The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-23

pelntment or election since the Gate of
the pretended ordinance of secession
OF the State, or shall have taken an
oath ct allegiance to or to support the
Constitution of the so-called Confed-
crate States; sixthly, of any rersoo
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
com1ort TO such rebellion, and all safes,
transfer or conveyance of any such
property, shall be huil ;nj VOID; and
1t shall be a sufficient bar to any suit
brought by such person for the pos
session or the use Of such property, o.
any of 1t, to- allege and prove that he
Is one of the persons described in this
section.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
That if any person within any State.
or Territory Of the United States.
other than those named a. aforesaid.
after the passage Of this Act, being
engaged in armed rebellion axains,
the Government Of the United States.
or aiding and abettlng such rebellion,
shall not, within sixty days after public
warming and proclamation duly given
and made by the Presi:ieas of the
United States, cease to aid, Sounte~
nance and abet such rebellion, and
return to his allegiance to tn. United
States, all the estate and property,
moneys, stocks and credits OF such
person shall be liable to seizure AS
aforesaid, and it shall he the duty Of
the President to seiz'4 and use them AS
aforesaid, or the proceeds thereof.
And ell sales, transfers or conveyances
OF any such property after the expi~
ration Of said sixty days from the date
of such warning or proclamation shall
be nuii and vold.. And it shall be a
sufficient bar to any suit brought by
such person FOR the possession or the
Use OF such property, or any Of it.. to
alicge and prove that he is owe Of the
persons described in this section.
SEC. I. And be it further enacted,
That to secure the condemnation and
sale Of ANY such property, after the
same shall have been seized so that it
may be maze available for the pul-
poses aforesaid, proceedings IN rem
shall be instituted in the name Of the
United States in any district court
thereof, or in any territorial conrr. or
in the United States District Court for
the District Of Columbia, within which
the property above described or any
part thereof may be found, or into
which the same, if moveable, may first
be brought; which proceedings shall
conform as nearly as may be to pro.
ceedinSs in admiralty or revenue cases;
and ii said property, whether real or
personal, shall be found to have be
longed to a person engaged in the
rebellion, or Vho has given aid or
comfort thereto. the same shall he cons
demned as enemies property, and
become the property OF the United
States, ana be disposed OF as the court
shall decree, and the proceeds thereof
PAD into the treasury Of the United
States for the purposes aforesaid.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted
That the several courts aforesaid shall
have power to make such orders. es-
tabliSh such forms Of decree and sale.
and direct such deeds and conveyances
to be executed and delivered bv the
marshals thereof, where real estate
shall be The subject Of sale, as shall
fi'ly and efficiently effect the purposes
of this Act, and vests in the purcha-
sers of such property good and valid
tides thereto. And the said court
shall have power to allow spch fees
and discharges Of their officers rs