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Was DEPARTMENT,

NhsHfNoTor, sept. 10, 1864.
General orders, No. 2S1.
The following act Of Congress IL published for
the Information and government Of all concefncdi
[PrBLIC-So. 1874
An ACT In sadit'oS 10 the Ieversl acts concerning
commercial intercourse tetween loyal and insur.
reetiouAry States, and TO provide for the oolee-
tion Of eaptured and Ahandoned property, and the
prevention OF frauds In states declared In insur.
"Rs u e.aoted byhr S,nae and Hour Of Represrnia
Hpes Of ne United Hdies Of ims1fca, IN C0ngrrn
ssrabiSd, That sales Of captured ard abandoned
h sis'tes1 SGGdrcj and eStg.t6rse, may Be made Al
such places, IA States reoa'ed In tnsnMeotlon, as
m.y be desiEnsted ~ me secretary Of the Treas
said set. $500. =. .., .--t. - -
SEQ .. And Dc q hJuptlerrnGeied, That, in addition
70 hs 1sIt.,sd and sesndonsd property 70 be
said act, the said agents shalt take charge Of and
laase, for periods not exceeding twelve month q,
the districts therein named and shail Also provide
in such leases OF otherwise, for the employment
and general welfare Of AL persons within the lines
rceionary States formerly held as slaves, who are
or shan become free. Property, real or personal,
@ shall ne regsrdsd m aonnaone when the lawful
from, and eogsxed, either In arms or otherwise, in
Aiding or enoouraging the rebellion.
srising from the leasing OF absrdoned lands,
houses and tenements, or from safes OF captured
nnd abandsned property collected and sold In pur.
lccted under the rules aud lstons made by tho
secretary OF the Treasury, aud approved by the
President, dated respectively the twenty.eighth
nsy oi August, eighteen hundred and siKty-twO
the thirty.hrst day oi Mach, and the eleventh dAy
uay oil september, eighteen hundred and sixty
sthrreof which have bsen or shall he msde bv m,
Secretary OF the Treasury, aud approved by the
President, for conducting the commercial iutei.
permitted by the President, with and in ststes DC.
elared IN insurreoton, shall after satisfying there.
from All proper and necessary expenitr, to be ap.
into the treasury OF the ited Sates, snd all &C.
counts OF moneys received or expended in eontee-
ttCn herewith shall be sudited by the proper &C.
fret section OF the "Aot to provide for the
g. ,olIeeion q Ab.ndcnsd property and f.I
districts In the United States" approved Mareh
twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty-throe is here
ny extended so as to include the descriptions of
property mentioned In an act entitled IAN act
further 70 provide for the collection Of duties on
imports, ami for other purposes approved July
thirteen. ei .hteen hundeed ana 81 y-one, snd an
act entitled An sot to sup ia urrectiOn, 70
punish 'reaIon and rehc ion, 70 size and mig
cate the prorerty Of rah"ln, and for other pu E
poses" aPPtoVed July seventeen, eighteen hua
dred and aiNty-.wo, respectively; and that tho
,ales provide for IN said act hTst me TONED may
We made At such plHo.l as my be designate b.
the Secretary Of the Treasury. And section six
wi said aforementioned act ia hereby amended go
~ to include every description OF property mel.
toned In the Aets Of Jay thirteen, eighteen hun.
hred and sixty.ona, ami July seventeen, eighteen
hundred and Bixty-.wo Aforesaid; and that all
prorerty, real or persolal, described In the acts
10 which this Ia IA hhti ION shall be regarded aa
abandoned when the Lawful owner thereof Eh all he
voluntarily n sent therefrnm, and eng4Fed, either
rebellion,
SEQ. Z. And Ls 4 JHT9hrr enacted, that the rrnhi-
Nlttpns and prGl .a!ons oil the act approved July
rhIrtes n, eighteen hundred M sIx'y.0ne and OF
the acts HpcndatOry or Eup pllCm lniary thereto.
