The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-10

| of prize money and bounty of SOS shall ba
paid to the owners, officers and crews of tha
| private armed vessels. commissioned "a afore
SAID, Tor eacn and every prisoner by them cap-
tnreu ana brought into port, and delivered 10
an agent authorized 10 receive Than, IN su,,
port OF the Confederate Stairs and Inc Soc
rotary of the Treasury is hereby authorized 20
pay, or cause 10 be paid 10 the owners ON
| GERS ana crews of such private armed vessels.
commissioned as aforesaid or their agent ms
bounties herein provided
Ssc. II. That the Commanding OGlcar oF
every vessel having "A commission, or letters
OF narque and reprisal, during the presen I
hos'litlHs between the Confederate States = n n
the United States, shall keen a regular iour.
hat, con tanning n true and eStct account Of
MS oalty proceedings and trauSac lions with
such vessel and the crew thereof. the morris
and places he shall put into, or cast anchor
IN the time Of his stay there, and the cause
thereoi the prizes he shall take and the ma
ture aud probable value thereof the times
ana places, when and where taken, and
IN what manner he shall dispose OF the
same the ships or vessels ne shall fan
IN with the times and places when and
where lac shall meet with them AND his oD-
seTVations ana remarks thereon; HisOof " Ia l.
ever else shall occur 10 him, or any OF has
officers or marines, or ha discovered by ex-
animation or conference with any marines or
Passengers of, or in any other ships or vessels
or by any other means, touching the fleet
vessels and forces of tie United States; their
posts and places of station and destination.
strength, numbers, intcnts and designs and
such commanding officer shall, Immediately
on has arrival in any port OF the Confederate
states, from or during tho continuance OF any
voyage or cruise, produce his commission for
snch vessel, and deliver up such journal 50
KEPT AS Aforesaid, signed with his proper
name and hand writing, to the collector or
other chief officer Of the Gus totns a or near
est 10 snch port; the tTu til OF which journal
shall be verified by the oath OF the Command
ing officer Tor the tame neinZ, and such collector
or other chief officer of the Gust tom. shall! in
mediately on the arrival Of such vesseI. ORDER
the proper officer Of The customs to 20 on boz; "a
aud take an account 81 the officers Rnd nsea,
ina number ana Htsat@ OF the guu1. and
Whatever Ella shah nccur to MIN On cG3luina-
ton, material 10 be known atL 10 sI,h yes
eel shalt ne permitted TO sal cut Of port again
until such journal shut! have baau delivered
up, and Il certificate obtained uud-r tee hand
OF suCh collector or other CA.sf officer 81 The
customs, that che ~ manned and armed &c
CordiHg - her commission ana upon delivery
OF suCh certificate, any former certificate OF "a
Ike nature which shall nave been obtained
by the commander Of such vessel, shall be
delivered up.
SEC Il. That the commanders Of vessels
having letters OF marque ana rePrisal, AS
AFORESAID, neziecung to keep 4 louTu4l ~
aforesaid, or "IiliuIiy making ITauGu lfut ca.
tries therein, or oblitertring the recOfd Of any
ma teTial transaction therein --hero the in
terest OF the Confederate States is concerned
OF refusing To produce and deliver saCn Iourn-
al, commission or certificate, pursuant 20 the
preceding section OF this act, them and In such
cases, the commissions or letters OF IaTq GH
and T"prts;tt OF such vessels shall b. .itble 70
be revoked &nd such commando, Tespect,vc-
ly, shall forfeit for every such offence the sum
of 81 900, ono moiety thereof go the use Of lhe
Confederate States, and tae other u the in
former.
SEC. l3. That tho owners or commanders of
Yssseis having letters OF marGur and re- rislI
rs al Aforesaid, who shhil violate ANY OF the acts
OF tonEIess Tor tAt collection of the revenue
OF tho Confederate STATES, and for the proven
ton OF smuggling, shalt forfeit the commits
slon or letters OF maique and rtprisdl and
they and tur vessels owned or comma udcI by
them shall be liable 10 all the penalties anu
iorieitures Attaching TO merchant vessels, IN
like CAGES
SIC II. That on ali goods, wares, and mer-
chaudiZe captured auG made ECOa and lawful
prize of war, by any private armed ship hay
ing commission or letters Of mHrgUe aAd re
! prlsai under this act, and brought into the
Confederate STATES, there shall be allowed q
deduction Of 35! per cent. on the amount Of
duties i'm posed by law.
SEC. 10. Ina five per Contun 0n thu net
amount after drQuctjUg ali charges and gX-
panditures) Of the prize money arising from
captured VESSELS and cargoos, ana OF The net
amount of the salvage of vessels ana cargUes
recaptured by the private armed vessels of
the Confederate States, snail be secured and
paid over to the Collector or other chief OIL
Ger ot ahc Gus toms, ~ The port or place in the
Confederate States at v hich such captured or
rec ptured vessels may arrive, or 10 thc Con-
SUI or other public agent OF the Confederate
States, residing ~ tho port or place, not within
the Confederate States, ST " hicb such cap
tured or recaptured vessel may arrive. And
the moneys arising thtretTOm shall be held
and are hereby pledged by the Government of
the Confederate States as \ fund for the sup
port aud main tenance OF the widows aud or
phaNs OF such persons aS may br slain and
for the support aud ndint Enau~a Of sach per
sons as may be wounded and disabled on
board OF the private armed vessels commits
stoned as aforesaid, ia any eng agement Will
the enemy, TO be assigned and distributed in
such manner AZ s!itIi hereafter b. provided
by law.