The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-07-24
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CONFlSCarlON,. BNp EMANClpa-
TON BILL,
As it Passed Both Houses Of Con-
greSs.


sent1tfres of the United States Of Aneraca an Co-
gress assembled. That every person who SHAH
hereafter commit the crime OF treason against me
United States, and shall be aqJ0aged gality tnere,
of sbeU suffer death, and all his slaves, If anv
sbaV be declared and made freei. or he sb~ - be
ir,prisoned for not less than five year. and fined
not less than $4,000, and all HE slaves. if any,
shall be declared and made free; said fine shall bs
levied and collected on sny 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 convey
Rnce to the contrary notwithstanding
SFC.2. AHd be AZ further enacEea' Ihat /! any
person shall hereafter ncite set ON foot assist or
engage in anv iusurrection rebellion against
the authority of the United States, or the laws
thereof or shall give aid or comfort thereto, or
shall engage in, or give AID or comfort any such
existing rebellion or Instruction, and be convict
ed thereof such person shall be punished by i'm
r1risoDrneut tor period not exceeding ten years
by a fine not exceeding $4,000 and by the liber-
alton Of all his slaves il any he have.
SEC. 3. Ind be further enacted, That every
person guilty of either of the ofenses described in
this act shall be forever incapable and disqualified
to hold any office under the United states.
SEC L. And be II further enacted, That this
act shall not be construed in any way TO affect or
alter the prosecution, conviction or punishment of
any person or persons guilty oftreason against the
United States before the passage OF this act, uni
less such person is convicted under this act.
SEC. 5. And be ii further enacted, That to in
the speedy termination of the present rebel
ion, it shall be the duty of the President OF the
United States TO cause the seizure of all the es
tate and property, money, stocks, credits ana 10
apply and use the same, and proceeds thereoi IoL
the support of the army of the United otatsS tAt
is to say: First, Of any person hereafter acting
as an officer of tb army or navy OF the Rebels IN
arms against the Government OF the Unliea otaIes
secondly of any person hereafter acting as Presl'
dent, Vice President, Member of Congress, Judge
Of any Court Cabinet Officer, Foreign Minister,
~ "a eO Enutn0Ef
ate States of Americas thirdly, Of any person act
ing as Governor of y state. member OF q ConVen-
tion or Legislature, or Judge OF any Court OF the
so-called Confederate States OF America fourthy,
of any person who, having held an office OF honor,
trust or profit in the United States, who shall here
after hold an Office in tho sO-called Confederate
States of America; filthy, Of any person hereafter
holding any Office or agency under the government
of the so.called Confederate States of Amerlea,or
under any of the several States of the said Confed
eracy, or the laws thereof whether such office be
national, State or municipal in its name or charac-
ter PrOgt9ed. Thar the persons thirdly, fourth
ly and filthy above described shall have accepk
ed their appointment or election since the date OF
the pretended ordinance Of secession Of the State
or shall have taken the oath of allegiance to- or
to support the Constitution Of the so-cailed Con
federate States sixthly, of any persons who, own
ing property in any loyal State or Territory OF the
United States or in the District of Columbia, shall
hereafter assist end give aid and comfort to such
rebellion and all sales, transfers or conveyances
of any such property shall be null and void; and
it shall be sufficient bar to any suit brought by
such person for the possession or the use OF such
property, or any of H. to alege and prove that he
is one of the persons described in this section.
SEC. G.. ARd be 1t further enacted, That If any
person within any State or Territory OF the United
States other than those named as aforesaid, after
the passage of this act, being engaged in armed
rebellion against the Government of the United
States, aiding abettipg such rebellion shall
NOT within sixty days after public warning and
proclamation duly given and made by the Presl-
dent OF the United States cease TO aid C0untenance
and Gbet such rebellion, and return to his alegi-
ance IL the United States, all the estate end prop
erty, moneys, stocks, aud credits of such person
shall be nable TO seizure aforesaid, and II shall
be tbs duty oi the President TO seize and use them
as Aforesaid, or the proceeds thereof. And all
sales, transfers, conveyances of any sucn prop
erty after the expiration of the said sixty days from
the date Of such warning and proclamation shall
be null and void and it shall be a sufficient bar
to any suit brought by such person for the possess
sion or use of such property, any oft, to aege
and prove that he is one of the persons described
in this section
Sec Ind be 1t further cmacted, That to Sc
cure the condemnation and sale of any such prop
erty after the same shall have been seized, that
it may be made available for the purposes atore-
said, proceedings rem shall be instituted in the
name of the United States in any District Court
thereof, or in any Territorial Court or in the Uni
ted States District Court for the District of CO.
