Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-07


sentntives of the United States of America in Con
grcss assembled, That Whenever it shall, in the
Judgment Of the President, by reason OF unlawin
combinations of persons in opposition to the laws OF
the United States, become mpraCtiCible to execute
the 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 lac Is author
lied to cause such duties to be collected Mt any port
of delivery in said district until such obstruction
shall cease; and in such the surveyors nj said
ports of delivery shall be clothed with all the pow
ers and be subject to all the obligations OF collectors
at ports of entry: and the Secretary OF the treasury
with the appreciation of the President, shall appoint
sucl number of weiEhcTs. gauEerS, nIcasuTers, III
spectors, appraisers ana clerks a may DC heSeStL!
in his Judgment for the faithful execution "i TIE
revenue laws said ports of delivery and shall fN
and establish the limits within which such ports @i
delivery constituted ports of entry as aforesaid;
and ali the provisions OF law regulating the issue OF
marine papers the c0asting trade, the warehousnS
| Of impurts aud collection Of duties shall apply IL
the morris cr entry 81 constituted in the
As they de- ports Of entry established by the laws
| SOW in force.
the cause mentioned i'll the foregoing section, i'll the
Judgment vi the President the revenue from duties
on imports cannot be cflectunlly collected at any
FORT of entry in any collection district, III the "h-
| nary way and by the ordinary means or by the
course provided i'll the foregoing sectou then. ana
in that case. lie direct that the cnstOm-hOuSc
for tile district be established i'll any secure place
within said district, either on land or on board any
vessel in said district at the coast: and
in such case the collector shall reside suc place
or ON ~hirbCard. the case may lie. and there de-
tain all vessels and cnTgoes arriving within or aI
law on said vessels and their cnrsoes paid in cash
Provided. that ii the or CUH>iencC Of the cargo
ON board any vessel detained as aforesaid OF the
master Of said vessel shall desire L. rnteF port ut
entry in any other district in the United States where
such distractions To the execution "t the laws cN-
isl the master OF such vessel may hc pcfittc so l."
change the destination of the vessel and cargo III his
manifest: whcreupOn the collector shall deliver Him
written hermit to proceed the port designated:
And provided further, that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall, with the appreciation of the Prcsi-
dent. make proper regulations for the enforcement
on shpbOard of sue provisions "f the laws reElat-
ing the and collection of duties in his
| Judgment may be necessary and practicable.
See 5. And lee ii further enacted. That il shall be
unlawful to take any vessel or carg" detained a.
aforesaid from the custody Of the proper officers of
the cutOms 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. combi-
nation assembaCe Of persons too great Ia over
come Inv the officers of the customs il shall and may
be lawful for the President, such person persons
as he shall have empowered for that purpose to cnI
ploy such part of the army navy nalitia Of the
may he deemed necessary for the purpose of prevent
ing the removal Of such vessel cargo, and protect
Iu the officers of the customs in retaining the custo-
Sec. l. And he it further enacted. Tint if, in the
Judgment OF the President, from the cause mentioned
in the first section of thisact the duties upon imports
in any collection district cannot lie eectually collect
ed by the ordinary and in the ordinary
in the mode and manner provided in the foregoing
sections of this act, then and i'll that the Presi-
dent is hereby empowered to close the port ports
OF entry In said district and in such give notice
Importation wRrehOusing and other privileges Incl
dent to ports OF entry shall cease and be dsCOntin-
ued at such port closed. until opened by order OF
the President ON the cessation OF such distinctions
and IT, while said ports closed any ship YES
sci from beyond the United States or having on board
any articles subject to duties shall enter or attempt
to enter any such port the same, together with its
tackle, apparel furniture, and cargo, shall be forfeit
ell to the United States.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted. That whenever
the President. in pursuance Of the provisions Of the
second section of the act entitled An act to provide
hal
the Union, suppress instructions. and rcpel inva-
Sons and to repeal the act i'll force for that pur
puse approved February Is 1895. shall have called
forth the militia to suppress combinations nainst the
laws of the United States and to cause the laws to be
duly executed and the insurgents shall have failed to
dsperse by the time directed by the President. and
when said insurgents claim to act under the author
ty ofRuy State States, and such claim is not dis
claimed repudiatCd BY the persons exercising the
functions OF government in such State or States or
in the part or parts thereof in which said cOmbima
tions exists, nor suc instruction suppressed by said
State States, then and in such case it may and
shall be lawful for the President. 10y proclamation to
declare that the inhabitants of such State any
ton part thereof where such instruction exists,
are in state of instruction against the United
States and tcrcupOn all commercial intercourse by
and between the same and the citizens thereof and
the citizens of the rest Of the United states shall
cease and be unlawful 50 long such condition OF
hostility shall continue and all goods and Chattlcs.
wares and merchandise, coming from said State or
section into other parts Of the United States and all
proceeding to such State Section by land water,
shall, together with the vessel vehicle convey
such State section. be forfeited to the United
States Provided, however, That the President may.
in his discretion license aHd permit commercial in
ercourse with any such part OF said state or section.
the inhabitants of which declared in state of
instruction, in such articles, and for such time, and
by such persons lie. in his dscr cton, may think
most conducive to the public interest; and such in
tercouTse. far rs by him licensed, shall be cOnduct
ed and carried only pursuance Of rules and reg
uations prescribed by Secretary Of the Treasury
And the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint such
officers Mt places where officers of the NOT
ID may ba
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 are
now allowed for similar services nnder other Provs-
ions of law.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted That from and
after fifteen days after the Issuing of the said proca-
nation, provided in the last foregoing section of
this act any ship vessel belonging in whole or in
part to any citizen or nhabitant of said State or
part of State whose nhnbitantsa declared in
state of Instruction. found at or in any port of
the rest of the United States shall be forfeited to the
/ United States
Sec. Z. And be 1t further enacted, That in the exc
cuton of the provisions of this act and of the other
laws United States providing for the collection
Of duties imports and tonnage. it may and shall
be lawful for the President, in addition to the reve
nue. cutters in service To employ in aid thereof such
other suitable as may in his INDIGNANT be re-
( Tnired
itures and penalties incurred by virtue Of this act
may be mitigated remitted in pursuance of the
authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by
1hS NC PEONtuluS Ut
RENTING the forieitures penalties, and disabilities
aecrling in certain cases therein mentioned" ap-
proved March third. seventeen hundred and ninety
seven, OF in where special circumstances may
seem to require It, according to regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Sec. Q. And DO II further enacted, That proceed
'uSs on seizures for foreures under this act may be
pursued In the courts Of the United States in any
district into which the property 30 seized may be
taken and proceedings instituted; and such courts
shall have and entertain full Jurisdiction over the
same rs II the seizure was made In that district:
Approved, July 10 1861.
IPUBIIC-No. 1.
! AN ACT to provide for the appointment of A-yis.
tant Psymas,sru in the Navy
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rspre.
EentatiVeS Of tho United States Of America In Con
Ereaa aEsemhleh Tint the SrAde Of aasisthnt NM.