Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
I be following aCe th- regulations referred to
IKEASURY DErARFMENr,i
January &3, 81
IL. lbt t0mmanotng General having ex-
press te opinion. ia reply To le tier addressed
fSfcshEn- ~ tn Secretary of the Treasury on tho
t0h lIzs t3ei, hat the restriction trade in the
ssi'st'. of HiEsonri aad Kentucky may be safely
removed; AID the Secretary of War, in his
| letter Ci ihis cay, JanusTy 23 lotii, having
aiIIo'ed that opihioa, the 10Th R guiation of
Trace established with o. her re guiations, on
The ilih ot September 1853, is so far modified
THAI ali r.st IGrionS trade In the State of Mis-
souii aid kenn ky are annuiled ana abro-
gattd, Shd al products ana goods may be
IlstIy tahen IN o and transported within the
sac States as IN time of peace: Provided
however, that no procucts or goods shall bs
aiken IRON SAID S,atss or either OF them into
ary state declared TO be III insurrecuou, or to
any pot IL said Stat heretofor' bluckaded,
which has been or 1nay re oprred, except in
compliance with the reg uittions OF September
II, 1865.
Restrictions upon trade in, to- or from othar
States, AID also upon the trade with States III
nsu1rect'on ano part OF said States espe Iiaily
On The II isslssippi aud othrr nasigaols rivers,
wiH be removed v wheneser in the opinion OF
the Pre- idtnt, such removal shall ue found
ccmpa:inie Ulih the military me asures nec4s-
sary for the Suppression of the rebellion.
P CHASE,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Addti'Spdi Regulations of Trade, 10 take eject
Whsn promulgated umder the, authority q. tee
President, by Generals Commanding Dspar:-
merits.
LII, All persons being or residing ii any
OF the States declared 20 be IN insurr. ctll9,
whether within or Beyond the lines Of Ini,itary
occupation, may freely bring any goods or
products within the SGate in which he may
reside 10 any place within such lines where
there is g Supervising Special Agent, or As
sis'ant special Agent OF the Treasury Depart
meut, Tor safe or otner dispositioa ana SO
N ID Of any rsgulaflon heretofore established,
IS requires the ob. aiming OF any pre- yiuas au-
thcr,ty or peEmIt for bringing goods am pro-
n hA mis- sI.-st
LII. In ali cases here the owner OF the
goods and products brought in for sal- shall
~ side within tie lines Of military occupation,
and shall take the oath prescribed oy tnr Pro-
c.anauon OF the President, dated December ),
let3. and ) not excepted from the amnesty
granted ~ sara Proclamation, or proved 5Y
;HaaNits 10 lie satisfaction OF The Supervising
Special Agent or Assistant SPECIAL Agent to be
utSIoydl ard hostile to the United States, such
owner CT his agenI may receive the price oil his
eSons CT products DItnout deducuoa, except
tsr dues al fees 70 the sSoveram n nc.er II.
hss U aticps OF sept bar II, 1852, or h may
convey sutn goods and products, hlvIur mad
said cues abd fees, under proper parult. ta
tJch CtnsT place "A he may choose, fer sale Or
|. Ctftr otsrcsit'on Dut whenever tue o &par of
salc g@o's and pred cts snail rssi + sTithin
:hs lines II National military o2cUpaI,on. su2n
goods AID products shsii be soid By The super
Hising Special Agent, or Assistant SPECIAL
Agent: and all such sales of goo is AID produ Is
shai rake place On Monday OF ca n week a.
The place ct receipt, ar shall iucu ls All com
pi'te lets on hand at The time of the safe, and
the super yisiug Special Agent, or the As.is-
taut Special agent, as The case may %, saall
pay 10 said owner uf his agent, If the SAID
owner shall ha.e taken the oath, and j. not
eAc-fted rom SAID amnesty, nor proved d.s-
10y Al or hostile, IS per cent Of the gross pro-
See'is of said sales, and shall pay the remainder
81 sald lrCCeeCs, after dsdDctiur the necessary
~ Ireppr expenses o. SALE and one Der cent
a his additional compensation, into tn L reas-
ury OF the United State, and shall give tie
owner CT each 1t sold, or his ageut, a recent
OF cer lficate describing the propertv. But the
aggregate conprnsarion OF Super visiug
SPECIAL Agent CT Assistant Speeisl agent
shall exceed the sum OF S5,0O3 per annum. ani
81 MAT rate tor q less period; aud each Su ra.-
yising Special Agent OF Assistant SpecisG
Agent charged with the receipt and payment
OF any MI ney under any regulation Of the
Treasury Department shall give bond TO the
satisfaction of the Secretary OF the Treasury in
the sum Of $4,000 for the faithful performance
OF his duty as snch Supervising Special Agent
or Assistant Special Agent, and for the pune
tual pay II ent by HIM into thu Treas ury OF the
United States OF all sums by him received and
required by law or regulations TO be SO paid
I1V. All sales whether private or public,
shall be for notes of the United States or Treas
ury notes exclusively, and all proceeds ofgoojs
and products paid into the Treasury under the
foregoing resolution shall be restored without
interest TO the owner of the goods and products
sold, in case he shall establish on the return
OF peace and the IuH practical restoration OF
the authority Of the Union, his title to said
goods ard products, and that since the sales
thereof he has conducted himself in all re- poets
as good aud loyal citizen OF the United States
and bas done nothing inconsistent with the
terms of the oath prescribed by the Presidents
Proclamation OF Amnesty.
Nothing in either of the foregoing additional
Regulations shall authorize the conveyance Of
supplies hey oud the lines of military occupa-
ticn, or except under the Regulations OF Sep
t.mher II, 1868, within said lines.
LNI. The foregoing Regulations, numbered
LII, LII, L1V. LN, shall take effect and hs
IN force within the lii.es of the several Military
Departments in the insuTrectionary Sta-s s5,
whenever ths Generals commanding said De-
parmfnts shal. respectively, under authority
DrODpr
mule ate the same. :. =. CHASE,
Secretary of the DrnlsurA.