The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-12
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Be Il enacted By he Senate ant Ho1es d.
Representatives @1e United States Of Amer-
ioa 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, IL any,,
shall be declared and made free; or at
the discretion Of the court, he shalt be
imprisoned for not less than Eve 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,
any sale or conveyance 70 the contrary.
Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. md h 70 further eqqciea, That
IL any person shall hereafter incite, set
on foot, assist or engage in any rebellion
or insurrectiOn against The authority ~
the United States, or the laws thereof. or
shall give aid or comfort thereto, or shall
engage in, or give aid and comfort 20. any
such existing rebellion or insurrccti0n,
aud be convicted thereof, such person
shall be punished by Imprisonment for a
period not exceeding ten years, or by q
line not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
and by ihe Liberation Of all his slaves if
any he have; or by both Of said punish
ments, at the discretion OF, the court.
Sec. 8. Aad be u 6iYtter enacted. That
every person guilty Of either Of the Often
ces described in this act shall be forever
incapable and disqualified TO hold any
Office under The United States.
Sec. A. lind 30 u further enacted. That
this act shall not be construed ia any
way 10 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. Ind be II fpither enacted, That,
10 ensure the speedy termination Of the
present rebellion, it 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 ef-
fects 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. OF any person hereafter acting
as an officer of the army or navy Of the
rebels in array against the Government
Of the United States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter act
ing as President Yice-P President, mem-
Der Of Congress, judge of any court, cab
met officer, foreign minister, commits
sioner or consul of the so-called Confed-
crate States of America.
Thirdly. or any person acting as
Governor Of a State. member Of a Con-
Vention or Legislature, or Judge Of any
court Of any of The sozcalledC Confederate
States 81 america.
Fourthly. or any person who, having
held an office Of honor, trust or eft in
the United States, shall hereafter hold an
Office in the so-called Confederate States
of America.
Filthy. OF any person hereafter hold
ing an office or agency under the s~o-call-
ed Confederate States of America, or I'M
der any of the several States of the said
Confederacy, or the laws thereof, whe-
Their such Office or agency be national,
state, or municipal in its name or char
acter Provided, Thatthe persons thirdly,
fourthly and Glthly 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.
Sixthly. OF any person who, owning
property in any loyal State or Territory
Of the United States, or in the Districtof
COlumbia, shall hereafter assist and give
aid and comfort TO such rebellion; and ali
sales, transfers, or conveyances OF any
such property shall be null and void; and
il shall be a sufficient bar 20 any snit
brought by sachperson for the possession
or use Of such property, or any of it, 10
allege and prove that heis one Of the per-
o n described in this section.
Sec. 6. dude Il further enacted, Thatif
any person within any State or Terrific
~ of the United States other than those
named as aforesaid, after the passage of
this act, heing engaged IN armed Tebci-
lion against the Government Of the Unit
ed States, or aiding or abettiug such re-
belion, shall not, within sixty days after
public warning aud proclamation duly
given and made by the President Of fhe
United States, cease 10 aid, c%OunteRance,
and abet such rebellion, and return 10 his
allegiance to the United States, all the
estate and properly, moneys, stocks and
credits Of such person shall be liable 10
seizure as aforesaid, and il shall be the
duty Of the President % seize and use
them as aforesaid, or the proceeds there
Of. And all sales, transfers or convey
ances of any such property after the X
p%iration Of the said sixty days from the
date Of such warning and proclamation,
shall be null aud void; aud IL shall be a
sufficient bar to any suit brought by such
person for The possession or the use Of
such property, or any Of IT, 10 allcce and
prove that he is one Of The persons de-
scribed in this section
SEC. q. and b. e further s1acis{ Thai
TO secure the condemnation and sale Of
any such property, after the same shall
have been seized, so that it may be made
available for the purposes aforesaid. pro-
ceedings in rem shall be instituted in
the name of the United States in any
district courrthereoG or in any Terrific
rial court or in the United States dis z
trict court for the District Of Columbia.
within which the PROPERTY above desori- .
bed, or any part thereof, may be found,
or into which the same, If movable, may
first be brought which proceedings shah I
conform as nearly as may be 70 procced (
ings In admiralty or revenue cases and
said property whether real ar personal,
shall be found TO have belonged 10 q per-
son engaged IN rebellion. or who has Civ
en- aid on comfort thereto, the same shall
be condemned az enemies' property and
become The property Of the United States,