Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-21


iuIgment u the President by reason u unlaWiul
combinations VI puft1na 10 gppgsii0n n the laws u
the United states become Improbable 10 execute
the revenue Laws sgd collect tho dulles VA Imports
W tho ordinary means, Ia the ordinary Wy, At any
rrt u entry 10 any collection district he Is author
rd ~ cause such iutict ~ bo collected At any port
It delivery IN sail district until such ObalrGeuyD
shall cease. aud nsuuh casa the surveyors At said
ports " delivery shall be- clothed with all the pow
sfs Aui be- subject 70 all The obligations VI collectors
40 ports VI ontiJ aud tho Secretary " tho Treasury,
Win tho appreciation " tho President, shall appoint
such number n Weighsrs, gtugsfs, ueaSuftr IN
spoci0Ts appraisers and clerks ~ may be necessary,
In biz Judgment ur the faithful execution VI the
revenue laws 1t -aid ports pi delivery, and shall III
and r.tAblish the limits within which such ports 81
delivery trV constituted Ivrts N entry ~ Aforesaid.
and ali tho provisions ~ Law regulating the Issue oi
marine Iapfft, the oiasiing trade, tho Wafehuuang
If Imports aud collection ut duties shall apply 10
tho ports NJ unty w constituted IN tile same manner
A. they do to ports II Vutty esihblhhcl by the laws
auW he force
se5 :. And he II further enacted, That H. from
thf cause mentioned IN the tfpgplng section, In the
Judgment u the President, the revenue from duties
IN Imports cannot be- tncrtuIly collected AZ any
loh N entry IN any collection District W The otd-
nary way and By hc ordinary means, OF BY the
course provided In tho foregoing section then and
la that case, he may direct that the Cttt0m.hOnsr
tor the district be established IN any secure place
within said district, either On land Or on board any
vessel la said district " at tra near the coasti and
la surh ri,sr the collector shall reside At such place
vi un shiplnatd, Wthc Cise may be, and there de-
tain all vessels and Cafg0e- arriving within " APP
urlarhlng snd district, until the duties Imposed by
law on sad vessels aud thor Caffucs are paid cash
Provided that II the owner cpnsgnec VI the cargo
an board any vessel detained ~ aforesaid " tile
me.tf of said vessel shalt desire Il cutter port u
entry u any other district In the United States where
mo such osttnctous to the execution u the laws oH
III the master Of such vessel may be Pctiu'l 80 TO
change tho destination VI tie vessel and cargo IN his
manifest; Vhorrupon The collector shall deliver MIN
wrttenpettnit tOprocrcd to thrporl sOdc,ignatcd;
And provided further, that the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall with tho npprUbailonbi tile Prcsi.
dent mako proper regulations for the enforcement
on shlpboifl u sueA provisions Of the laws rcgua'
Ing The assessment and collection u duties As In his
INDICTMENT may DO necessary and practicable.
Sc .. AMI bc II further enacted That II shall he
unlawful To take any vessel Of cargo detained ~
aforesaid nom the custody NJ tile proper officers OF
thu en- toms, unless by process NJ somc court Of the
United States aud In Case NJ any attempt otherwise
to take such vessel cargo hy any force, coInbi'
nation orWsembagn Of persons, too great TO be0Ver'
come by the officers Of the customs II shall and may
be- lawful fr tho President or such person " pcuoni
ns llc shall have empowered for that purpose to en-
plOy such part NJ the army mr. navy ur MALTA NJ the
United States, or such fufro Of citizen volunteers ~
may be deemed necessary for the purpose oiprcyent'
Ing tho removal II such vessel cargo, and protect
g the officers Of the customs IN retaining tho cnsto-
dy thereof
Judgment Of tho President from the cause mentioned
In tile rst section " this act thedutlca upon imports
In Any collection dIsrletcnnnot he elcctuhy collect
cd by the ordinary means aud In the ordinary way, Vt
In the mode and manner provided In tile foregoing
sections n this act then and IN that case tho PIcs
dent IL hereby empowered 60 close the pnrt NJ ROrts
OF entry In snd district and In such oso give notice
thereof by proclamation; and thcreupOn all right oil
| importation, wnrrhousing Rnl other privileges Incl
dent 10 ports ii entry shall cease AMI be dlscontn
ucd NJ such port closed, unit! opened by order oil
the President on the cessation Of such obstGuctions
and H. while said p0rtsRTO M closed any ship or YES
all nom beyond the United States or havngon board
any articles subject to duties, shall enter attempt
to enter any such port. the SAME, together with IL
tackle, apparel furniture, aud cargo, shall be forfeit
I'd to the United States.
