Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-06-24

s,t,tc shall be subject OF sale, rs shah lilly
and sufficiently effect tho purposes Of this
ret, and vest In the purchasers Of such prop
o,iy sood aud valid titles thereto And tie
said courts shall have power to allow such
| { es aud charges Of their officers MS shall bo
reasonable aud proper in the premises.
SIC. q. An slaves of persons who shall
hereafterhc engaged in rebellion against the
| Government Of the United States, or who
shall, in any way, give aid and comfort
thereto, eschping from such person and ta-
king refuge within the lines OF the army
and all slaves captured from such persons,
or deserted by them, md coming under the
control of the Government of the United
States and all slaves OF such persona found
or being within any place occupied by the
rebel forces, and afterwards occupied by the
forces of the United States, shall be deemed
capturcs of war. and shall be forever free of
their seryitudc and not again held as slaves
SEC. 10. No slave escaping into any state,
Territory, or District Of Columbia, from any
other state. shall he delivered up or in any
way impcded or hndercd Of his liberty, x
for crime or some offence against the laws,
unless the person claiming said fugitive
shall first make oath that the person to
whom the labor or services of suoh fugitives
alledged 10 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
preence whatever, assume to deci dc on the
validity of the claim of any person to the
service or labor of any other pc son, or sur
\, IN tI nloi iptn mi u
on pain Of being dismissed from the service.
SEC. IL. The President of the United
States is authorized to employ rs many per-
sons of African descent as he may deem ne
cessary and proper for the suppression of
this repei''~.., . nj for this purpose he may
organize aud use them in suci,- munner as
he may Judge best for the public welfare.
SEC y. The President of the United
States is hereby authorized to make provi-
sion for the transportation, colonization and
settlement in some tropical country beyond
the limits of the United States, of such per-
soas of the African = &C, made free by the
provisions of this act, as may be willing TO
cmigrate having iirst obtained the consent
of the government Of said country, to their
protection and settling within the same, to
all the rights and privileges Of freomen.
DEC. 10. lHc l. IItSlucht iS uefSOy dutupt-
lied, at any time hereafter, by proclama-
ton, TO extend to persons who may have
participated in the existing rebellion in any
State OF part thereof, pardon an1 amnesty,
with such exceptions and at such time and
on such conditions, as he may deem cxpe-
dent for the public welfare.
SEU. IA. The courts Of the United States
shall have power to institute proceedings,
make orders and DEGREES, issue process, and
do all things necessary to carry this actnto
effect.
A supplementary resolution WAS passed
same ,lny--to- the effect, --s-----
That the provisions Of the Sd clause Of the
5th section shall be so construed rs net to
apply to any act or acts done prior to the
passage thereof; nor to induce any member
of State Legislature, or Judge Of any State
court, who has not, in accepting or entering
his Office, taken the oath to support the Con-
stltution of the so-called Confederate States
of Americas nor shall any punishment or
proceedings under said act be SO construed
as to work a fnrfeilnra of the real estate Of
the offender beyond his natural life