590 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sxtss. II. Ch. 195. 1862. be adjudged guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and all his slaves, if any, shall be declared and made free; or, at the discretion of the court, he shall be imprisoned for not less than five years and tined not less than ten thousand dollars, and all his slaves, if any, shall be declared and made tree ; said fine shall be levied and collected on any or all of the property, Pm, p. 627. real and personal, excluding slaves, of which the said person so convicted was the owner at the time of committing the said crime, any sale or conve ance to the contra notwithstanding. hse. 2. And be itrjxitrther enacted, That if any person shall hereafter Engaging 0,. incite, set on foot, assist, or engage in any rebellion or insurrection against ¤¤¤i¤¤i¤s, *¤-_, in the authority of the United States, or the laws thereof, or shall give aid
- g°{?3§e3g“‘“" or comfort thereto, or shall engage in, or give aid and comfort to, any such
Sintcs,lmw pun- existing rebellion or insurrection, and be convicted thereof, such person
- ¤h¤·i- shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years,
or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by the liberation of all his slaves, if any he have; or by both of said punishments, at the discretion of the court. Disgzditied to Sec. 3. And be ittfurther enacted, That every person guilty of either holds ee. of the offences described in this act shall be forever incapable and disqualified to hold any 0E0e under the United States. This M nom, Sm. 4. And be it further enacted, That this act shall not be counffgct tlicse strued in any way to affect or alter the prosecution, conviction, or punishf:;*§:g°*°"* ““' ment of any person or persons guilty of treason against the United States ’ before the passage of this act, unless such person is convicted under this act. pmgdmk, Sino. 5. Ami be it further enacted, That, to insure the speedy termi- ¤{¤¤<= fh? 5°l¤¤¤‘¤ nation of the present rebellion, it shall be the duty of the President of the °t um °°'m°’ &°' United States to cause the seizure of all the estate and property, money, stocks, credits, and efl`ects of the persons hereinafter named in this section, ond to apply and use the same and the proceeds thereof for the support of the army of the United States, that is to say: ofmbelomcem, First. Of any person hereafter acting as an officer of the army or navy of the rebels in arms against the government of the United Statesu of I>,c,,id,,,,t,,, Secondly. Of any person hereafter acting as President, Vice-Presb other o1Hcc_r<>Fs<>— dent, member of Congress, judge of any court, cabinet officer, foreign
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- *°d“" minister, commissioner or consul of the so-called confederate states of
America. of governor, Thirdly. Of any person acting as governor of a state, member of a Em sf;/;¤3’¤f dw conyedntion or legislature, or judge of any court of any of the so-called , _’ 2 _ con e crate states o America. eityzirlsuig ger- Fourthly. Of any person who, having held an office of honor, trust, or
02; prog;] in the Pnitedf Slgtates, shall hereafter hold an office in the socalled
' ° con erate s ales o merica. Same subject. Fifthly. Of any person hereafter holding any office or agency under the government of the so-called confederate states of America, or under any ot' the several states of the said confederacy, or the laws thereof, whether such office or agency be national, state, or municipal in its name or char- Proviso. acter: Provided, That the persons, thirdly, fourthly, and fifthly above described shall have accepted their appointment or election since the date of the pretended ordinance of cecession of the state, or shall have taken an oath of allegiance to, or to support the constitution of the socalled confederate states. of certain pcm-- Sixthly. Of any person who, owning property in any loyal State or Q3’;°r::)°;m§;1_ °·· Territory of the Ilnited States, or in the District of Columbia, shall here- Sms of such after assist and give aid and comfort to such rebellion; and all sales, prgpgnytgbq transfers, or conveyances of any such property shall be null and void; Void- · and it shall be a sufficient bar to any suit brought by such person for the blggfuggm l’° possession or the use of such property, or any of it, to allege and prove ` that he is one of the persons described in this section.
