Daily national Republican., 1864-11-10
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COMMERCIAL RcoURsE-PREvEETIoN
OF FRAuDs-CAPTURED PROPERTY, sc.

the lniOrmhuOn and government OF MI Gun ''"NN
IPuBLIc-Eo. ieIl
AsAcr in addition TO the sever.l acts concerning
commercial intercourse between 10y 81 tnu i inIus
reationAry States, and TO provide for the c9ice- %
ton OF captured and abandoned properly hhu .ne
prevention OF frauds In ststss declared In h'"i-
footion.
"B. enacted SvO, Srna,s and Eoa's Of RrgrcnHio.
,sr.bisd Tb.t ,sles Of captured and abandoned
property under the set approved Mareh WE'VE,
eishteen su1dres ,ea sssisred ip nS9rTSeton a.
mav be desiTnAted by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, a. we'll IS At other places now Authorized BY
sss' "a ..SS, q further snacfed, That, in siditon
to the captured and abandoned property TO be re-
ssii act the said agents shall take charge of and
lease, for periods not exceeding twelve months
The abandoned lands, houses and tenements 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 national military occupation within said insur
rectionary States formerly held as slaves who are
or ,hall 6eeome free. Property, real or personal,
shall be regarded IS abandoned when the lawful
owner thereof shall be voluntarily ah,ent 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 the leasing Of abandoned lands,
houses, and tenements, or from sales OF captured
and abandoned property collected and sold 10 pur-
,uanee OF said act, or of.ths act or from fees col
leeted under the rules and regulations made by the
President, dated respectively the twenty-eighth
day OF August, eighteen hundred and slSty-two.
The thirty.hIst day OF March, and the eleventh dsy
three, or under any amendments or notifications
thereof. which have been or shall be made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and approved by the
President, for coDdustlns the commercial inter
course which has been or shall be licensed ana
permitted by the President, with and in states de-
elsred In iniurrecton, shall after satisfying there
from all proper and necessary expenses, to be ap.
proved By the Secretary OF the Treasury, be paid
counts OF moneys received or expended in conncc.
uon herewith shall be audited by the proper &C.
@ .scn CT the sFsSy so pgoye rGs3 Ss Tie tie
t ,Sa OPsy s4R m
districts In the United States" approved Msroh
twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty.three, is here
BY extended so as to include the descriptions Of
further to provide for the collection Of duties
Imports, and for ether purposes approved July
act entitled IAN set to suppress @ in,ufTcctioo 10
punish treason and rebellion to seize ard nils
cate the property Of rebels, and for other .rur-
poses,n approved July seventeen eighteen hun.
dred and aixty.two, respectively; and that tho
salss provided for In said set first mentioned may
n. sy .TS9 oi 65 ,seoS X
Of said aforementioned act is hereby amended 40
A. to include every description OF property men.
tioned In the acts Of July thirteen, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-one, and July seventeen, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two Aforesaid and that all
10 whlsh this 10 In addition, shall he regarded az
abandoned when the lawful owner thereof shall he
voluntarily absent therefrom, and engaged, either
In arms or otherwise, In aiding or encUuIGgns tie
rebellion.
sec. I. And be il FURTHER enacted, Tls, the prohi.
billions and provisions OF the act approved July
thirteen, eighteen hundred and TiNty-one. and OF
he acts amendstory or supplementary thereto,
shall apply TO all commercial intercourse by and
between person residing or being within dlstrictG
within the present or future lines OF milf
tary occupation in the States or rarts OF States
declared In insurreetion, whether with each either
or with persons residing or being within districts
declared In insurrectioa and not within those
lnesi and that all persons within the Unitcd
nAtuFAliZel citiyPnn
shall be subject to the same prohibitions, in all
sommerelM Intereoufse with inhabitants OF States
or parts Of States declared In insurreeton as clt.
Aot or aets.
any part Of loyal state sh all be under the con.
troll OF insurgents, or shall be in dangerous proy.
Intercourse therein and herewith shall be subject
10 the same prohibitions and conditions a. are
created by the said acts as to such tncrcourIr hc.
tween loyal and inBurrectionary States, TOR such
time and to such extent shalt from time TO time
become nee, ,sssry TO protect the public iutereptr
with the approval of the President.
