Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-03
RuBLlc-No. al
AN ACT further 70 pToylde feE ,ls e0llsellOn

AN ACT further TO provide Tor the eolleeuOn OF
duties on imports and for other purposes.
BE It enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
Hentntives Of the United States OF America IN Con
ress assembled, That whspeyet II shail, III mi
Judgment Of the President, by reason OF unlawful
combinations Of persons In opposition to the laws Of
tho United States, beeome tnPraetieAble TO execute
Inc feveuue laws and collect the duties on imports
IN III, ordinary means, In the ordinary way, ut any
Srt OF entry In any collection dIAtret he Is author
lied cause such duties 70 be collected at any port
shall cease; and in such case the surveyors at said
Orts Of delivery shall be clothed with all the pow
crs and be subject TO MI the obligations Of collectors
AT 1Tts Of entry; and the Secretary Of the Treasury
with the appreciation Of the President shall appoint
such number Of HelgheTS, gaugers, measnrers, In
m Ills Judgment, for the faithful execution Of the
revenus laws said ports Of delivery, and shall NJ
and establish the limits within which such ports OF
delivery constituted ports Of entry as Aforesaid
and all the provisions Of law regulating tie Issue oil
marine papers, the coasttng trade the WarehouAng
OF Imports and collection OF duties shall apply to
te ports of entry constituted IN the same manner
they do to ports Of entry established by the laws
n0R In force.
the cause mentioned III the foregoing section, In the
Judgment OF this President the revenue from duties
on Imports cannot be etfectuRlly collected nj my
tort OF entry in any collection district, in the OrIl-
IHry way and by the ordinary mCslnsJ or by the
couTse provided In the foregoing section, then, and
in that case he may direct that the Custom-h9use
for the district be established IN any secure pace
within said district either on land or on board any
vessel In said district Mt sea near the COAST anu
In such case the collector shall reside at such place,
or on shIpb0ard, the may be, and there de-
nroacfjng said District until the duties imposed by
law on said vessels and their GaTgoes are paid cash:
Provided, that If the owner or eonsgnee OF the
ON board any vessel detained Aforesaid, or the
master of said vessel shall desire ts enter port OF
entry In any other district in the United States where
such distinctions 20 the execution OF me Jaws ex
ist the master of such vessel may be permitted so to
change the destination Of the vessel and IN MS
manifest; whereupon the collector shall deliver him
written permit TO proceed to the port 80
And provided further, that the Secretary OF the
treasury shall, with tho appreciation OF tho Presi-
dent. make proper regulations Tor the enforcement
ON sipbnari OF suc' provisions Of tile laws rcgat.
ing the assessment and collection Of duties as In his
Judgment may be necessary and practicable
Sec D And be It further enacted, That 1t shall be
unlawful TO take any vessel or cargo detained as
aforesaid from the custody Of tile proper officers OF
United StRtssi and In case OF any attempt otherwise
to take such vessel cargo by any force, or eomb
nation or OF too great 70 DC over
bs lawful the President, such person PerBons
ms he shall have empowered for that purpose, to emf
pioy such part of the army navy or MALTA of the
limited State or such force OF citizen volunteers
may he deemed necessary for the purpose prevent
Ing the removal of such vessel or cargo and protect
ing the officers Of the customs In retaining the custo-
sec l. And be It furTner enucIeu, ! nHL II, IN Tnc
Judgment Of the President, from the cause mentioned
in tho section Of this the duties upon imports
In any collection district cannot be efectunlly collect
ed by the ordinary and In the ordinary way.
in the mode aud manner provided in the foregoing
sections of this then and In that case tho fres
dent Is hereby empowered to close the port or ports
vt entry In said district, and In such give notice
thereof by proclamation and thcreupon all right OF
Importation warehOusug. and other privileges incl
dent to ports Of entry shall cease and be dscontn.
ned at such port clOse until opened by order OF
the President the cessation Of such distractions;
and IT, while said ports closed any ship YES
sol from beyond the United States having on board
any articles subject to duties, shall outer or attempt
10 nter any such port, tho same, together with its
tackle apparel furniture and cargo shall be forfeit
cd to the United States. sa5.5. 81
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That Whenever
second section the act entitled An net to provide
for calling forth tho MALTA to execute the laws Of
tho Union, suppress insurrections, and repel iuvR
sons and to repeal the In force for that pu
pOse approved February 2S 1895, shall hAVG called
forth the militia to suppress against the
the United States and to cause the laws to be
duly executed and the nsurgens shall have failed to
disIerse by the time directed by the President, and
when said Insurgents claim to act under tho author
iy any State or States and such claim Is not dis
claimed repudiatsd by tho personB exercising the
functions of government 10 such State or States or
In the part or parts thereof III which said combina
lions exists snch inhurrecton suppressed by snd
State states, then and In such case It may aud
shall be lawful for the President, by ProelAmation to
declare that the inhabitants OF such State any
ton or part thereof where such nsuFtectlon exsts
are In state Of fnsurrection against the United
States; and thercupOn all commercial intercourse by
and between the same and the citizens thereof aud
the citizens OF the rest Of the United States shall
cease and be unlawful SO long such condition oil
hostility shAIl continue; and MI goods and chattles
wares and merchandise, coming from said State or
section into other parts OF the United States and all
Shall. together with the vessel or-vehiele convey
ing the same, or conveying persons to or from
such State or section, be forfeited to tho United
States: Provided, however, That the President may
in his discretion license and permit commercial in
tercourss with any such part OF said State Section
tho inhabitants Of which declared In state Of
insurrectiOn In such articles and for sucl time and
by such persons, he, In his discretion, may think
most conducive to the public interests and such In
teEvonrse far by him licensed shRll be conduct
ed and carried only In pursuance of rules and reg
uatIons prescribed by the Secretary of tho Treasury
And the Secretary Of the Treasury may appoint such
officers at places Whero officers of the customs not
authorized by Law ~ may be needed to carry
into effect such licenses, rules and regulations; and
officers OF the customs and other officers sall receive
for services under this section, aud under said rules
and regulations, such fees and compensation as
now allowed for similar services under other pIoYis
Ions of 1aW. sse go f71s-y
Sec. o. And BIO It further enacted, That from and
atcr fteeu days AFTER tho fssning of the said prpch
nation provided In the last foregoing section OF
thls act any ship vessel belonging In whole or In
pArt to any citizen or inhAbltant OF aid State
part OF State whose declared In
state Of hsurrectiU found ut sea- or In any port Of
the rest ofthe United States shall be forfeited to the
See 4. And be It further enacted, That In the exc
cton OF the provions Of this act and of the other
laws United EtRtes providing for the collection
Of duties Imports and Tonnage, u may and shAll
10 lawful for the PRECEDENT, IN addition 10 the reve
nue. cutters In service to employ in aid thereof such
other as may In his INDIGNANT be re-
9uIred. Ie9
SEC. g And be Il further enacted. That the for
ltureS and penalties Incurred by virtue Of this act
may DO mlttgAted or RENTED, In ptrGnance Of the