Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-20

AN ACT further to provide for the collection Of
,Intie. On fmpoEts and for other purposss-

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I Be L enacted BY the seaAie and House o. Repre-
ssutatfTes Of the United States Of America in Con
gress assembled, That Whenever il shsIl IN the
Judgment a the President, BY reaaon Of unlawful
combinations OF persons IN opposition 10 the laws Of
the United States, become imPrRetclble to execute
the revenue laws and collect the duties on imports
by the ordinary meAas, in the OrdinAty way, any
oFf entry In any collection district he u author
81 70 anss Ich dutjes 10 be collected AZ any port
II delivery in sid district until such Obstruction
shaI cease; and in such the surveyors al said
IorIs Of delivery shall be clothed sifh all the pow
eFs aud be subject all the cations Of collectors
- ports Of entry aud the Secretary Of the Treasury
ith the appreciation Of the President shall appoint
such number Of Weighers, Eaugsrs, measurers, in
Epectors7 appraisers and clerks a. may be ueeaEy,
in his judgment for the faithful execution Of the
revenue laws AZ sid ports Of dsltTsEy, and sha M
delivery are constituted poEts OF entry Aforesaid
and ali the provisions Of law regulating the issue OF
marine payers. the ooasting trade the Uarehousing
Of IMPORTS and collection OF dutiea shall apply TO
the ports OF entry constituted in the same manner
s they ports ef entry established by the laws
sec 2 And be it further enacted. That il from
the cause mentioned in the iOEegoing Section in the
Judgment Of the President. the from duties
On imports cannot be ehsctualiy collected At any
oTt Cf entry in any collection district, in the OTi
nary way and by the ordinary means, or by the
provided in the foregoing section then and
in that case, he may direct that the euston-hOnse
for the district be established in aay secure place
within said district either on land OF On board any
vessel in said district or the coast; and
Ia such the collector shall reside al such place
or on shipboard, the may be- and there de-
rain All TesseIs aud cargOes arriving within APP
rruaehfng said district, until the duties imposed by
inVon aid vessels and their erEs are paid in cash
Provided that If the owner consiEnee Of the cargo
on board any Teasel detained Aforesaid or the
master Of said vessel hall desire 70 enter port Of
entry in any other district in the United States where
no such ObStructOns to the execution Of the laws
the master Of such vessel be permitted 50 TO
change the destination Of the vessel and cargo in his
manifest; WhereuIou the collector shall deliver him
written permit to proceed to the port desigated
And provided further. that the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall. with the appreciation Of the Pres-
dent make proper regulations for the enforcement
on sipboaEd Of sue provisions Of the laws reguat-
ing the assessment and collection Of duties in his
Judgment may be necessary and practicable
Sec j And be II further enacted That 1t shall be
unlawful to take any vessel or cargo detained a.
aforesaid from the custody Of the proper officers of
The toms unless by process Of some court of the
United States; and in Case Of any attempt otherwise
TO take such vessel cargo by any force, c0mbi
Hation, OF persons too great to beoVer-
come by the officers Of the customs it shall and may
lie lawful for the President, such person perOns
he shall have empowered for that purpose, to EN-
plOy such part Of the army navy MALTA Of the
United States such force Of citizen volunteers
may be deemed nscessTy for the purpose Of prevent
ing the removal Of such vessel cargo, md protect
ing the Ocers Of the customs in retaining the ensto
see S-And DO IL farther enacted That IT. in the
Judgment Of the President, from the cause mentioned
in the Arstseetou Of the duties upon imports
In collection district cannot be eeetualy collect
ed BY the ordinary and in the ordinary way,
in the mode and manner provided in the foregoing
seetKons Of this then and in that the PTes-
dent Il hereby empowered 70 close the port or ports
Of entry said district and in such give notice
theTo BY proclamation and thefeupon al Tignt Of
importation, Warehouz1ss and other Prtytsses Incl
dent ports Of entry shall cease and be diseOntn
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eel from beyond the United States, hayingOn board
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tackle apparel furniture and cargo shall be forfeit
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,b p5II IN mr. anes a. The praIi5cns ~ The
te ,i ~ ~ H - .tISii :. A. ~, y, $500
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duly executed and the insurgents aha have failed TO
dispeFse BY the time directed oy the PFeSident and
when said insurgents claim to act under the author
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sfaIs or STATE Then and In sr,cb s1s n NAV nd
shHl be awful tPr the President y PToelAmaton to
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ara IA 4 state Of insuTrecti0n a1afnst the United
States and tnsIeupon an lntsIeonIse "
and oetWeen me stle any Ihe GtiteS tnsteot SnI
the citizens oIthe rest Of the Onited states shall
hostility shall continue; and all goods and ehAttIes,
wares and merchandise, coming from said state or
section into other parts Of the United States and all
proceeding such state section by landOr water,
ing the same, or conveying persons to or from
such State or section, be forfeited to the United
States: Provided however, That the President NAV,
In his discretion license aRd permit commercial In
ercourse with any such part OF said State or section
the inhabitants Of which are 20 declared in state Of
insurreetion IN such articles and for such time and
by such persons as he In his discretion NAV think
most conducive 10 the public interest; and such in
tercuurse 20 ar as by him licensed shall be conduct
I'd and Carried on only In pursuance Of rules and reg
untiOns prescribed BY the Secretary Of the Treasr
and the Secretary Of the Treasury may appoint such
officers at places where Officers OF the customs are not
into set inch ISsensss IpIeSaSd ree1IsticSS. an,
omce Of the customs and other officers shall receive
lot serGe, under this seeGn' and under sd rules