Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-15

I ATt'4 anu SIX GIN
Be it enacted 10y tbs Senate anG House of Repre-
seutativgs II ilc Jutea States OF America in Con
Toss sssoah!s That there lie and hereby RPPTo-
I-iateti. any money the Treasury lsot 9TH
4 oyIFiso appropriated tie IL i've millions seSea
hundred and sixty Thousand dollars, or 50 much
thereof IS may be neocszlry 10 enable the Govern
IEcRt 10 ray the militia aud volunteers called into
/ EerTicc u the United States being additional
1 amount required for the fiscal year ending June
! Approved. Ju!y IS, SOL
JPuBuc.-No. ST
| AN ACT further 70 provide for the collection Of
,lrtiss on in ports slad for other purposes
Be ii enacted by the Senate and Hsuse Of Repre-
re- nssentIsd. Tlaf Whenever it shall. in the
juI1ne.,t II tie Presidcuf. by reason Of unlawful
51l iIa:isas Of persons in opposition the laws OF
TIC Uni.ei states bec0Ine inpTlctiClhle execute
the reTsue laws and collect the duties imports
v tie ordinary means in the ordinary way al any
port Of entry il any evlection district. lac is author
ICED - such duties 10 be collected At any port
nj delivery Ia sSdd district until such obstruction
shall. cease: slr. in Suci. the surveyors at said
ports g delivery shall lie clothed with all the pow
cr and be srj ct al the CATIONS Of collectors
viii: the a!trobaton Of the President shall appoint
/ such number Of WeiEhers- gIuscrs, measIrsTs, in
sI,ectS, appraisers and clerks a. may be necessary
| ~ is Judgment lgF the iN!tntui execution OF the
revenue Ias sid ports Of delivery, and shall fix
.gi establish the limits within which such ports of
delivery constituted ports OF entry aiorelidi
and all the provisions OF law regulating the issue OF
marine papers tc casting trade the warchoUsin
If i-po:ts aud collection OF duties shall apply to
the ports Of entry constituted in the manner
a they do to ports Of entry established by the laws
| sec.2 And be it further enacted, That if from
the mentioned ia the foregoing section, in the
Judgment OF the President, the revenue from duties
! On imports cannot be eectually collected at any
loTt u ery ia any collection district, in the Ordi
mary way and by the ordinary means or by the
course prDy!l III the foregoing section, then, and
in that cspss he may direct that I'll" cUstomhouse
for the district b. established in any place
within said district, either on land or on board any
vessel in said district OF At sea near the coati and
in such the collector shall reside at such place,
1 or shiphOara, a. the case may be. and there de-
| tain an vessels and car-ocs arriving. within or APP
prpnChnE said district until the duties imposed by
laEnr said vessels and their CaTg0e paid cash:
Provided that if the owner consigHee Of the cargo
on board any vessel detained aforesaid, the
lnas,eI U said vessel siali dCsCC te enter port of
entry IN amy ocFdistrict nthe United States where
snc distractions to the execution OF the laws
st the master Of such vessel may be permitted
change the destination Of the vessel and cargo in his
manifest; wicTcUpoi the collector shall deliver him
written permit IL proceed to tho port designated:
| And provided frtler, that the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall With the appreciation of the prcsi-
dent make proper regulations for the enforcement
ON sdpbusrd OF such provisions of heaws regIIlRt-
ing the assessment and collection Of duties in his
| Judgment may be necessary and practicable.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
! unlawful 10 take any vessel cargo detained
aforesaid from the custody Of the proper officers of
the cu-to2z uulcss by process Of court of the
United StatGs and in case Of any attempt otherwise
TO take such vessel or cargo by any force, comb-
nation Urasseubagc of persons. too great to be over
come by the officers u the customs, it shall and may
he lawful Tor the President. such person persons
as Shall that to
ploy such part OF the army navy nalitiH of the
United States, such ioTCc Of citizen volunteers
may be deemed necessary for the purpose of prevent
ing tho removal Of such vessel Cargo, and protect
ing the officers OF the customs IL retaining the custo-
dy thereof.
