Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-03-26


Sec. Z. And be, further enacted PHI,
out OF the lands thus seized and eo,,i1.s,s'i
tne slaves who have been liberated. hv he
operatlons OF the war and the amendment IN
the Constitution or otherwise, who
the SAID Confederate States on ,Io s'L s .r
/ march, 1861, or since, shall have dis,ribn,S,l
to them forty acres for each adult ,p.Is -. =
TO each person VINO IS hestd of a family Sior,.
acres, to be held in fee simple but to he M
IIenabie for the next ten years after tbev h
come seized thereof For the pIIrnoss - S:s
trlbuting and alloting the said landtbe S.,r.
tary OF War shall appoint;a as many Cn,1 ne
sloners In each State, as he shall deem narss
sary, to consist of three members each tvo
0i whom, at least, shall not be citizens Of The
State for which they are appointed. Each 81
s SAL commissioners shall receive a salary of
SS'UoO annually and all necessary expenses.
I.Se" commission shall be showed one cEerR,
whose salary shall be s., 600 per annup,-
The trtic to the homestead aforesaid shall h.
vested for the use of the liberated persons
ItoreSaid, IN trustees, Who shall be appointed
Oy the Secretary of tie War, and shall receive,
such salary as he may direct, not to exceed
S9.UuO per annum- At the end often vesrs
the absolute title to the homestead shall he
conveyed to the said oWccrs or TO tho bcir. &c
shchas are then dead. y
Sec D. Aud be it further enacted THAT
out OF the balauce Of the property tbusse;v
and contscated there shall be raised in tLa
manner hereinafter provided, sum equal to
SoO loF e1ch homestead, to be applied by tho
trustees, hereinbeioro mentioned. toward tbci
erection of buildings on the said homestea5s
for the use of the said slaves. and n Fnr,bc,
sum OF 5000 100000 which Shall be ammo
priated as follows, viz. $500. coo, OOO shall
be invested IN United States six per erprRn,
securities, the Interest Of which shall be semi
annually added to the pensions allowed by
law to pensioners who have become so by rca
son of the late war; 100000 eco, or so
much thereof as may be needed, shall be an
proprlated to pay damages done TO loyal citi-
zens by the civil or military operations Of the
Government of the lately socallcd Conled>
crate States of America
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That
the property OF no one shall be seized whose
whole estate on the 18th of March, 1865, vas,
not worth more than 5000, to be valued nv
the said Commission, unless lie shall have
voluntarily become an officer or employee in
the military or civil service of tho '.CouIed--
crate States OF America or in the civil or
military service Of some one of the said States.
ana IN enforcing all the COnfScations the sum-
or value of $4,000 in real or personal prop.
erty shall-bc left or assigned to the delfn-s5
quent'
Sec. /. And be it further enacted, That
the Commission shall put u just and impartial
valuation on all the property thus seized and
forfeited, and when such valuation shall be
completed in the several States, all the said
Commissioners shall meet in Washington and
assess the $500 .000,000 aforesaid, as we'll as
the allowances for the homestead buildings.
pro rata on each of the properties or estates
thus seized, and shall give notice OF such as.
scssment and appurtonment by the pubica-
ton, for sixty days, in two daily newspapers
IN Washington, and in two daily newspapers
in the capitals Of each OF the said OF !edcrats
States.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted That If
the owners of the said seized and forfeited es-
tates shall, within ninety days after the first
OF the said provisions, pay into the Treasury
OF the OnItGl States the sun assessed ON
their estates respectively. all Of their estates
aud lands NOT actually appropriated To the lib
Grated slaves shal! be released aud restored
to their owners
See. g. And be it further enacted, That
all land. estates and property of whatever
kind, which shall not be redeemed AZ aiOIc-
said, in the ninety days shall be gold and
converted into money III such time and man
ner as may be deemed by the said Commits
sloners most advantageous TO the United
Stites: Provided hat no arabic laud shall ko
sold in larger tracts than Eve bundled acres
aud provided, further. that no longer credit
s!aii DC given than three years.