Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-25

AN ACT further to provide for the collection o
dnties on immoral and for other pnrpOses.

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AN ACT further TO provide for the collection OF
duties on imports and for other purposes.
Re It enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatiyes of the United States OF America IN Con
yTess assembled, That whenever it shHlli in the
Judgment Of the President, by reason OF unlawful
Combinations Of persons in OpposOn to the laws OF
Tho United States become impractlcable to execute
the revenue laws and collect the duties on imports
NV the ordinary means, in the ordinary Wnyt ht any
port of entry in any collection District ne Is authot
zcd to cause such duties to DO collected at any port
Of delivery In said district until such obstruction
shall ceaEe; and in such case the surveyors at saul
uorts Of delivery shall be clothed with All the pow
m and be subject Nil the LEGATIONS Of collectors
at ports Of entry; and the Secretary OF the treasury
with the appreciation Of the President shall appoint
Euch number of Weighers, gaugers, melsureTs, in
spectors appraisers, and clerks "a may be necessary,
In his judgment, for the faithful execution OF the
revenue laws at said ports of delivery and shall NIX
and establish the limits within which such ports OF
delivery are constituted ports OF entry as nl0resd
all the provisions OF law regulating me issue OF
marine papers the coHsting trade, the wnrehouSDg
of imports aud collection OF duties shall apply to
the ports OF entry constituted in the same manner
they do To ports Of entry established ny the laws
sec 2 And be it further enacted, That IT, from
the cause mentioned ia the FOREGOING sectlon IN the
Judgment Of the President the revenue from duties
on Imports cannot be etectua!Iy collected at any
rOrt OF entry In any collection district. Ia the ordt-
mary way and by the ordinary means or by the
course provided in the foregoing section, then ana
in that case, he may direct that the cusiOm-h9use
for the district be established IN any secure place
within said district either on land or on Doatu any
vessel in Eaid district near the coast; and
In such the collector shall reside Mt such place
ar slipbOhr, as the case may be, ara there de
tain all vessels aud carBocs arriving within Ut ap-
uroaching said district, until the duties imposed BY
law on said vessels and their caTgOcs paid cash:
provided that IL the owner cOnsgHee Of the cargo
on board any vessel detained rs Aforesaid, or the
master of sald vessel shn desire t. enter port Of
entry in any other district in the United States where
no such distractions TO the execution oil theIaHs eX
list OF such vessel may be permitted SOTO
change the destination OF the vessel and cargo In his
manifest: whereupOn the collector shall deliver him
written permit TO proceed to the port so desigunted
Aud provided further, that the Secretary Of thT
Treasury shall, with the appreciation oil the Presi-
dent make proper regulations for the Enforcement
on shipboari of provisions Of this laws regUlat-
ing tile assessment anLcOiecttOn OF duties as IN his
may be necessary and practicable.
Sec g And be Il further enacted. That it shnll be
unlawful TO take any vessel or cHrg" detained as
aforesaid from the custody Of the proper officers OF
the toms, unless By process OF some court al the
United States and In case of any attempt otherwise
to take such vessel cargo by any force, or cOmbi
nation aasembAge OF persons too great to be over
come by the officers of tho customs 1t shall and may
lie lawful for the President or such person or persons
rs he shall have empowered for that purpose 10 EN-
noy such part of the army navy or militia OF the
United States such force Of citizen volunteers as
may lie deemed necessary for the purpose OF prevent
ing the removal of such vessel cargo, and protect
ng the officers Of the customs in returning the custo
Is thereof
Judgment Of the President, from the mentioned
In the first section this the duties upon imports
n aky cOIlectondstrc cannot be etlectualiy collect
I'd by the ordinary meRnsnnd in the ortinry way OF
in the mode and manner provided In the foregoing
sections of this and in that case the Tesl
lent hereby empowered to close the port OF ports
d entry in said district, and in such case give notice
thereof by proclamation and thoreupon all right OF
Importation warehousing. ind other privileges Incl
Liant 10 norris Of entry shall cease and be d4cOntin
ned at such port closed until opened by order OF
the President the cessation Of such distractions;
md IT. while said ports closed, any ship or YES
sci from beyond the United States. or having ON board
any articles subject to duties shall enter or attempt
tackle apparel furniture, and cargo shall be forfeit
ed to the United States.
See. 5. And be II further enacted, That Whenever
the President In purs lance OF the provisions OF tho
second section of the act entitled An act 10 provide
for calling forth the malita TO execute the laws Of
In, Union suppress Instructions and repel inYa-
sIous and repeal the act IN force for that pur-
pose approved February IS, 1895, shNl have called
forth the militia suppress combinations against the
laws of the United States and TO cause tho HWs to be
duly executed and the Insurgents shHlhaye hiled to
dispeTsC by the time directed 10y tile president, ana
when said insurgents claim to act under the author
ity of any State or States ana such claim 10 not uh-
claimed repudlatsd by the persons exercising the
functions Of government in such State OF States or
in tho part or parts thereof in which said comma
tOs exists, nor such Instruction suppressed by snd
State or States, then and in such case 1t may ami
shall be lawful for the President by proclama'ion ito
declare that the Inhabitants of such State my sec
ton or part thereof where such nauTrcction exists
are in a state of instruction against tho United
Stutedi and thCroupon all commercial intercourse by
and between the same and the citizens thereof and
tho citizens of tho rest of the United States shall
cease and be unlawful 80 long as such condition OF
hostility shall continue; and all goods and chattles,
wares and merchandise, coming from said State or
section into other parts of the United States and all
proceeding such State section, by andor wntCr
Shall, together with the vessel vehicle convey
ing the same, conveying persons TO or from
such state or section, be forfeited to the United
States: Provided, however, That the President may
in his discretion license AID permit commercial In
ercourse with any such part of said State section
the inhabitants OF which declared In state OF
IN such articles and for such time, and
by such persons, he, In his discretion, may think
tercoufse 50 far by him licensed, shall be conduct
ed aud carried only in pursuance Of rules and reg
uAtuns prescribed by the Secretary of tho Treasury
And the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint such
officers at places where officers of the customs not
now authorized by law as mRy be needed to carry
into effect such licenses, rules, and regulations; and
officers Of the customs and other officers shall receive
for services under this section. and under said rules
and regulations, such fecP and compensation as are
now allowed for similar services under other Povis
Ions of law.
Sec g. And be 1t further enacted, That from and
nation provided In the last foregoing section OF
this act, any ship vessel belonging In whole or in
park to any citizen OF nhAbitant Of Said State or
mart Of State whose inhabitants declared In
state Of lnsurrecton, found at in any port of
the rest ofthe United States shall be forfeited to the
United States
eution Of the provisions Of this act and of the other
laws the United States providing for the collection
Of duties on imports and tonnage, Il may and ehan
be lawful for the President, In addition to the reye
cutters in service to employ In aid thereof such
other sutabATesSelB "a may, In his Indignant, be re-
1ufred.
Sec. 3 And be Il further enacted. That the for
lures and penalties incurred by virtue Of thls act
may be mid gated or ramitted, In pursuance Of the
authority vested In the Secretary Of the Treasury by
the act entitled An act providing for mitigating CT