Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-01
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COMMERCIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF FRAUDs-CAPTURED PROPERTY, &c.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, II
ADJuTAnT GErnaAL'a oTrtcE, I |,
General orders, No. 251. 4 n '
the insormstss saS government o. XII con sTned'
IPuBLio-No. ist.l
AN ACT IN addition 70 the several acts concerning
oomnaersial intefoourse between loyal and inaur-
asss 81 sspsSred and abandoned property, and the
prevention Of frauds In states declared In nsur-
tsss Of De Uniis1 Sais, Of lnered, IN cOngvs.i a.,
properly under the act approved March twelve,
snsh slssss, ia states Seesrsd in ins1rTsstion, As
may s. designated by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, a. well as At other places now authorized by
Ses.G And ., q further easosd, That, in addition
10 the captured and abandoned property to be re-
said set, The said ssents shall take charge Of and
iesse, for perioda not exceeding twelve months, |
he di.srisss therein named, and shall siso PROVIDE
and general welfare Of ailpersons within the lines
reotionsry ststes formerly held a. slaves who are
or shall Oeeome free Property, real or personal,
owner thereof shall be solunssriiy al, snt there.
from. and engaged. either In arms or otherwise, In
aiding or ENCOURAGING the rebellion.
arising ron tss leasing 81 abandoned lands,
houses, Ana tenemant,, or from sales OF captured
.nsus nj. s snS fee. Pso
iestsd under The rule. and regulstons made bv the
sssr..sry o. The Treasury, sud approved BY the
~. ~ Ar,.n.t s,.h,a.n hnnyrsd 80 s,,ts.ftvn
he thirty.nrst day Of Maven and the eleventh day
ma ar upder sny smepsmens, or modlsc stiops
th~reof which have been or shslI be made by the
sss..s.ry q the Jrs.snry, and spproysd By The
s,,,rse whish has heen or ,hail In Uoensed ann
pernittsd 81 the Presidents with and Z. states de-
nom ali proper and neoes,ary exnen,es. 10 he an
oved by INC secr etsry n the Tressurv. he psid
mo me frsssurv OF me united states, snd ali ae-
son,ts n unoprvs reoefved or expendei IN eonneo-
Hon therswith nan he sudited by ne proper 40
s ss, .ss,,on M ,S un., ~ nrny;ds 1sr the
saiIee,ion NJ ahsndonea pronerty and for
the prevention OF fraud Ia ins irrectionsry
distriets in the United states,D approved Mareh
~ st.saea so 4, N esaas he Ss.criptiops Of
nyonsrtv mentioned in an Act entitled Gan act
Evths, n nrovtde Tor the collection OF duties on
imuorts, and Tor ether purposes,n approved July
thirteen. eishteen hundred and sixty-one, and az
nnni,h treason and rebeiiion, 10 seize and eSnas-
sste the property Of rebels, And for other pur-
fred and sixty-two, fespeotiveiy; and that the
az. proyide for 10 aid act Hr1f men TONED NAV
!. n "a A. sneh nisse, a. NAV he dssiTnsted ~
-. ascs.t.,v ~ he Trssmry And ,sction az
~ ,sid arst.mentioned act h hereby amended 40
As 70 include every description Of property men
dred and sixtv-one and JuIv seyenteen eighteen
hrna.sd Ana siItvItyvo afsre..iJ, ana thati III
neonsrtv real ar naraonnI deeertbed An The .ct1
nws,sh ,h,s n An ssSition' man hs revsrdsS -
ABANDONED when the lawful owner thereof shall be
voluntarily absent thersifo@, and engaged, either
,shsii,on' " ''Ae' Al N'"'Ns VI 'N'ou'e"s 'l'
a. a IuS d, q h,yth-y enaesed. Tia, the prohi.
