Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-08-09
CONFIs CATION AND EMANCIPATION
BILL.

treason ana rebellion, to seize aud cOnhscatC
the property Of rebels, and for other pur
poses.
Be enacted by The Senate and House of
Representatives. of the IT. s. of america an
Congress assembled, That every person who
shall hereafter commit the crime of treason
against the U. S. aud shall be adiudged
guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and all his
slaves il any, shall be declared and made
free or he shall be imprisoned for not less
than five years, and fined not less than $lO..
600, and all his slaves, if any, shall he de-
cared and made free said fine shall be
levied and collected on any or all of the
property real and personal excluding slaves,
OF which the said person so convicted was
the owner at the time Of committing t. e
said crime, any sale or conveyance to the
contrary notwithstanding.
2, That if any person shall hereafter
lnclte, set on foot, assist, or engage in any
rebellion or insurrcction against the authori
ty OF the U. S. or the laws thereof. or shall
give aid or comfort thereto, or shall engage
in, or give aid aud comfort to, any such ex.
isling rebellion or insurrection, and be con.
ylcled thereof, such persons shall be punish.
ed by Imprisonment for a period not exceed.
ing ten years, by a fine not exceeding $lO,-
600 and by The liberation of all his slaves,
if he have any.
8, That every person guilty Of either
OF The ofenses described in this act shall be
forever disqualified to hold any office, un.
der the u S.
4, 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 o. treason against the L. S.
before the passage Of this act
5 5, That to insure the speedy termina
tion of the present rebellion, it shall be the
duty of the President of the u S. to cause
the seizure of all the estate and properly,
mency, stocks, credits, and effects of the
persons hereafter named in this section, and
to apply and use the same and the proceeds
thereof, for the support of the Army Of the
U. s. that is to say First, Of any person
hereafter acting as an officer of the army
or navy of the Rebels in arms against the
Government Of the u S 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
Confederate States of America thirdly.
of any person acting as Governor Of
a Stute, member of Convection or LegiSla-
ture. or Judge of any Of the soc illed Con
federote States of America fourthly, of
any person who, having held an Office o
: honor, trust, or profit in the U. S. shall
. hereafter hold an Office in the socalled Con.
u federate States of America ffthly, of any
T person hereafter holding any Office or agency
J. under the Government of the so-called Con
federate States Of America, or under any o
the several States of said Confederacy, or
the laws thereof, whether such office or
agency be national, State or municipal, in
its name or character Provided, That
the persons thirdly, fourthly and filthy
above described shall have accepted their
appointment or election since the pretended
ordinance of secession of the State, or shall
G have taken the oath Of allegiance to, or to
! support the Constitution of the SO called
Confederate States {; sXthy, of any persons
, who, owning property in any loyal state or
= territory of the U. S. or in the District of
r Columbia, shall hereafter assist and give
D 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 snit brought
$ by sucS person for the possession or the use
OF snch property, or any of it, to alege and
t prove that he is one Of the persons dcScrib-
ed in this section.
/ 6, That if any person within any state
, or territory of the U S. other than those
t named as aforesaid, after the passage oi
i this act, being engaged in armed rebellion
t against the Government of the u S. or aid
d ing or abetling such rebellion, shall not,
n within sixty days after public warning and
n proclamation duly given and made by The
:. President of the U. S. cease to aid, coun
y tenance, and abet such rebellion, and return
It to his allegiance to the o. S. all the estate
n and property, money, stocks, and credits o
n snch person shall be liable to seizure al
{ aforesaid, and it shall be the duty OF th(
d President to seize and use them as afore
d said, or the proceeds thereof Aud al
sales, transfers, or conveyances of any such
!. property after the expiration of the said &c
i days from the date OF such warning and
t proclamation, shall be null and void and
@ il shall be sufficient bar to any sui
70 brought by such person for the possession
or the use Of such property, or any OF it, t.
Y allege and prove that he is QUE OF the per
e sons described in this section.
3 s I, That 10 secure the condemnation
d and sale of any such property after th'
same shall have been seized, so that it MAJ
Of be made available for the purposes afore
slid proceedings ia rem shall be institute
- in the name of the U. S. in any Dstric
- Court thereof, or in any Territorial Court
ao or in the U. S. District Court for the Dis
m rs lrict of Columbia, within which the proper
eS ty above described or any part thereof ma
., be found or into which the same if movabl
10 may fret be brought which proceeding
., shall conform as nearly as may be to pre-
o. ceedings in admiralty or revenue cases
n and ii said property, whether real or pei
is sonal, shall be found to have belonged TO
8, person engaged iu rebellion, or VINO ha
,n given aid and comfort thereto, the sam
"A Shall be condemned as enemies property
~ ~ and become the property of the U 3. an
:" " may be disposed of as the Court shall a.
y cree. and The proceeds thereof paid into th
Troasrrv of the II. S. for the purpose