The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-20

thereof where real estate shall be sub
ject to sale, as shall iitly and efficiently
effect the purposes of this act, and vest
in the purchasers of such property good
and valid titles thereto. And the 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. And Re u further enacted, That
all slaves Of persons who shall hereafter
be engaged in the rebellion against the
Government 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 slaves Of such
persons found on Tor being within any
place occupied by rebel forces and af-
forwards occupied by the forces of the
United States, shall be deemed captves
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, Terri
tory or the District Of Columbia, from any
other State, shall be delivered up, or in
any way impeded or hindered Of his lib
erty, except for crime, or some OfIense
| against the laws, unless the person claim
/ ing said fugitiyes shall first make oath
| that the person to whom the labor or SER
vice 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
prctcnce whatever, assume to decide 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. AndJe ii further enacted, Thai
the President Of the United States is au-
thorized TO employ as many persons Of
African descent as he may deem necessa-
ry, aud proper for the suppression of this
rebellion, and for this purpose he may or
ganize and use them in such manner as
, he may judge best for the public wei
fare.
Sec II. And be il further enacted, Tha
, the President of the United States il
) hereby authorized to make provision fol
the transportation, colonization, and set
Element, in some tropical country beyOnC
the limits of the United States, Of sucl
p persons Of African race, made free by tn
f provisions of this act, as may be Willing
b to emigrate, having first obtained the con
/ sent of the Government of said cOuntrl
81 to their protection and settlement within
1 the same, with all the rights and priv
e leges of freemen
G Sec. 13. And LeH further enacted, Tha
J; the President is hereby authorized, a
any time hereafter, by proclamation, +
, extend to persons who may have partici
! pated in the existing rebellion in an,
=, State or part thereof, pardon and amnesty
y with such exceptions and at such tim
and on such conditions as he may deer
expedient for the public welfare
Sec. IA. And be IL further enacted, Tha
the courts of the United States shall hav
power to institute proceedings, make or
ders and DEGREES, issue process, and d
. all other things necessary to carry thi
act into effect.
= Approved, July II, 1862.