Year: 1862




ate states of 1merica; provided, that such per
sons shall have accepted their appointments
since the date of the pretended ordinances OF Sc.
cesson or taken the oath Of allegiance to the
so-called confederate states.


Forth, of any person who having held nm
office Of honor, trust or profit in the United
States, shall hereafter hold an office in the So
called confederate states.


Filth, Of any person hereafter holding an
office or agency under the government Of the
so called confederate states of America, or un-
der any of the several states OF said confcder-
acy, or the laws thereof, whether such office or
agency be national, state, or municipal in its
name or character


Sixth OF any persons who owning property
in any loyal state or territory of the United
States, or in the District of Columbia, shall
hereafter assist and give aid and comfort to
such rebellion; ano the said estate and proper
ty, and moneys, stocks, credits. and effects Of
the persons aforesaid, are hereby declared law
inl subjects of seizure of prize and capture
wherever found and the president of the Uni
nited States shall cause the same to be seized,
TO the end that they may be confScatcd and
condemned, as hereafter provided to the use Of
the United States and all sales, transfers or
conveyances of any such property shall b. null
and void and it shall be sufficient bar to any
suit brought by such person for the possession
or the use Of such property or ans of it, to al
lege and prove that he is one of the persons
described in this section.


See 2. And be it further enacted, That if
any person within any state or territory of the
United States, other than those named as afore-
| said, after the passage of this act, being en-
gagged in armed rebellion against the govern
ment of the United States, or aiding or abet-
ting such rebellion shall not, within sixty days
after public warning and proclamation duly
given and made by the president of the United
States, cease to aid, countenance and abet such
rebellion, and return to his allegiance to the
United States, all the estate and property, mon
eys, stocks and credits Of such persons are here
By forfeited thereafterward to the government
of the United States, and the same are declared
lawful subjects of seizure and prize and capture
wherever found and the president of the Uni
ted States shall cause the same to be seized to
the end that they may be confscated and con.
demned as hereinafter provided to the use of
the United States and all sales, transfers, or
conveyances Of any such property after the ex-
piration of the said sixty days from the date of
such warning and proclamation, shall be null
and void and it shall be sufficient bar to any
suit brought by such person for the possession
or the use of such property, or any of it, to
allcge and prove that he is one of the persons
described in this section.


See 3. And be it further enacted, That to
secure possession, condemnation and sale of
any of such property, situate and heng in any
state, district or territory of the United States
proceedings in rem shall be in the name of the
United States in any district court of the Uni
ted States, or in any territorial court, or in the
United States district court for the District
of Columbia, within which the property
above described, or any part thereof may he
found, or into which the same, if movable, may
be first brought which proceedings shall con-
form as nearly as may be to proceedings, in
prize cases, or to cases of forfeiture arising un-
der the revenue laws and the said property so
seized and condemned, whether real or person.
al, shall be sold under the decree of the court
having cognizance of the case, and the pro-
ceeds deposited in the treasury of the United
States for their use and benefit


See i. And be it further enacted, That the
several courts aforesaid shall have power to
make such orders, establish such forms of de-
cree and sale, and direct such deeds and con-
veyances to be executed and delivered by the
marshal thereof whose real estate shall be the
subject of sale, as shall fitly and efficiently eff
feet the purpose of this act, and vest in the
purchasers OF such property good and valid
titles thereto and the said court, shall have
power to allow, such fees and charges cf their
officers as shall be reasonable and proper in the
premises.


Sec. .. And be it further enacted, that the
property seized as aforesaid, shall be used, oc
cupied, rented, or held under the direction of
the secretary of the treasury, until judicial pro-
ceedings shall be had as herein provided, when
proceedings in rem shall be instituted and pros
ecuted to judgment and sale in the mode atore
said Provided, that perishable articles seized
under this bill shall be used or sold, pursuant
to such rules as may be presented by the sec
retary Of the treasury, and the proceeds APP
| piled as above provided.


Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, that the
several district courts of the United States
shall have power to do everything necessary or
proper to carry this act into full effect And
the attorney general, or any district attorney of
the United States, or Of any district in which
the said property may at the time be, or into
which the same may be taken, shall institute
the proceedings aforesaid


| Sec. 7. And be it further enacted That in all
cases arising under this act where the proceeds
of property sold shall be paid into the treasury
of the United States distinct account shall be
kept thereof, and any loyal creditor of the for
mer owner of such property may, within nine
| ty days, and not thereafter, except as herein
provided, exhibit his claims to the secretary of
/
the claimant and the justice of the claim, shall
have power to allow and pay the same out Of
such proceeds. Provided, That if the several
claims exhibited and ascertained shall exceed
| the amount SO deposited in the treasury they
shall be ratably paid And provided further,
That in no event shall any larger sans be paid
from the treasury than have been deposited
there on account of the said property; And
provided, also, That no claim shall be received
or examined which has not been exhibited
within the said ninety days, unless the claimant
shall show and prove good and sufficient cause
without fault ON his part, for neglect or delay,
to the satisfaction of the secretary of the treas
ury and according to such rules as shall be
prescribed by him for all like cases, and the
Judgment of the secretary of the trersury shall
be final in the premises.


This is one of the most important measures
connected with the prosecution of the war, and
the ople will be interested to know how their
representatives voted upon it. The yeas and
nave Nrare no fnllows