The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01
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ooNF1sCATIoN ACT.

BE q enacted IN the Senate and House II
Representatives Of tie United States Of ABier-
lea IN Congress assembled, That every person
who shall hereafter commit the crime Of
treason against the United States. and
shall be adjudged 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
imprisoned for not less than five years.
and fined not less than ten thousand dol
lars; said fine shall be levied and collect
ed on any or all of the property, real and
personal, excluding slaves, Of which the
said person so convicted was the owner
at The time Of committing The said crime,
ony sale or conveyance 20 the contrary,
g0fw .ihstanding.
\ssc 2. Ind Be 10 6at.cr enacted. That
sag person shall hereafter incite, set
M, taseist or engage in any rebellion
or iiis,trvction A. INST the authority Of
the United States, or the laws thereof OF
shall give aid or comfort thereto, or shall
engage in, or give aid and comfort to, any
such existing rebellion or instruction,
and be convicted thereof such person
shall be punished by Imprisonment for a
period not exceeding ten years, or by q
fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
and by the Liberation of all his slaves if
any he have; or by both of said punish
mcnts, at the discretion of the court.
Sec 3. Ind be ii further enacted, That
every person guilty ofcither Of the oiIcn-
ces described in this act shall be forever
incapable and disqualified to hold any
Office under the United States. ...
Sec. 4. An4 be 70 further enacted, That
this act shall not be construed in any
way to affect or altar the prosecution,
conviction, or punishment of any person
or persons guilty of treason against the
United States before the passage Of this
act unless such person is convicted I'M
der this act
Sec, 3. Aa&be 10 further enacted, That
10 ensure ~ speedy termination Of the
present rebellion, il 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 eff
lects of the persons hereinafter named
in this section, and TO apply and use the
same and the proceeds thereof for the
support Of the army of the United States;
that is to say
First. or any person hereafter acting
a. an officer of the army or navy of the
rebels in array against the Government
the United States.
Secondly OF any person hereafter act
ing as President, Vice-President, mem
Der Of Congress, judge of any court, cab
met officer, foreign minister, commits
sioncr or consul of the so-calcd Conlcd-
crate States of America.
Thirdly. OF any person acting as
Governor Of State, member Of Con-
vention or Legislature, or Judge Of any
court of any Of the so-called Confederate
States of America.
Fourthly. or any person who, having
held an Office of honor, trust orpl eft in
the United States, shall hereafter hold an
Office in the so called Confederate States
Of America.
Finhly. OF any person hereafter hold %
inc an Office or agency under the SOCIAL o.
ed Confederate States Of America, or I'M
der any of the several States Of the said
Conrederacy, or the laws thereof, whe-
ther such office or agency be national,
state. or municipal in its name or char
acter: Provided, That the persons thirdly,
fourthly and dfthly above described
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.
SiNthly. OF any person who, owning
property in any loyal State or Territory
of the United States, or in the Uistricto
Columbia, shall hereafter assist aud give
aid and comfort TO such rebellion; and all
sales. transfers, or ConyeyanCes of any
such property shall be null and void; and
il shall be a sufficient bar TO any suit
brought by such person for the possession
or use of such property, or any Of it, to
allege and prove that he is one Of the per-
sons described in this section.
Sec. 6. And be al further enacted, That if
any person within any State or Terrific
ry Of the United States other than those
named as aforesaid, after the passage of
this act. being engaged in armed rebel
lion against the Government Of the Unit
ed States, or aiding or abctting such re-
belhon, shall not, within sixty days after
public warning and proclamation duly
given and made by the President Of the
United States, cease TO aid, countenance,
and abet such rebellion, and return TO his
allegiance TO the United States, all the
estate and property, moneys, stocks and
credits Of such person shall be liable 10
seizute as aforesaid, aud 10 shall be the
duty OF the President 10 seize and use
them as aforesaid, or the proceeds there
of, And all sales, transfers or convey
auccs of any such property after the ex-
piration OF the said sixty days from the
date of such warning and proclamation,
shall be null and void; and it shall be q
sufficient bar to any suit brought by such
person for the possession or the use of
such property, or any of il, 10 allege and
prove that he is one Of the persons de-
scribed in this section
SEC. Z. and BE- q further tRoricj That
TO secure the condemnation aud sale of
any such property, after the same shall
have been seized, SO that il may be madc
available for the purposes aforesaid pro
ccedings in rem shall be instituted i'm
the name of the United States I'm any
district court thereof or in any Terrific
rial court. or in the United States dis
trict court for the District of Columbia.
within which the property above desert
he'd, or any part thereof, may be found
or into which the same, II movable, may
Rrst be brought, which proceedings shall
conform as nearly as may be TO proceed.
iues i'm admiralty or revenue cases. and
said property, whether real on personal
shall he found 20 have belonged 10 o per,
SON engaged in rebellion or who has Civ
en- aid on comfort thereto, the same shall
he condemned as enemies property, aud
bccomc the property of the United States
and may be disposed OF as the court shall
decree. and the proceeds thcrofpaid in,