Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-25
CPUBLIc.-No. 3. |


duties on imports and for other purposes.
Ra n enacted by the Senate and House oil REPRE-
.n'ot ves Of the United States of America in Con
80 assembled, That whenever II shall, IN the
Judgment OF the President by reason OF unlawful
combinations of persons in opposition 10 the laws OF
an Halted States become impracticable to execute
tbe revenue laws and collect the duties on imports
by the ordinary means, in the ordinary way, at any
mort of entry in any collection district he Is author
Tad to cause such duties be collected at any port
OF delivery in said district until such obstruction
shall cease and in such case the surveyors at SAIL
norris ~ delivery shall he clothed with all the pow
rrs and he subject all tho obligations of collectors
At norts Of entry and the Secretary of the Treasury,
Win the appreciation of the President shall appoint
such number Of weighers, gaugers' hea7nrers' ~
1pectors appraisers and clerks as may be necessary,
in his Judgment, for the faithful execution OF the
revenue laws at said ports of delivery, and shall nix
and establish the limits within which such ports OF
delivery are constituted ports of entry AS aforesaid
and ali the provisions of law regulating the issue oil
marine papers the coasting trade, the warehonsinE
of imports and collection of duties shall apply To
the ports of entry constituted in the same manner
as they do TO ports Of entry established by the laws
nO Sec y And be it further enacted That if from
the cause mentioned in the foregoing section, III the
Judgment OF the President, the revenue from duties
on imports cannot be efeCtually collected at any
rort Of entry in any collection district in the ordi-
nary way and by the ordinary means, or by the
course provided ia the foregoing sectiOn then and
In that case. he may direct that the CustOm-h"usc
for the district he established in any secure place
within said district, either on land or on board any
vessel in said district at the coast; and
n such case the collector shall reside at such place
or on shipbOard. rs the case may be- and there de-
tain all vessels and CargOes arriving within or ap
pruachinC said district until the duties imposed 10y
law on said vessels and their CargUes paid in cash
Provided that if the owner consignee OF the cargo
on board any vessel detained AS aforesaid, or the
master of said vessel shall desire L. enter port OF
entry in any other district int the United states where
no such distractions to the execution OF the laws cN
st the master Of such vessel may be peritted so l."
change the destination of the vessel and cargo III his
manifest; whereupon the collector shall deliver him
written permit TO proceed TO the port SO designated
And provided further, that the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall, with the appreciation OF the PTes-
dent. make proper regulations for the enforcement
on shipboard of suc' provisions of the laws rcSuat-
ing the assessment and collection of duties as in his
Judgment may be necessary and practicable.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted That it shall he
unlawful to take any vessel or cargo detained "s
aforesaid from the custody Of the proper officers OF
the cu,toms unless by of some court OF the
United States; and in of any attempt otherwise
to take such vessel cargo by any force, cOnbi-
nation rassemblHge OF persons too great 10 over
Come by the officers of the customs It shall and may
be lawful for the President such person or persons
as he shall have empowered for that purpose to EN-.
ploy such part of the army navy MALTA of the
United States or such force of citizen volunteers
NAV be deemed necessary for the purpose of prevent
ing the removal Of such vessel or cargo, and protect
ing the officers Of the customs in retaining the custo
dy thereof
Sec !. And be it further enacted, That if, in the
Judgment ofthe President, from the mentioned
in the first section Of this act the duties imports
in Any collection district cannot be cectualy collect
ed by the ordinary i'll the ordinary way or
in the mode and manner provided in the foregoing
dent hereby empowered to close the port or ports
Of entry in said district and in such give notice
thereof by proclamation; and thercupon all right oil
Importation, warehOusing and other privileges Incl
dent to ports of entry shall and be dscontin
ued at such port so closed until opened by order OF
the President the cessation Of such distractions;
and it. while said ports closed, any ship or YES
sci from beyond the United States, or having board
any articles subject to duties, shall enter attempt
TO enter any such port. the came, together with its
tackle apparel furniture, and cargo shall BIO forfeit
ed to the United States.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That whenever
the President, in pursuanc" OF the provisions of the
second section of the act entitled An act to provide
for calling forth the MALTA to execute the laws Of
the Union, suppress instructions, and repel inva-
Hions and repeal the act in force for that pur
pose" approved February IS, 1875, shall have called
forth the militia to suppress combinations against he
laws of the United States, and to the laws to be
duly executed, and the insurgents shall have failed I"
disperse by the time directed by the President, and
when said insurgents claim to act under the author
ity Of any State States aud such claim is not dis
claimed or repudiated ~ the persons exercising the
functions of government in such state or States or
In the part or parts thereof IN winch SAID CODnh-
lions exists such insurrectiun suppressed by said
State or States, then and in such case it may and
shall be lawful for the President by proclamation, to
declare that the inhabitants of such State, any
tion part thereof where such instruction exists,
in state Of instruction against the United
States; and thereupon all commercial intercourse by
and between the same and tho citizens thereof and
the citizens of the rest Of the United States shall
cease and be unlawful long sucli condition ni
hostility shall contiuue and all goods and catic'
wares and merchandise. coming from said state or
section into other parts of the Urited States and all
proceeding such State sectiOn 10y land water
shall. together with the vessel vehicle convey
ing the same, or conveying persons tn or from
HuCh State or section, be forfeited to the United
States Provided, however, That the President may,
in his discretion license and permit commercial ill.,
with any such part OF said State section
the inhabitants of which declared in IL state OF
insurrecton, in such articles and for such time, and
by such persons rs le in his discretion may think
most conducive the public interest; and such in
tarcouTBe, far by him licensed shall be conduct
ed and carried on only in pursuance OF rules and reg
ulations prescribed 10y the Secretary OF the Treasury
And the Secretary Of the Treasury may appoint such
officers at places where officers of the customs not
now authorized by law as may be needed 10 carry
into effect such licenses rules and regulations; and
officers of the customs and other officers shall receive
for services under this section and under said rules
and regulations such fees and compensation as are
allowed for similar services under other pTovis-
ions of law.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That from and
after fifteen days after the issuing of the said prOcla
nation, provided in the last foregoing section of
this act, any ship vessel belonging in whole in
part to any citizen or inhabitant Of said State
part Of State whose inhabitants are declared in
state Of Instruction found at in any port of
the rest OF the United States shall be forfeited to the
United States.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted That in the exc
cuton of the provisions of this act and of the other
laws the United States providing for the collection
Of duties on imports and tonnage, il may and shall
be lawful for the President, in addition to the
nue. cutters in service to employ in aid thereof such
other suitable vessels may, in his Indignant, be
sec s. And be it further enacted, That the for
itures and penalties incurred by virtue of this act
NAV be mitigated or RENTED, in pursuance of the
authority vested IN the Secretary Of the Treasury by
the act entitled An act providing for mitigating
remitting the forfeitureS. penalties and disabilities
accruinR In certain therein mentioned" ai,-
proved March third, seventeen hundred and ninety
SsVen or In cases where special circumstances may
seem to require il, according to regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Sec. O. And be Il further enacted, That proceed
iugs seizures for reitures under this act may be
pursued In the courts Of the United States In any
NHwen tTnH la
taken and proceedings institutedi and such courts
nhR have and entertain ~ full Jurisdiction over the
same - II the seizure was made 10 that district.
Approved, July 13, 1861.