, 1863-04-09
lMf0RTaNT TO MERCHANTS.
INTERNAL AND C0ASTWISE
INTERCOURSE.
Regulations Prescribed By The Se;rciary Of
tie Treasury, sId The Accompanying
Orders of the seeretar.es
Of Var aEI tue Nary.


or the collection Of IHtics on imports, and !
or other purposes" " having declared t!1.t the
'arol1na, North Carolina. Tcnncsse, Alabama,
Texas, Arkansas. Mississippi,
7lorita and Virginia, except the forty-cight
.ountics Of Virginia designated a6 West Flr-
:inia, and except the ports Of New Orleans,
ley West, PORT Royal and Beaufort, in North
CAROLINA. arc in resurrection a.ainet the
United States, aud that all commercial inter-
course between the same and the inhabitants
hereof, except rs aforesaid, and th.. citizens |
IT oEer paris Of the United States, is t1nlaW-
rul, except as licensed and permitted hy the
and conducted under the rcgu1a-
iiers Of the Secretary Of TIC Treasury, as !
provided by sad act:
Now, therefore, for the purpose of securing !
the dnc execution Of the said act, and the sup |
Elementary act approved May20, 1885,, md for |
The purpose Of s1f:]y and properly conducting
such commercial Intercourse as may be H. |
ccnscd and permitted by the President, pur- |
suaut 10 the provisions Of said acts, and also |
FOR the purpu.e Of preventing the conveyance |
If arIus sid ul!cr munitions Of var AMI sup /,
rl:rs to l'cTsu.s in insurrection against tho |
United States, the following regulations arc
hereby prescribed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury in pursuance Of the authority con-
Gesrya upon him by The said :.cts.
NEGOTIATIONS.
SECrsc.: !. Nc goods, Warcs, or nlerchan-
disc, whatever 1liay be the ueteusiblc Gcstina-
tion thereof, sltall lie t,a'i- ported to aly place
nov under the control Of tue Insurgents; nor
to any place Oh the north si,le OF tile Potomac
and son'h Of the Washington and Annapolis
railroad; nor to any place on tue eastern
sltu.e Of the Chesapeake; nor to any PLACE on
tic eou1h side If the Ohio River below Wheel
ing, except Louisville: nOF to any place on
tic west side Of the Mississippi Kiycr below
the mouth Of the Dcs Moines, except St.
Louis, without permit Of duly authorized
officer Of The Treasury Department.
SEC. o.-A11 transportation Of coin or
bullion to any StAte or section heretofore
declared to bc in insurrcrtinn, il absolutely
prohibited, except for military p;rposts and
Il,dtr military orders, or under the special
license Of the President And no payment Of
gold OF silver shall be made for cotton or
section. And all cotton or other merchandise
purchased in any such State OF section 10 he
raid for therein, directly or Indirectly, in
gold or silver, or foreign bills Of exchange,
bl:all DC forfeited to the United States.
SEC. 3. No clearance or permit whatsoever
viii be granted for any shipment to any port
or Ilare affected by the existing blockade,
except for military purposes, and upon tho
certificate and request Of the Department Of
War or the Department Of the Navy.
SEC. ALL applications for permits to
TRANSPORT goods. or property under these
value Of The merchants: to BE- transported,
tho place from and to which tucf trans?orta-
ton is 10 be made, the nauacs Of the owner
ard shipper aud cons i5Hce thereof, a,lI the
number and description Of the packages, with
thc marks thereon.
Sec. s. Every applicant for q permit to
transport goods, wares or mcrch1ull5c for
purposes of trade into or within any p1ac': or
section named In tie first section Of these
regulations, shall present with lis application
the original invoices Of the goods, wares aud
merchandise to be transported, and shall
permit an affidavit that the names of tho
owucrs, the quantities, descriptions and
ralyes Ct the merchandise are correctly stated
in said invoices. true copies Of which shall
| bc annexed 10 and filed with the affidavit:
| ant that the marks Oh the packages arc cor
| rsctly stated in tho application, and that tht
packages contain nothing except as stated in
The Invoices; tliat the merchandise 50 per
mtied shall rot, nor shall any part thereof
DC disposed IF by lin or by Ills authority,
.onnivaucc, or assent, in violation Of tht
terms Of the permit, and that nclth- tlIe per
| Transported shall be SO used OF disposed of b,
him Or by hisauthority, connivancc, or assent
rs in any way to give MD, comfort, informa
lion, or encouragement 10 persons in inan1
rcctio1l against The United States. And fu1
.Acrmorc, lilat the applicant Is loyal to til
| n !
al things sn deport himself
Sec. q. Whenever commercial intcrcons
will any [irt or section If Il State heretofor
| declared jn insurEcetien, is permitted BY tn
Secretary Of the Treasury, uudcr tho icens
Of the President, in pursuance OF the said ac'
approved July IL, 1861. notice thereof and {
TIC conditions undcr which the came may b
conducted, shall be published in such paper
rs tho Secretary may think cSpcdient,
order to tho general information Of partit
interested.
