The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-12

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thereof whrre rest estate shali be sub.
ject 70 sale, o. shall fifty and efficiently
effect The purposes Of This act, and vest
in the purchasers Of such property good
and valid titlea tbeFetaRADd thefsaid
courts shall have power 70 allow such
fees and charges Of their Officers as shall
be reasonable and proper in the premises.
Sec. O. And be II further enacted, That
al 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 OF 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
Che United States, and al slaves Of such
persons found on Iorl being within any
place occupied BY rebel forces and az
forwards occupied by the forces Of the
United States, shall be deemed captivcs
of war, and shall be forever free Of
their serviiude, and not again held as
slaves.
Sec. 10. Ind is 70 further enacted, That
no slave escaping intoiany State, Terri
tory or tho District OF Columbia, from any
other State, shall be delivered up, OF in
any way impeded or hindered Of his lib
erty, except for crime, or some ofensn
againstth the laws, unlcss the person claim
ing said higitivcs shall first make oath
that the person 70 whom the labor OF ser
vice Of such fugitive is alleged 20 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
p%rctence whatever, assume 10 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 10 the
claimant, on pain OF being dismissed from
The scrficeR III Is Ef q
See. n. An9Jc II further enacted, That
the President1of the United States as au-
thorized to employ as many persons Of
African descent rs he may deem nccessa-
ny, and proper Cor the suppression of this
rebellion, and for this purpose he may Or
ganizc and use them in such manner as
he nay judge best ia dbe public well
fare.
See. II, md be IL 6uytler 6aaded, That
the President Of the United States IS
hereby authorized 70 make provision for
the transportation, colonization, and set
Element, in some tropical country beyond
the limits of the United States, of such
persons ofAfrican race, made free by the
provisions of this act, as may DO willing
to emigratd, having hrst obtained the con-
sent Of tho government of said country
60 theft protection and settlement within
the same, with all the rights and privi-
leges Of frecmen.
Sec. Is. 1nds Il jtytlor enacted, That
the President is hereby authorized, at
any time hereafter by proclamation, 10
extend TO persons who may have partici-
pated in the existing rebellion in any
State or part thereof pardon and amnesty,
with such exceptions and at such time
and on such conditions as he may deem
e~xpedient for the public welfare.
Sec. H. Ind be 10 further enacted, That
the courts Of the United States shall have
power 20 institute proceedings, make or
ders and debrees, Issue process, and do
all other things necessary TO carry this
act into effect.
Approved, July II, 1862.