ed, or any part thereOfmay be found or into which
the same if movable may first be brought, which
proceedings shall conform as nearly as may be to
proceedings in admiralty or revenue cases; and if
said property, whether real or personal, shall be
found to have belonged to person engaged in
rebellion, or who has given aid or comfort there
to- tho same shall be condemned as enemies prop
erty and become the property of the United States,
and may be disposed of as the Court shall decree,
and the proceeds thereof paid into the Treasury
of the United States for the purposes aforesaid
SEC. 3. ARd be IL further enacted, That the
several courts aforesaid shall have power to make
such orders, establish such forms of decree and
sale, and direct such deeds and conveyances TO be
executed and delivered by the marshals thereof
where real estate shall be the subject of 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 Court
shall have power to allow such fees and charges
OF their officers as shall be reasonable and proper
in the premises.
SEC. 9. ARd be 1t further. enacted, That all
slaves of persons who shall hereafter be engaged
in rebellion against the Government of the United
States, or who shall in any way give aid com
fort thereto, escaping from such persons and tax
ing refuge within the lines of the army and all
slaves captured from such persons, or deserted by
them ard coming under the control of the Govern
ment of the United States, and all slaves of such
persons found or being within any place occupied
by rebel forces, and aftefward occupied by the
forces of the United States shall be deemed cap
servltude, and not again held as slaves.
SEC. 10. And be At further enacted, That no
slave escaping into any State, Territory or the
District OF Columbia, from any other State, shall
be delivered up, or i'll any way ilnpeded or hinder
ed of his liberty, except for crime or some ofense
against the laws, unless the person claiming said
fugitive shall first make oath that the person to
whom the labor or service of such fugitive is al
legged to bs due, is his lawful owner and has not
borne arms against the United States III the pres
ent rebellion, nor IN any way given aid and COM
fort thereto; and no person engaged in the militia
ry or naval service of the United States shall.
der any pretense whatever, assume to decide on
the validity OF the claim OF any person to the ser
vice or labor of any other person, or surrender up
any such person to the claimant, on pain of being
dismissed from the service.
SEC. Ii. And be II further enacted, That the
President of the United States is authorized TO
employ as many persons of African descent as
he may deem necessary and proper for the sup.
preston of this rebellion, and for this purpose he
may organize and use them in such manner as he
may judge best for the public welfare.
SEC. l.. And be IL further enacted That The
President of the United States is hereby authoriz
cd to make provision for the transportation, COLI
onzatiOn, and settlement, in some tropical count
ry beyond the limits of the United States, of such
persons OF the African race, made free by the
provisions of this act, may be willing to emf
CRATE, having first obtained the consent of the
Government of said country to their protection
and settlement within the same, with ali the rights
SEC. IL. And be it furfker enacted That the
President is hereby authorized, at any time here
after, by proclamation to extend to persons who
may have participated in the existing rebellion in
any State OF part thereof, pardon and amnesty
with such exceptions and at such time and on such
condition - he may deem expedient Cor the pub
lie so!6re
SEC IL. Aad be Il further enacted, That the
Court of the United States shall have full power
TO institute proceedings make orders and DEGREES,
issue process, and do all other things necessary TO
carry this act into effect
The following Is the explanatory provision pass
ed to obviate the Presidents objections to the bill
and to which he refers in his approval of the Bin,
which we publish on the outside of this paper.
Resolre9, by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, &c. that the provisions of the third
clause the fifth section of an act to suppress in
surreotion, and punish treason and rebellion to