b,tions and proyI,ions Of the At annrovsd Jniv
th,rtsen, sixhtsen Sandped s,s sixtypoDs and nt
the acts smendAtory or suppemeni.ry thereto
sspuy 20 ,s.,S,na ~ ha,na ,shI sna
stthin tbe p-.sent or future lines Of natsona milf
t.ry oasnnstion in the STATE. or r.rts N stsis,
oe ,,S ,es,ans y, hs,nr VIM
Ssel.red in insurrectios and nat within thoss
sts, mot moi nasys or natprs.ea st,,sns tSnrnos
shsii 4. subiect 70 me ,ams nrohibtions in I'll
eomnereis intercourse with IN sbit.nts Of st.tss
~ n.rts n ststes desis red in in.nprection e,,,
,sn. IN laval sts,ss srs snb,sst 10 nnaet ,ss
~ ar asts ~ ~ '1''e'' W ""O'i 'H' 'A'u
.ns ns,t ~ iovs ~. .hsII r. MAJ. ,h. t
t,nl n insnrgen{s or nan Ss in dsnSe,on nsos-
imity 10 places under their control All eommepeisi
,at.s.o,r.e thersin nd ~ sro,s,,h ~ n h
10 he same probbitions and CONDITIONS s' sSs
psstsd Nv The aid aetS a, 10 ,uch intepcops.s ~
ms abS 70 ,Ssh es,ept ~ oS tns N Z, ,T %
become nee sssary 10 ~ otect the public intersst
.sa b directed By ne secretary Of the Treasury
sca' g. Az BE- q NJ her snaefsd That an much n,
the am section Of the act approved MAY twenty
.srtion ~ the Act spnIovs3 Mach twsivs "i,h
,ssn bnndred and s,Hyvtbtee a. Sirsc,s ne S,sn n
distfihutinP re sd fart Itur
ishsrsbv reoealed and that in lien Of ne
tiou thereby objected to be made TO ipiormers
come Sss,eeipS on nae msv ,n mi
eonpensntion 10 custom1 ofioers. infnrmers. ~
amer per1on,, for Apy service eonn.eted thsEa
WITH a will lend 10 promote vigilance in protest
inS the public interests and AZ shall be uit land
scnitabls IN no cAae however 10 exeesd Tho 40
1870 amount heretofore directed bv the ~
Am section
~. r. And be II further enacted. That No nroncrtr
s.iIed or taken upon any OF the inland waters oi
ths United states by the iorces thereof ,ba
~ regsrded A. mAritime prIIes, bnt ali nrnner,v
~ .si,sd or taken shan he nIonntIv JelivsSaJ ~
.bs n.sper ofoers OF The oourts or an npoYiSsd IN
tG.a Rnnd in ths said Act annroved MArcb ,,pciya
sts6tsrn hundred ana si.tv.thrae '"'''''
- a anI a, q G.,tisr 5000 Tia, 10 .h.u -
mi for Che sesyetsTv Of the Tressnrr ,niah ~
rn,ovsi ri me Presiasnt 10 sntb%ri,. i "aa ~
Ylp.S :. a. ths untted S,.t.s any u,o6,,. ~
ktstss dsel. rad I'm insurrection AZ .noh nts.o.
$500, N .hsu he ae.,gnstsd 10 hIm P.nss
800. shsii he $1,000 IN With ~, o. 'usH ~
paa.d,ns The msIEet ysIue ths,an1 a, ne no oa
81 ssiivsrv. nor exoeedinS tbree-tonptbs 81 ne
w.ssst Ssine tbeteof IN ths si.v N Nest yoL y,
th.is,s.t anotstion, Lnown toyh. .Ssn, n,',ns -. ~
tns Providsd Thai no part of he pafeh s,e.monsv
tos any produots 40 purchn.ed shail he nsIS ~
arreed TO be paid, out Of any other fund than
that nrising from property sold as captured OF
abandoned, or purchased and sold under the pro-
visions Of this act All property so purchaaed
shall be forwarded for sale at such place places