Nebraska advertiser., 1862-08-09
OF
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tie Second Session Of tie Tkirty-
W Se1eatb Congress. al n
.lPUBL1C-No. 70.l

GPUBLIc-No. 701 \
An act supplementary to an &C, approved on
the thirteenth of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, entitled san act to provide
for the. collection of duties On imports, and
for other purposes" \
Be 1t enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the Uftned states of Amer-
fca. IN CONGRESS assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury, in addition to the powers
conferred upon him by the act of tho tbir-
teenth July, eighteen hundred and sixtv-One,
be and is hereby authorized to refuse a clear
ance to- any vessel or other vehicle laden with
goods, wares, or merchandise, destined Tor a
foreign or domestic port, whenever he shall
have satisfactory reason to believe that such
goods, wares or merchandise, orany part there.
of, whatever may be their ostensible deSlina-
ton, are intended for ports or places in pos
session or under control Of insurgents against
the United States and if any vessel or other
vehicle for which a clearance or permit shall
have been refused by the Secretary of the
Treasury,ao O by his order, as aforesaid, shall
depart or attempts depart for a foreign or
domestic port without being duly cleared or
permitted, such vessel or other vehicle, with
her tackle. apparel furniture, aud cargo, shall
be forfeited to the United States.
SEC. Q. And be it further enacted, That
whenever a permit or clearance is granted for
either a foreign or domestic port, it shall be
lawful for the collector Of the customs grant
ing the same, if he shall deem it necessary,
under the circumstances of the case, to REQUIRE
a bond to be executed by the master or the
owner of the vessel, in a penalty equal to the
value of the cargo, and with surities to the
satisfaction of such collector, that the said
cargo shall be delivered at the destination for
which it is cleared or permitted, and that no
part thereof shall be used in affording aid or
comfort to any person or parties in insurrec-
zion against the authority ofthe United States.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury be and he is
hereby further empowered to prohibit and
prevent the transportation in any vessel or
upon any railroad, turnpike, or other road OF
means of transportation within the United
States, of any goods, wares, or merchandise Of
whatever character, and whatever may bethe
ostensible destination of the same, ia ali cases
where there shall be satisfactory reasons t.
believe that such goods, ware, or merchandise
are intended for any place in the possession or
under the control of insurgents against the
United States eF-that there is Imminent
danger that such goods, wares, or merchan.
disc wlitfall into the possession or under the
control of such insurgents and he is further
authorized IN all cases whore he shall deem It
-exPedient so to do, to require reasonable secu-
rlty to be given that goods, wares, or mefch4
andlse shall not be transported to any place
under ihsurrectionary control, and shall not in
any way, be used to give aid or comfort to
such insurgents, and he may establish all such
general or special regulations as may be nee
essary or proper to carry into effect the pur-
poses OF this act and if any goods, wares,
or merchandise shall be transported in viola
ton OF this act, or of any regulation Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, established in puT-
suance thereof, or if any attempt shall be
made so to transport them, all goods, wares
or merchandise 50 transported, or attemgted to
be transported, shall be forfeited to the Uni
ted States.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That
the proceedings for the penalties and forfei-
lures accruing under this acc maj be pursued
and, and the same may be mitigated or re-
mitted by the Secretary Ofthe Treasury in the
modes prescribed by the eighth and ninth sec
tons of the act of July thirteenth, eighteen
hundred aud sixty-one, to which this aci is
supplementary. r-r IN . /
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That
the proceeds oc all penalties and forfeitures
Incurred under this act, or She acl to which
this Is supplementary, shall be distributed in
The manner provided by the ninety first sec
ion Of the act Of March second, seventeen
hundred and n~inety-nine, entitled San act to |,
.eguiate the collection Of duties on imUorts
md tonage."0 n fHg. fp I,
Approved, May 90, 1862. + I,