Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-04
TFtnLlc.-No, On

Approved, July IL, 1861.
trvRLIe.-No. o.
An ACT further to provide for the collection OF
duties on imports and fOt other purposes.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentative Of the United States Of Amerien In Con
gFcss assembled, That whenever it shall, In the
Judgment d the President, by reason Of unlaWful
combinations Of peTrOns In opposition 70 the laws OF
the United States, become fnipTacticAbe to execute
the revenue laws aui collect the duties imports
IAN u entry ia any collection district he Is author.
tEe to such duties 10 be collecte at any port
n delivery in said district until such obstruction
shall ceaso; and in such the surveyors At said
ports UI delivery shal hc clothed With all the pow
and be subject TO all the obligations Of collectors
with the appreciation Of the President, -sil appoint
such number II sgieTs, EluSeFs, neasuTsIr, IN
speror, appraisers oil CIcrk. a. may be necesssIy,
In his judgment, for the faithful execution OF the
revenue said ports IL delivery, and shall Ak
and establish the limiss within which sueh ports of
delivery constituted ports vt entry Aforesaid;
and ali tho provisions Of Law regulating the Issue OF
marine papers, the costing trade, the WATeh0usnG
Of imports. aud collection Of duties shall apply to
the ports Of entry constituted in the
they do % PVttH 81 eutry established by the laws
DOW in force
the mentioned In tho JErEOing section, in The
Judgment OF the President the revenue from duties
on Imports cannot be rneCtualiy collected At any
tort q entry in ans collection district, In the oni
nary way and l,y tile ordinary mestDs, by the
PToNIled In The iaEegoius SeStIon, iheI. and
10 that Gaze, he may direct thai the Cusiom-hOus0
for the district be established IN any secure place
within said district either land board any
vessel in said district or at tea near the coast aud
in surh the collector alI reside at such plsre
shlpboAFd, Is The may lee, and there de-
tain all Tessri. and c%rgDes arriving within ap
preaching aid district nnN the duties imposed by
law sald vessels and their nes laid InCas:
Provided fhHt ii the eonssnsS OF the cargo
on hoard any vessel detained Aforesaid, the
II saiI vs-srl. -haii'SeiTe 70 enter pom nf
entryin other district IN the Untsi states where
seh Gb-frucfEOps 20 the execution Of tho laws
sr the master q such vessel be PCrutte'l 81 TO
ehs1re the Destination Of the vessel and cargo in hts
manifest; WheCenpHn TIE coileciar shall deliver him
awrtieu permit - pTUc 10 the T2tf 90 '7iBneted:
Aud provided further, that tide Secretary Of the
Treasury shall. with the appreciation Of the Pry-
dent make proper regulations Tor the enforcement
shipbrIi 81 sue provisions II ia" isW- TrusG
in the assessment and collection Of Giit- in his
Judgment may he necessaTy AMI practicable
SEC 3 And bc II further enact-l, That Il AlEAli bs
unlawful TO take any vessel eArEp ,lstaincd
Aforesaid irOi Ire custody s tie proper officers Of
the elsie1ns. unless 6J rNccs II sosne eost of the
Tuitei states; and in case ii any attempt otheTiFe
take sHeh Ves-Cl oC cargo by any iurct- eombi-
uAl, or u p-I-op', too great to heoIsT-
come hy this ufic-r 81 the customs il shall and may
lie laW iuI for the PTesru such Ie1E or peFln-
he slENli have en.l-iprTs, for that puTpesr
psy such TlSt Ct the army navy uisi5tta Of the
United Statss such lrve u citizen TC.uuftrrs
uSy be deemed usce-saTy ipT the rures II prevent
ing the removal IT srrh ycsel ST;u. and Irfset-
dy IhSEvoL
sce. !. Aud he 1t farther; enacted That IL in the
i the section ti- the irti tsI-iIi imports
In collection stTct r1I,Iet be eeetliay collect
A by the ordinary means ami IN the ordinary way.
in the Iuo-ie and ulanncr PTnTided IN the irrgpBZ
81 this Iltp at-l Ia that the f'rs-.
