Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-10

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An ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TIE COLLECTION OF ut
TIES on IMPORTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
lea, in Congress assembled, That whenever Ii
shall, in the Judgment Of the President, o.y
! reason Of unlawful combinations OF persons IN
| opposition 10 the laws OF the Unltec ota1ea,
| become inprscticable to execute the revenue
laws and collect the duties on imports by inc
! ordinary means, in the ordinary way, at any
port Of eniry in any collection district, ne IS
authorized to cause such duties to DO collected
at any port Of delivery in said district, until
such obstruction shall cease and in sucn case
the surveyors at said ports Of delivery shall be
clothed with all the powers and be subject 10
all the obligations Of collectors at ports OF ca
try; and the Secretary of the Treasury, wal!
the appreciation of the President, shall aopoin!
such number Of weighers, guagers, measures
inspectors, appraisers and clerks az may &C
necessary, in his judgments for the faithful! eS:
ccution of the revenue laws at said ports OF
delivery, and shall! fx and establish the linl''s
within which such ports OF delivery ara con.
syituted ports Of entry ~ aforesaid and al
The provisions Of law regulating the issue ol
mer;oe papers, the coasllrg trade, The Wa:c.
housing Of imports ant collection L; iuti:s
shall aprtr To the port; Of entry So constituted
in the SANG manner as they do to ports 0! en-
try established by the laws now III force.
Sec. y. And be it further enacted, That il,
frcri the cause mentioned in the foregoing
section, in the Judgment OF the President, the
revenue from duties on imports cannot be eli
f~cctually collected at any port CT entry in any
collection district, in the ordinary way and hy
the ordinary means, or By the course provided
in the foregoing section, then and IN that case
ne may direct that the custom house for the
district be established in any secnrc place
within said district, either on land or OH board
any vessel ia said district or Gt sea near the
! coast and "a such case the collector shall &c.
side at such place, or on shiPboard, as the case
| may DC, and there dctain all vessels and cur
goes arriving within or approaching said Cis.
trics, until the duties imposed by Ia" On said
ccsseis and their cargocs are paid in cash :
Provided, That If the owner or corsignte 81
| the cargo % buard any resSel detained rs aiore.
! said, OF the master =! said Vessel, shri! desirs
| to enter a port of entry in any other district il.
The United States where no such obstruction;
| to the execution Of tho laws exist, tie inasi:T
| Of s.lch vessel may lie permitted so 20 change
| the destination. Of the vessel and cargo in his
manifest, whereupon the collector shall deliver
him a written permit to proceed 10 the po-; SO
designated und provided further, That tic
| Secretary OF the Treasury shall, with the ap.
| probation OF the President, make proper regu.
la,ions for tho enforcement Oh shipboaTd 0!
| such provisions OF the lA~s regulating the
assessment and collection Of duties US III his
judgment may be necessary and practicable.
Sec 3 and be it further enacted, That il
shall be unlawful 10 take any vessel or cargo
detained as aforesaid from the custcd? Ct TIE
proper officers Of the customs, ualcss By pro.
| cess Of some court Of The United States, and
in case Of any attempt otherwise 10 take auc:.
Tcsscl or cargo BY any forca, or cctnbination,h M
asscnlblagcs Of persons, TOO great 10 DC oTcr'
come by the officers Of the customs, it shall!
and may be lawful for the President or such
person or persons as he shall have empowered
| for hat purpose, to employ such part oil The
army or navy or militia Of the United States.
or such force OF citizen volunteers as may be
deemed necessary for the purpose ofp-event'
ing the removal of such vessel or cargo, and
protecting the officers OF the customs in retain
ing the custody thereof.
SEQ. /, And be it further enacted, That ii, i'll
the judgement Of the President, from the cause
mentioned in the first section OF this act, the
duties upon imports in any collection district
cannot DO efcctually collected BY the ordinary
means and in the ordinary way, or in the mode
and manner provided in the foregoing sections
Of this act, then and in that case the President
is hereby empowered to close the port or ports
Of entry in said district, and in such CASE give
notice thereof by proclamation, and thcrcnpon
all right OF importatiou, warehousing and other
privileges incident to ports Of entry shall cease
and be discontinued at such port so closed,
until opened by the order ofthe President on tho
cessation Of such distractions and il, while
said ports are so closed, any ship or vessel frou
beyond the United States, or having on board
any articles subject to duties, shall enter cl
attempt to enter any such ports the same, 10
gethcr with its tackle, apparel, furniture and
cargo shall be forfeited to the United States.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, Tha
whenever tho President, in pursuance Of thu
provisions of the second section ofan net entitled
IAN act to provide for calling forth tho mill
tia to execute the laws of thu Union, suppress:
instructions and repel invasions, and to repea
the act now in force for that purpose" approved
February %, 1906, shall have called forth thu
militia to suppress combinations against tht
laws of the United States, and to cause thu
laws to be duly executed, and the insurgents
shall have failed 10 dispense BY the timo direct
ed by the President, and when said insurgents
Claim to act under the authority Of any State
or States, and such claim is not disclained OF
rspudiated by the persons exercising tbs
functions Of government in such State Of
states, or in the part or parts thereof in which
such combination exists, nor such insur
~rcction suppressed by said State or ststss
then and in such case it may and shall be law.
full for the President. by proclamation, to de-
clare that the inhabitsnts of such State, OF