Sec. 9. And Be Il ~ her enacted, That 60 much ri
the fifth section Of the act approved May twenty
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, AMI tic io.rtf
section Of the act approved March twelve, e!gh,
teen hundred and .ixty-threc, as directs the mSG.
Is hereby repealed snd that in lieu % Of the % GistT63 ri
tion thereby dir eeted to be made 10 iniormers
collectors, and other officers of the customs the
court decreeing condemnation msy award such
compensation TO customs ottcors, iniormers oil
other persons, Tor any service connected there
with, as viii tend to promote vigilance in protect
ing the public interests, And as shall be Just land
equitable, In no case, however, TO exceed the a.
sreBAte amount heretofore directed by the SNi,
nth section.
SEQ. I. And be II further enacted That no proper,,
the United stateI By the val iofccs ihereoT an
be regarded h maritime prtZesj but all PROPERTY
80 seized or taken shall be promptly delivered L
this Aot and In the said act approved March twelve
eighteen hundred and sixty-three.
AAR nd Aa rfHA
lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury, with thI
approval OF the President, TO authorize agents tC
States declared in insurreetion, at such place
therein as shall be designAted by him, at suei
prices as shall be agreed on with the seller, no
exceeding the market value thereof at the plAc,
oi delivery, nor exceeding three-fourthI OF IN,
market value thereof In the city of New York a
the latest quotations known to the agent purchas
Ing PROVIDED, That no part Of the purehase-monel
ier any products so purchased shall be paid, O.
agreed 70 be paid, out OF any other fuLd thai
that arising from property sold as cal tured o
abandoned, or purchased and sold under the rro
visions OF this act. All property so purchase,
as shall be designAted by the Secretary Of IA
Treasury, and the moneys arising therefronl, aft
psyment oi the pufehsse;money and the otheT ex
Treasury Of the United States and tie accounts o
all moneys SO received and paid ELAl be renderet
70, and sudited by' the proper accounting Ofhceri
$50. .. And % y further s..asied, Ths. SO much o
teen hundred and sixiy one, aforeSaid, as sntbor
ises the President "A his discretion, TO llc nse OI
permit commercial relations In any State or sec.
tion the Inhabitants OF which ale declared in 4
state Of tnsurreetion, iH hereby repealed, except
solar a. may be necessary to authorize supplying
the necessities OF loyal persons residing In insuF.
reetionAry States within the lines OF actual Ooeu-
patton by the military forces of the United StAfes
aA In iioAted by published order of the comm M.
Ing General of the department or district SO oecr-
pied and also except far as may be nn.eaanFC
70 authorize persons residing within Buoh unea Ia
bring OF send 70 market IN the loyal stAteE Anv
products which they shall have rIoduced yyitG
their own lAbor or the labor OF ee nen or OF
employed and paid by them, pursuant to ruIcE re-
lAhnS thereto, which may b.: estAbliHheG mT,icr
proper authority And 10 ysods, wares OF mer
ehAndle shall be taken iG.S state decI red In In
Surreotion, or trAnsportsI therein. Fxoept 10 ,nd
nom such places and - such monthly AmOu nts A.
shall have been prev sously agreed upon IN wTitih1
BY the commanding General Of the depaftmer1',t II
which such pIAeeB are situated and an Otieer do.
sisnAted BY the Secretary Of the Treagury or thtl
purpose.
Sec. 10 And be II JTther cEaCted, That all ON.
GERS and privAtes OF the regular and volunteer
isi0ea Of the United States, sad all officers Eall,
or, Ahu marines 10 the nAveL service, are herCby
prohibited from buying or selling trading CF IN
any way dealing In the Kind or descriptiOn of
properly mentioned IT,. IEIS act, and Tic Est IN
Hhleh thll 10 In adAIsoR, whereby 10 receive mr.
expeet any pruht, beaelt, or ADVANTAGE IN ii IN,
sell or any other person, direptlV ar tntIre,tI :,
connected with him And il shall Ia tbs ,''t
such otneeT private ssNUr, or marine yrbSr -, cT
property shall come into his pOTscssion ~ rWs
tody, or within his control to Tiyr IHtIna W .,
70 some agent, appointed hy Virtue Of ibis AZ