Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-17

A long bill. g. provide for the collector.
Of tie revenue in rebellIous snd Instruction
districts and for the Liberation sno
the elimination Of the slaves of the
rebels, is published. vlich is to be
reported by Han. ?. P. BLArR, from
the committee on military tflirs. OniHing
all details, the msin substance Of the bill
en- braces the following points.
l. l. al States and Territories vhsrs the
civil authority is ols,ruc,ed by InsurTection
/ o. rebellion in the collection Of the direct
tax authorized by the &C; Of Aug. 5, 1851,
the tx shalt be app1ruoned on all the lands
/ in said safe, OF terr.tlrlss- which are not
/ ly Law exempt from taxation- .ccording 10
( u cir valuation under ,he last census. and
/ icy arc % Pc charged with tlei7 respective
/ rriors Of -uc7 tax
/ . The President shall make proclamation
/ vFsh q in Whist SLtas and territories
+ saca aHs;ru tian- exist. and the owners are
f toray rh-rlzes .iHty day- thereafter and
4 D.. such lands ou which tic said tAIe. IT,
u4u ualmi, 20 the close Of the sixty days,
/ sI.I. ,.-rIr t.r Urte- States aud their as
/ -t.ts forever provided ,h4t on account Of
/ tac sat losses ami damages incaucd by
/ y4lc.ut.us 10 tho r-5- lam. Of any one
MACS good tie proof that be has be,n 10y
ID vi..in $50 YEAR, to bim bis land sh4l.
reverb, subject 10 lawful hras Il loyal cit
s-rs AID '-rsi.ness 10 amity with ,b5 Uoit.d
stats.
3 Commissioners are 8, os 4pp,utsi -
lease tie i3lirited l4uds TIL the FIRST 81 March
mkt after the authority Of the L >. Gov
eminent is uly restored an tie sad States
and ,riritori-- AMI l,yI legislature and
| 10y State fhcers are elected. to Be zn-
nourc d by pro,l4mltion iron the PresI-
d-nt. {. der CERTAIN c,uditiors the commits
-i,ners may sill at public sale the parcels of
land TO the i eitil Us OF loyal soldiers OF
,allor-, the pr,o-eds Of -als u be paid into the
L ). Treasury.
All slaves 1t disloyal per-ons either taken
ir,iye by the U ). Armies or who have
e-caped 70 them, shall be declared free of their
former masters ami shali DO employed to
l,blr IN wages on the la ds Of the United
) ates. or Inde1tur,d as Apprentices to loyal
farmers or mechanics On lair terms of ser
vice, to be free Of such apprenticeship when
trey are twenty FIVE years Old.
5. The President IS u be Authorised TO
pucha-e OF acquire by treaty lands in Mexs
80. Central Ame,iol, S,uth America or the
Is ands Of the Gulf Of M,Eico. and t, remove
such persons 10 such lands and - sllot 10
them ssversIly parcels i land not less than
80 acres, and TO guarant to them all the
rights OF fr persons in the 90 4ntries where
Ihry ar 70 lOcAted-ths expense OF suoh
removal to o0ns IRON the earnings Of such
individuals 10 their apprenticeship and the
monies derived from the forfeited property
Of rebels.
6 Il any State legislature all free the
S avs o. said STATE, they may be removed
and located On similar terms, ana also such
free negroes or muluoes as may choose to
be 30 removed and loca ed.
!. The sviis Of forfeited rebel lands are
t. b. o restored 60 CONSTITUTE fund for the
all re Iurp,srs. ami commissioners are TO b.
un'-hed tor any mlyersltion in the per-
rn.rc. OF the r Ofics