Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-26
TPrBLIc-No. T0.1

AN ACT supplementary to an act ap-
proved on the thirteenth July,
eighteen hundred and sixty.onc, en-
titled AN act to provide for the
collection of duties on imports, and
for other purposes"
BE Il enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The Cnited States cf
Imerica IN Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury, in addition
to the powers conferred upon him by
the act of the thirteenth Of July,
eighteen hundred and siXty-one, be
and he is hereby authorized to refuse
a clearance 10 any vessel or other
vehicle laden with goods, wares or
merchandise, destined for foreign or
domestic port, whenever he shall have
satisfactory reasons to believe that
such goods, wares, or merchandise, or
any part thereof, whatever may be
their ostensible destination, are in
tended for ports or places IN
possession or under control Of insur-
gents against the United States +; and
if any vessel or other vehicle for
which clearance OF permit shall
have been refused by the Secretary
of the Treasury, or 10y his order, as
aforesaid, shall depart or attempt to
depart for a foreign or domestic port
without being duly cleared or permit,
ted, such vessel or other vehicle,
with her tackle, apparel, furniture and
cargo, shall be forfeited to the United
States.
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted, That
whenever permit or clearance Is
granted for either a foreign or domes.
tic port, it shall be lawful for the col
lector of the customs granting the
same, if he shall deem it necessary
under the circumstances of the case
to require a 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 salts
faction of such collector, that the sale
cargoes shall be delivered at the des
tination for which it is cleared or per
mitted, and that no part thereof shall
be used in allording aid or comfort tt
any peason or parties in insurrectior
against the authority of the United
States.
! SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, Tha
the Secretary Of the Treasury be anC
he is hereby further empowered t,
prohibit and prevent the transporta
ton in any vessel or upon any rail
road, turnpike or other road or means
of transportation within the Unite,
States, of any goods, wares, or mer
chandise of whatever character, an,
whatever may be the ostensible des
tination of the same, in all case
where there shall be satisfactory rea
sons to believe that such goods, wares
or merchandise are intended for an,
place in the possession or under til,
control of insurgents against the Uni
ted States or that there is imminen
danger that snch goods. wares or mer
chandise will fall into the possession
or under the control of such insur
gents and he is furtherauthorized
in all cases where he shall deem
it expcdient SO to do, to requir,
reasonable security to be given tina
goods, wares, or merchandise shal
not be transported to any place unde
insurrectionary control, and shall no
in any way, be used to give aid or com
fort to such insurgents, and he ma,
establish all such general or specia
regulations as may be necessary O
proper to carry into effect the purpC