The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-13
ooNF1soATIoN ACT
fPupltc No 1901


Representatives Of Nie United States u A8ler-
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 aud made free; or az
The discretion Of the court, he shall be
imprisoned for not less than five years,
and fined not less than ten thousand dol
lars; said fine shall be levied and collect
cd on any or all of the property, real and
personal, excluding slaves, of which the
said person so convicted was the owner
AZ the time Of committing the said crime,
any sale or conveyance to the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. And be % further enacted, That
If any person shall hereafter incite, set
on foot, assist, Or engage in any rebellion
or instruction 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 and comfort 10, any
such existing rebellion or insurrection,
and be convicted 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 IL
any he have; or by both OF said punish
menls, at the discretion of the court
Sec. 8. AHd be At further enacted, That
every person guilty Of either Of the often
ces described in this act shall be forever
incapable and disqualified 10 hold any
Office under The United States.
Sec. A. And 10 IL further enacted, That
this act shall not be construed in any
way TO 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. 8. Ind be II further enacted, That,
TO ensure the speedy termination of the
present rebellion, il 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, Vice President, mem
Der OF Congress, judge Of any court, cab
met officer, foreign minister, commits
sioner or consul of the so-called C0nfcd-
crate States of America.
Thirdly. OF any person acting as
Governor of a State, member of a Con-
vention or Legislature, or Judge of any
court Of any of the so-called Confederate
States of America.
Fourthly. OF any person who, having
held an office of honor, trust rpt fit 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 social
ed Confederate States of America, or UNI
der any of the several States of the said
Conrederacy, or tho laws thereof, whe-
Their such Office or agency be national
state. or municipal in its name or char
acler: Provided, That the persons thirdly,
fourthly and Gfthly 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 500
called Confederate States.
Sixthly. OF any person who, owning
property in any loyal State or Territory
of the United States, or in the Uisirictof
Columbia, shall hereafter assist and give
aid and comfort 20 such rebellion; and all
sales transfers, or cOnyeyances of any
such property shall be null and void; and
il shall be a sufficient bar 10 any suit
brought by such person for the possession
or use of such property, or any of il, TO
allege and prove that he is one Of the per-
sons described in this section.
See G, Ind be u FURTHER enacted Thatif
any person within any State or Terrific
ry 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 aiding or abetting such re-
bellion, shall not, within sixty days after
public warning and proclamation duly
given and made by the President Of the
United States, cease 90 aid, countenasce,
and abet such rebellion, and return 10 his
allegiance TO the United States, ali The
estate and property, moneys stocks and
credits of such person shall be liable 10
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
ances of any such property after the ex-
piratish of the said sixty days from the
date of such warning and proclamation,
shall be null and void; aud IL shall be a
sufficient bar 10 any suit brought by such
person for the possession or the use Of
such property or any of IL, to allege and
prove that no is one Of the persons de-
scribed in this section.
SEC. z. Ind BE- u FURTHER enacted, That
70 secure the condemnation and sale of
any sueh property, after the same shall
have been seized, so that it may be made
available for the purposes aforesaid, pro-
coedinoa In rem shall be instituted in
the name Of the United States In any
district court thereof or in any Terrific
rial court, or in the United States dis
triet 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
frst be brought, which proceedings shall
conform as nearly as may be 10 proceed
inas Ia admiralty or revenue cases, and
said property whether real or personal,
shail he found 20 have belonged 20 a per-
SON engaged in rebellion, or who has Civ
an aid or comfort thereto, the same shall
he condemned as enemies property and
become the property Of the United states,