The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-05-29

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" SEC s. That all vessels goods and effect
the property Of any citizen Of the Confedera
States, or OF persons resident within and undi
the protection Of the Confederate States, or
persons permanently within the territories, an
}. under the protection ofany foreign prince, 60,
ernment, or State in amity with the Confedel
ate States, which shall have been captured
the United States, and which shall be recaptur
ed by vessels commissioned as Aforesaid, sha
be restored to the law ful owners, upon paymer
by them Of q just and reasonable salvage, to b
t determined by the mutual agreement of the par
e ties concerned, or by the decree of any cour
having Jurisdiction. according to the nature
each case, agreeably to the provisions establish
u ed by law. And such salvage shall be distribut
J: ed among the owners, officers, and crews of tn
l vessels commissioned as aforesaid, and maxim
such captures, according to any written agree
: ment, then in. the same manner and upon tn
principles heretofore provided in case of capture
SEC. T. That before breaking bulk OF am
vessel which shall be captured as Aforesaid, o.
other disposal or conversion thereof, or of AM
articles which shall be found on board the same
snch captured vessel, goods, or effects, shall bt
brought into some port of the Confederate States
or OF q nation or state in amity with the Con:
ederate States, and shall be proct eded agaihs,
before competent tribunal; and after condem.
nation and forfeiture thereof, shall belong to
tire owners, officers, and crew Of the vessel cap
turing the same, and be distributed as before
provided; and IL the case of all captured vessels
goods, and effects, which shall be brought with
in the jurisdiction of the Confederate States
the District Courts Of the Confederate States
shall have exclusive, original ccgnzance there.
n of ieoIf md nit
jurisdiction: and the said courts, or the courts
being courts of the Confederate States, into
which such causes shall be removed, and may
decree restitution, in whole or in part, when
the capture shall have been made without Just
cause. And II made without probable cause,
may order and decree damages and costs to the
party injured, for which the owners and com.
inanderS OF the vessels, shall be liable.
Sec. 8. That all persons found on board any
captured vessel, or on board any recaptuI ed yes
sci, shall be repo ted to the collector OF the port
in the Confederate States in which they shall
be delivered into the custody ol the marshall OF
the district or ONE court or military officer Of
the Confederate States or OF any State in OF
near such port, who shall take charge Of their
safe keeping and support, al the expense of the
| Confederate States.
| SEC 9. That The President of the Confede
ate States is hereby authorized to establish and
order suitable instructions for the better gov.
erning and directing the conduct OF the vessels
so mmSsonrd. their officers AID crews, CO.
pies OF which shall be delivered, by the colec-
tor Of the customs, to the commanders, when
they shall give bond as before provided.
SEC. 10. That bounty shall be paid by the
Con eierate State, OF twenty dollars, for each
person on board any armed ship or vessel, be-
longing to the United Sta es, at the commence.
ment of an engagement, which shall be burned,
| sunk, or destroyed by any vessel commissioned
as aforesaid which shall be Of equal or in ferior
lorce, the same to be divided as in other cases
OF prize money; and a bounty of twenty-five
dollars shall be paid the owners, officers, and
crews ofthe private armed vessels, commission
ed as Aforesaid for each and every prisoner by
them captured and brought into rt ard de-
livered to an agent authorized to receive them,
in any port OF the Confederate States; and the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized
to pay or cause to be paid to the owners Off
GERS, and crews Of such private armed vessels,
commissioned as aforesaid, or their agent, the
bounties herein provided
| SEC. IL. That the commanding officer Of
every vessel having commission, or letters OF
marque and reprisal during The present hostili
| ties between the Confederate States and the
United States, shall keep regular journal con
tanning true and exact account oil his daily
proceedings and Transactions with such vessels
and the crew thereof; the ports and places he
| shall put into or cast anchor in; the time OF his
stay there, and the cause thereof the prizes he
shall take, and the nature ard probable value
| thereof; the times and places, when and where
taken. and in what manner he shall dispose
of the same; the ships or vessels he shall fall
in with; the times and places, when and where
| he shall meet with them, and his observation
and remarks thereon; also, Of whatever else
shall occur to him, or any ofhs officers or ma
rnes, or be discovered by examination or con
ference with any marines or passengers OF, or
| in any other hips or vessels, or by any other
ships or vessels, or by any other means,
touching the heets vessels and forces OF the
| United States; their ports and places of station
and destination, strength, numbers, intents and
and designs: and such commanding officer shall,
Immediately on his arrival in any port OF the
Confederate States, from or during the contin-
uance OF any voyage or cruise, produce his com
mission for such vessel, and deliver up such
journal so kept as aforesaid, signed with his
proper name and handwriting to the collector
or other chief officer OF the customs at OF near
est to such port; the truth Of which journal
shall be verified by the oath OF the command.
ing officer for the time being and such coec-
tor or other ch ef officer oil the customs shall
Immediately on the arrival OF such vessel,
order the proper officer Of the customs to 60
on board and take an account oil the officers
and men, the number and nature OF the guns,
and whatever else shall occur to him on ex
animation, material 10 be known; and no such
vessel shall be permitted to sail out OF port
again until such journal shall have been de
livered up and certificate obtaned under
the hand Of such collector or other chief 9th
GER OF the customs that she is manned and
armed according TO her commission; and upon
delivery Of such certificate, any former certif-
cate af a like nature which shall have been
obtained by the commander of such vessel
shall be delivered up.
Sec. H. That the commanders of vessels
having letters OF marque and reprisal as afore
said. negleeting to keep journal as aforesaid,
or wiliully making fraudulent entries therein,
or obliterating the record Of any material trans
actions therein where the interest Of the Con.
iederate States is concerned, or refusing to pro
duce and d, liver such journal, commission, OF
certificate, pursuant to the proceeding section
OF this &C then, and in such cases. the com
missions or letters Of marque and reprisal ofsuch
vessels shall be liable to be revoked; and such
commander, respectively, shall forfeit for every
such offense the sum Of $1,000, one moiety
thereof to the use of the Confederate States, and
the other to the informer.
j Sec ,lS. That the owners 6r commanders o
vessels, having letters oi marquis and reprisal
Il as aforesaid who shall violate any Of the acts o
Congress for the collection OF the revenues o
1.-The Confederate States and for the prevention
of smuggling, shall forfeit the commission OF
letters Of marque and reprisal; and they, and