Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-21
Revenue Laws of the Gulf Provisional
Government.

The following are the laws passed by the
Gulf Congress:
AN ACT to Continue in force certain laws OF
The United states of America.
Be IL enacted By the Confederote States ot
Anerica i,e Congress dsseD,bted That all ihe
laws of the United States Of America in force
and in use in the Confederate States of Amer
lea. on the first day Of November last and not
inconsistent with the Constitution of the said
Confederate States, he and the same are here |
by continued in force until repealed or alter
ed by the Congress-
AN ACT to continue in Office the officers
connected with the collection of the Gus
toms in the Coniederuted States of Amer
lea.
SEC. |. BE IL enacted 6y tie Conf'2eratcd |
States of America in Congress- assembled, That
the several officers who at the time of the
adoption of the Constitution of the Provis-
ionul Government of these States held and
eXecised any Office connected with the col
lection Of the customs duties and ilnposts in
the several states Of this Confederacy, or as
Assistant Treasurers entrusted with keeping
the moneys arising therefrOm, are hereby APP
pointed to the several offices which at the
said date they respectively held; and they
shall have the same powers; be subject to the
same duties, and be entitled to the same sal
aries. fees and emoluments as are set forth
and provided in and 10y the laws of the Uni
ted States of America, until the first day OF
April next: Prorided, That the maximum
OF compensation which each collector shall
receive, from all sources. shall not exceed the
rate of five thousand dollars per annum.
SEC. @ Each collector so appointed. shall,
within two weeks from the date of this act
| a. Ia tn hp N pfaIa TO mt of m
bond in the same amount and subject to a
like condition with his last bond to the Uni
ted States of America, with sureties to be
approved by Judge ofany Superior or Cir
cult Court of the state where such collector
is located. And each of the other officers
SHALL within one week after the collector
shall have entered upon the discharge of his
duties, execute to the Confederate States of
America, bond in the same amount and sub
iect to the like condition with his last bond
TO the United States of America, in case he
was required to execute a bond, with sureties
TO be approved by the collector of the port
where such officer is located
SEC. 3. The said several officers shall take
an oath before a magistrate well and Mith-
fully to discharge the duties Of his office and
to support the Constitution of the Provisional
Government of the Confederate States OF
America; which said oath shall be endorsed
upon the bond. and the bond shall be filed in
the office of the Secretary of the Treasury.
or in such other place as he may direct.
AN ACT to exempt from duty ceatan COM
moditos therein named, and for other pur-
poses.
| Be it enacted by tie Confederate States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing articles shall be exempt from duty.
and admitted free into said States. to~wil:
Bacon pork, hams, lard, beef Ash Of ali
kinds, wheat, and -four of wheat. and flour
of all other grains Indian corn and meal
barley and barley flour, rye and and rye -four
oats and oatmeal, gunpowder, and all the
materials of which it is made lead in all
forms, AIMS of every description, and muli
lions Of war, and military accoutremeu}s.
percussion eaps, and living animals Of all
kinds; also, all agricultural products in their
natural state.
SEC. .. Aad be Il filribeY caacted, That all
goods, wares and merchandise imported from
any one Of the late United states of America,
not being now member of this Confederacy.
into this Confederacy. before the fourth dav
of March next, which may have been doua
tide purchased heretofore or within ten dals
after the passage of this act, shall lie cxeu {
and free from duty.
SEC. 3. And be II, fartAcr caGcild, That the
state Of Texas be and is hereby exempted
from the operation Of the tariff laws, here
totore passed or adopted by this Congress.
A RESOLUTION.
Reso1ecdJy tie Confederate States of Aaaeri
ca IN Congress assembled, That the President
of Congress instruct the Collectors of the
several ports of this Confederacy, to enforce
the existing revenue laws against all foreign
countries, except the State Of Texas