Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-14


tPuBuc-No: 7O,l
AN ACT supplementary 10 an act approved on the thu
teenth july eighteen hundred and entitled,
IAN act To provide for the collection CT duties IN
BE it enacted by the senate and ofreprssenta-
tves of the United States America congress
bled thai the the in addition 10 the
powers conferred upon him BY the of The thirteenth
July eighteen hanred and siXtyone be ana he Is h re-
by auherzed refuse clearance to any vessel or other
vehicle aden With goods wares or merchandlse, Ses;
have satisfactory TO believe tnat such goods
may be their osteisbe destination are intend@d er
ports places possession under control Of
gents against the United States and if any vessel OF
other vehicle for which clearance permit shall have
been refused by the secretary ofthe treasury bv his
order aforesaid shall depart attempt TO fepart for
foreign or domestic port without being duly cleared
permitted such vessel or Ver vehicle, with her tackle,
apparel furniture and cargo. shall be forfeited to the
Sect .. And be it further enacted, that whenever
permit OF clearance is graned either foreign do
mcstc port 1t shall be lawful the collector of the
under the circumstances ofthe require bond
be executed by the Of the vessel in
penalty equal to the value of cargo and with suretes
TO the satisfaction OF such collector that the said cargo
cleared permitted, and that part thereof shall be
used in afordg aid or comfort 10 any person mar lies
States.
Of the treasury he and he is hereby frtber empowered
to prohibit and prevent the transportation
upon any railroad turnpike or other road or means Of
transportation within The United States OF anv goods
wares merchandise of whatever character and what
ever may be the ostensble des nation Of the same,
all cases where there shall be satisfactory
eye that such goods, wares merchandise will f in
to the possession under the control nsurgents
and he is further authorized in cases where he shall
deem expedien to do to require reasonable
ty 10 be given that such goods, merchandise
shall not be transported place under usureciion
airy control, shall not in be used to give aid
comfort to such nsurg nts, and he may establish all
such general special regulations may be necessary
proper TO carry into effect The purposes this act
and any goods wares, merchandise shall be trans
ported in violation OF this regulation the
rotary of treasury established in thereof
any attempt shall be made to transport them, all
goods wares, merchandise transported attempt
ed to be transported shall be forfeited the United
States
Sect And be it further enacted. that the proceed
ings for the penalties and retures accrung under this
act NAV be pursued, and the may be mitgatcd or
RENTED by the secretary of the treasury modes
prescribed by the eighth and ninth sections of
July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixtyone, to
which this act Is supplementary
Sect s. And be it further enacted that the proceeds
OF alpenaltcs and foretures incurred under this act
or the act to which this is supplementary shall be dis
tbuted in the manner provided by the ninety first
ion of the act OF March second hundred
ninety nine entitled AN act to regulate the collection
of duties on imports and tonnage"
Approved, May ~, 1862.