Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-06-24
;HE VyIrED STATES Law OF TREASON.


States, under the 18th Section Of which tn
Presidcn, Is authorized to issue his procla
nation Of amnesty and pardon. 1t is TIL
Art Of 1862;
.4h Ae, TO suppress insurreetios, to l'unis'
l.r,ssoN ard t5'hya 20 seize and con iscaf
& property qfrle5 md Tor other PnpO
ies qpPr0pc{ Juty lU6, 1862.
SEC l. Ev ny person who shall hereafter
commit the cri,re OF treason against the U
aitSd States, aud shall be adjudgea guilty
hereof, shall suffer death and all his slaves
n any, shall be declared and made free; oil
he shall be imprisoned not less than five
years. and fined not less han ten thousand
dollars, and all his slaves il any, shall bC
declared and made free slid fine to be levied
aaa colletpd on any or I'll Of the property
seal lardpcfsonal excluding slaves Of which
lhe Jail person SO convicted was the owner
e the time Of committing the said orime
my sale or conveyance u the contrary not
Itiths,apdnR.
src. z. II any person sliall hereafter in
20, fe' on foot, assist, or engage in any re-
illion or insurreotion against the authori-
yof tho United States, or the laws thereof
l3 3ehan-Efye ara OlS''utros1 ,'.-.-ero, -si--ii
Aeage In, or give nd and comfort to any
.,hexis,ing rebellion ur insurrection, and
, I afsavi6ted4bsreoi, saeh person shall be
pi ksacd by imprisonment for u period not
exceeding ten years, or by fine not exceed
in ten THOUSAND dollars, and by the liberia
tich of all his slaves, if any he have, or hy
bolh of said punishments.
FEC. 3. Every person guilty of either of
tn offences described in this Act, shall be
fsl over Incapable and disqualified to hold
9 be under the United States.
Eg. A. This Act shall not be construed
inH my way to effect or alter the prosecu-
III; conviction, or punishment of any per-
q pr persons guilty of treason against the
w Ted States beforethe passage of this Aot,
~ IS such person is convicted under this
Ec. 5. To insure the speedy termination
0. he present rebellion, it shall be the duty
u he President of the United States TO
n be the seizure of all the estate and prop
a money, stocks, credits, and effects, of
lei persons hereinafter named in this Sec
= and to apply aud use the same, and the
teeds thereof for the support of the army
q hci United States: LIST, Of any person
eafSer acting officer of tho army o..
II Il OF the rebels in arms against the Gov
! ment of the United States; I'd, of any
"a Son hereafter acting as President, Vice
Z sident, Member Of Congress, Judge Of
. Court, Cabinet Officer, Foreign Minis.
/ Commissontr, or Consul the so-called
federate States of America; Sd, Of any
q ION acting ns Governor of q State mem
eiy ofa Convention or legislature or Judge
IN my Court Of -ny of the go called Conied-
= d le staits; AZ, ofany person who having
(, IN ntiSc ~, Souur ur proht in the Uni
VI States, sha, hereafter hold an ofico in
so-caiied Confederate Statos; 9th, ofany
90 hereafter holding any office or agcn-
y ,e'the Government of the so-called
,sederato States, or un ier any of the
say sIral States of tho said Confederacy, or
,he laws thereof, whether such office or
4 n tcy be national, state or municipal in
ia tame or character; Provided, That the
nargons Sd, 4th and 9th, above described,
tha have; accepted their appointments or
alecN cNion, since the date of the pretended
crd 1haslce Of secession of the State, or shall
Il, = 4, taken an oafh of allegiance to, or 70
an sort the Constitution of the so-called
rsr lederate States; 9th, Of any persons
! Downing p, operty in my loyal State or
r,,r ,}tory oflihe Uaited States, or in the
- MAJ AZ Col,mhia shall hercaffer ossist
DistMss = IV.ao aa aa, sn' ~, vi o,l;sm. %
~ III ~ -.r rsr.ss 49," ~ na,,aan., aa
ana r.. ,' s.as, ssar,, a,sns ssa1i " WI, -
any "s h. ~ pm,yhp0as n ~ .n;a;a, % ~ sn;,
lnd ~ sn.o', e., "a a.. :. ,ssss;a, 10y Sr,s
nrpa Sen upSa.,,, po.sen ~. ~. p;s'.or ~
n us - saon p.pp.i, ~ ray vi,a1 ~ ,r
p.o,e sna. ne 70 oH0 u 'n' psaeVn' :
feser1scu ~ .n.s seo.,ou'
SEQ y. AZ. person WITHIN ola'e OF
Territory OF the United States other than
Ihos a$named as aforesaid, after the passage
Of this Act being engaged in armed rebellion
agaiAst the Government Of the United States
or aiding aud abetting such rebellion, shall
not, ~itbin sixty days after public warning
nnd pfoclamation duly given and made by
the President of the United States, cease to
nlq efunlenance and abct such rebellion,
euR rbturn to he allegiance 70 abe United
AL the estate and pf>oerty, moneys, stocks,
aud credits of such peree~, shall be liable
80 seizure az aforesaid, and Nsshall be the
diliF oflthe President 10 sei5e ane,sse them
&c hioresaid, or the proceeds thereors>snd
~ Si'e' transfers or eonteyances % ahy-
& A,prorerty, after iae eHp'ranon o. .ue
-. SKY days from he g'ate o sueh yarn ~,
a ~, g,'iissienaiiol, shaii DC NM ana F'iu
- sss 49, ~. ~ -.S9i.leient par se~ s''s IA