Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-26


AN ACT further to provide for the collection duties
on imports and for other purposes.
tires of The United States Of America Congress
sebled That whenever it shall in the Judgment Of the
President nv reason unlawful combinations of per-
sons opposition to the laws of the United States be-
ieet the duties on imports BY the ordinary means in the
ordinary at any port OF entry IN any coeellom uls
ed port of delivery in said district until such OBJ
suction shall cease and in such case the surveyors
at said ports of delivery shall be clothed with all TIE
powers and be subject to all the obligations OF collectors
hSf fbe SI ao Of The tbe Ten lar s
number of weishers gaugers measuers inspectors APP
prasers and clerks NAV be necessasy, in his iude-
ment, faithful execution of the revenue laws at
said ports OF delivery ard shall fix and ablish the
ed ports OF entry aforesaid ana all the provisions of
law regulating the issue Of marine papers the eoaSng
ties shall Apply to the ports OF entry so eonst9ed IN
the manner as they do to ports OF entry established
SEC g. And be further enacted Thatif, the
mentionedin the In the judgment OF the
President, the from duties imports cannot
be etectnally collected at any port Of entry IN any
nary means, or by the course provided IN the
custom house or the district be established IN an'
place within said district, either on land or o
in such case the collector shall reside at
shipboard as the case may be, and there YES
trict, until the duties imposed by law vessels and
o%mer or Constance ere Of he any
detained as aforesaid. or the ~ of said vessel shall
Gnted enss %sTe the e
ton of the laws exist FASTER Of such vessel may be
cargo in his NAM goSereupon the collector shall
Ser s% % a 70 the the sG ds
the rreas9av e all with the APPRECIATION of The rresi-
such provisions Of the laws regulating the
ass it and collection of duties in his Judgment
&c. Q. And be further enacted, That 1t shall be
n 10 take any vessel OF cargo detained as aforesaid
unless by OF some court Of the United States;
and in OF attempt otherwise to take such yes
OF persons too great to be by the officers of
or such person persons he shall have empowered
I0r n o e sd Ses r or ., e ors of of
citizen volunteers as may be deemed necessary for the
purpose OF preventing the removal OF such vessel or car
go and protecting the officers of the customs IN retain
ing the custody thereof.
ment of the President from the cause mentioned in the
frs section Of this act the duties upon imports in any
collection district he eectually collected by the
ordinary means and IN the ordinary way, or in the mode
and providedn the foregoing sections of this act
then and in that the President is hereby empowered
to close the port ports of entry in said district and i'll
thereupon all right importation, waIehousing and
other privileges incident ports Of entry shall cease and
be discontinued at such port closed until opened by
the order of the President the cessation of such OBJ
ship or vessel from the United States OF having
on board articles to duties, shall enter or at
tempt to enter any such port, the same together with
feted to the United States
President in pursuance Of the Of the second
calling forth the militia to execute the laws Of the Union
suppress Instructions and repel nvasions
the act now in force for that purpose, APPROVE rebrI
airy 2s 1875 shall have called forth to suppress
to cans @ against of the United States
they 70 Be duly sxee ut t ana m ,he dreeed
by the President and when said Insurgents clam 10 Jt
Sdsr ne q or by the eions ex
ercsDg the functions Of government IN sleh sle OF
States part parts thereof in which said COM
bnation exists such nsurrecon suppressed BY snid
Stale States then and in such case It may ana sha
he lawful for the President BY prociaailsu 10 t
that the Inhabitants OF such State or any secton OF part
thereof, where such insurrection exists, are III =
Of insurrection against the United states; ana
thereupon all commercial intercourse py ana petWesn
rest Of the United States shall and be unlawful
long as such condition hostility shall continues and all
said State section into the other parts OF the United
States and all proceeding to such state OF sect9 e by
conveying the same or conveying persons 70 OF e
Provided houeper, That the President may, in his dls
creon license and permit commercial intercourse WIN
any part of said State or section the nhaDltas o.
which are declared in state of instruction, IN sueh
articles and for such time and by such persons as he IN
his discretion, may think most conducive t0ine puDc
interest; and such intercourse so far as by him ceseu
shall be conducted and carried on only in pursuance OF
rules and regulations prescribed BY the Secretary oil the
Treasury And the Secretary OF the Treasury may APP
are not now authorized by may be needed to carry
into effect such licenses rules and regulations; and of
services under this Section and under SAID rules ana
regulations such fees and as e my law NJ
SEC g. And be IL farhcr enacted, That from and after
een dSs asr e l a Ops IN Of this act
ship vessel belonging in whole or in part to any GU
zen or inhabtant of said state or part OF state Most
Inhabitants are declared in state OF msitrrecton
found sea- in any port of the rest OF the thte'
States shall be forfeited to the United States.
SEC 7. And be il further enacted, That IN the eAecu
ton of provisions of this act and OF the DINER law
of the United States providing for the collection OF d
imports and tonnage it may and shall be awiu
for the President in addition 10 the revenue cutters
service to employ in aid thereof such other suiapi
vessels nav in his Judgment, be required. 49,.
SEC ARd be IL further enacted, lnat the forfeiture
and penalties incurred by virtue of this act may b.
mtigated RENTED, in pursuance OF the autlorlt,
vested in the Secre of the Treasury by the act emit
tied An providing for mtig ating or remtttng tn
forfeitures penalties and disabilities accruing in certa
cases therein mentioned, approved March third seven
teen hundred ninetyseven in cases where speca
crcun may ID require it, according TO regu
latons prescribed BY the Secretary of the Treasury
SEC And be il purifier enacted, That proceedings OF
seizures for foretures under this act be pursued
the United States in district into which
the property seized be taken and proceedings IN
stued: and such courts shall have and entertain as l
jurisdiction the same as il the seizure was mace
that district lApproved, July 10, 1861
[PuBLIc-No. Al
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of Assist
ant Paymasters in the Navy
Be itenacted by ne Senate and House of Representa-
tres of the United States Of America IN Congress asse'
Died That the grade of assistant paymaster in Ii