Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-23
&cA aid Resolutions passed at nv fctHta
Session Of the First Congress. le63-b4
No. e
AN ACT to organize the Treasury N"e
Bureau.

| about the said bureau, under the direction
| and control of the Secretary of the 1rea-
sucy.
Soc. 3. The Secretary Of the Treasury may
| ~appoiat a chief clerk OF the said bureau, 10
| reside at Columbia during such time as the
| engraving and printing may be conducted
| there. and another chief ulcfk a5 Rlchmon5i
| also, two messengers and as many clerks, male
| and female, as may he necessary to conduct
| the business Of tho bureau. The chief CLERK
| n. Columbia shall receive 1 salary OF twenty
| Eve hundred dollars per anuum, payable
quarterly, and the other clerks and the mes
sengess shall receive the same salaries as arc
| provided by law for the clerks Of the samo
grade at Richmond.
Sec. i. The Secretary Of the Treasury shall
establish regulations for the government and
management Of tho said bureau, and for se>
curing such safeguards sgainst counterfeit
notes, bonds or coupons as Re may doom expe'
dent.
Approved. Feb. 8, 1861.
lNo. 80
An ACT to prohibit the importation OF iuSn-
ries, or IF articles not necessary Tor com
mon use. ,
The Congress IF the Confederate States Of
America do enact, That, from and alter tne
irst day Of March next, tshall not be laval
to import into the Confederate States any
brandy, wines. or ether spirits, or any other
article specified in schedule A Of an act ent'
led IAN act to provide revenue frrm c'mmo'
dit;es imported from foreign countries" ap-
proved May 81, 1851, or any goods, wares or
merchandise enumerated in the schedule ci
all act, except tho following articles: All
things for medical purposes; camphoi, refined:
aick!es malssscs; pepper, rln:oat', Cloves.
nu:mcgs, cinnamon and all ether sric's; so"p,
~.as.iis. Windsor. and all other toilet soaps;
sugar Of all kinds syrup Of sugar: GALLONS,
laccs, kn3ts, stars. ~tnssel., trassrs, Gtd wins 3
of gold and of silver, or limitations thereof
intended for uniforms of Off .ers in the militia
~ or naval services.
Sec. 9. Ard it shall not be Lawful! 70 imn7rt
The f flowing articles, Enumerated IL schedule
q &C said act: Beer, ole and porter; mrf'
AID tipIc;s, and all other manufactures o! fur
IT Of which fur shall be q component part.
except caps and has carpets, carp6tlHgs,
hearth rugs, bedsidea. and ether nor iors OF
carpctins, os any kind or description car
RACES and parts of carriages cider and other
beverages not containing aic1hu! clocks and
U1I. - U ClOCnS, cop>Ou tsAS' ~
cotton trimmings. or lncca OF thread AMI o7:cr
material :; coral, manufactured dolls ard toys
Of all kinjs; fra-ccacko.s. sky-r2cka.=, Re-
man caudles, and al Sisniiar articles u'e4 il
pvro.echnics furniture, cabinet e7d house,
hold glass, cclored, e'a!ncd Or painted; H.
dia mating of all sorts jet and manufactures
Of Jet, and limitations thereof; JeWelry or In
i~totions thereof; manufactures and articles ct
-.z-l1a -, %.tc, SlahS nr hlnpks
| end al! other marble mating, China or OTHER
| floor mating aud mats made OF tleEE, Jutc OF
| prass parer hangings, Pc er for walls, anJ
| ranar for screens or lire boards paving ard
! roofing tiles end bricks, and roulirg flatcs and
ire bricks; thread laeiass ord inserting
| v,l-cts If NIL kinds.
Sec. 3. And it shall not be laval toimp'rs
| the following articles, enumerated III schedule
| D, of said act: Angona, Thibet, and other
| goats hair, or mohair, unmauulccSured; ba'
| nsnas, cocoa.nuts, plaintains and oranges
cabinets Of coins, medals, gems and collections
| Of antiquities; diamonds, mvssics, gems
| pearls, rubies, end other precious stones anu
! mutations thereof, set in gold or silver, RI
| other metal; cngravings, bound or unbound;
| rattans aud reeds; paintings and statuary;
| leaf and manufactured tobacco aud cigars;
i or Iuo UtlO n W. IL hoLiO S'e - 'SNN
| dule E: diamonds, caneus, mcsaics, pearls,
gems, rubics, and other precious sa>nes, and
| limitations thereof, when not set. :
Sea. i. None Of the manufactures OF metal.
| designed as either household Or personal or
raments, shall b. admitted; and in order to
| ~cnntine i'm tnrtations TO articles OF Necessity
| and Of common use, the Secretary of the Trea'
sury shall prescribe the MAXIMUM foreign
-l.l I'D ,r,tk:p x-bi,k i'm rprfa
| tons Of goods, manufactured wholly or partly
Of cotton, fax, wool or of elk, and deaigoed lyI
wearing apparel, and no: herein prohibited
may be made, and beyond which appropriations
| thereof shall net be made: Provided, Ihai
| articles herein allowed to be imported shall
not be impressed BY the G2rernment or is
| agents after they have reached the Contcda'
rate States: Provided further, that nothing
| herein contained shall he construed to pro
hibit any importation for tho use OF account
| of the Confederate States, or either oil them
| Provided further, That this act shall not ar
| ply to ally article or articles which have been
| or shall be shipped, without knowledge Of tie
passage of this act, before the first day oil
| March next, but which shall arrive IN q Con-
| federa,e port after that day. .
Sec. ). That Whenever any article or artl.
| cles, the -importation Of which is prohibited
by this oct, shall. after the first day OF March
next, be imported into the Confederate States,
| contrary to the true inten. and meaning II
| this act, or shall, after said first day Of March
next, be put on board any ship or vessel, boat,
! raft, or carriage, with the intention OF import
ing the some into the Confederate States, oil
ouch articles, rs we'll "a all other articles on
board the sane ship or vessel, boat, RAFT, Or
oarriage, belonging To the owner OF sncl pro-
hihited articles, shall be forfeited, and the
owner thercofshall. moreover, forfeit and pay
dou5le the value Of suoh articles.
Sec. 6. If any article or articles, the impor
tation Of which is prohibited by this ucf,
| SHALL, nevertheless, I've on board any ship or
! vessel, boat, raft, or carriage, arriving after
said fast day of March nex6 in the Confodc-
| rate States, and shall no omitted in tie NATL
fest, report or entry of the master, or the per,
| son having the charge or commend OF sac
| chin or vessel, boat, raft, or carriage, or shall
ha omitted N tho enIrT Ct tho gods owned ~
| the owner, or consigned to tue cNns!:asn o:
| such articles. OR shall be imported Ut landed.
or attempted 70 be imported Or Landed, sith-
| cut a permit, the some penalties, ines and
iorfciturel shall DO Incurred, and may ne re-
! covered, as in tao case of similar omission or
omissions, landing, importation, NJ aHETapt to
| land or import. in relation to articles liable 10
duties on their importation into the Conftde-
rate States.
SEQ. I. Every Collector. naval oFccr. sur
veyoc, or other officer Of the customs, shall
have the like power end authority u seize
goods, wares and merchandise imported CON-
trary to the intect ard mesn!ng Of this nct, TO
keep the same in custody until it shsll have
been ascertaiaed whether the same nave lean