dent i hereby tihybN"ESi TO clzs the prTt IOgtS
OF entry in said district, end IN such give
thereof by proclamation: ami fersHpgu all right at
itIortaIien NarehouSiu. and other privileges Incl
dent To porte ct entry shah ce-e and be disruuIi1
us- at such Isort elose uHtii opcucd by unieF NJ
the President the cessation surf ol-trurtioua.
and IL While saLI ports arC ~ closed any shin or vc-
sSl nom beyond the United States having beard
any sFtrlc subject duties, shall enter IT ATTEMPT
Ia enter any such pnTt Ihr sSme, tcEethrT with its
Ell To- the United state
Sec 5. AMI ~, IL further enacted. That Hhenever
the President, In puTp@ancs ct the provisions II the
second section Tthe act entitled An sCt TO provide
for calling forth the MALTA TO execute the Laws Of
the UniCn, suppress insGIrcetions, and Terrl invh
sons, and to repeal the act ia force for that pur
Pos- apPn,Vei February -, 15Ej, shalI have called
forth the militia to suppress combinations against the
laws Of the United States and 10 cause the laws TO be
duly ~ rsfr,I AMI the ir,rTyrnf hnI Inva f,f -
dt-prE-e ey the time directed by Ihc President and
When sid Insurgents claim To act under the author
lily Of any State States and such claim IL die
claimed Frpudiatei w tn" Prr"nS exercising the
functions Of government in such State StAtcS ur
in the part parts thereof in which said ccu,biRA.
tons exists nor sue EsuIrcttcu suppressed by said
state States then aud ia such il may aud
shal he lawful for the President, by Proclamation,
declare that the Inhabitants Of such State. any
ton part thereof where snch tnsuuCction exists
arc in state Of insuTrretion against the UnitesI
States and thTTenpou all commercial Intercourse by
aud between the same and the citizens thereof and
the citizens Of the rest OF the United States shall
cease aud be unlawful - long such condition Of
wares and merchandise, coming from tnid State or
sction into other PARTS Of the United States and all
processing TO such Statc or section, by andOr water,
shall. together with the vessel os vehicle convey
ing the -NutPp OF conveying persons to or from
such state nr section, be forfeited to the United
States: Provided however, That the President may,
in his discretion license and permit commercial in
with any such part OF sid State or sttOn
the inhabitants Of which are ~ declared In state o;
inSuFrrcton In such articles and for such time and
by such persons he In his discretion, may think
most conducive TO the PE6lC interest: and kueh in
FaV1 aR.THN
ed and carried On only in pursuance 81 rules and reg
ulatinns prescribed by the Secretary the Treasury
officers ut places where Ofeers VI the customs are not
authorized ny law a. may be needed TO carry
ofecrH Of the customs and other Officers shall receive
Tor services under this stlon aud under said rules
allowed for similar services under other rrovis-
lone OF Law.
Sex. a And be 1t further enacted. That from and
AFTER hecu days after the Issuing II the said rrA-
nation provided in the last orcg1inE section Of
this act, any chip vessel belonging in whole or IN
part to aay citizen tnhSIitant Of said stats or
Part Of State whose Inhabitants aru - declared in
state Of instruction, found sea- or in any torf Of
the rest q the United States shall be forfeited TO the
Sec = Aud be 1t further enacted, That IN the exc.
eutiOn Of the PTOTiOnS OF THE AC and Of the ether
laws Of the United StAte providing for the collection
81 duties on imports and tonnagcr IL may and ahall
be lawful for the President, in addition TO the reT
nne cutters Ia serve. to employ in aid thcrccr such
other vessels may in his INDIGNANT be re-
SuiFSi.
Sec s And be Il further enacted, That the fur.
tfures and penalties incurred by virtue Of this act
mNy he mitigAtcd TemittNd. tn pursuance az the
authority vested in the Secretary Of the Treasury Nv
the act entitled An act prOvldug for mitigating or
renittnE the trFiCtUTeN penalties and disabilities
ReetutnE IN certain easAA therein mcutiOuel,0 ~.
proved March thirl seventeen hundred and ninety
seven, OF in eNHee Hherp special circumstances may
seem % require It, According to regulations 70 be
PruecTtbsd by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Sec 3. And 30 L further enacted That pFOeNed.
tuGH on seiAuFoI for fEeituFea under this act may be
pursued In the courts q tbs United StAtos In any
district into which the property helBed may be
taken and prcceedinga tnHtitafed: and such courts