Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-24
prhe cnn C 5.cstton Act.

Ifer>tiii NhJ /, bei!i',n, to u lie AID Con
1isclte the I'rorer'Y OF tiehsis and foroth-
lie i,.aray,ed by the seqats and Hos,e i. !, of
L pr..rj s;iyss sol the I uiieI S;ates q! Aper-
ic;. IN Congress. ASSEMBLED. That svcrf 7per-.
81, wlp sil:.ii l>raaiier commit. the crime OF
,rrp>nn rgaiist llk United Srntt<. aud stlai'
bca j."igrd guilty therco', s;aall suffer death,
and MI his slave$yii an,, shalt DE declared
and ma,le frc' or he shall be imprisoned Tor
Tot le,e tran five years and. ined,n less
than $ ,004y and all his slaves, j any, shall
be cisred aud nistle free; said fine shall be
leyiet aud collected ON any pr all oI tic. prop
ewy, real and pers nal, excluding slSyes, OF
which Inc said perSo" so convicted was, tue
uwucfae the !Iioe ofcrmni,,ing ibeSaid crime
aiy sals: or cpn.cyance ~ tie co:trsry not
wttsta;nii,'g
SEc. = Aud ho it, frrfhcr enacted. That if
any person shal! Hereafter inciic.. set on foot,
assist Or eDgagein any rebellion or insurrec-r
ton against the aWt-prily. .ol The Un!led
or comfort thereto, or ~llsll e. gage inlor give
aid or comfort to any aucn exisianS rebellion
or insurrrc'ia.', anGbc cj'v2@led thereof; such
, person. ,h,l ie, punishrd by imprislLus ny
t,r ne,ied rot exceeding ,teu years, by 3
tiae no; exeee!i g$l0,010, and by tie iiber-
aIion ul all Slaves, it any lie nave.
SEC. :. And I've it turther enacted, That
every person guilty OF either pt the offences
rie<rriDcd in this act Iaii be forever incapa-
be anGrli<quabfed 10 hold ang, otfice uuder
the United States.
SEC 4. And be it fu-t!er enacted, That
| this act,haii not be construed in any way to
effect or aitrr the prosecution, conviction or
punishment Of a,y persons guilty of treason
again.l the United States before the phsssgt
! OF ihi>:.c:. ualeSs Sncn person is convicted
uud Il thus act.
Sax. S. Aud be it ;ur.her enacted, That
| to nsulc the sreedy termination of tie pres
en-; rebellion, it. shall be the duty Of the
Pres dent OF the Unitcd States to ceuse the
;znre Of all the estate and properly, money,
5 o. X credits ard effects of the pers.ns here,
after nu.ned in this section, and to apply and
us.. the same and the proceeds thereof for the
support of the army OF the United States, that
is u. ..a,: first, of any person hereafter acting
as an riifcer of the army and navy OF the reo-
SIN arms against the govern'heiis q. the
United Stats; secondly, of'any .pek,on here
after acting Us President, Vice-I'resilept
member OF Congress, judge Of any court, Gao
met rfiicer, foreign minister, commissioners
UT consul OF the co-callcd Confederate States
of America; 'birdly, of arg person acting as
| Goysrrsr ui- q State, member ot eqnyeptlooH
! or ie:Lfs!at,rc, Or Judge oi any conrt OF tho
so-ca I'D Confederate States Of -Americs;
! f,ur,nl:. Of any person who, ha:ipg held an
! office ol honnr, trust ar profi; IL The United
/ States nall hc-e-ftsr hold an Office in The So
called ConIede, a,g States Of America; fftoly,
of auT person hersafier h"ldihg an Office Or
.ency under The government u tie g called
! Confederate States OF Americs, or aAJ o: the
several States of the said Conf-deracy, or the
laws thereof. whether suc:. oHt:a Or agency
! be uatiQnal, Stats or mnnicipai in It's charac.
!; ter: provided thet the persons tbrdiy, fourth
(! iy sDd GGhIy abaSe described sua! haze &C
cepted their appointment or election s;nce
f; the date OF tie pretended ordlnancu ci seaes.
/ sion If The Stale, OF shall have 'akel en- oath
; O.; allegiance to nr to support The Constitution
ofale :,.c.ilea Coa!edef:ts States; .iyihly,
: ol ai.y perscn who, owning property III ally
! lovsl State or Tsrr;.a7y OF tt,- un:.ed States,
or in tie Dlstrics ci Colan.bia, sh1ll herest
/ ter assist aud give aid apd comfort to such
rebellion, and II! sales, trsnss4r Or conveyance
Of any such property, shall be null and void
and il Shall be sufficient bar to anv si!i,
brought by such peraon for the possession OF
tc use OF such property, or any OF 1t, TO al
lege and prove that he is one Of the persons
described in this section.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That i!
anv person within any State or Territory n
tae Int d States, other than those uamcd as
ssresaid, after the passage OF this actl being
engaged in armed rebellion against the Gov.
ernlnent of the United States, or aiding end
abeytine such rebellion, shall not, within six
ty days aitcrpubiic warning and proclamation
duly given and made ly The PRESIDENT Vi ,he
! L.ni ed States, cease to aid, c;untonanco and
al O. such rebellion, and retGrn to bis sllegi
snce TO the United States, all the estate aud
property, moneys, stocks. ant credits Of such
per ,on Shall be liable to seizure as aforesaid,
and it shall he the duty Of rhc President to
seize and use them as afoIesaid, or the pro-
ceeds thereof. And all sales, transfers or Con.
veyances of any such property after tho cxpi.
ration Ct said Sky days from the date oi
such warning or p7rcia,na,oa shail be null
dnG vOlQ. Alfi IL Sus-ii " - 'hi!~''Ht ~ W
any suit broush. by ~uca perm for he pos
session or the. use oil spch property, Or any Of
it. to alege and prove that he @ OLE OF the
narso,s described in this section.
Sec. /. And be it fusther enacted, That
+! u secure llc condemnation aud sale of any
such property, alter tic ssue shall have been
s.i5ed 81 that ii mag be made availablc for
the purposes arore said, proceedings in rem,
I shall DC instituted in the name Of the ULi:ed
States in any d;stric, court fhereof, Or in any
territorial court, or in the United States Dis
trict Court for the DiStr,ct of Columbia, with
in which the property above described or aay
part thereof may be found, or into which tue
game If moyeablc, may irst be brought; which
proceedings shall conform as ncarly as may
be to proceedings in admiralty or revenue
c .ses; and if said property, whether real, OR
Der ;onal. shall he found to have belonged to
person engaged in the rebellion. or who has
given aid or comfort thereto. tine same shall
b., condemned a, enemes' property, aud be-
come the property Of the Uni'ed States, nnd
be dispos ed OF as the court shall decree, and
the proceeds thereof paid into the treasury of
the Uuited St,tes f'r the purpose aforesaid.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That the