The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-03

United States, or aiding or abelting such
rebellion, shall not within sixty DAYS
after public warning and proclamation
duly given and made by the President of
the United States, cease TO aid, counte-
nance, and abet such rebellion, and re.
torn to his allegiance TO the United
States, all the estate and property, mon
eys, stocks and credits of such person
shall be liable to seizure as aforesaid,
and il shall be the duty Of the President
TO seize and use them as aforesaid, or the
proceeds thereof. And all sales, trans
fers or conyeyances Of any such property
after the expiration of the said sixty
days from the date of such warming and
proclamation, shall be null and void
and it shall be sufficient bar to any
suit brought by such person for the pos
session or the use Of such property, or
any of il, TO allege and prove that he is
one of the persons described in this
section.
SEC. Z. IND he further enacted, That
TO secure the condemnation and sale of
any such property, after the same shall
have been seized, so that il may be made
available for the purposes aforesaid, pro-
Ceedings 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
triCt 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
first be brought, which proceedings shall
conform as nearly as may be TO proceed
ings in admiralty or revenue cases, and
said property, whether real or personal
shall be found TO have belonged to a per-
son engaged in rebellion, or who has Civ
en- aid or comfort thereto, the same shall
| be condemned as enemies property and
become the property of the United States
aud may be disposed of as the court shall
decree, and the proceeds thereof paid in
TO the Treasury of the United States for
the purposes aforesaid.
Sec, g. Ind be u further enacted, That
the several courts aforesaid shall have
power to make such orders, establish
such forms Of decree and sale, and di-
rect such deeds and conveyauces to be
executed and delivered by the marshals
thereof where real estate shall be sub
ject to sale, as shall fully and efficiently
effect the purposes Of this act, and vest
| in the purchasers of such property good
and valid titles thereto. And tue said
courts shall have power TO allow such
| fees and charges of their officers as shall
be reasonable and proper in the premises
Sec. 8 Aed be it further enacted, hat
all slaves of persons who shall hereafter
be engaged in rebellion against the Gov
eminent of the United States, or who
shall in any way give aid or comfort
| thereto, escaping from such persons and
taking refuge within the lines of the
army; and all slaves captured from such
persons or deserted by them and coming
under the control of the Government Of
! the United States, and all slave of such
! persons found on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces and at
| forwards occupied by the forces Of the
United States, shall be deemed captives
Of war, and shall be forever free Of
their servitude, and not again held as
| slaves.
Sec. 10. Ind be IL further enacted. That
no slave escaping into any State, Ter
ritory or the District of Columbia, from
any other State, shall be delivered up. or
in any way iuIpeded or hindered of his
| liberty, except for crime, or some Of
! Tense against the laws, unless the person
claiming said iugitives shall first Inake
oath that the person to whom the labor
or service Of such fugitive is alleged to
be due is his lawful owner and has not
borne arms against the United States in
the present rebellion, nor in any way
| given aid and comfort thereto; and no
person engaged in the military or naval
service Of the United States shall, under
any pretence whatever, assume to de-
eide on the validity of the claim of any
person to the service or labor Of any
other person, or surrender up any such
person TO the claimant, on pain Of being
dismissed from the service.
Sec. IL. And be 10 further enacted, That
the President Of the United States is au-
tbOrized TO employ as many persons OF
African descent as. be may deem necessa-
~, and proper for the suppression Of
this rebellion, and for this purpose be
may organize and use them in such man
ner as he may judge best for the public
welfare.
Sec. Il. And he 10 further enacted That
the President Of the United States is
hereby authorized to make provision for
the transportation, colonization, and set
Element, in some tropical country beyond
the limits Of the United States, Of such
persons Of the African race, made free by
the provisions Of this act, as may be will
ling TO emigrate, having first obtained
the consent Of the Government Of said
country TO their protection and sette-
ment within the same, with all the rights
and privileges of lreemen.
Sec. 10. Ind be u further enacted, That
the President is hereby authorized, al
any time hereafter, by proclamation, "a
extend 10 persons who may have partici,
pated in the existing rebellion 10 any
State OF part thereof, pardon and amncs,
~, with such exceptions and at suct
time and on such conditions as he may
deem expedient tor the public welfare.
Sec. IA. Ind b. % further eaac ed, Tha
the courts of the United States shall hay,
power to institute proceedings, make or
ders and DEGREES issue process, and d,
all other things necessary a. carry thi
act into effect.
Approved, July II, 1862.
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