Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-29

ss Taa vsss goods and Fscts TIE property Of asy
y .as Conisis ATE sLsts Or q Hathn ADA
whhn s territories andundsr the PRECISION Of any
states sheh shall been captured the United STATES and
s snail be resrnreb y vessels commissioned - Aforesaid
iast and ssnae savsg. 20 b The mutaa agree
ne raltie' The ees q any court hasing
according to the ua.nre Of each case gree The
Ss'on' eablIshsd BY Iaw Ami salvage shall h. dis
ohe me owners, officers AMI crews Of the vessels com
any written which shai be made between them
~ VI no saca aenenl then in the mannerand upon
FEC Thst ief0re breaking bulk any which
so = sorssaid or esr disposal conversion thereof.
tIea g sci aod or Be trJught into fone pert
copssderstc sta or q 1ston or slate IN s with The
49, An1 snail he proceeded against before com
s srDas and sfser Condemnation and forfeiture thereof
terins he same and DISTRIBUTE as before provided and in tRe
cas- o. All ssfesed see goods which
Of tas Confederate States shall lave exclusive orig
ihAl .re as in ey Of admiralty
of tsConfeisrae States. into which srS ,lI - ye1oa
CO. anu IN n nsy sall &C finally decided shall may
been made without just cause And made tbsnt prbae
SseS and costs to The party in
such captures and also the vessels shall he iie
q, on boa5RS Y1 On beard any captured vessels.
lector Of the pot in the Confederate States In ch th shall
hrEt arrive, and shall he delivered into the eav Of TIE marsha
of the disrc court military oce~ Of he canf
States or OF airy State port who shan aIe
charge OF Their aais keeping AID support The ense ef the
Confederate etaes. -
SIC. That the President the Confederate b.r
authorized to establish and erisr suitable nucons for TIE
better governing and directing The conduct Of he vessels a.
nsenei their officers and ereEs copies which shall be de-
yeFed y the collector OF the customs The commanders wea
they shall giyebond as provided
sEc TO- That bounty shall be paid Confederate States
Of $40 each persoa board snip or vessel belong
Ing % the United states at the Commencement engagement
Whsch sha be burnt 'unk Or destrcye BY commission
ed IS Aforesaid which shall he Of ua inferior force hs
70 bedvded as In other Of prize and bounty OF
armed vessels Commissioners as Aforesaid for and every
prisoner By them captured and brought into port and eeyere
states and the Secretary Treisury IS hereby aasho-
red 70 cause to be paid the and
agent, the bcunties herein provisei.
Sac IL That the commanding officer Of every vessel having
hoses between Confederate saesand the Unei states
shall keep regular journal, containing true and
the crew thereof the ports and places shall into
anchor in The time Of his stay there and the hereof
prizes he shall take and the nature and prubbe vsus
the times and places when and where taken and n
be OF the same the ship, or vessels b sbs an IN
With The times and places when and where be NEED With
them, aud his observations ard remark thereon
or auy Of his officers or MARINES or
be discovered by examination or Conference Wh spv sn ar
passengers or in other ships BY any other
touching the and forces % The United states
their posts places station m strength nu-
bsrs ntents and designs and such commanding officer SHALL
Immediately his arrival port
during continuance Of any VOYAGE or cruise produce
Tor such Up Journal
Kept as signed with his proper name and Handwriting,
ector chief customs At nearest
to such port the truth of whih journal shall be By
oath al the ON er for the ae being Ard such col
ector other ehif officer Of the shall, immediate
on the arrival o. such vessel, order the proper 0eer Of the
customs to 90 On ooad aud take account the officers ard
the number and nature Of the
shalt occur 10 hm examination ratTis known
no such vessel snail be permitted % sail oct q port again
such journal shall have been delivered eerfcats
obtained under the hand other chief officer
manned and arad according 20 her
COM ssion and upon delivery Of such certificate, former
certificate Of like nature which shall have bea Ootarei the
eoun2nder Of such vessel ,haH be delivered up.
sKc r. That the commanders OF vessels having letters
marqus and rsprissl Aforesaid, negiecng
Aforesaid wlfuly making aadu thersiB
the record Of any material iaasaeon cOstand
refusing to produce and 5evel ourpa or
- ~ Ne PieoulnB sclion OF lls ast' ans,
inca IN uch cases toe commissions and letters Of and
eprsSl Of such vessels shall be liable
cOmmander respectively shall forfeit forsvery such esence the
sum OF O moisty thereof the Of tae Confederate
1 States and the other 70 The inforner.
SEC 49, That the owners Commanders Of vessels having
letters OF and IeprSS violate
Of the acts OF Congress the revenue OF
OF the Confederae states and for the smuggling,
sha forfeit The letters q narque and reprisa
and that they and The vessels 0Ene By them
shall be liable TO all the penalties attaching
merchant vessels y, like gases
SIC "a. That All ods wares and merchandise captured
and made good ard Is1nl Of private
snip having eoDsssn etsrs Of msTqae reprisa
be allowed daeon OF 3 Per cent on the amount OF du
Ees imposed BY law.
IS that Eve per the amount Caftr de-
Quoting all charges AMI expendiar Of the prize airing
from eGPtured vessels and and the the
salvage % vessels and eaptgrd ~ private armed
Of the Conf3rte States, ha be
to the collector ether chief Of the the
place in the Confederate States
szParsd vessel arrive, the public
age9t Of the COnederAe States residing the
within the Confederate States which such captured
captured vessel may arrive And the arising thefrom
Confederate States for the support
OF te widows and orphans Of such SLAIN
for the support and mzntensnee q persons may
Woandd, and disable beard OF the private
STONED aoesa any engagement enemy,
to be assigned ard distributed IN such manner shall hereafter
| be provided By law.
APPROVED Nay 8, 1881. juns29-lAE4E