The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-15

place IN the loyal states shall carry
goods, wares, or merchandise into any
place, section, or State restricted as
aforesaid, without the permit Of a duly
authorized officer Of the Treasury De-
partment application for which permit
may be made 20 such authorized officer
near the point Of destination as may
suit the convenience Of the shipper.
Sec. 20. Boards of Trade will be APP
pointed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
at such places as be may think necessa-
ry to aid IN the due enforcement Of these
regulations aud in properly conducting
such commercial intercourse between the
inhabitants of States declared in insur-
r%ection, and the citizens of other States,
and other parts of the United States as
may be permitted under the license OF
the President.
Sec. 81. All vessels, boats aud other
vehicles used for transportation, violating
any Of the above regulations or any of
the local rules aud restrictions made by
a supervising special agent with the APP
proval OF the Secretary of the Treasury,
and all cotton, tobacco, or other mel
chandise shipped or transported, or pur-
chased, or sold in violation thereof will
be fortified to the United States. Ifany
false statement be made or deception
practiced in obtaining a permit, such
permit and all others connected there
with or affected thereby will be abso.
lutely void, and all merchandise shipped
under them shall be forfeited to the Uni
ted States. la all cases Of forfeiture as
aforesaid, immediate seizure will be
made, and proceedings instituted
promptly for condemnation. The at
%tention of all officers of the Government,
common carriers, shippers, consignees,
owners, masters, agents, drivers, and
other persons connected with the rams
portatiOn Of merchandise or trading
therein, is particularly directed to the
acts of July 10, 1861, and May 20, 1862,
above referred TO, and March IL, 1858,
and these regulations for executing the
same.
Sec. %. Transportation of supplies
belonging 10 or contracted for by the
United States, designed for the military
or naval forces thereof, and moving I'M
der military or naval orders, is expected
from the effect of these regulations. But
this exception does not extend to suffers
goods or others designed for sale at mill
tary posts or camps.
d OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Wal DEPARTMENT., Washington, March
81, lS63-FirSt That no officer of the ar
my of the United States, nor other person
connected Herewith, shall authorize or
have INTEREST," in the transportation of any
goods, wares, or merchandise, except sup
plies belonging TO or contracted for by the
United States designed for the Military
and Naval forces thereof, and moving I'M
der Military or Naval orders. and except,
also, suffers supplies and other things
necessary for the use of the troops of the
United States, and moving under permits
Of the authorized officers Of the Treasury
Department, into any State declared by
the President to be in insurrection, nor au-
thorize nor have any interest in the pur-
chase or sale therein of any goods or chat
tells, or merchandise, cotton, tobacco, or
other products of the soil thereof, nor the
transportation ofthe same except as afore-
said therefrom or therein, nor shall any
such person authorize, prohibit, or in any
manner interfere with any such purchase,
or sale, or transportation which shall be
conducted under the regulations Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, unless under
some imperative military necessity in the
place or section where the same shall be
conducted, or unless requested by an agent
or some other authorized officer of the
Treasury Department, in which case all
C mmanders of military departments, dis
t%ricts, aud posts, will render such aid in
carrying out the provisions of the said act,
and in enforcing due observance of the
said regulations Of the Secretary of the
Treasury as, can be given without mani
fest injury to the public service.
Second. tits further ordered that every
officer, or private, or person employed in
or with the regular or volunteer forces of
the United States, who may receive or
have under his control any property
which shall have been abandoned by the
owners, or captured in any district de-
olared to be in insurrectiOn against the
United States, including all property
seized under military orders, excepting
only such as shall be required for militia
ry use of the United States forces, shall
promptly turn over all such property to
the agent appointed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury to receive the same who
shall give duplicate receipts therefor,
and every such officer or private, or per-
son employed 10 or With the regular or
volunteer forces of the United States,
shall also promptly turn over to such
agent in ike manner all receipts, bills of
lading, aud other papers, documents and
vouchers, showing title to such proper
ty, or the right to the possession, control,
or direction thereof; and he shall make
such order, Endorsement, or writing as he
has power to make to enable such agent
to take possession Of such property, or
arms, munitions Of war, forage, mules,
wagons, beef cattle, and supplies, which
are necessary in military operations,
shall be turned over TO the proper officer Of
the Ordnance, or of the QuArtermaster, or
Of the Commissary Departments, respec-
lively, for the use of the army. All
other property abandoned, or captured,
or seized, as aforesaid, shall be delivered
TO the agent appointed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury. The officer receiving or
turning over such property shall give the
several and necessary invoices, receipts
or vouchers, therefor, and shall make
regular returns thereof as prescribed by
the army regulations. The receipts Of
the agents Of the Treasury Department
shalt be vouchers for all property deliV-
cred to them, and whenever called upon
by the agent of the Treasury Depart
ment authorized to receive such sban-
dOued or captured or seized property as
Aforesaid, or the proceeds thereof, all per-
sons employed in the military service
will give him full information in regard