Year: 1864




condemned, to-wit lst. OF any person hereafter
acting IN officer of the army or navy of the rebels
in arms against the Government of the United
States. Secondly, of any person hereafter acting as
PRESIDENT Vice President, member Of Congress,
Judge of any Court, Cabinet officer Foreign Minis
ter Commissioner or Consul of the so-called Confcd
crate States of America. Thirdly, of any person
acting as Governor of n State, member of n Con-
vcntion or Legislature, or n Judge of any Court of
any Of the so-caed Confederate States of America.
Fiftly, of any person hereafter holding any office
or agency under the so-caed Confederate States or
the States thereof or under the laws of either of
them provided that tho persons thirdly, fourthly
and filthy above named shall have accepted their
office since the date of any pretended ordinance of
secession of the State or shall have taken the oath
OF allegiance to- or to support the constitution of the
so-callcd Confederate Statos Sixthly, of any per-
son owning property ina loyal State shall hereafter
assist and give aid and comfort to the rebellion and
all sales, transfers and conveyanccs of the property
of the classes of offenders before stated shall be null
and void and if any such offenders shall sue any
one for their property their offences may be pleaded
in bar of such suit Seventhly, of any person who
lives in State declared in insurrection engaged in
armed rebellion against the United States or aiding
or aletting such rebellion, and who shall not within
sixty days after public warning by proclamation.
cease to aid, countenancc and abet such rebellion
and to return to his allegiance to the United States
all the estate and property, monies stocks, and
credits of such person shall be forfeited and the
President shall cause the same to be seized for the
use of the army Of the United States.


All sales, conveyanccs and transfers of any such
property after the expiration of tho sixty DAYS from
such warning by proclamation, shall beutterly void
The proclamation Of the President only affects and
is only required in the last named class of offenders
The loffctures of the other cla.se. of offenders are
cDs @s"S S waTn"s sa "H Sa as a7
whereby Il sale Of any property forfeited under any
of the provisions of said act shall be effected; and
which is ms follows, to-wit Whenever any such
property shall have been seized proceedings in rem
shall be instituted in the of the United States
in the district court in the district in which the prop
erty forfeited, or any part thereof may be found, or
if there shall be no court when such property any
part thereof shall be found such proceedings shall
be instituted in the district court in the district in
which the property shall be first taken, if movable;
and such property, whether real or PERSONAL shall
be found to have belonged to IL person engaged in
rebellion or who has given aid or comfort to the re-
bellif the said property shall be docried to be the
property of the United States, and disposed of by
decr$ Of said court, and the proceeds thereof shall
10 dreed to be paid into the treasury of the United
Statd


TIP eighth lection Of ssd act gives said court full
powf to make all orders and DEGREES to effect sales
of sd III forfeited property, and to cause good and
and alid titles to be made to the purchasers of such
profrty whether real or personal.


Tie nc. is broad and comprehensive and embraces
within its terms all persons who have in any man
ncr Iecn engaged or are still engaged in rebellion
against the United States, or who have, or shall
hcraftcr in any manner give aid or comfort to the
rebellion. This act is also so specific in the descrip-
tionp the property forfeited that there can be no
dout upon this subject. 1t includes lands, and
eveE species of personal property, together with
Railroad or other stocks debts due the rebels money
dpllSthsr property.


Tie act of the 18th of March, 1868, enacts that
the ecreary of the Treasury shall appoint agent
or aIents to seize captured or abandoned property
in e disloyal Statcsr provided that such property
shal not include any used OF which from its char
acd would be useful in carrying on the war Such,
for hstance ar arms ships forage munitions Of war,
&C.. all of which, and such like the act contem-
pla Is shall go at once into the hands of the military
for he purposes of the war.


Al captured or abandoned property on apprais-


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