SEC,T. Af,er commercial intercourse wilt
any part or section Of an irsurrectional1
State LAS been permitted rs aforesaid, PERM!
: to transport ia or from any place therein,
= purchase or sell In any rlace therein for u
l | in apv other place, shall be granted only
such pcr.ors rs shall be specially authorize
q by The Secretary Of the Treasury after t
y date hereof And no permit shall be grant
( by sny such person to transport to or fral
whatever not within the military lines Of t
r United States army.
vi SEC. g. Every permit to purchase cotto
:. tobacco, OF other merchandise within u
> place or section in 4 State heretofore declar
In insprIcction, after commercial intcrcoul
;ltrcp It'll shall have been permitted by
| Secretary OF the Treasury, under the liccr
Of the President rs aforesaid, and eytry p
l: mil to transport the same thereto, therein,
o therelrom, rhail clcaly define the charac
y and quantity Of the merchandise so permit
- to be sold, purchased or transported, aud
Il place or section within which the sarlc II
n he purchased or sold, aud to and from VIII
the earc 1uay be transported.
'e SEC. 9. A fec Of twenty cents will
It charged for each permit granted for purpo
Of trade under these regulations and, In
Ill dition thereto, the following fees shall be {
d. lected, viz: For n permit to purchase or
n tobacco within any place or section in Z St
IA / borc+nf1rn 1pr,nrd in fusDrrar1 Inn cnmu
n. cial intercourse with which has been perm
II ted By the Secretary of the Treasury un
the license Of the President as aforesaid, .
e 10 transport the same tlereftom to any pf
Z in the loyal States, fifteen dollars per bale
cotton, and two dollars per l,ngstcad of
at goods and chattc1s. wares and merchand
~. designed for sale, except supplies for oNt
= ] and soldiers shipped By suffers. to or from
de such Place or section In All insurrcctior
nm State, I've per centum upon The sworn inv
value thereof 1T the place Of shipment.
IS Sec. 10. Every officer authorized By
ng Secretary Of the Treasury to grant per-
y, under these regulations shall Keep In hl:
III acc record Of all his transactions under s
lat authority, and especially hc shall keep r.,
nd Of every permit granted by him, showing
~ names Of the owner, shipPe, and conslg'
re zion is permitted, the character and inv
value Of the merchandise permitted to
lge TRANSPORTED. and tic fees received there
The IN abstract statement Of which, together
- | the names and compensation Of all aids te
A- revenue reporting TO him, shall be give
In. Dela1tmt nj, on The first of every month.
=, tSec. IL provides that no permit shal
SH granted to trade rs aforesaid, except to t
dee who will make affidavit to their loyalty.}
49, ! SEC. II. Collectors or surveyors 0f cust'
t1a- heforc granting clearanccs, may requirc b
l =, 1rnfV in c@,rt&
h- shall think necessary. to protect the p,
~ interests, conditioned that there shall b
ucl violation of tho terms or spirit Of The c
ra1- ance, or Of the ayer1nents Of the affidavit
which the same i granted.
or SEC. II. No permit shall be granted to
usi- Intoxicating drinks, OF ether things proai
,.u by the military authorities. into tersitor
7so- rupied by the military forces Of the U
ling States, except uron the written request {
W. commander Of the department In which
'45' territory is embraced, or Of some person
car authorized " him to makc such request
ted SEC. IA. No vessel, boat, or vehicle use
49, transportation uron OF south Of the Pot
zed. River, or north Of the Potomac and sot
and the Washington and Annapolis Railro:
t,o1a to the eastern shore Of the ChcsapeaE
oo'e southwardly On or from the Ohio River
;ome Wheeling, Or wcstwardly or soutaward
mouth Of thc Dee Aoincs, or on or fro
yet, Mississippi River In any direction bclo
else noun VI ,ns Un"; snas leee1sc on oaa1
way place, commercial Intercourse. with
,;zcd now II, or hereafter may be, restrict
'1%eo aforesaid, unless the same be accom-
ct With permit Of a duly authorized off
'ank, The Treasury ncpastn,,etnt, Sxeepi x IS
8 are *Sr ~ Is Nc vessel. boat, or other =
rush rsed for transportation from any piaee
very !o5a 5a'sc o1arG ,n,o any nlaces section, o1
restricted Is aforesaid, without tte pc.
duly authorized officer Of the M Trsasu .sesa