The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-31
Amendments of the sequestration

~ 4 Law.
We learn frointhe Richmond Examin-
er that proceedings have been taken to
amend the Sequeslration Law IN various
important particulars. A bill has been
introduced to effect this, which provides
that proceedings under the present law
be deemed and taken as proceedings OF
confscation, and that all judgments and
DEGREES rendered under this law shall
have the force and effect Of confscating
all money, property, and rights embraced
by the same, the court having jurisdiction
thereof to make orders oil sale and such
other orders and DEGREES as may be neces-
sary.
The bill referred to construes' the origi.
nal Act as not excepting from its opera
ton any public securities of the Cohfed
eracy or States, unless bond securities and
debts contracted directly with an alien
enemy, which have notyet been disposed
Of to another alien enemy.
Under the amendments, as proposed
the following persons are not to be taken
as alien enemies within the meaning o.
the law;
!. Persons who now have bona fde be
come permanent residents OF any State o
this Confederacy, and are actually resid
ing and domiciled withinithe same, yield
inc and acknowledging allegiance thereto
and who have not, during the present
war, voluntarily contributed to the cause
of the enemy. ~
2. AN persons born within any State o
this Confederacy, and all citizens and sub
jects of neutral country who, since thu
breaking out of the war, have abandoned
their domicils, and ceased their business
in the enemy's country, and who have no
voluntarily contributed to the enemy
cause; and all persons aforesaid, who BON
tide have commenced to remove as afore
said themselves and effects from the enc
my's country, and who have been, ant
still are prevented from completing sucl
acts by the actual force or power of tn,
enemy.
8. All married women, natives of an.
State of this Confederacy, who shall no
be shown to have voluntarily contributed
to the cause of the enemy. All infant
under the age of fourteen years, natives o
any State of this Confederacy, and takei
to and now within the eneny's country
without lawful authority in the part,
taking them to change the infants domi
Gil. All persons who are nesl. compos me,itis
and who, when they became such, wer,
citizens of State of this CoEfederacy, ant
who have during such state of mind, beef
removed and kept within the Unite'
States.
4. Free persons of color, who, by tn
laws of any State have been compelled T.
remove beyond the limits thereof, and ar
by law prohibited from returning to sucl
State, and who have not in any wise aide'
the enemy. In all cases, persons claim
ing the benefit of the foregoing exceI
tons, shall be required to prove affirma
lively that they are entitled to the same.
| We learn positively that one of tn
amendments proposed by the Judiciar
Committee to the Sequestration Law t
shelter the property of all mercantile an
manufacturing companiesand firms,wher
it can be shown that the chief bushes
was in a neutral country, or that tn
members Of the frmiindhe North const
tuted only a subordinate branch or agenc
of the business, and have not aided til
United States in the prosecution Of tn
war.
The general effect of the. amendment
proposed in Congress is said to be cor
siderable Limitation Of the operations c
the law.