Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-11

and volunteers called Into The service Of tho uni.
ted statsls from the time they were called Into
serTiee to the thirtieth day of June eighteen hun
dred and slEty-one.
Be 1t enacted by the senAfs and House OF Repre-
sentatiVed Of the United States Of America In Con-
gTea assembled That there be and hereby q Appro-
priated, out Of any money In the Treasury not ot-
eFWfss appropriated. the sum Of hTe millions stTen
hundred and sixty Thousand, dollarS' or % much
tnent to pay tho militia and volunteer called into
service Of the United States, being an additional
thITtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-One.
Approved, July Is, 1851.
r. fPUBuc-NO. 81
AN ACT further to provide for the collection OF
dntIes on imports and for other purposes.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
ereSS assembled, That Whenever It shall, in the
Judgment Of the President, by reason Of unlawful
tSs unitsd become inlpractIcable to execute
the revenue laws and collect the duties on imports
by the ordinary means In the ordinary way, At any
mort of entry Ia any collection district he ig author
lied TO cause such uiIe 10 be collected ct any port
Of delivery In said district until such obstruction
shall cease; and In such case tho Surveyor at said
ports Of delivery RhAl he clothed with all the pow
ers and be subj to all the atons Of collectors
Mt ports ofentry and the Secretary Of the Treasury
with the ton Of the President shall appoint
such number Of weighers, gAugerA measurers, tn-
Fpeetor appraIseFs and clerks IS may be necessary
Ia his Judgment for the faithful execution of the
revenue lSS Mt said ports Of delivery, and shall NIX
and oItablIEh the limits within which such ports Of
delivery are constituted ports Of entry as
and ali the provisions Of law regulating the issue Of
marine papers the coaSting trade, the warehouAng
Of imports, eoIlectionIOt duties shall apply to
the port. Of entry 60 constituted in The same manner
as they do ports Of entry established by the laws
ouw In force = re ~ -tfs-lf- f4i-asff e
see 2 And be 1t further enacted, That it, from
the mentioned in the foregoing section, in tho
Judgment Of tho President, the TeYepuo from duties
on imports cannot be 'enectuAlly collected Rt any
tort Of entry in district In Tie H o. .s
course provided in the foregoing section them and
in that case he may direct that tho custom.housS
for the district be estab N any secure place
within said IstTict either on land or on board any
vessel In said district at near the coasts and
In such case the collector shall reside at such place,
tain all VESSELS and enrgoes arriving within or ap
proaeIng said district until the duties imposed BY
law on said Nes8eis and their eAfkOes are ldtn ClAh
Provided that n the owner or cunsgnee OF the cargo
on board any vessel detained as Aforesaid, or the
nnSte Of said vessel shall desire TO enter port Of
entry any other district In the United States where
no such obStTuctions 10 the execution Of the laws ex
IGt the master Of such vessel may be permitted 50 to
change the destination Of the vessel and cargo 10 his
MANIFEST heTeupOn the collector shall delivtr him
written permit to proceed to the port so desgnAted:
And provided further, that tho Secretary Of The
dent, make proper regulations for the enforcement
on shpboard Of suc provisions Of the laws rcEuIat
ing the assessment and collection Of duties as In his
Judgment may be necessary and practicable.
SEC 3. And be Il further enacted That II shall BIO
unlawful to take any vessel Or cargo detained Is
the Gu TOMS unless by process of some court Of tile
United States; and In case OF any attempt otherwise
nation. or Of Persons too great to DO over
come by the officers Of the customs Il shall and may
DO lawful for the President such person perons
as he Alall have empowered for that purpose, to en-
ploy such part Of the army or navy or MALTA Of the
United States such force Of citizen volunteers as
may be deemed nseessIy t0E Ihs 81
ing the officers customs In retaining the eusto
Whereof ~
sec. 4. And belt further enacted; That IT, in the
Judgment OF tho President, from the cause mentioned
In the hrs section OF the duties upon imports
In any be enectualy collect
cd by the ordinary means and In the ordinary way, or
in the mode and manner provided In the foregoing
sections Of this act then and IN that case the Pres-
dent e hereby empowered th close the port ports
u entry In said district and In such case give notice
thereof by pToclAmAtiOni and thereuPon all right OF
Importation, WaFchousne and other privileges Incl
dent to ports Of entry shall cease and be discontn.
ned at such port 80 closed until opened by order Of
the President on the cessation Of such obsructions
and H while Ead ports are 90 closed any ship or yes
sci nom beyond tho United States having board
any articles subject to duties sha enter or attempt
to enter any such port tho same together with lts
tackles apparel furniture and cargo shall DO forfeit
ed to the United States
Sec s.. And be 1t further enacted, That whcneYer
.ee sseoh Of tRS act sS provide
for calling forth the MALTA to execute the laws OF
tho Union, suppress insurrectiuns aud repel inya-
sonR and to repeal the act in force for that puT
pose approved February 2s 1925, shall have called
FORTH the militia to suppress
laws Of the United States and to cause the laws to be
uly executed and the insurgents shall have faed to
speFse BY The fine directed by the President and
when said Insurgents claim To act under tho author
ity OF any State States and such claim Is not dis
claimed repudIated by the persons exercising tito
functions of government In such State States or
In the part or parts thereof In which said epmbna
tiOns exists orsnnh inSurrection suppressed by said
State or States, then and in such case i may and
EhRll be lawful fpr the President by to
declare that the Inhabitants Of such state any eco
ton or part thereof where such instruction exists
are In a state Of insurrection against the United
States; and thereupon all commercial intercourse by
M fhR md M
the citizens the rest OF the United States shall
cease and be unlawful so long as such condition Of
hostility shAl continue; and all goods and ohAttlegi
wares and merchandise, coming from said State or
section into other parts Of the United States and all
proceeding to such tAte section by land water,
SHALL together with the vessel or vehicle convey
ing the same, or 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 ARd permit commercial In
tercourse with such part OF eaid State or section
Tho Inhabitants Of which declared in state Of
InSurreetiun, In such articles and for such time aud
by such persons, as he, in his discretion, may think
most conducive TO the public interest; and such In.
tereourse far a by him licensed shall be condnct
cd and carried only in pursuance Of rules and reg
uatos prescribed by tho Secretary OF the Treasury
And the q ne TssasaFy may sp9oln. such
nUW authorized by law as may DO needed to carry
into effect tueh lteenses Tles and regulations; and
officers of the customs and other ocerB shall receive
for services under this section, and under said rules
and regulations such fees and compensation arr
now allowed for similar services under other pfovs
Sc. g. And be IL further enacted, That from and
after feed days after theisunK Of the aid proela
nation provided IN tho last foregutns section o.
this act any ship vessel belonging In whole or Ia
part to any citizen or lhh1bitaut Of ERid State OF
part ofa State Th6s inhAbitata afe . declared in
state ofinSuuectiop, found at SEA Of IN any port
tho rest Of the Unitd be Forfeited 70 The
4 United btate1 II. { .e-s.s x
SEE " And hSi farth er tnacted That In the exc
cutt6n Of me bf act and n the; othsi
laws Of the unf5d State for the eollsctior
Of IN tnpoft6 ind t6hnAkS II may and hhatl
be lkWfnl for tic Prtstdent, In ton 70 the tey6
niue cutters In sRrVce to employ IN AID thereof suet
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