Washington telegraph., 1865-08-16
fCoNcLeDED NEXT WEEK.

De declared, and made free; he shall be i'm
prisoned not less than fiv- years. and fined not
less than ten Thousand dollars and all his slaves.
1t any, shall be declared, and made free, said
fine to be levied. aud collected en- any or all of
the property. real, and personal, excluding
slaves, OF W which the said person so convicted
was the owner at the time of committing the
said crime, any sale or conveyance to the con
trary notwithstanding.
SEC. =. If any person shall hereafter inciie.
sci on foot, assist OF engage in any rebellion. or
insurrec;ion against the authority Of the Unitea
States. or the laws thereof, or shall give all OF
comfort thereto, or shall engage in, Or give aid,
and comfort TO any such existing rebellion or iii.
sufTeciion. and be convicted thereof. such per
son shall be punished by Imprisonment for a
period not exceeding ten years, CT by Gne not
exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by tie lib
Grafton oi all his slaves, il any he have, or by
both of said punishment.
SEC, ) Every person guilty Of either OF tie
offences described in this act, shall be forever
incapable, and disqualified 10 hold oftice undsr
the United States
SIC. 4. This act shall rot be construed q any
way to affect or alter tbs prosecution, couvic
tion, or punishment ot any person or persons
guilty of treason against INC United States b.
tore the passage OF tLis act, unless such pcrsoa
10 convicted under this act
SEC. s. To insure the speedy termination of
the present rebellion, 1t shall b. the duty t the
President OF the Cnitrd States 10 cause the sciz-
Ure OF all the estate and property, nsoney stocks
credits. and effects, of the PERSONS herein after
named IN this section anu 10 apply, aud us. the
same, and the proceeds thereof, for the suppor.
OF the army of the United States; lst, OF any
person hereafter acting an an officer of the army
or navy OF the rebels in arms against he Gov
srnment OF the United States; I'd, OF any per-
son hereafter acting as President, Eicc-Pfcs;.
dent, Member of Congress. Judge Of any Court
Cabinet Officer, Foreign Ministt. Commissions
or or Consul of the so-called Confederate states
% America; 81, of any person acting as Govsru-
oT Ot State, member of = Convention or Lpris-
lature, or Judge of any Court ot any Of thu ~
called Confederate States; 4th III any prrson
who having held an Office of honor or profit in
the United States, shall berc after hold AN Office
Ia the so-ealled Confederate States; 5th uf sny
person hereafter holding any oilic- or agency
under the government af the so-called Confed-
crate States or under any of tho several States
o! the said Confede-acy, or the laws thereof
whether such office, o. agency bc national state
oE ihInicIpal ii its name % ch1ract-r:-l'foyi-
drd. That the persons 81 4ih, and 9th above
described, shall have accepted tlrir ap.niut-
ments or election. since the date uf th. pr-trrsi
eli ordinance of secession of tile State or shall
have taken the oath of allegiance to- or to sup
port the Constitution of the so-called Confeder-
ate States; 9th, OF any person who owning prop
N.sf ei tIDTV OF lie uitGl
States, OF In the District OF Coluntba shall
hereafter assist and give aid and comfort to such
rebellion; AMI all sales, transfers, OF ccnvrya-
ces oi any such property shall he null, and void,
and II shall be sufficient bar to any sui;
brought by such person for the possession or
use oi such property or any of II, to zllrdye and
prove that he is one of the persons described ia
this section.
SEC. eff any person within State or Ter
ritory of the United States other than those
named as aforesaid, after the passage OF this act
being engaged in armed rebellion against The
government of the United States, or aiding and
sbetting such rebelior, shall not, within sixty
days after public warning, and proclamation du-
ly given, and made by the President OF the l. nj
ted States, cease to aid, count-n nee, and abet
such rebellion. and return to his allegiance 10
the Dhiied st stes. all the estate and property.
money, stock. and credits of such person snail
be liable 10 Seizure aforesaid. anI il shall be
the duty sf the President to seize and use them
as aforesaid, or the proceeds thereof; and all
sales, transfers, or cvnyeyances of any such
property, after the expiration OF the std sixty
days from the date of such warning anl procia-
nation, shall be mil, and void, and il shall be
a sufficieEt bar, &c. las in preceding section
Sec. TO secure tlI,. condemnation and ,;,ir
of any such property after the same shall Lave
been seized, SO that Il may be made available
FOR the purposes Aforesaid proceedings is rem
shall be Instituted in the name of the United
States in any territorial court for the District Of
Columbia within which the property above de-
scrioed or any part thereof, may b. found, or
into which the same if moveable, NAV first be
brought, which proceeding shall confirm aH near
ly as may be to proceeding i'll admiralty Or rev
enue cases, and il said properly, whether real.
or Personal shall he found TO have belonged to 4
person engaged in rebellion, or who has given
aid and comfort thereto, the same shall Le con.
dernned as enemies property and become the
property of the United States and may b. dis
posed of as the court shall decree, and the pro-
ceeds thereof paid into the treasury of Tie Uni
ted States ;sr the purposes aforesaid
Sec. 8. T he several courts aforesaid shall have
power TO make such orders, establish such form,
of decree and sale and direct such deeds and
coayeyances TO be- executed and delivered by
the marshals thereof, when real estate shall be
subjects OF sale. as shall iitiy, and suffiri-ntly
eject the purposes vi this act, anil vest III lie
purchaser Of such property good, and valid titles
TO allow such fees and charges Of their officers
as shall be reasonable. and proper in the pre-
misses.
Sec y All slaves or persons who shall here
after be -Aeaged in rebellion against the gov
ernment OF the United States, ur vino shall. n
any way, give aid and comfort thereto, escaping
from such persons and taking refuge Within the
lines Oh the army anu All slaves captured from
such persons, or deserted by them and coming
under the control of the government OF The Uni.
ted States; and all slaves of such persons found,
OF being within any place occupied by the rebel
foEces. and afterwards occupied by the forces of
the United States, shall be deemed captures Of
war, and shall be forever free of their servitude
and not again held as slaves.
Sec. 10 No slaves escaping into any State or
Territory, or District of Columbia frcm any
other State, shall be delivered up, CT in any way
impeded, or hindered of bis liberty, except 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 such fugitive aledge to be due is his
lawful owner. and has not borne arms against
the United States in the present rebellion nor
any way given aid aud comfort therete; and no
person engaged in the military or naval services
Of the United States shall, nder any pretenc.
whatever assume to decide on the validity Of the
claim OF any person to the service VI labor Of
any other person. or surrender mp any such per-
son to the claimants, on pain Of being dismiss "a
from the service.