Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-06
rPupL1c-No. 701'

PuBLIC-NO. lu
AN ACT supplementary 10 nm act approved on
the thirteenth July, eighteen hundred and
sixty one, entitled /" An act to provide for the
collection of duties on imports, and for other
purposes"
Be il enacted By The Senate and House Of Repre-
,ea'aiipts Of tie United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Treasury in addition to the powers conferred
upon him by the act of the thirteenth July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be and he is
hereby authorized to refuse n clearance to any
vessel OF. other vehicle laden with goods, wares,
or merchandise, destined for foreign or domos-
tic port, whenever he shall have satisfactory
reason TO believe that such goods, wares, or
merchandise, OF any part thereof whatever may
be their ostensible destination, are intended for
ports or places in possession or under control Of
insurgents against the United States and II any
vessel or other vehicle for which clearance or
permit shall have been refused by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, or by his order, az aforesaid.
shall depart or attempt TO depart for foreign
or domestic port without being duly cleared or
permitted, such vessel or other vehicle, with
her tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, shall
he forfeited to the United States.
Sec. 2. Anm be il further enacted, That
whenever permit or clearance is granted for
either foreign or domestic port, it shall be
lawful for the collector of the customs granting
the same il he shall deem it necessary, under
tue circumstances Of the case, to require bond
to be executed by the master or the owner of
the vessel, in penalty equal to the value OF
the cargo, and with sureties to the satisfaction
of such collector, that the said cargo shall be
delivered at the destination for which ii is clear
cd or permitted, and that no part thereof shall
be used 10 aifOrding did or comfort to any per
son or parties in instruction against the au
thority Of the United States.
Sec. 8 And be il further enacted, That thu
Secretary Of the Treasury be and he is hereb,
further empowered to prohibit and prevent th
transportation in any vessel or upon any rail
road, turnpike, or other road or means Of trans
portation within the United States, of any goods
wares, or merchandise Of whatever character
and whatever may be the ostenshle destinatio
of the same in all cases where there shall b
satisfactory reasons to believe that such goods
wares, or merchandise are intended for au
plaoe in the possession or under the control
insurgents against the United States or thf
there is imminent danger that such goods ware
or merchandise win fall into the possession
under the control of such insurgents and
is further authorized, in oil cases where he shs
deem it expedient so to do, to require reason
BILE security to be given that goods, wares
merchandise nhall not DO transported to n,
place under insurrectionary control, and sht
not, in any why, be used to give aid or comic
to such insurgents, and he may establish
such general or special regulations as may
necessary or proper to carry into effect the pu
poses Of this act; and if any goods, wares,
merchandise shall be transported in violation
this act, or Of any regulation of the secret0
Of the Treasury, established 10 pursuance the
Of or il any attempt shall be made so to trar
port them, all goods, wares, or merchandise,
transported or attempted to he transport
4 shalt be forfeited to the United States.
Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted. That
proceedings for the penalties and forfetures
oruing under this act may be pursued, and
same may be mtigated or remitted by the
retary of the Treasury in the modes prescri
by the eighth and ninth sections of the &C
July thirteenth eighteen hundred and sixty-t
to which this act is supplementary
sec 8. And be IL further enacted, That
proceeds Of all penalties and forfeitures incul
under this act, or the act to which this is
Elementary, shall be distributed in the maj
provided by the nnety-hrst section Of the aS
March second, seventeen hundred and min
nine, entitled An act to regulate the collec
of duties on imports and tonnage"
Approved May 20, 1862.