Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-07
lPUBLIC--No 81

AN ACT further to provide for the collection Of
duties on imports and for other purposes.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of
of Representatives. Of the United States Of
Amsrtcd in Congress assembled, That when
everit shall, in the Judgment of the President by
reason of unlawful combinations OF persons in op.
position to the laws Of the United States; become
impracticablo to execute the revenue law and col.
ect the duties on imports by the ordinary means,
IN the ordinary way, at any port Of entry in any
district he IS authorized to cause such duties to be
collected at any port of delivery in said district
until such obstruction shall cease; and in such case
the surveyors at said ports Of delivery shall be clo-
thed with all the powers and be subject to all the
obligations Of collectors at ports of entry and the
Secretary Of the Treasury with the appreciation Of
the President shall appoint such number of weigh
er3, gaugers measurers, inspectors, and clerks a.
may be necessary, in his judgment, for the faithful
execution Of the revenue laws at said ports Of de-
livery, and shall fix and establish the limits within
which such ports Of delivery are constituted ports
of entry as Aforesaid and all the provisions of law
regulating the issue Of marine papers, the coasting
trade, the warehousing ofimports, aud collection
oil duties shall apply to the ports Of entry so con.
stituted in the same manner as they do to ports
Of entry established by the laws now in force
Sec. 2, And ed further enacted That
II from the cause mentioned in the foregoing soc
ton, in tho Judgment Of the President, the reve,
nue. from duties on imports cannot be eiIectually
collected at any port Of entry in any collection dis
trCt, in the ordinary. way and by the ordinary
means, or by the course provided in the foregoing
section then, and in that case he may direct that
the customhouse for the district be established in
any secure place within said district, either
on land or on board any vessel in said
district or at SEQ near the coast; and in
such case the collector shall reside at such place
or on shipboard as the case may be, and there de.
tain all vessels and cargoes arriving within or ap.
preaching said district until the duties imposed
by law on said vessels and cargoes are paid in
cash; Provided, That il the owner or conslgnee of
the cargo on board any vessel detained as afore.
said, or the master Of said vessel shall desire to
enter port Of entry in any other district in the
United States where no such distractions to the
execution of the laws exist the master of
such vessel may be permitted SO to change the
destination Of the vessel and cargo in his manifest
whereupon the collector shall deliver him writ
ten permit to proceed to tho port SO designated:
And provided further That the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall, with the appreciation Of the Pres.
dent make proper regulations for the enforcement
on shpboard Of such provisions of the laws regu.
ating the assessment and collection Of duties as in
his judgment may be necessary and practicable.
Sec 8. And be II further enacted, That
it shall be unlawful to take any vessel or cargo de.
tanned as Aforesaid from the custody Of the proper
officers Of the customs, unless by process Of some
court OF the United States; and in case Of any at
tempt otherwise to take such vessel or cargo BY
any force OR combination, or assembage Of persons
too great to be overcome by the officers Of the Gus
toms 1t shall and may be lawful for the President,
or such person or persons as he shall have empow.
cred for that purpose, to employ such part Of the
army or navy or militia of the United States, or
such force Of citizen volunteers as may be deemed
necessary for the purpose Of preventing the remov-
al Of such vessel or cargo and protecting the Off.
GERS ofthe customs in retaining the custody there.
Of
Sec. 4. And be u farther enacted, That
IL in the judgment Of the President, from the cause
mentioned in the first section Of this act, the du.
ties upon imports in any collection district cannot
be efectually collected 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 President Is hereby empower.
ed to close the port or ports Of entry In said
district and in such case give notice thereof by
proclamation, and thereupOn oil right Of importa-
ton, warehousing, and other privileges inCldent
to ports Of entry shall cease and be discontinued
at such ports so closed, until opened by tho order
Of the President on the cessation Of such obStruc
tions; and IT, while said ports are so closed, any
ship or vessel from beyond the United States, or
having on board any articles subject to duties shall
enter or attempt to enter any such port the same
together with its tackle apparel furniture, and
cargo shall be forfeited to the United States
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
whenever the President, in pursuance oil the pro,
visions Of the second section Of the act entitled
"An act to provide for calling forth the militia to
execute the laws Of the Union, suppress insurec.
tions, and repel invasion, and tolrepeal the act
now in force for that purpose" approved February
2s, 1885, shall have called forth the militia to sup
press combinations against the laws Of the United
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