sec j. And be it further enacted Tint it, in the
Judgment ofthc President, from the cause mentioned
in the first sectat of this act, cdUtes upon imports
Ia aAy cannot be efectuy collect
ed by the ordinary and in the ordinary way.
in the mode and manner provided in the foregoing
sections of this then and in that the Prcsi-
is hereby close the
entry in said district, and in such give notice
thereof by proclamation and thcrcupon all right OF
Importation, TarehUusu-, and other privileges Incl
dent TO ports OF entry shall and be iscontil-
ned AT such port so closed until opened by order OF
and if while snid ports closed. any ship
sci from beyond the United States, nr having board
any articles subject to Duties shall attempt
to enter any such port the same, together with its
tackle, apparel furniture and CaTg" shall be forfeit
ed 10 the United States.
Sec s. IndIo i; farther enacted That whenever
the President, pursuance OF tic provisions Of the
second SECTION Of the act entitled AN act to provide
FOR calling forth the matih 70 execute the laws VI
TIE Union suppress instructions, and rcpcl inya-
sons and to repeal the act in force for that pur.
posc, approved February Is, 1899 shall have called
forth the militia to suppress combinations agamstthe
laws Of the United States. and tile laws
duly executed and the Insurgents shall have failed Ia
dispeIsc rs the tine directed by tho President and
when aiisIrEeI!t5 claim act under the
iy ofany State or States and sucl' claim is dis
claimed or rcpudated by the persons exercising the
functions of government in such state States OF
in the part parts thereof i'll witch said conibina
state or states then ana m such case 1t may and
shall be lawful fer the President by proclamation, to
declare that the Inhabitants of such State. any sec
ton or part thereof where such instruction exists
in state Of instruction against tl!c United
States and thcripUn all CONNIE rCial intercourse 10y
ana between the same and the citizens thereof and
the citizens of the resi- of tic United States shall
ceasenut he unlawful long Us such coudition OF
hostility shall continue: and all goods and chattlcs
wares and merchandise, coming from said State OF
section into other parts Of the United States and all
proceeding such State section, by land or water
vehicle
!. such state or section be forfeited To tho limited
States: Provided, however, That the President may
l. in his discretion license aud permit commercial in,
teTcourse witimy such part of said state section
the irhaGtnts Of which declared in state o
instruction, in sch articles, ard for such time and
by such persons, as he, In his discretion, may think
most conducive to the public interest; and such in
tcrcoUrse, far rs by him licensed. shall be conduct
ell and carried only in pursuance Of rules and reg
uitiois prescribed by inc secretary OF the Treasury
Anu the Secretary of the Treasury may Uppoint such
officers as places where officers Of the customs are moi
now authorized by law may be Ueeted to carry
INTO effect such licenses, rules and regulations and
GiccT- o. the customs and other officers shall receive
services under this sectlOn and under said rules
and regulations. such fees and conversation as arc
allowed for similar services rlor other proyis
: ions of law.
Sec @ And he IT further enacted. That from and
after fifteen days after the issuin of the said procla
nation, provided in the last foregoing section nj
this act, any ship vessel belonging In whole or in
! part 10 any citizen nhnbitant of said State on
part of State whose inhabitants so declared in
state of insurrcction found at sea- or in any mort OF
+ United States. N
: Sec And he it further enacted, That in the exc
Cution Of the provisions this act and of the other
laws ofthe United States providing for the collection
OF duties on imports and tonnage, may and shall
be lawful for the President in addition to the reyo
nue. cutters in service to employ in mid thereof such
other suitable vessels may, in his INDIGNANT be re-
Sec. S. And be it further enacted. That the for
itures ard penalties incurred by virtpeof this act
inay be mitigated or rcmittcd in pursuance of the
authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by
the act entitled - An DrDYidfnny
rerittng the forfeiures penalties, and disabilities
4 acorning i'll certain cases therein mentioned" aI.
proved March third, seventeen hundred md ninety.
seyUn, or in cases whore special circumstances may
seem 10 require il, according to regulations to be