The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-04-04
Important Regulations.

has issued an important circular III reia-
tion to the introduction of goods, wares
and merchandise by railroad on inland
routes, and to prevent smuggling Ihe
following rules and regulations, among
others, are to be rigidly enforced. Ihey
are generally important, not only to mer-
chants and business men, but also to trav-
ellers. On railroad lines there are to be
ORGANIZED revenue establishments, to be
known as Revenue Stations" located
near to the frontier of the Confederate
States. At each station will be an officer
of the customs, known as "revenue
guard" whose duties shall be of a super
visory nature over all merchandise intro
Quoted. There will also be established
"revenue depots," each having chief
officer, with all the powers of customs
over importations by sea at ports of en-
try
ACTION ON ARRIVAL AT REVENUE STATIONS.
Immediately on the arrival of any rail
road carriage or train from any foreign
territory contiguous to the Confederate
States, at any of the revenue stations, the
conductor OF other person in charge shall
be required to produce to the revenue
guard at the first station u manifest in
triplicate Of all the goods, wares or mer
chandise brought into the Confederate
States on board such railway carriage or
train. And it is mdde the duty of the re-
venue guard at the revenue station, to
board all railway trains arriving at said
station from said foreign territory at all
hours of the day and night, to receive the
manifest, and on its presentation, to see
that the goods described therein are pla-
ced in separate cars from those in which
mails or passengers are conveyed, and to
place on each of said freight cars revenue
locks of the Confederate States of Ameri-
ca. The original manifest, properly GER
tilted, shall be returned to the conductor,
and duplicate forwarded under seal to
the revenue officer at the first revenue de-
pot to which the cars arc destined, by the
shortest route.
ACTION ON ARRIVAL AT REVENUE DEPoTs.
On the arrival of the railway train or
cars at the first revenue depot within the
limits Of the Confederate States, the con-
ductor shall deliver to the chief reyenue
officer residing thereat, the original man.
ifcst presented to and endorsed with the
certificate of the revenue guard at the sta
ton aforesaid, and also to deliver to the
said chief revenue officer all the mcrchan-
die described in said manifest, by either
Leaving at said depot all the locked cars
containing the same, or depositing said
goods n Il warehouse Of deposit at said
depot, 70 be provided for that purpose un-
der thcrcgulations now governing bond
ed warehouses, or as may be otherwise
provided. On such delivery being made
and an examination being instituted of
the trail by said revenue officer, he shall,
if satisfied that all the merchandise has
been delivered, furnish to the conductor
or othcrpcrson in charge Of the train q
permit te proceed to Il further destination.
PASSENGER BAGGAGE.
The baggage of all passengers passing
over the railroad routes, on arrival at the
revenue station or depots. shall be subject
to the inspection and examinations of eli
ther the revenue guard at such stations,
or revenue officer at such revenue de
pots, and any baggage that may be
intended to be landed at places be-
tween the revenue stations and first rev.
venue depots may be examined by the
revenue guard, and if containing no arti-
Gle Subject to duty, shall be landed at the
intermediate place named by having a
permit, signed by the said revenue guard
pasted permanently on the trunk, valisc
carpet-bag, OF other envelope of such bag
gage.
BAGGAGE CONTAINING DUrIABLE sIERcHAN-
Disc.
Should, however, dutiablc articles be
found in such baggage, the trunk or 9th
er package containing the same must be
placed in the car with the merchandise,
and under the revenue lock as before re-
quired, and the fact noticed in the mani
fest. And such baggage shall be deliver
ed, with the other merchandise, to the
chief revenue officer at the revenue depot,
uuder the foregoing regulations.