Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-20
IPUBLIC.-No. 3. /



Judgment Of the President, by reason of unlawful
combinations OF persons in opposition to the laws OF
tho United States, become impracticable to execute
the revenue laws and collect the duties imports
by the ordinary means, in the ordinary way, ut any
port of entry In any collection district, he is author
lied to such duties to be collected at any port
of delivery in said district until such obstruction
shall ceases and in such case the surveyors at said
ports delivery shall be clothed with all the pow
be subject to all the obligations of collectors
ports of entry and the Secretary of the Treasury
with the appreciation of the President shall appoint
such number of weiRhers, RaugeTs, measurers, in
spectors, appraisers, and clerks may be necessary,
in his Judgment, for the faithful execution of the
revenue said ports of delivery, and shall fix
and establish the limits within which such ports OF
delivery cOnstituedportB Of entry aforesaid;
and all the provisions of law regulating the issue OF
marine papers, the coasting trade the warehousing
of imports, and collection of duties shall apply to
the ports of entry constituted in the same manner
they do to ports Of entry established by the laws
Sec 2 And he It further enacted, That it. from
the mentioned i'll the foregoing section in the
Judgment OF the President, the revenue from duties
ON Imports cannot be effectually collected at any
Cort of entry i'll any collection district, in the ordi
nary way and by the ordinary means, or by the
course provided in the foregoing section, then, and
in that case, he may direct that the CustOm-hOuso
for the district be established in any secure place
within said district, either land or board any
vessel IN said district at the cOHst and
in such the collector shall reside at such place,
shpboArd, AS the case may be, and there de-
tain all vessels aud cargOcs arriving within OF APP
preaching said district, until tho duties imposed by
law on said vessels and their cargOcs paid cash:
Provided. that il the owner COnsignee of tho
on board any vessel detained as aforesaid, or the
master of said vessel shall desire to enter port Of
entry any other district in the United Stntes where
such distractions to the execution of the laws
list the master of such vessel may be permitted 30
change the destination of the vessel and cargo in his
manifest; whereupOn the collector shall deliver him
written permit to proceed to the port esgnated:
And provided further, that the Secretary of the
Treasury SHALL with tho appreciation of the Presi-
dent, make proper regulations for tho enforcement
on sllpboard Of suc provisions of the laws reguIat-
ing the assessment and collection of duties in his
Judgment may be necessary and practicable.
Sec s. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
unlawful to take any vessel or cargo detained as
aforesaid from the custody of the proper officers of
the C4tOms, unless by process OF court of the
United States; and in of my attempt otherwise
to take such vessel or cargo by any force, comb
nation, orassemblagc OF persons too great to be
by the officers of the CUSTOMS it shall and may
lie lawful for the President, such person persons
ms lie shall have empowered for that purpose, to
plOy such part of the army navy MALTA of the
United States, such force of citizen volunteers
may be deemed necessary for the purpose prevent
ing the removal of such vessel cargo and protect
ing the officers of the customs in returning tho custo-
dy thereof.
Sec. 4. And DO It further enacted That if, in the
Judgment ofthe President from the cause mentioned
in the first section of hsaCt the duties upon imports
in any collection district cannot be ccctally collect
ed by the ordinary means and in the ordinary way,
in the mode and manner provided in tho foregoing
sections of this act then and in that tho prcsi-
dent il hereby empowered to close the ports
OF entry in said district and in such give notice
thereof by procIamatton and thcreNpOn all right Of
importation, wRrehousng and other privileges Incl
dent to ports OF entry shall md he sContin-
ue at such port so closed, until opened by order OF
the President the cessation of such obsructiuus
and it, while said ports closed any slip
sci from beyond the United States or having on hoard
any articles subject to duties, shall enter attempt
to enter any such port, the same, together with its
tackle apparel furniture, and cargo, shall he forfeit
| ed to tho United States.
Sec. 5. And he it further enacted, That whenever
tho President, in pursuance OF the provisions of the
second section Of the act entitled An act to provide
for calling forth the malitia to execute the laws o
the Union, suppress instructions, and repcl invi
sions and to repeal the act in force for that pur
posC, approved February d. 1898, shall have called
forth the militia to suppress combinations against tile
laws of the United States and to the laws
duly executed and the insurgents shall have failed tC
dispense by the tiAc directed by tho President and
when said insurgents claim to act under the author
ity fanny State States, and such claim is dis
claimed repudiatcd Ky the persons exercising thC
functions of government in such State or States oil
in the part parts thereof in which said cOmbina
lions exists such instruction suppressed by sale
State or States, then and in such it may anC
shall be lawful for the President, hy proclamuton
declare that the inhabitants of such State any sec
ton or part thereof where such instruction exists
are in state of instruction against tho United
States and thereupOn all commercial intercourse by
and between the same and tho ,itZcns thereof AND
the citizens OfthC rest of the United states slnI
cease and be unlawful so long MS such condition o
hostility shalt continue; and all goods and cnttlcs
wares and merchandise, coming from said State OF
section into other parts of the United States and al
proceeding to such State section, by land or
shall together with the vessel or vehicle convey
ing the same, or conveying persons to or from
such State Section be forfeited to the Unitet
States: Provided, however, That the President may
in his discretion, license and permit commercial in
tercOurse with such part of said State or section
the Inhabitants of which declared in state
instruction, in such articles and for such time ant
by such persons, he, in his discretion, may thinl
most conducive to the public interest; and such in
terconrse, so far as bt him licensed shall be conduct
cd and carried only in pursuance of rules and reg
Nations prescribed by the Secretary the Treasury
And the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint sucl
officers at places where officers of the customs
now authorized by law may be needed to carry
into effect such licenses, rules, and regulations; AM
officers of the customs and other officers shall Ieceiv
Tor services under this scctlOn and under said rule
and regulations, such fees and compensation rs mr.
now allowed for similar services under other PrOvis
ions of law.
Sec. g. And he it further enacted, That from, an,
alter fifteen days after tho issuing of the said prOca
nation as provided in the last foregoing section o
part to any citizen inhnbitant Of said State Of
part of State whose inhabitants are so declared in
sEte OF lnsnrreGton, found at sea- or in any port
the rest of the United States shall DO forfeited TO thu
Sec. T. And be it further enacted, That in the exc
cutton of the provisions of this act and of the ofbe
laws of the United States providing for the coIlecto,
OF duties on imports and tonnage, it may and SLaII
DO lawful for the President in addition to the reve
nue. cutters in SERVICE to employ in aid thereof sucI
other suitable vessels as may, in his judgmant DO re
CURED.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That the for
ttureS and penalties incurred by virtue of this nc
may be mitigated RENTED, in pursuance of tn
authority vested In the Secretary the Treasury b,
the act entitled An act providing for mitigating O
remitttng the foreiturcS penalties, and disabilities
accruinE in certain cases therein mentioned" Rp
proved March third, seventeen hundred and ninety
seven, or in cases where special circumstances ma,
seem to require it, accon1inG to regulations to b
prescribed by tho Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 9. And be It further enacted, That proceed
ngs on seizures for fOrfeures under this act may b.
pursued in the courts Of the United States in any
district into which the property 90 seized may b
taken and proceedings instituted; and such court
shall have and entertain as full jurisdiction over TIL
| same as If the seizure was made In that dgtrfct
Approved, July Is, 1851.
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