The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-15

pose of the same the ships and vessels he shall fall in
with; the times and places, when and where he
shall meet with them and his observations and re-
marks thereon; also, of whatever else shall occur
to him, or any Of his officers marines, or be
discovered by examination or conference with any
marines passengers OF, or in any other ships or
vessels, or by any other means, touching the fleets,
vessels and forces Of the United States; their posts
and places Of station and destination, strength,
numbers, lntents and designs; and such command
ing officer shall, Immediately on his arrival in any
port of the Confederate States, from or during
the continuance of any voyage or cruise, produce
his commission for such vessel, and deliver up such
Journal kept aforesaid, signed with his proper
and handwriting to the collector other chief
officer of the customs at nearest to such port;
the truth OF which journal shall be verified by the
oath OF the commanding officer for the time being
and such collector other chief officer O the Gus
toms shall, Immediately the arrival of such YES
sci, order the proper officer of the customs TO go
on board and take an account of the officers and
men, the number and nature of the guns, and
whatever else shall occur to him examination
material to- be known; and no such vessel shall be
permitted to sail out of port again until such jour
nal shall have been delivered up, and a certificate
obtained under the hand of such collector otner
chief officer of the customs, that she is manned and
armed according to her commission; and upon de-
livery of such Certificate any former certificate of
ike nature which shall have been obtained by
the commander of such vessel, shall be deliver
ed uD.
SEC. H. That the commanders of vessels having
letters of marque and reprsa, as aforesaid, neg
lecting to keep journal aforesaid, wifuly
making fraudulent entries therein, or obterating
the record of any material transactions therein,
where the interest of the Confederate States is
concerned, or refusing to produce and deliver such
journal, commission certificate, pursuant to the
preceding section of this act, then and in such
cases, the commissions letters of marQue and
reprsa of such vessels shall be liable to be revoked
and such commander, respectively. shall forfeit
for every such offence the of 81 900, mole
q he uSeO of he tp nd
the other to the informer.
Sec. l3. That the owners or commanders of YES
sells having letters of marque and reprsal afore
said, who shall violate any of the acts of Congress
for the collection of the revenue of the Confeder-
ate States, and for the prevention of smuggling,
shall forfeit the commission or letters of marque
and reprisa, and they and the vessels owned or
commanded by them shall be liable to all the penal
ties and fortetures attaching to merchant vessels,
in like cases.
SEC IA. That on all goods wares and merchan-
disc captured and made good and lawful prize of
war, by any private armed ship having commission
or letters OF marque and reprisal under this act,
and brought into the Confederate States, there
shall be allowed deduction of 80 3 per cent. on
the amount OF duties imposed by law.
SEC. 10. That five per centum on the net amount
latter deductlng all charges and expendtures) of
the prize money arising from captured vessels and
cargoes, and on the net amount of the salvage of
vese and cargoes recaptured by the private armed
vessels ot the Confederate States, shall be secured
and paid over to the Collector or other chief off.
Ger OF the Customs, at the port place in the
Confederate States at which such captured
captured vessels may arrive. to the consul
other public agent of the Confederate States
siding at the port place, not within the Confede-
rate States, at which such captured recaptured
vessel may arrive. And the money arising there
from shall be held and are hereby pledged by the
Government of the Confederate States as a fund
for the support and maintenance of the widows and
orphans of such persons as may be slain, and for
the support and maintenance of such persons as
may be wounded and disabled on board of the pri-
vae armed vessels commissioned as aforesaid, in
any engagement with the enemy, to be assigned
and distributed in such manner shall hereafter
be provided by law.