The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-01
CoHFIsCATIoN ACT.
tPuMlo--No. leo.l

Be Y enacted by The Senate and Louss of
Representatives Of tbe United States Of Amef-
lea IN Congress sseableI, Thatevery 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,
aud fined not less than ten Thousand dol
lara; said fine shall be levied aud collect
cd on any or alicf The property, real and
personal, excluding slaves, Of which the
said person 80 convicted was the owner
az the time Of committing the said crime,
any sale or conveyance TO the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. Ind Be Il f,stier enacted, That
If any person shall hereafter ineite, 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 70, any
such existing rebellion or instruction,
and be convicted thereof such person
shall be punished by imprisonment for a
period rot exceeding ten years, or by a
fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
and by the liberation Of all his slaves II
any he have; or by both OF said punish-
ments, at the discretion Of Che court
Sec. 3. AE4 be Il further enacted, That
every person guilty Of either Of the ollen-
ces described in this act shall be forever
incapable and disqualified TO hold any
Office under the United States.
Sec. A. And be u further enacted, 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 IL convicted un-
der this act.
Sec 8. And be IL further enacted That,
TO ensure the speedy termination of the
present rebellion, it shall be the duty of
the President Of the United States 70
cause the seizure Of all the estate aud
property, money, stocks, credits, and eff
fecis 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 or any person hereafter acting
as an officer of the army or navy of the
rebels in array against the Government
Of the United States.
Secondly. OF any person hereafter act
ing ss President Vice-Presidont, mem
Der Of Congress, judge of any court, cab
met officer, foreign minister, commits
kioner or consul of the so-called Confed-
crate States of America,
Thirdly. OF any person acting rs
Governor Of q State, member of Con-
vention or Legislature, or judge of any
court Of any of the so-called Confederate
States of America.
Fourthly. OF any person who having
held an Office of honor, trust orp fit in
the United States, shall hereafter hold an
Office in the So called Confederate States
Of America.
Fiahly. 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, whe-
her such Office or agency be national,
state, or municipal in its name or char
acter: Provided, That the persons thirdly,
fourthly and dfthly 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 District OF
Columbia, shall hereafter assist aud 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 sufficient bar TO any suit
brought by such person for the possession
or use of such property, or any of it, to
Allege and prove that he is one Of the per-
sons described in this section.
Sec. 6. Andbe IL further enactea, Thstif
any person within any State or Terrific
nv of the United States other than those
named as aforesaid, after the passage cf
this act, being engaged in armed rebel
lion against the Government of the Unit
ed States, or aiding or 1betting 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 TO aid, countenance,
and abet such rebellion, and return to his
allegiance to the United States, all the
estate and property, moneys, stocks and
credits Of such person shall be liable b.
seizure "a aforesaid, and IL shall be the
duty of the President 20 seize and use
them as aforesaid, or the proceeds there
Of And all sales, transfers or convey
Apccs of any such property after the ex-
piration of the said sixty days from the
date OF sueh warning and proclamation,
shall be null and void; and il shall be n
sufficient bar TO any suit brought by such
person for the possession or the use Of
such property, or any of It, to allege and
prove that he is one of the persons de-
Geribed in this section.
SECT. And be q further enacted, That
10 secure the condemnation and sale Of
any such property, after the same shall
have been seized, 80 that IL may be made
available for the purposes aforesaid, pro-
eeedinrs in rem shall be instituted in
the name of the United States i'm any
district court thereof, or in any Terrific
rial court. or ia tho United States dis
trict court for the District Of Columbia
within which the property above descri-
bed. or any part thereof, may be found,
or into which the same, If movable, may
fret be brought, which proceedings shall
aonform as nearly as may be TO proceed
ings in admiralty or revenue cases, and
aid property, whether real or personal,
shall he found to have belonged TO a per-
SON engaged in rebellion, or who has Civ.
on Aid or comfort thereto, the same shall
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