tho President In pursuance OF the provisions ol .h'
second section oithc act entitled IAN act to provide
for calling forth the MALTA to execute tho laws o
tho Union, suppress instructions, and rrpel lnVa
sons and to repeal the act now In force for that pur
rose" approved February 2S l7p5 shall have callet
forth the militia 10 suppress against tht
awsofthc United States and to cause the laws to h
duly executed and the Insurgents ahAllhavC failed Il
dispense by the time directed by the President and
when said Insurgents claim tn act under the author
Ity OfAuy State or States, and such claim IA not dis
claimed or rcpudated ~ the persons exercising The
functions " government In such State OF States, OF
In tho part OF parts thereof In which said cOmblna
tons exists, nor such asurTectlnn suppressed by iS
state or States, then and In such case u may anI
shall be lawful 1r the President BY proclamation Il
declare that the Inhabitants OF such State sr any sec
ton or part thereof where such instruction exists
are In d stTte Of insurtectlOh against the Unitot
Statcs and thcrcupon all commercial intercourse by
and between the same and the citizens thereof and
tho citizens ofthe rest Of the United States shul
cease aud be unlawful 20 long a. such condition o
hostility shall continue; and all goods and chattles
wares and merchandise, coming from said State Of
section into other parts Of the United States and al
proceeding to such State or section, by Andor water
shall together with the vessel or vehicle convey
Ing the same, OF conveying persons TO or from
such State or section, DO forfeited to the UnlteI
States; Provided, however. That tho President may
In his discretion, license and permit commercial In
terourse with any such part fsaid State or section
the inhabitants Of which are ~ declared In state o
n.nrrectiOn In such Articles and for such time ant
mot conducive TO the public nterestE aud such In
ercuurse, far a bS him licensed shall be conduct
ed and carric only In pursuance Of rules and reg
uatpns prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
And the Secretary Oi the Treasury may appOint ucl
officers Mt places where officers Of the custOmsare no
now authorized law as may be nec,led to carry
into effect such licenses rules, and regulatlOns aut
officers Of the customs and other officers shall receive
ior services unrr this section, and under sad rule
and regulations such fees and compensation as ar
ions Of law.
Sec. O. And belt further enacted, That from an,
Acr nilecn days aer the issuing u the said prrcln
nation, as provided In the last foregoing section o
this act any ship or vessel belonging In whole OF II
part to any citizen or lnhRhtAut Of said State 81
part Of State whose inhabtNntsar ~ declared In
state ofinsurrcction found at sea, OF In any port
the rest Of the United States shall be forfeited to lh
United States.
Fec. I. Aud he Il further enacted, That In the eIe
cuinn Of the provisions Of this act aud Of the othe
laws ofthe United States providing for the collection
Of duties on Imports and tonnage, Il may and shall
be lawful for the President, IN addition 10 the revS
cutters In service to employ In aid thereof sucl
other snItablevesses as may In his Indignant, be re
Sulred.
Sec. s. And he Il further enacted, That the for
iturps and penalties incurred BY virtue Of this ae
iaAy bo mitigacd or rDmittcd, In pursuance Of III,
authority vested In tho Secretary Of the Treasury by
the act entitled An act providing for mitigating OF
RENTING the forteturSs penalties, and dsabilitiO.
Aeerulng In certain cases therein mentioned Ap
proved March third, seventeen hundred and ninety
seven, or IN cases where special circumstances may
seem TO require II, according 70 regulations to b,
| prescribed by the Secretary ofthO Treasury.
| Sec. 2. And be II further enacted, That proceed
ngi seizures for foreturcs under this act may b.
pursued In the courts Of the United States In any
district into which the property % seiIed may b
taken and proceedings instituted; and such COURT
shall have and entertain full Jurisdiction over The
/ amO A u the seizure was made In that district.
Approved, July Is, 1901.
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