Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-15

laws thereof. whether such officer or agency be
National, State or municipal in ifs character
9th. IL any person who. holding property in
any loyal State OF Territory OF the United States
or in the District of Columbia, shall prefer. assist
and give aiG and comfort 10 said rebellion, the
said estate. property, money, stocks, credits and
effects OF these persons are declared lawful sub
iects of capture wherever fond. and the PreSi-
dent of the United States shall cause the same TO
be seized, t. the end that they may be con6scated
and condemned to the use OF the United States;
and all sales, transfers or conveyances shall DC
null and void and il shall be sufficient bar 10
anv suit brought BY such person for the possession
and Tor the use of such property or any OF IL 70
alege and prove he is one OF the presents describ
Cd in this section.
The second section provides that il any person
within any State or Territory Of the United
States other than those already specified. shall
not within sixty days after published warrant and
proclamation by the President cease TO aid. coun-
tenance and abet such rebellion aud return TO
their allegiance. their property in like manner
shall be forfeited Tor the Of the United States.
All sales, transfers or cOnveyances Of such prop
erty after the expiration of the said sixty DAYS
from the date of the warning, shall be null and
void
The Sd section provides that to secure the pos
session, condemnation and sale Of such property
ritory of the United States. proceedings in rem
shall be instituted IN the name of the United
States in any District Court. or Territorial Court
or in the District Court for the District of Co.
lumbia. in which the property nay be found or
into which the same, if movable, may first be
brought, which proceedings shall conform as
nearly as NAV be to the proceeding in prize cases
or to cases of forfeiture occurring under the reve-
nue. laws, and to the property seized and con-
xxla fha-r al hall ha ALL
under the decree of the Court having cognizance
of the case, and the proceeds deposited in the
treasury OF the United States for their use and
benefit
The remainder of the sections provide the ne
cessary machinery Tor carrying the act into eli.
feet.
The second bill of the select committee is as
follows:
Ii any person persons within the United
States, shall, after the passage of this ac', vii
fully engage in armed rebellion against the Gov
eminent OF the United States OF shall wilfully aid
,r abet su h rebellion, adhere to those eng ,ged
in such rebellion, giving them aid and comfort,
every such person shall thereby forfeit all claim
to the service or labor of any persons commonly
called as slaves and all such slaves are hereby
declared free and forever discharged from servi-
tude Anything in the laws of the United States,
or of any State TO the contrary Notwithstanding,
aud whenever therefore, any person claiming the
labor or service of any such slave, shall seek t.
enforce his claim it shall be sufficient defense
thereto, that the claimant was engaged in said
rebellion, or aided or abetei the same, con
trary to the provisions of this act Whenever
any person claiming to be entitled TO the service
or labor of any other person and shall seek TO en-
fore. such claim. ne shall, in the first instance
before any order shall be made for the surrender
of the person whose service or labor Is claimed
and established not only his claim to such service
or labor, but also that such claimant has not in
any way have aided, assisted or countenanced the
rebellion existing against the Government of the
| United States.