Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-24

is tackle, apparel furniture, and cargo, shall be for
SEC. 5. And be il farther enacted That whenever the
President II pursuance Of the provisions of the second
calling forth the militia to eXecute the laws the Union
suppress Instructions and repe nvasions and to repeal
ary IS 1856 shall have caiiedorth the militia 10 spnress
combinations against the laws of the United States sn
gents shall nave failed to dispense BY the time directed
by the President anl when said insurgents claim TO act
under the authority of any state OF States and such
claim is disclancd repudaed BY the pers ons eX
ercising the functions of government such State or
States or in the part or parts thereof in which said
bnation exists such insure ction said
state States, then and in such it may and shall
be lawful for the President by proeamatiou to declare
that the inhabitants OF such State section or part
thereSt. where such insurrection exists, III II
state OF lhsurrecton against the United states; and
thereupon ali commercial intercourse by and between
the same and the citizens thereof and the citizens the
rest OF the United states shall cease anJ be unlawful SO
long such condition of hostility shall continue; and all
goods and chate wares and merchandise, coming from
said state or section into the other parts OF the United
States and all proceeding such State section by
land or water shall together with the vessel or vehicle
conveying the same or conveying persons to or from
such state section be forfeited to the United states
Propded howeuer, That the President may, in his dis
erection, license and permit commercial intercourse with
any part of said State section, the inhabitants Of
which are so declared IN state OF insurecon III such
articles ana ior such tune, ana by suc persons as ne IN
his discretion may think most conducive to the public
INTEREST and such intercourse so far as BY him licensed
shall be eolducted and carried on only IN pursuance OF
rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the
point such officers at places where officers OF the customs
not authorized by law may be needed to carry
INTO erect Sucn lceSes rules ana regulations; ana ON
of the customs and other officers shall receive for
services under this section under said rules and
regulations such fees and compensation now al
lowed for similar service under other provisions OF law
SEC ARd be ii further enacted That from and ter
fifteen days the issuing of the sad procamati
provided in the last foregoing section of this act any
ship vessel belonging in whole in part to any cit-
zen or nhabitant Of said State part of State whose
inhabitants SO declared in State Of insureetion,
found at in port of the rest of the United
States shall be forfeited to the United States
SEC T. and be IL further enacted, That In the execu-
ton of the provisions of this and of the other laws
of the United States providing for the collection of d
ties on imports and tonnage it may and shall be lawful
for the President in addition to the cutters in
service to employ in aid thereof such other suitable
vessels as NAV, inhis Judgment, be required.
SEC And be il further enacted, That the forfeiures
and penalties incurred by virtue of this act may be
mitlgated Temitted, in pursuance OF the authority
vested in the Seer ary Of the Treasury by the act emit
tied An act providing for miti ang remitting the
forieures penalties and disabilities accrung in certain
therein mentioned" approved March third seven
teen hundred and nnetyseven in where special
crcu stances to require it, according to egu
laons to be prescribed by the secretary of the Treasury
SEC. And be it further enacted, That proceedings on
seizures for oretures under this act may be pursued IL
the of the United States in any district into which
the property seized may be taken and proceedings in
sFted and such courts shall have and entertain full
jurisdiction over the if the seizure mace il
that district. lApproved, July Is, 1861