Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-04
order from GEN. Halleck in regard
to Commerce.
ST. LOUIS. March Sd The following import
ant order was issued this evening:
DEPARTMENT OF Missouri,
Ma~oh 1890

March 3, 1869.
| In order that commerce may follow With post
Offices, close upon the advance southwark of the
armies OF the Union, the following regulations
are established for the present conduct Of re-
stored intercourse between the loyal sections of
the department OF Missouri, and the country on
the Tennessee and cumberland Rivers: First
steamboats and other watercraft running 10 the
trade and Iriyel on these rivers, to or from the
por. Of 81. Louis, or any other within this mill.
tary department, must, in addition TO the GUS
tomary regulation and enrolment required by
the revenue laws OF the United States, take
out special license for this rene ed Intercourse,
which is now provided in the regulations estib-
lsbed January last for the trade and transport
tation OF the Mississippi r YER.
Sec0Dd-Such special license must be issued
by the Superintendent of transportation In the
city of Sc. Louis, that can be applied Tor to any
Surveyor OF Customs within the deuariment /,
whose certificate that ell the requisite cundl-
tions have been complied With BY apvli,a an,s,
must accompany the application when ivrw afd-
ed TO the Superintendent aforesaid.
Third-Roads engaging in the trade and
transportation under such license, are oil course
gu ject to the revenue laws of the United
SsaLes, and must comply freely and faithfully
with the regulations and instructions OF the
Treasury Department now In force, or which
may hereafter be adopted for the control of
the commercial and personal intercourse of the
sections.
WITH view to render uniform the customs
now in measure governing the trade, aud to
subserve the ends of order and law, " is further
direcied:
F,rs,--That as the permit system is made
necessary by tbs persistant efforts of persons in
tue loyal States, who sympathzs with those
engaged in the rebellion, and by peddlers and
corrupt rafickers, many of whom come from
dislOyal States and sections, expressly for this
purpose, to smuggle goods and medicines, and
other supplies, through to insurectionary dis
trcts, IL shall be enforced on the Tennessee and
Cumberland riyere, as it is on the Ohio and
Mississippi
SecOnd-ThAt the examination and sesl z Of
baggage Of travellers, introduced mainly by
reasots of frequent and illegal conveyances of
pack 4ges Of letters to and fro between the
North and South, after the rebellion had de-
suoyed the postal facilities of the latter sec
too, be ended by custom house officers, so as
to embrace the country on the Tennessee and
Cumberland Rivers; and
Thrd-That watercrafts, railroads, cars and
all ordinary wheeled vehicles, be, until other
wise ordered, prohibited from carrying into the
country on the Tennessee and Cumberland bag.
gage not sealed and merchandise not covered
by Custom House permit, or shipped by militia
ry authority r... pal.asle .....
Fourth-These orders are Issued only as
measure Of safety to guard against illegal or
| improper intercourse, and exchanges of com.
modities. and not intended to impose addition.
al expense or burtheDs Of a4y kind upon trade,
or impede or in any manner interfere with the
freedom of legitimate and proper irlDsporta-
| tion or travel.
Consequently, 1st, No charge win be made
by Superintendent of transportation for spec oil
license required 10 be taken out for the time
being; 81, Blank forms will be supplied TO tb g
several surveyors of custo as within this depart
| ment, lor use, without cost to parties making
application for license; 80, Surveyors aiortsiid
will use literally, though cautiously, the dis
cretion with which they are clothed the survey
OF permit, to cover goods, wares, and mer-
| chaDdise going forward tor commerce or family
supply; 4tb, Surveyors and other officers of Gus
toms if resisted in the proper discharge OF their
duties, will call for aid upon the commander OF
the nearest military post or encampmen,; and
at places where there are no custom house off
GERS, or agents, such commanders ore author
lied and required to exercise all necessary
precautions 10 prevent the Transmission of let
ters and other mail matter by other authority
than regularly established ,postoffice chan. eli
and agencies, or the transportation Of merchan-
disc or supplies OF any description, not covered
| by custom house permits, or going under the
sanction Of military authority.
By order Of Major General Halleck.
| N H MCLEAN,
| Assistant Adjutant-G General.