St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-22

AN ACT further 10 provide for the collection
OF duties on imports and for other purposes.
BE Il enacted By DE Senate and LKyuse of Repre-
senattUes Ct The United States of isaeric1 in Tou-
gress assembled, That whenever il shall in the
judgment of the President bv reason of nm
lawful combinations Of persons in opposition
to the laws of the United States, become i'm
practicable 10 execute the revenue laws and
collect the duties on imports 10y the ordinary
means III the ordinary way, at any port of en-
Try in any collection district he is authorized
to cause such duties to be collected at any mort
of delivery in said district until such ohstruc.
ton shall cease ; and in such case the survey
orS at said ports Of delivery shall be clothed
with all the powers and be subject to all the
ohiigatlons of collectors at ports of entry and
the Secretary of the Treasury, with the appro-
baton of the President, shall appoint such
number of weighcrs, guagcrs, mealsurers in.
spectors, appraisers and clerks as may be nee
essary, in his Judgment, for the faithful cxecu-
ton Of the revenue laws at said ports of de-
livery, and shall fix and establish the limits
within which such ports of delivery are con-
stitufed ports OF entry as aforesaid : and all
the provisions of law regulating the issue of
marine papers, the coaSting trade, the ware
housing of imports, and collection of duties
shall apply to the ports of entry so constituted
in the same manner us they do TO the ports Of
entry established by the laws now in force.
SEC. >. Ind de further cndcted, That il.
from the cause mentioned in the foregoing sec
tion, in the judgment OF the President. the
revenue from duties ON imports cannot be ef-
fectually collected at any port of entry i'm anv
collection district in the ordinary way and by
the ordinary means, or by the course provided
in the foregoing section, then, and in that
case, he may direct that the custom house for
the district be established in any secure
place within said district either on land or ON
board any vessel in said district, orat sea near
the coast and in such case the collector shall
reside at such place, or on shiphoard. as the
case may be, and there detain all vessels and
cargoes arriving within or approaching said
district, until the duties imposed by law on
salu vessels ana their cargoes are paid in cash; !;
Prorided, That if the owner or consignee of
the caIgocs ON board any vessel detained as
aforesaid, or the master of said vessel. shall
desire t" enter port of entry in any other
district IN the United States where no such OBJ
structiuns to the execution of the laws exist
the master OF such vessel may be permitted 50
to change the destination of the vessel and
cargo III his manifest, whereupon tie collector
shall deliver him written permit to proceed
to the port so designated ; lind 1roriaed tmtter.
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall, with
the appreciation Of the President, make proper
regulations ior the enforcement on shpboard
OF such provisions of the laws regulating the
assessment and collection of duties as in his
judgment may be necessary and practirable
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted That il shall
be unlawful to take any vessel ar carcn de-
tanned as aforesaid from the custody of the
proper officers of the customs, unless by pro-
cess of some Court of the limited Stats. and
III case OF any attempt otherwise to take such
vessel or cargo by any force mr. combin,tion
or assemblage of persons, too great To bc over,
come bv the officers of the cnstoms il SHAH
and NAV be lawful for the President or such
person or persons as he shall have emnow.
cred for that purpose, to emnlov such mart Of
the army or navy or militia of the iTnited
States, or such force of citizen volunteers az
NAV be deemed necessary for the nurnose ot
preventing the removal Of such vessel or car.
90. and protecting the officers of The customs
in retaining the custody thereof
SEC 4. Ind be IL further enacted That If i,
the Judgment of the President from the cause
mentioned in the first section of This act tbe
duties upon imports in apy collection dis,rict
cannot bc effectuaIly collected Inv tbe ord;narr
means and in the ordinary wa, or in H.
mode and manner provided in the forepoino
sections of this act. then. and in that case the
President is hereby empowered to close The
port or ports of entry i'm said district and in
such case give notice thereof bv nroclan,ati,n
and there,lpon all ripbt of imnnrt,tiop ,rare'
| housing and other PRIVILEGES Incident ia nortc
| of entry, shall cease and he discont;nuaJ at
such mort so closed until onepeJ Ly orjor ni
| the President ON Tho CESSATION nf s,nS obst,,,o
| tions. and IL while said no,ts arc 60 cIasaa
! any shin or vessel from haynnd tha Tn;taj
| States or having on hoard any ort;cio s,,h;ao,
| to duties, shall enter or attempt TO enter any