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Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act entitled "An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words...

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union ... - Page 125
by United States. War Dept - 1897
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The Growth of Presidential Power: Decline and resurgence

William M. Goldsmith - Biography & Autobiography - 1974 - 712 pages

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Lincoln's Decision for Emancipation

Hans Louis Trefousse - Biography & Autobiography - 1975 - 160 pages

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Constitutional Government in America: Essays and Proceedings from ...

Ronald K. L. Collins - Constitutional history - 1980 - 532 pages

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The Papers of Andrew Johnson, Volume 6

Andrew Johnson - Biography & Autobiography - 1967 - 904 pages

...purpose. See Appointment of Commissioner of Abandoned Property, June 23, 1863. 2. Section 5 of the act "to suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and...confiscate the Property of Rebels, and for other Purposes" provided for "seizure of all the estate and property, money, stocks, credits, and effects" of Confederate...

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The Wickham Claim: Being an Inquiry Into the Attainder of Parker Wickham

Dwight Holbrook - American loyalists - 1986 - 232 pages

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The War Power After 200 Years: Congress and the President at a ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Special Subcommittee on War Powers - Executive power - 1989 - 1460 pages

...92 US (2 Otto) 202, 213. 23 L.Ed. 473 (1875). 3. The Confiscation Act of 1862, 12 Svat 589. passed to "suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and Rebellion, to seize and confiscate the Property of Rebels." illustrates some limits of art. Ill, } 3, cl. 2. An explanatory joint resolution provided that the...

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