, 1864-10-03

VI p'uSNo &C HhoA w hColShdbSA uJ thC OCCtS-
tary Of the Treasury, and the moneys arising
therefrom, after payment Of the purchase
money and the other expenses connected there
with, shall he paid into tho Treasury Of the
United States and the accounts Of all moneys
so received and paid shall be rendered to. and
audited by. the proper accounting officers Of
the Treasury.
Sec. Q. I;d Jc IL further enacted, That so
much Of sectinh I've II the act Of thirteenth Of
July, eighteen hundred ard sixty.onc, aforc.
said, as authorizes the President, in his discre
ton, to license or permit commercial relations
in any State or section the inhabitants Of which
are declared in state Of instruction, Is hereby
repealed, except so far as may be necessary to
authorize supplying the necessities Of loyal
persons residing in insurrectionary States
within the lines Of actual occupation by the
military forces Of the United States, as indicated
by published order Of the commanding general
Of the department or district so occupied and
also, except so far us may be necessary 10 au.
tlorize persons residing within such lines to
bring or send to market in the loyal States any
products which they shall have produced with
their own labor or the labor OF freedmen or
others employed and paid by them, pursuant
TO rules relating thereto, which may be estab-
lished under proper authority. Aud no goods.
wares, or mei chandise shall be taken into o
State declared In insurrection or transported
therein, except to and from such places, and to
such monthly amounts as shall have been pre-
viously agreed upon in writing by the com.
mandng general Of the department in which
such places are situated, and an officer desiS.
mated by the Secretary Of the Treasury for
that purpose
Sec. 10. And BE- il. .jurtler enacted, That oil
officers and privates Of the regular and volun-
teer forces Of the United States, and all officers,
sailors, and marines in the naval service arc
hereby prohibited from buying or selling, trad
ing, or in any way dealing in the kind or dcs.
cription Of property mentioned in this act, and
the act to which this is in addition, whereby to
receive or expect any profit, benefit, or advan-
tage to himself or any other person directly or
Indirectly connected with him. And it shall
be tho duty Of such officer, private, sailor, or
marine, when such property shall come into his
possession or custody, or within his control, to
give notice thereof to some agent appointed by
virtue Of this act and to turn the same over to
such agent without delay. Any officer Of the
United States, civil, military, or naval, or any
sutlcr, soldier, marine, or other person who shall
violate any provision Of this act, or who shall
take or cause TO be taken into State declared
" w III luouTNCCuou, VI " any puUlb "
be thence taken into such State, or who shall
transport or sell, or otherwise dispose Of therein
any goods, W Ires, or merchandise whatsoever,
except in pursuance Of license and authority Of
the President, as provided in said iiith section
Of the act Of July thirteen, eighteen hundred
and sixty.onc, aforesaid, and any officer or
other person aforesaid who shall make any false
statement or representation upon which license
and authority shall be granted for such trans
portation, sale, or other disposition, and any
officer or other person aforesaid who shall, I'm.
der any license or authority obtained, wilfully
and knowingly transport, sell, or otherwise dis
pose OF any goods, wares, OF merchandise than
such as are in good faith so licensed and au-
thorzed, or shall wilfully and knowingly trans
port, sell, or dispose Of the same, or any por-
lion thereof, In violation Of the terms Of such
license or authority, or Of any rule or regula.
ton prescribed by the Secretary Of the Urea.
sury concerning the same, or shall be guilty u
any act Of embczzement, Of wiful miSappro.
priation Of public or private money or property,
Of keeping false accounts, or wilfully making
any false returns, or Of any other act amounting
to felony, shall be liable to indictment as for
misdtmean0r, rnd fne not exceeding five
thousand dollars, add 10 punishment in the pen.
tentiary not exceeding three years, before any
court, civil or militdry, competent 10 try the
same. And il shall bc the duty Of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, from time to time, to in
stitute such investigations rs may be necessary
to detect and prevent frauds and abuses in the
trade and other transactions contemplated by
this act or by the acts to which this Is supple
mentary. And the agents making such inves.
tigations shall have power to compel the atten.
dance Of witnesses, and to make examinations
on oath.
Sec. II. And Be IL further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury, with the approval
Of the President, shall make such rules and
regulations as are necessary to secure the pro
per and economical execution Of the provisions
Of this act, aud shall defray all expenses Of
such execution from the proceeds Of fees i'm.
posed by said rules aud regulations Of sales Of
captured and abandoned property, AMI Of sales
Approved, July ?, 1864.
JoMT RESOLUTION authorizing the Secretary OF
tho Interior TO reclaim and preserve certain
property Of the United States.
Be IL fesolred By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentdtices OF tie United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary Of the
Interior be, and he IS hereby, authorized and
directed TO prevent the improper appropriation
or occupation Of any Of the public streets, ave
nues, squares or reservations in the city Of
Washington belonging to tho United States,
and TO reclaim the same II unlawfully appro