the said crime,
any sale or conveyance to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
SEC. 2. And be it further en-
acted, That if any person shall
hereafter incite, set on foot. or
engage in any rebellion or insur-
rection against the authority of
the United States, or the laws
thereof, or shall give aid or COM
fort thereto, or shall engage in, or
give aid and comfort to, any such
existing rebellion or insurrection,
and be convicted thereof, suep
person shall be punished ,.il|sl
prisonment for a period
ceeding ten years, by q fno -
exceeding $4,000, and byWthe
liberation of all his slaves, If any
lie have.
Sec. 8. And belt further enact
ed. That every person guilty of
either of the offenses described in
this act shall be forever incapable
and disqualified to hold any office
under. the United States.
SEC. 4. And be it further enact
.ed,-vFhatr'4hisv act-ssite not be
construed In any way to affect or
alter the prosecution, conviction or
punishment of any person or per-
sons guilty of treason against the
United States before the passage
of this act, unless such person is
convicted under this act. .
Sec. 5. And he it further enact
ed, That to insure the speedy
termination ofthe present rebellion,
it shall be the duty of the President
of the United States to cause the
seizure of all the estate and prop
erty, money, stocks, credits and
effects of the persons hereafter
named in this section, and to apply
a I'd use the same, and the proceeds
thereof, for the support of the
army of the United States, that is
to say First, ofany person hereaf
ter acting as an officer of the army
or navy of the rebels in arms
against the Government of the
United States; secondly, of any
persons hereafter acting as Presi-
dent, Vice President, member Of
Congress, foreign minister, COM
missioner, or consul of the So
called Confederate States Of Amer.
lea /; thirdly, of any person acting
as Governor of o State, member of
a convention or Legislature, or
judge of any court of the so-called
Confederate States of America /;
fourthly, of any person who, hav-
ing held an office of honor, trust
or profit in the United States, shall
hereafter hold an office in the So
called Confederate States OF Amer
lea 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 Confederacy, or the laws
thereof, whether such Office or
agency be national, State or mu-
nicipal in its name or character:
Provided, That the persons third
ly, fourthIy and filthy above de-
scribed shall have accepted their
appointment or election since the
date of the pretended ordinance of
secession 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
property in any loyal State or
Territory in the United States, or
in the District of Columbia, shall
hereafter assist and give aid and
comfort to such rebellion, and all
sales, transfers or conveyance of
any such property shall be null
and void andit 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's one
of tue persons described in this
section.
Sec, 6 And be it further enact
ed, That if any persons within any |
State or Territory of the United
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