The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-03

sec. y, INA be N further enacted. VhAtlI
any person within any State or Terrific
~ 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 aidingo or abetting such re-
belion, shall not, within sixty DAYS after
public warning and proclamation duly
given aud made by the President Of the
United States, cease 10 aid countcnance.
and abcl such rebellion, and return 10 his
allegiance 90 the United States. all the
estate and property, moneys, stocks and
credits Of such poison shall be liable 90
seizure as aforesaid and IL 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
auces 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 il shall be a
sufficient bar 10 any suit brought by such
person for the possession on The use of
such property, or any Of it, 20 allege and
prove that he is one of tiie persons de-
scribcd in this section
SEc Z. And be 10 further enacted, That
10 secure the condemnation and sale of
any such property, after the same shall
have been seized, so that il may be made
available for the purposes Aforesaid, pro-
ccedings in rem shall be instituted in
the name of the United States in any
district court thereof or in any Terrific
rial court, on in the United States dis
lrict court for the District of Columbia,
within which The property above DESERT
bed, or any part thereof, may be found,
or into which the same, if movable may
first be brought, which proceedings shall
conform as nearly rs may be TO proceed
ings in admiralty or 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
en- aid or comfort thereto, the same shall
be condemned as enemies property, and
become the property of the United States,
and may be disposed of as the court shall
decree, and the proceeds thereof paid in
to the Treasury Of the United States for
the purposes aforesaid
SIC. s. And b. ii further enacted, That
the several courts aforesaid shall have
power to make such orders, establish
such forms of decree and sale, and d-
rect such deeds and cOnveyances TO be
executed and delivered by the marshals
thereof where real estate shall be sub
icci to sale, as shall fifty and efficiently
effect the purposes Of this act, and vest
in the purchasers Of such property good
and valid titles thereto. And the said
courts shall have power TO allow such
fees aud charges of their officers as shall
bc reasonable and proper in the premises
Sec. 9. Ind be 10 further enacted, That
all slaves of persons who shall hereafter
be engaged in the rebellion against the
Government Of the United States, or who
shall in any way give aid or comfort
thereto, escaping from such persons and
taking refuge within the lines of the
army; and all slaves captured from such
persons or deserted by them and coming
under the control Of the Government Of
the United States, and all slaves of such
persons found on Tor being within any
place occupied by rebel forces and af-
forwards occupied by the forces of the
United States, shall be deemed captives
Of war, and shall be forever free Of
their scryiiudc, and not again held as
slaves,
Sec. TO- i,R be 10 FURTHER enacted That
no slave escaping into any State, Terri
tory or the District of Columbia, from any
other State, shall be delivered up or in
any way impeded or hindered Of his lib
erty, except for crime or some Ollpuse
against the laws, unless the person claim
ing said lugitiyes shall first make oath
that the person TO whom the labor or SER
vice Of such fugitive is alleged TO be due
is his lawful owner and has not borne
arms against the United States i'm the
present rebellion, nor in any way given
aid and comfort thereto; and no person
engaged in the military ornayal service
OF the United States shall, under any
prclvncc whatever, assume to decide on
the validity of the claim of any person to
the service or labor of any other person,
or surrender up any such person TO the
claimant, on pain of being dismissed from
the service
See II. IH3br ID further enacted, That
the President Of the United States is au-
thorized To employ as many persons OF
African descent as he may deem nccessa-
ry, and proper for the suppression of this
rebellion, and for This purpose he may or
ganizc and use them in such manner as
he may judge best for the public well
fare
Sec, II. Ind Do a Eutlsy enacted, That
the President of the United States is
hereby authorized to make provision for
the transportation, colonization, and set
tlemont, in some tropical country beyond
the limits of the United States, OF such
persons OF African race, made free by the
provisions of this act, as may be willing
TO cmiglate, having first obtained the con-
sent OF the Government of said country
TO their protection and settlement within
the same, with an the rights and priyi-
legcs of Irrcmen,
See. l3 AaihH Jy1ley uaciai That
the President is hereby authorized, AT
any time hereafter, by proclamation, 10
extend TO persons who may have parlici-
patcd in the existing rebellion in any
state or part thereof pardon and amnesty,
with such exceptions and at such time
and on such conditions as he may deem
oNpcdicnt for the public welfare
Sec. II, Ind be 10 further enacted, That
the courts of the United States shall have
power to institute proceedings, make or
ders and DEGREES, issue process, aud do
all other things necessary To carry this
act into effect
Approved, July H. 1862