Year: 1861

There being almost universal desire to see this i'm
portant bill, we give it below, in full:


An ACT for the SequesraOn of the Estates Property and


Effects of Alien Enemies, and for the indemnify Of ct


zeus the Conederaes States and persons aiding the


same in the existing with the United States,


WHEREAS, The Government and people of the United
States have departed from the of civilized warfare
in conscaDg and destroying the property of the people
of the Confederate States OF all kinds whether used for
military purposes and Whereas only protection
against wrongs 10 be found in such re-
taaton as will ultimately indemnify citizens for
their losses and restrain the wanton of
enemies; Therefore,


SEcEIox l. Be enacted by the Congress of tie C0nted-
States Of Anaericd That all and every the lands
tenements and heredaments goods and chatels rights
and credits within these Confederate States, and every
right and interest therein held owned possessed enjoy
ed by for any alien enemy since the wentyrst day of
Nav thousand eight hundred and sxty-one, except
such debts due to an alien enemy may have been paid
into the Treasury Of of the Confederate States
prior the passage of this law be- and the here
by sequesraed by the Confederate States of America and
shall be bed for The full indemnity of any and loyal
citizen or resident of these Confederate States other
persons aiding said Confederate States in the prosecution
of the present between said Confederate States aud the
United State of America, and for which he suffer any
injury under the act of the United States to which
this is retaaory under other act of the United
States Of State thereof authorizing the seizure
demnation, conscatOn of the property of citizens
residents of the Confederate States other person aiding
said Confederate States and the shall be seized and
disposed Of provided for in this act Provided however
When the estate property rights to be affected by this
act were within State of this Cnniederacy,
which has become such since said twenty first day of May
then this shall operate upon, and to such estate
property rights and all persons claiming the from
and after the day such State became member of this
Conederacy and not before: Provided further That the
provisions Of this act shall extend to the stocks 9th
er public securities of the Confederate Government or Of
any Of the States of this Conederacy held owned by
alien enemy, any debt obligation, sum due from
the Confederate Government Of the States to such
alien enemy: And provided also That the provisions Of
this shall not embrace the property of ctzens or resi-
dents Of either of the States of Delaware Maryland Ken
lucky or Missouri of the District of Columbia or the
Territories of New Mexico Arizona. the Indian Terri


tory South Kansas except such of said citizens resi-
dents shall commit actual hostiles against the Confed
crate States aid and abet the United States in the exist
ing against the Confederate States


SEC. And be It further enacted That 1t is and shall
be the duty of each and every citizen of these
States speedily to give information to the officers charged
with the execution Of this law of any and every lands
tenemeus and hereditaments goods and chatss rights
and credits within this Confederacy and Of every right
and interest therein held owned possessed or enjoyed by
or for any alien enemy aforesaid -


SEC. s. Be it further enacted That it shall be the duty
of every attorney agent former partner trustee other
person holding controlling any such lands tenements
Embellishments goods or chates rights credits or
any interest therein of for any such alien enemy peed
y to inform the Receiver hereinafter provided to be ap
pointed of the same and to render account thereof