The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-02
atashriIle alnipn.
). e. nrucrrs, razor.
CoNF1sCAT1ON ACT.
IPrpLlc- No 1901

for other purposes.
BE IL enacted Jy the Senate and House N
REPRESENTATIVES ofde Uaitea States of Ama-
lea in Conqcss assembled, That every person
who shall Hereafter commit The crime OF
treason against Ihe United States, and
shall be adjudged guilty thereof shall
FER death, aud an his slarcs, if any.
all b. declared and made free: or at
H discretion Of The court. he shall be
imprisoned for not less than five years.
Do. i bHed not less than ten thousand dol
lars, sa Gnc shall be levied and collect
ON any or all Of The property, real and
ersOnal, excluding slaves, of which the
said person so convicted was the owner
at The time Of committing the said crime
any sale or conveyance to the contrary,
Notwithstanding
Sec 2. md be u 6,iler slaciel. That
IT any person shall hereafter incitc, set
Ou foot, assist, or engage in any rebellion
Ur instruction against the authority Of
be United States, or the laws thereof or
ahall give aid or comfort thereto, or shall
engage in, or give aid and comfort 10, any
such existing rebellion or instruction.
and be- convicted thereof such person
shall bee punished by Imprisonment for q
period not exceeding ten years, or by q
line not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
and by the liberation of all his slaves &c
any hc have; or by both Of said punish
mculs. AZ the discretion OF the court
Sec 3. du3 be- u further enacted, That
every person guilty Of either OF the ol'cu-
ces described in this act shall hc forever
incapable and disqualified 10 bold any
Office under the United States.
Sec. /. Ind be n further cgosisA 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 {. convicted nm
der this act.
See. .. mil he 10 further auarici That,
10 ensure the speedy termination OF the
present rebellion, il shall be the duty OF
line President Of the United States TO
cause the seizure of all the estate and
property, money, stocks, credits, and eff
iccts Of the persons hereinafter named
in this section, and 10 apply and use the
same and the proceeds thereof for the
support 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 array against the Government
The United States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter act
ing as President Vice-Prcsidcnt, mem
Der Of Congress, judge of any court cab
met officer, foreign minister, commits
sioner or consul of the so-calcd Conlcd-
crate States of America.
Thirdly. OF any person acting as
Governor Of a State member of a Con-
yention or Legislature, or judge Of any
court of any of the so-called Confederate
States of America.
Fourlhly. OF any person who, having
held an office of honor, trust orpt eft in
the United States, shall hereafter hold am
Office in the so-called Confederate States
of America.
Filthy. OF any person hereafter hold
ing an Office or agency under the social
ed Confederate States of America, or un-
der any of the several States of the said
Conrederacy, or the laws thereof, who
,her such Office or agency be national,
state. or municipal in IFS name or char
acter: Prordc3, That the persons thirdly.
Courthly and Gfthly above described
shall have accepted thcir appointment or
election since the date of the pretended
ordinance of secession of the state. on
shall have taken an oath of allegiance 10,
or TO support ting Constitution off, The 500
called Confederate States.
SixthIy. OF any person who, owning
propertv in any loyal State or Territory
of the United States, on in the Uistrictof
Columbia. shall hereafter assist aud give
aid and comfort TO suchrcbcliion; and all
sales, transfers, or conyeyaucCs OF any
such property shall be null and void; and
il shall be a sufficient bar 10 any suit
brought by suchporson for the possession
or use Of such property, or any of IT, to
allege and prove that heis one of the per-
sons described in this section.
Sec. 6. AndJ H further enacted, Thatir
any person within any State or Terrific
nv 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-
bellion. shall not, within sixty DAYS after
public warning and proclamation duly
given and made by The President of the
United States, cease TO aid, CountonauCc,
and abet such rebellion, and return 10 his
allegiance TO the United States, all the
estate and property moneys, stocks and
credits of such person shall be liable 10
seizure as aforesaid, and il shall be the
duty of the President 10 seize and use
them as aforesaid or the proceeds thCrC-
Of And all sales, transfers or convey
auccs of any such property after the eN-
piration Of the said sixty days from the
date of such warning and proclamation,
shall be null and void; and 10 shall be a
sufficient bar TO any suit brought by such
nerson for the possession or the nsc Of
such property, or any of IT, to allcge and
move that he is one of lhc persons de-
scribcd in this section.
Src. Z. ind be 70 further a"r.lh That
70 secure the condemnation and sale of
any such property after the same shall
have been seized, so that 10 may zoe made
available for the purposes aforesaid, pro
reedings in rem shall be instituted In
the name of the United States I'm any
district court thereof, on i'm any Ieulto-
rial court or in the United states dis.
trict court for the District of Columbia,
within which the property above desert
he'd on any part thereof, may be found,
or into which the same if movable, may
FIRST be brought, which proceedings shall
conform as nearly as may be to proceed
ipgs in admiralty on revenue cases and
said property, whether real or personal
shall be found TO have belonged TO per
SON engaged in rebellion, or who has CIV,
ON aid on comfort thereto, the same shall
be condemned as enemies property and
become the property of the United states,