The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-08
HnhIic-No Ia5.
BY the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.

Public-NO 1875.
AN ACT to suppress instruction. to punish treas
and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the prop
crty of rebels and other purposes.
Be enacted By The Senate and House of Represent
dtires Of the Uited States of america IN Congress
seHbied, That every person who hall hereafter
commit the crime of treason against the United
States, and shall be adudged guilty thereof shall
suffer death, and all his slaves, if any, shall be de-
clared and made free or, at the discretion of the
court, he shall be imprisoned for not less than five
years and fined not less than ten thousand dollars,
and all his slaves ifany shall be declared and made
free; said fine shall be levied and collected any
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 to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Sec. 2 And be a. further enacted That if any person
shall hereafter incit, set on foot assist engage
in any rebellion or Instruction against the author
/ ty of the United States, or the laws thereof,
shall engage in, or give aid and comfort to, any
such existing rebellion instruction, and be
victcd thereof such person shall be punished by
imprisonment for period not exceeding ten years,
or by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
and by the Liberation of all his slaves if any he
have; or by both of said, punishments at the dis
Sec 3. And be it. further enacted That every per-
gutyof either of the ofienses described in this
act shall be forever incaI able and disqualified
hold any office under the United States.
| Sec. T. And be IL further enacted, That this act
shall not he construed in any way to affect alter
the prosecution, conviction, or punishment of any
United States before the passage of this act, unless
| such person is convicted under this act
Sec. s. And Be atsrther enacted, That, TO insure
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
perty, money, stocks, credits and effects of the
persons hereinafter named in this section, and to
apply and use the and the proceeds thereof for
.he support of the Tilted States; that is to say:
First. OF any person hereafter acting an Off
Ger of the army navy of the rebels in
against the government of the United States.
Secondly. Of any person hereafter acting as
President, Vice President member of Congress-
Judge of any court, cabinet officer, foreign minister
commissioner or consul of the so-called Confeder-
| ate States of America.
| Thirdly Of any person acting Governor Of D
State, member of a Convention or Legislature, or
Judge of any court Of any Of the so-caed Confeder
| ate States Of America.
| Eourthly. vi any person who, having held an
office Of honor, trust, profit in the United States,
shall hereafter hold Office in the so-caed Con-
federate States of America.
Filthy. OF any person hereafter holding any Of
fee agency under the Government of the SOCIAL
ed Confederate States of America, under any of
the several States of the said Confederacy or the
laws thereof whether such office agency be ma
tional state, municipal in its or character:
Provided, That the persons thirdly fourthly, and
filthy above descr b d shall have pied their ap
pontment or election since the date of the preten-
ded ordinance of secession of the State or shall
have taken an oath of allegiance 10, to support
the Constitution Of the so-called Confederate
States.
Sixthly. OF any person who, owning property in
any loyal State or Territory of t. e United States,
in the District of Columbia, shall hereafter,
sst and give aid and comfort to such rebellion and
all Sales transfers. cOnveyances of any such pro-
perty shall be null and void and it shall be suf-
fcent bar to any suit brought by such person for
the possession or the use of such property, or any
of it, to allege and prove that he is of the per-
sons described in the section.
Sec. c. And be n further enacted, That if any
person within any State Territory of the United
States, other than those named as aforesaid, after
the passage of this act, being engaged in armed re-
| holl GovaruO1anf of fha Init oil
States, or aiding or abetting su rebellion, shall
not, within sixty days after public warning and
Q proclamation duly given and made by the Presi-
dent of the United States to aid countenance,
and abet such rebellion and return to his allegan
to the United States, all the estate and property,
moneys, stocks and credits OF such person shall
be liable to seizure as aforesaid and it shall be the
duty of the President to seize and them as
aforesaid, or the proceeds thereof And all sales,
transfers. conveyances of any such property al
ter the expiration Of the said sixty days from the
n date of such warning and proclamation shall be
null and void and it shall be sufficient bar to
suit brought by such person for the possession or
the of such property; any of it, allege and
prove that he is one OF the persons described in this
! section.
Sec. T. And be further enacted, That to the
, condemnation and sale of any such property, afer
# the same shall have been seized, that it may be
II made available for the purpose aforesaid proceed
g ngs in rem shall be instituted in the OF the
! United States in any district court thereof III
t any Territorial court, in the United States district
: court for the District of Columbia, within which
the property above described, any part thereof
may be found, or into which the same, if movable
may first be brought, which proceedings shall con-
y form as nearly as may be to proceedings
p in admiralty or revenus cases and if SAID
10 property, whether real PERSONAL shall be founC
to have belonged to person engaged in rebellion
or who has given aid comfort thereto, tht
same shall be condemned as enemies properly
- and become the property of the United STATES, ane
q may be disposed of the court shall decree, anC
the proceeds thereof paid into the Treasury of tn
United States for the purposes aforesaid,
ie Sec. 8. And be further enacted, That the afore
I'd said shall have power to make such orders, estab
fish such forms of decree and SALE and direct sucl
deeds and cOnveyances to be executed and delivers
s. by the marshals thereof when real estate shall
n the subject of SALE shall fifty and efficiently of
feet the purposes of this act, and vest in the pur
Is chasers of such property good and valid TITLES there
TO- And the said courts shall have power to ALLOW
ia such fees and charges of their officers shall b.
l. reasonable and proper in the premises.
D. Sec. g. And be further enacted, That all slaves o
persons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion
Or against the Government of the United States o
s. who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto
IN escaping from such persons and taking refuge witt
y in the lines Of the army and all slaves captured
from such persons or deserted by them and comm
II under she control of the Government of the Unite
States, and that all slaves of such persons found
OF orl being within any place occupied by the rebe
to forces of the United States, shall be deemed cap
or tives of and shall be forever free of their
IN itude, and not again held as slaves.
be Sec. =. And be IL further enacted, That sIav
nd escaping into any State Territory the Distrc
az of Columbia, from any other State shall be deliv
NJ cred VI or in any way mpeded hindered of his lib
cItyj tAOtpb OF some OIence against IN
on laws, unless the person claiming said fugitive sha
ne fir make oath that The person to whom the abo
Al or service OF such fugitive is alleged TO be due
IL his lawful owner, and has not borne arms agains
the United States In the present rebellion norm an
es way given aid or comfort thereto; and no perso
engaged in the military naval service of the Uni
oil ted states shall under any preteDce whatever
oy sumo 10 decide on the validity of the claim of
person to the service labor any other per
surrender up any such person to the claimant OF
p pain of being DISMISSED from the service.
on Sec. y. And be It further enacted, That the Pres
Of dent Of the United States is authorized to empio
,a many persons of African descent he may deer
Of necessary and proper for the suppression of this
ne beion, and for this purpose he may organize AM
tn them in such manner as he may Judge best 70
*, the public welfare
es Sec. IL. And be further enacted That the Presi
he dent of the United States is hereby authorized
d. make provision for the transportation COLOMBIA
he ton, and settlement in tropical country be
ar yond the limits of the United States of such per
b. sons of the African race, made free by the prov
he sious of this act, may be willing TO emierat,
ii. having frst Outlined the consent Of the Govern