Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-29

COMMERCIAL INTERCoURsE-PREVE
OF FRAuDs-CAPTURED PROPERTY, sc.
Wan DEPARTMENT,

The iuformst and government OF all con efneu
[PuBLIc-No. 1871
AN ACT in addition to the seversi .os .nJ ,n,up
rectionary states and 20 provide ioI tne e0ii rs.
tion ot captured and abandoned pr3per,ya SUI ,,io
prevention Of frauds 10 states ue''"''' :"
"BS enacted Synr Srnais and HoHss 9r R'prc'e1ss.
,ST1nitd. That sales Of captured and abandoned
properly under the .ot approved march we've
49,. 10 States declared IN insurrecton, As
80 6s dsaifuAted by the Secretary OF the Treas |
nry ss wen a, at other places now authorized BY
Sse' a. And BE- further enacted, That, in addition
"a ~, captured and abandoned property to be re. |
eeiyed. collected, and disposed Of as provided In |
ssid act the said agents shall take charge of and
Lease for periods mot exceeding twelve months, |
the sbandoned lands, houses and tenemsnts within
the districts therein named And shall also provide
in such leases or otherwise, for the employment |
and general welfare Of all persons within the lines
of ratinnsl military occupation within said insur-
Tectlonary StAtes formerly held a. slaves, who
.: s .SI VI G ts. lIe r%gsy real s or
owner thereof shsll be voluntarily ab emit there.
from, and engaged either In arms or otherwise In
aiding or encouraging the rebellion
Sec. .. And Be u Further enacted, That all moneys
arising from tks leasing of abandoned lands,
houses and snt. or from sales Of Ssptured
suance of saii act, OF this act, from fees col.
ected under the rules and regulations made by the
President, dated rsspestiysy the t tSsuty-eisstS
day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
day Of ssptsuSsr, siastssn bundled AND sixty
three, or under any amendments or notifications
thereof which have been or shall be made by the
President, for oondnoting the commercial inter
course which has been or shall be licensed anu
permitted by the President with and IN States de-
elared in insurreotion, shall amer satisfying there.
from All proper and necessary expenses, TO be ap.
proved BY the Secretary Of the Treasury, be paid
toto the Treasury OF the Unted States; and all ac
counts Of moneys received or expended In connec-
tion Herewith shall be audited by the proper &C
.t .aion CT ,Ss 70 provide 9 FOR sSs
collection Of abandoned property and for
s ss Z" sss United 81 Sas
twelve, eighteen hundred and sixfy-three is here
by extended so a. to include the descriptions Of
property mentioned 10 an act entitled IAN act
further to provide for the coll lection OF duties on
imports, and for ether purposes approved July
thirteen, Ell hteen hundred and siS'y.one, and an
act entitled "An act to suppress in'urreetion, TO
punish treason and rebellion, to seize and mis-
cate The 81 s@a ,Gr S,ssr Pun Pun
dred and Aixty-two, respectively; and that the
sales provide for In said act fret otioned may
he made at such places As msy be designAteh by
the Secretary Of the treasury, And section six
OF said aforementioned act 10 hereby amended so
20 include every description OF property mem
toned in the acts Of Juiy thirteen eighteen hun
dred and siNty-onR, and July seventeen, eighteen
hundred aud sixty-two Aforesaid; and that all
TO which this 10 In addition, shall he regarded As
abandoned when the lawi owner thereof shall be
voluntarily assent therefrom, and engaged, either
rebellion.
SEQ. 1. And Be Il further enScfed That the prohi-
billions and provisions OF the act approved July
thirteen, eighteen hundred shf sixty-one. and of
the acts anendatory or supplementary thereto
shall apply TO all Commercial Intercourse ny and
between person residing or being within districts
within the esent future lines OF national mill.
dec AIRED N insurrection, whether With each other
or with per ons residing or being within districts
declared In insurreetio and not within those
lines; and that all persons within the United
StAtes, not native or natur.lized citizens thereof
shall be subject to the same prohibitions, IN all
commercial Intercourse with In AbitAnts OF States
parts NJ States declared 10 insurrecton, as cit
zars "f loyal States ATE subject to uuder the said
act or acts.
sec g. And be 70 further erdcted, That whenever
any part of loyal state sh all be under the con-
troll Of insurgents or shall be in dangerous proS.
unity TO places under their control, al commercial
Intercourse therein and therewth shall be subj cot
TO the same prohibitions and conditions AZ are
tween loyal and insurreotionsry States, or such
time and TO such extent - shall from time to time
6 b ts snS P@S tss
with the approval Of the President.
