The national Republican., 1862-06-19
RUAHCIPATlON.


Of rebek engsged " or abssting the e1sstios
rebellion against the Government Of the Uni.
ted States.
TIE IN pssvidss - fsslews'.- - - :
That oil right, title, interest, and claim what
ever, of every person comprshended within the
following ssansrsssd Glasses, In and 70 the
service or labor Of say other person OF persons
held 10 service o. labor In any State under the
laws thereof, 10 hereby declared forfeited, and
such psfsops % held 70 service or labor, CON-
monty called slavss, srs hereby declared for
ever discharged ffon such service Or labor, and
70 be freemen, TO WI: .,... I.... ...t
F,ssL OF every psrsoo who shall hereafter
act % an odAeer Of the army or navy Of The
rebels In arms against the Government Of the
United States. ... @',. ......
Secondly or every person yho shall hereafter
act ~ Prssidsnt vios Prssadsut, member Of
Congress, judge Of any court, cabinet of,csr,
foreign minister, commissioner or consul ol the
90 called Confederate ssstes Of America. d
|. ThSdgy. OF every person who shall hereafter
act - governor Of State, member Of con.
vsntion or Legislature, or judge Of any STATE
court Of The socalledI Cosiedsrats States Of
America. . '' -1"oq .'si.-'.
Iou,Ay or every person Who, having held
~ once Of honor, trust, OF profit 10 the
United States, shall hereafter hold an ofiot
In the so-called Confederate States Of America
Fa0ly. or every person who shall hereafter
kold ans <faou araoav undoe Aka Govsru
ment Of the socalled Confederate States d
America, or under any Of the several States Of
the said Confederaoy, or the laws thereof.
whether saoh ONCE or agency be national, State,
or municipal 10 i.s name or character: Provided,
That the persous thirdly and ffthly above do
scribed shall have accepted their appointment
Tor election dnce the dsts Of the pretended
ordinance Of secession Of the State, or shall have
taken an oath Of allegiance to the so.cslled
Confederate Statss.
SxtAy. or every person, not embraced in the
foregoing classes who, sfsr the passage Of
this act, being actually, wilfully, and without
coercion or compulsion, engaged In armed re.
bellion against the Government Of the United
States. shall not, within sixty days after public
warning and proclamation duly given and made,
at his discretion, by the President Of the United
States, lay down his arms and return to his ale
glance to the United Statef.
The second section requires the President tt
appoint one or more commissioners for each
slave State, to make lis Of the names and
residences Of the persons 10 the States respect.
lively held 10 service and labor BY any person
or persons described a. above, a also In the
fourth section Of an act Ito condscats property
used for insurrectiouary purposes" approved
August 6, 1861, and Of the names Of the per-
sons claiming to b. entitled to such service Of
labor; which list shall be returned, as speedily
- may be, To the district court Of the United
States for the district where the psrsons 20 held
to service OF labor may reside; and Immediately
on such return, the district court shall publish
the said list Of names and an order requiring
all persons claiming the service Or labor Of sDy
Of the persons named 10 the list 70 appear and
show cause why the person or persous owing
labor or service should not be discharged there
from, under this cot, at the next term Of said
court; and on failure Of any one To appear and
claim the service sr labor Of any Of the person.
reported to owe the same, such person or per
sons shall be declared free by the court; ant
on appearance, the claimant shall file with hi
application an afndsvit that be has not belongs
and does not belong 10 any Of the classes o
persons specified In the 6rst section Of the act
and that be will forever bear true faith and al
legiancs to the United States and II not beine
omprehended In either Of the clasee specified
10 the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth speci
ficatioos OF the first section Of this act he shsl
have been engaged 10 armed rebellion agains
the United States after having received sixty
days warning by proclamation Of the President
as above provided, and shall allsge that be hal
been so engaged uGder compulsion, be shall, IL
addition, state in bis sfidsvit the fact and th,
manner Of conpulsion, and prove the same
prima fdcie to the satisfaction Of the court; ant
upon such affidavit having been filed and proc
made, the attorney for the United States, o
any one on behalf Of the person held 10 servic
or labor, must prove TO the satisfaction OF tn
court that the claimant did 30 engage in arme
rebellion, without the compulsion alleged, an,
on failure Of such proof the person whose SCI
vice or labor is claimed shall be restored TO th
claimant; but on the failure or refusal Of an
claimant,to take any affidavit above required
or to prove the compulsion when it is allege
~ an excuse, the court shall declare the perso
whose service or labor il claimed free fro,
such service or labor; and the court shall civ
every person 20 declared free certificate
the fact under seal OF the court and such Gel
tifcats shall be conclusive evidence Of the fre,
dom Of such person from all service or labo
against oil persons whatsoever, aud In all courl
Of the States or OF the United States. Kidnsy
ping any person 90 declared free, is made pur
ishable by imprisonment In the penitsntisr
not Lees than one nor more than five years; an
any person oorrupuy swearing falsely, In an
, proceeding under this act, shall be guilty {
perjury. and liable, on conviction, to the pena
ties thereof.
The third section provides that any slsy
owned by persons embraced In the classt
specified In the first section of this act, II omit
ted from the COMMISSIONER list, may, on sun
mary application to the district court Of th