The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-25
Nashrillt atnion.
CONFIsCATIoN ACT
No 1901

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iod 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 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 dol /
lars; said fine shall be levied aud 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 tho time Of committing the said crime,
any sale or conveyance 10 the contrary,
Notwithstanding
Sec. 2. Ind Be % fyrlley eHacted, That
IL any person shall hereafter iucite, 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 TO, any
such existing rebellion or instruction,
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 if
any he have; or by both of said punish
ments, at the discretion Of the court
Sec. 3. Ind he 10 further e8acid, That
every person guilty Of either of the often
ces described in this act shall be- forever
incapable aud disqualified to hold any
Office under The United States
Sec. 4. Ind be 10 further enocieI, 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 ID tyller enacted, That,
10 ensure the speedy termination Of the
present rebellion il shall be the duty of
Inc President Of the United States TO
cause the seizure OF all the estate and
property, money, stocks, credits, and ef-
lects 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
iihe United States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter act
ing az President, Vice Prcsident mem
her of Congress, judge of any court cab
met officer, foreign minister, commits
sioner or consul of the so-called Confcd.
crate States of America.
Thirdly. OF any person acting as
Governor of State, member of a Con
yention or Legislature, or judge of any
court of any of the so-called Confederate
States of America.
FOwthly. OF any person who, having
held an Office of honor, trust orp, eft 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 I'M
der any of the several States of the said
Confederacy, or the laws thereof, whc-
Their such Office or agency be national,
state. or municipal in its name or char
acter: Propile3, That the persons thirdly,
fourthly and filthy 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 So
called Confederate States.
Sixthly. OF any person who, owning
property in any loyal State or Territory
Of the United States, or in the Districtof
Columbia, shall hereafter assist and give
aid and comfort TO such rebellion; and all
sales, transfers, or conveyances of any
such property shall be null and void; and
il shall be a sufficient bar TO any suit
brought by such person for the possession
or use Of such property, or any of il, to
allege and prove that be is one Of the per-
sons described in this section
Sec. 6. And be Il further enacted, Thatif
any person within any State or Terrific
nv 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 abctting 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, countenance
and abet such rebellion, aud return 10 his
allegiance 10 the United States all the
estate and property, moneys, stocks and
crodits Of such person shall be liable 10
seizure as aforesaid, aud it shall be the
duty of the President to seize and use
them as aforesaid, or the proceeds there
Of And all sales, transfers or convey
ances of any such property after the cX-
piration of the said sixty days from the
date of such warning and proclamation,
shall be null and void; and IL shall be a
sufficient bar to any suit brought by such
person for the possession on the use of
such property, or any OF it, to allegc aud
prove that hc is one Of the persons de.
scribcd i'm this section.
Src. z. AUR b. 10 JIuNcr enacted That
10 secure the condemnation and sale Of
any suck property, after the same shall
have been seized, so thai il may be made
available for the purposes aforesaid pro-
cccdinps In rem shall be instituted in
The name of the United states in any
Jis,r;cl court thereof on in any Tcrrito-
,;oI court or in the United States dis
riot court for the District of Columbia,
within which the property above desert
he'd ar any part thereof, may be found,
az INTO which the same, d movable, may
0r.t he brought, which proceedings shall
conform az nearly as may be to proceed
ings i'm 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,
an aid or comfort thereto, the same shall
he condemned as enemies property, and
beeome the property Of the United states,
and NAV be disposed of as the court shall
Jecrre. and the proceeds thereof paid in
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