SEQ. 8. And be Il ~ heT enacted That go much Of
the hfth section Of the act approved May twenty,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the fourth
section Of the act approved March twelve, eigh.
ner OF distributing nes penalties, and iorieiturrs
hereby repealed and tnat, In lieu Of the distribu
lion thereby directed S TO be made to iniormeTs
court decTeeing condemnation may award suol
compensation 10 customs otaeers, iniormeFs, O
with, will lend TO promote vigilance In protect
ing the public interests, and as shall be just land
gtegate amount heretofore directed BY the sal
nftl section.
sec. I. And be u further enacted, That no propert
seized OF taken upon any Of the inland waters o
the United States by the forces thereof shAl
be regarded as maritime prizes but all propert!
SO seized or taken shall be promptly delivered Il
The proper officers OF the courts, or as pro ided
this act and IN the said act approved March twelve
eighteen hundred and sixty-fhree.
8. And be II flu LhkT enact d, That ahalI In
lawful for the secretary Of the Treasury, with thu
approval OF the President to authorize agents I,
purchase fer the United States any products O
States declared In insurrection, at such place
therein as shall be uesignAted by him, at suel
exceedipg the market value thereof at the plao
of delivery, nor exceeding ree-fouTtha Of III
srhss yslne anereof 10 The cry Of New York
ing; Provided That no part OF the puToh ase-mone
for any product, so purchased shall be paid, 0
that arising from property sold as captured o
abandoned, or purchased and sold under the pre-
shall be arded for sale at such nj see or
IS shall be designsted by the Secretary OF tn
Treasury. and the moneys arising therefrom, afts
payment OF the purchAse-money and the other es
penses oonnected Herewith, shall be paid into tn
Treasury Of the United states and the accounts 9
to. and audited by, the proper accounting ofioer
Of the Treasury
section ave OF the act OF thirtsenth OF July sisS
teen hundred and sixty-one, Aforesaid, as sathor
IIsB the President, in hts discretion TO lie nBe O
permit com eTciAl relations in any State or sec
lion the Inhabitants OF which are declared In /
state OF insurrection, 10 hereby repealed, excep
so tar a. ~ be necessary to authorize supplyin
the neeess,ties Of loyal persons residing In insur
Iectt"nATy states, wifhin the lines actual oec
patton by the military forces of the Unlted state
a. In ioAted by published order of the command
ing General Oft department or district so oocIl
piedj and also, except so far mAy be neeesssr
TO authorize persons residing within such lines /
bring or send to market IN the loyal States an
produces which they shall have produced wit
their own labor or the labor Of freedmen or other
employed aud paid by them, pursuant TO rules r,
lAting thu reto, which may be estAbliShed unif
proper authority. And no goods wares, or me
oh andlse ah all be taken into state dsc ,Ted in A
SurTeotiOn, or transported therein exoept 10 An
from such places and to such monthly Anouats 4
shall have been previously agreed U yon IN with
by the comm anding General OF the department
which such places are sitHsted and an officer d
siEnated by the Secretary Of the Treasury for thl
purpose.
sec. 10. And BE- n further eldoted, That all of
GERS and priyAtes of the regular and volunt to,
forces Of the United States, ARd all officers sal
ora, and marines 10 the naval service are herb
pIohi6tted from buying or selling, trading or
any way dealing In the kind or description
properly mentioned IN this act, and the act
when TINS 10 In addition, whereby to receive
eN2eet any prom, benefit, or advantage to hin
sen, OF any othet person, directly or indiTectl
connected with him and II shall be the duty I
such officer, private, sailor, or marine when sne
property shall come into his Possession or Gu
tody, or within his CONTROL TO Give notice there
To some agent appointed by virtue III thia A.