Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-12


An ACT surtber to proyide for the collection Of
duties on Imports and for other purposes.
Bel enacted By the Senate and Hoaas o. Repre-
,.ntativoI a. the United States Of America In Con
49, aI-1uablsd, That Uhengver Il lhall, In the
{1ien9pt q ne President by reason Of unlawful
Sei,stto1I ~ 10000 n epuostion TO the laws OF
~ 1900 sttas iseoo frlpraetleabls to execute
a. TCVcn1o laws and collect the duties imports
by ne ordinary means in the Ordinaty way AZ any
nj ~ e1trV n any e1lIeeiiOu districti be l. authoF-
nj 70 eanss such duties to bo collected AZ any pert
Of delivery in aid district until aueh Obstruction
shall eoa.o and 10 sueh e1s: the snLyeyot, A. sad
ports OF delivery ehall ee eothed with Az the pow
eFa and BE- Iuldoet 70 All the OF eoleetors
AZ ports Of eutTyi and The Secretary Of the
with the appreciation Of the President shall
such number % Wolghefss Eaugers, measurers, To-
gpoetota AppraeeFst ana clerk! - may pe neee
IN his JndEnsnt ~ ne ~ t a
revenue laws q aid ports q dflivSry' anq shal h1
and establish the limits within which aaeh 9Lls o.
delivery are eonstitutee PoIts o. ehtIy -
i'srine rapsrl the eoastinE trade the WaTehousing
Uf imports, and collection 0t duties shal apply TO
the ports Of entry 90 ~ ne sae ahier
- they do To ports 81 entry ~ Tue laws
now In fofce $3.50 - -, -.
sec. .. And be Il further enacted, That IT. rom
the easa mentioned 10 the h,rroing seeton, IN thr
Judgment Of the President the revenue from duties
Imports cannot be shSStualy s4ee y. y WY
port u entry IN any collection district IN me oIIl
course provided In the ioTrguing seetion then and
In that case, he may direct that the euatoHholise
lnr the district Be established IA any eeeure pace
within said district either on land OF on -latd any
vessel 10 aid district Or Al "a near the eest anu
In such case ne coileS if hlel 'ae ~ sI 'a5,
OF on AhipboaTd, ~ the Gaze may Pc A9i lheIe ue
tain all yessels and saTgoes arriving uihln or ~
preaching SAID aistIet, untll tte uutles
law aid VOsseia and their cat ss nte paiI eish
Provided that II the ~ heS % =. ss - ~
on boaTl any NeIi st u, = ~ ~ ~
master o. eala vssi, l =. ti y
entry "a any 9lnsI til,. ~ s .i ~ -
no euch Oosttnet.on. ti.e .sI ~ - ~ ,.
tst the master o. sneh NtsSt ~! U p.tt,e = ~
ehltge ne y. - III H.,
manifest; WheLegp0n inc so'ls9toL sill hn
aWritten permit 20 pfOceei PeLt
And provided fnriher, That we ssetetst3 o. ths
Treasury shall, With the APPr9latetl % Tue IIts-
dent, make proper regulation for the endorsement
shpboart 81 sue provisions OF lhe laws reEulat
Ing the esle 1ent ana - Sntsss es "a h
ludl1ment may be necessary ana pIaeIiieaDie-
Sec 3 And be it further enacted That Il shall DO
unlawful 70 take any vessel OF cargo detained ns
Aforesaid froH the cnst0ly OF Tie proper Officers oil
the u,tams, unless By pTorel OF some court OF tho
United States and In case Of any attempt Otherwise
70 take such vel q safgo " any lores, OF eonDt
come by the officers OF the customs IL shall and may
b. AVtnl TT the President Or sel TetnVn OF lefos
=. be sall have enpoNere ior that PnTp3se, 20 en-
ploy eneh part o. the army or navy or MALTA Of the
United States or such lore OF ctzen volunteers -
may be deemed neees11ry Igr the laEose OF prevent
ting the removal Of such vessel Or cargo ana project
ing the 0osla o. the customs IN retaining the eusto
dy thereof .=s5 - -
iudgment ofthe President, nom the cause mentioned
in tie arst sectiou Of thtsnct the duties unon Imports
IN asy eaa9Yt q nsSinAy collect
cd by the ordinary means aud IN tie ordinary way. or
I'm the mode and manner provided In the toregpng
sections Of this aettheu and ~ that case the PTesi
dent Y hereby empowered TO Close the port OF ports
OF entry In said district and 10 such give notice
thereof BY proclamation and thcreupon All right OF
tmpoItAfion, WaTehO1aini, and other Priyhses lnei
dent % pUrta Of entry ahal euass and be dtseUntn
ued ct such Port - closed until opened BY order OF
the President on the CESSATION q Aneh ostTuctionai
al fsOin beyond the unted states Or having on boar
any artele Euhjeet 20 duties shall enter OF attempt
% enter any such port the same togsthsr with rs
tackle, dParel fnFnituro aud cargo shail be forfeit
ed to the gaitsd statea.
Dec. s. An1bS Il further enacted, That Wheneyer
the President, IN pursaee o the proyiions Of the
second section Ofths act entitled An act provide
for calling forth the MALTA to execute the laws Of
the unlon, suppress lnsurreetl9ns and Tvpsl tnya-
Poae" approved February %, lIaS shah have eallsl
forth the militia u suPPte oonabinaions against the
laEaof the United States ead to snsS the laws 20 30
dSSsFss by the time difeste ~ tue Presideat and
ity ofAny State States and such claim Is not dis
elalmo Or FepudlAte ~ the persons exercising the
functions Of government 10 such State States, or
in the part parts thereof IN which Aaid eombna.
lions oxists, nor such in,urreeiion suppTe BY sid
State States, then and ~ such case e may and
@eIsrS thSt tI inhahitsntS q s,,sS tsse,er any &C.
ton o. part thereof where such insueetion exists
are In a state Of insarseeiioh against the United
and between the sams and iho eitisSns thereof and
the eltilsna Of the rest Of the United States shall
eease aud Be unlaHfnl 50 long IS such eondi,on u
ware. and rasfehsniiss. coming nom aid state o.
section ntO other parts q the United States and al
pFoceeng 70 such State or section, by land or WATER
shall, together with the vessel OF vehicle convey
Ing the same, or conveying persons 70 o. nun
such state O. seetiOu, b forfeited to the Unitrd
States Provided however, That the President nay,
% hls discretion lesuse Ahd permit elamoTeial In
tsFeouFsa with any aeh part q id State or soction
tbs Inhabitants q which are declared Ia state Of
insuFfoeilon 10 0rh articles and Tor smell time and
b. snui pafsons a. ha, IN his Discretion may think
tsreo.Tso % lr e 10 him iieensed shal BE- conduct.
ed and carried on only "a puTsnanes Of rules and reg,
ulatuna pFscribe BY the Secretary Of the Treasury
And tho Slcrvtary Of ne Treasury may nppoint sre
oGosrs at pllcos al8rO naeers 1.-THE eaios arc not
now aathSrined BY law a. may Be needed 70 carry
olosrs q Ia eusios ana ether oHeet slal Ieeslvo
foE seryises under tbs ssstlou and undar sll Tnles
so S SsWsd 81 similar .srSes as5ss osSsT PieT ls