The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-12-19
TRADE DISTRICTS AND TRADE STORES.
Special Agency Of the Treasury
Department.
FOURTH SPECIAL AGENCY.

BEAUFORT s. c., Dec. 5th, 1868.
The following notice is issued all parties concerned un
der the Acts of Congress of July 1861 May 2Oh 1862 and
March l2h 1863 and the Regulations of the Treasury De-
parmen in pursuance thereof particularly those bearing
date September llth, 1863.
TRADE DISTRICT
The Island Of Hilton Head; and the group Of islands
bounded southwesery by Broad River norhsry by Whale
Branch and the Coosaw River northeasery by St. Helena
Sound and souheasterly by the Atlantic Ocean, including
among others Royal Island Paris Island Ladies Island
and St. Helenas Isanda in the State OF South Carolina
are hereby designated as Trade District.
TRADE STORES.
IL Persons of well ascertaned loyalty desiring to
nue establish trade stores in said District may make
application writing the Supervising Special Agent OF the
Treasury Department to such Assistant Special Agent as
he shall designate for that purpose his Office Beaufort
setting locality OF the proposed trade store ana
transmitting with the application the afhdaSlt py
Sec XIV of the Treasury Regulations of Sept 1th The
Agent will inquire into the character OF the applicant ana
the circumstances Of the locality and deemed expedient
viii authorize such applicant to sell at SAID trade store an
amount OF goods per month specified in the Authority
such Authority shall be granted the Trader shall before re-
ceivng bond to the United States as prescribed
by Sec. XIV. before mentioned.
Ill the locality of such Trade Store upon the Island
of Hilton Head the Trader shall file copy OF his Authority
with the Local Special Agent whose Office is the Custom
House Hilton Head and such locality is upon any one
of group islands the Trader shall
file such copy with the Local Special Agent whose at
Beaufort Thereby said Local Agents will be authorized TO
give to the Trader certificates amounting in the aggregate to
the monthly specified in the Authority upon which
certificates goods wares and merchandise not prohibited
by Regulations Local Rules, be permitted by tho
Coiectoro Customs at Port Royal ton heaa 10 DC as-
ported to such Trade Store.
w. Traders thus authorized elsewhere than at Port Royal
shall not sell goods others to be resod by the but snail
sell only to persons their individual family or plan
tation
All authorized traders shall keep true accounts
sales with the and residence of each purchaser OF
Goods to the amount of than re dollars and the date
and amount of every sae shall file and preserve all
eed permits under which goods have been transported
and books invoices and accounts shan be open 70 the
inspection of the Supervising Special Agent or Assistant
Special Agents under his direction
VI Ii any authorized trader shall violate any Regulation
or Local Rule Authority will be revoked and his stock In
trade seized and forfeited to the United States.
VII Certificates OF Local Special Agents recommending
permits for transportation shall expire thirty days after
date Permits for transportation shall expire ten days after
date; and all authorities certificates. and permits Will DO
liable 70 revocation by the Secretary of the Treasury or the
proper Supervising Special Agent as the pubic interests
may require. A., r-,u,
VIII The following fees prescribed by the Treasury
REGULATIONS Sept llh For administering oath and GER
fnp affidavit cents for each Authority from an agent
three dollars each certificate OF Local Special Agent
ten cents Internal Revenue stamps required by law TO
be attached to the adavits certificates, and bonas men
toned in these Local Rules.
ALBERT G. BROWNE,
Supervising Special Agcn', Fourth Special agency.