shall apply 10 all CONNIE c'a intcrnou Sc ~ and
hetweeb person residing or being within distrlctI
"lthin tn esent or future lineB of AtiunGl mill
'ary occupation in the States or PARTS Of st-te,
dec ared IN inEutrec ion, whether with each other
or WIN per obs testdirg or b'ins within dtstrictI
detitred In insuIreet!O and not within those
llhesi and that all persons " tain the United
states, not native or BaiurAiZed cttiZ Ems thereof
Iha'l be subject TO the same prohibitions, in Al
commercial Inter cnurse with ina abitAnts Of State
or parts Of Stat declared in insurTcction, as cit
tens q loyal StausA c subject to under the sSit
Sec. 8. And lie u JCu,iEsr enacted, Th.t wheneye
sBy part nia olal stato nLs. be under the con
troll Ol insurgents, OF shall be IN dangerous pros
inter" urFc theirln sui therew.th shsll be suljro
10 iu. arm- prnttOitiOus and conditions as ar
.reatel by the said acts 50 TO such intercourse be
tween Loyal and ihGurrcctiOGAry States, or suel
time aah to such extent 20 shall from time 70 Tim
Le" me eShsnIy 20 0'ect the public interests
nud lie directed hy IN secretary o! tic Treasury
with the approval Of the President
Sec. g And b. Il fu hcT cascted, That 60 much o
The NTH section OF the act approved May twenty
eighteen undrtd and siNty-'wo, ant tic fourtl
sectlon ot the act approved 1lATch twelve, eigh
teen hundl ed aud * hTce, as dire cts the mar
ner distributing hnCs cnalties and forfeiture,
Ia hereby repeated, and rAt In lieu OF the distrib,
iion thereby directed 20 he made 10 iaf0rmer
collectors, and other officers Of the customs, III
court dec ecirr condemnation may award sue
compensation TO customs officers, infDtmerG
other persons- any service connected thsr
with, 1 wiz tend to promote vigilance IN proteC
ing the public interests, and as shall be lust an
equitable, in no case, howeN er, to excel the a
gtegate amount heretofore directed by The sa
dftl section.
See. I. And be Il further cHdr'eJ, That no proper
seized or taken upon any OF the i1land waters
the United states by the na al iOTccs thereof shr
lie regarded as mari'im- ptiLesi but all proper
sd seized or taken hall he promptly delivered
rhc proper officers Of tre courts, or as pgo ided
this act and in the said act approved March twely
eighteen hundred and EiX'y-ihree.
Sec. 8. And be HJH,E6r 'HGCid, That II sNAu
lawful for the s. cretsry Of the Treasury, with II
turchs,e for tte United States any prudncts
States declared in iGsurreGtion, at such plac
therein as shAll be Oe,ignated by him, ct su
prices as shall be agreed on with the seller, il
exceeding the market value thereof st the pla
Of deliver, nor exceeding three-toutths OF Il
market value thereof in the city of New York
the latest quotations known to the agent purch,
ing: Propided, That no part Of the purch ase-mon
for any products so purchased shall be p aid,
Sst srsrs ng &c ppopsry GSD 81 any ,S other nhd n
abandoned, or purchaIed and sold under the ~
visions ot this ASt Al! property 40 purchis
- shall be desIgnated by the Secretary Of Il
Treasury, and the moneys arising therefrom, aft
payment oil lhe puIchase-mODe and he other o
nenses connected herewith, shall be paid int6 4
Treasury of the United S'atcg and the Acolunt,
all moneys 80 received and paid shaIl be renJer
TO- snd Audltel ny, the proper accounting otIc .
Sec. 0. Aud bc q further enacted, That 40 nuob
section i've of the act Of thiTteeath Of JULY eiJ
'een huGl'tl aud HNty.Ore, aforesaid, as autho
hts the President, In his discretion 10 IIe nSe
permit commercial relations in any state oT 10
uon he Inhabitants OF which ale desIara in
sMte OF lnsurTeoton, Ia hereby repealed exec
volr |" may ne necessary TO authorize .uppII Il
the neeesstieI OF lcYHl pc sons resilIng 10 insu
iec'IHnATy ststes, within the lines OF aain al nrc
pation by the military forces Of the Uaitei 81 AZ,
~ icatod BY published order Of the eoInmnE
log Geueral OF l.. c department or districL "a n.T
pisd; and also, except so far as may be pece,Es
TO authorize persons residing wihin sueh lines
brlns or SEND 70 market IN the loyal States a
products which tley Bhal have produced ",
thstr own labor or the labor OF free dmen or o,h1
employed and pAiA by them, pursuant 10 rules
lAting thereto, which may &c estsblished nni
proper authority. And no goods, wares, or n,
ehAndlse shall he taken into q State dec! ,Ted in
GurTectipn, or transported thersln txeept 10 a
from such places and to such monthly amoupts
shall have been previously agreed u Jon IN writ
by the commanding General Of the depaItmeb bt
which such places are Hitusted and an officer
signhtedb by the Secretary OF the Treasury for Il
purpose,
sec. 10. And be Il further e4aeied, That ALI O
eIs AID privAtes Of the regular and vOIuntt
torces oi the United StateJ, and all officers, "a
oIs, and marines In the naval service are here
lIohlDlted from buying or selling, trading, or
ANY way dealing In the kind or desoTiption
property mentioned II this act AID the act
Nhlcn 'nIh 10 IN addition, whereby to receive
expect any prom, benefit, or advantage 10 hi
cell, OF any other person, directly or indIrtc q,
connered with him and Ii shall be The duty
tush omeeIi NAteI sailor, or marine when Su