Smyrna times., 1863-06-25

Such property SHdll Oe Ht AUCTION 10 the ngneSt DID,
der and the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the
Treasury of the United States.
Section 5. And be IL further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury may require the special
agents appointed under this act TO give bond, with
such securities and in such amount he shall deem
necessary and to require the increase of said amounts
and the strengthening of said security, as circum.
stances may demand and he shall also cause book
or books Of account to be kept showing from whom
such property received the cost of tranSporta-
tIOn and proceeds Of The sale thereof And any per
son claiming TO have been the owner OF any such
abandoned or captured property may, ut any time
within two years after the suppression of the rebel
hon, prefer iS claim to the proceeds thereof in the
Court of OfClalnS; and proof to the satSfact on Of
OF said court of his ownership of said property of
his right TO the proceeds thereof, and that he hus
never gwen any aid cOmtnrt to the recent rebel
hon, t" receive tn residue ofsuch proceeds after the
deduction of any purchase money which may have
been PAID, together with the expense of transporta
ton and sale of said property. and any other lawful
expenses attended the disposition thereof.
Section 4. And be it further enacted That all pro.
PeTty coming into any of the United States not dc.
cared in insurrection aforesaid, from within any
O the States declared in insurrScnn, through BY
any other person than any agent duly appointed un-
der the provisions OF this act, under lawful clear
ance by the propea officer OF the Treasury Depart.
ment, shall be cOnfscated to the of the Govern.
the condemnation and Sule Of any such Property
shall be Instituted and conducted under the direction
OF the Secretary of the Treasury, in the mode pre-.
SCrioed by the eighty-nlnth aud nnetieth sections
of the act Of March second, seventeen hundred and
ninety nine, entitled IAN act regulate the eollec.
ton OF duties ON imports und tonnage" And any
agent or agents. person and persons, by or through
whom such property shall come within the lines OF
the United States unlawiully. aforesaid, shall be
Judged guilty OF a misdemeanor, aud on conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, imprisoned for any time not ex-
ceeding one year, both. at lhe direction of the
court And the fines, penalties, and forfeitures ac-
curing under this act may be mItlgated .emtled
Ia the mode prescribed by the act of March, three
seventeen hundred and ninety -seven or in such man
ner. IN special cases, the Secretary Of the Trea.
sury may prescribe.
Section ). AHd be it.fnrher enacted Thatthe fifth
section o: the Act to further provide for the collec.
tIon Of the revenue upon the Northern Northeast
era, and Northwestern frontier aud for other purpo.
ses, approved July fourteen, e ghIeen hundred and
SIXTY shall be So construed TO allow the TEN
PoraTy officers which have been or may be appoint.
ed at ports which have been may be opened or es
tabshed IN States declared TO be in insu.Tecton b
the proclamation of the President on the first Juy
eighteen hundred and sxty-two, the same compensa.
ton which BY law is allowed TO permanent officers
of the some position. the ordinary Compensation
OF SPECIAL agents. as the Secretary Of the Treasury
may determine.
Sec. 6. And be 1t fur1her enacted, That il shall
be the duty of every officer private Of the regular
OF volunteer forces of the United States or any Off
Ger, sailor, or marine in the naval service of the
United States upon the inland waters Of the United
States. who may take receive any such abandoned
property, or cotton, sugar rice. tobacco from pc
sons in such insuectonary Districts or have it un-
der his CONTROL to turn the over TO an agent
pointed as aforesaid, who shall give receipt there
for; and in he shall refuse or neglect so to do
he shall be tried by court-marri4 and shall be dis
missed from the service or if an officer reduced to
the ranks, or suffer such other punishment as said
court shall order with the approval Of the Presiden.
! of the United States.
Sec 7. And be it further enacted. That none of.he
provisions Of this act shall apply to any lawful mar
tlme prize by the naval forces of the United States
| Approved, March l2, 1863.