Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-05
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COMMERCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF FRAUDs-CAPTuREDP PROPERTY, se.

ADJuTArT GErEpALS OTit6,
The following act Of Congress, IL published for
the Information and government Of all con c'"'u'
[PuBLIC-fO. 1871
Ar ACT in addition 10 tho several aots concerning
commercial Intercourse between leya snu i,
reotionAry states and 10 provide lot INC eoneo-
ton OF captured snh anasaV , Besisrsd In nsur-
reotion.
uR, N ,noo,,d bviAe SsrS,s and Hovse ~ Represenfd
ss, Of s u.h.s afs, e, . nVS' and SSspdoped
property under the act approved March twelve,
eighteen hundred and eixty.three, may be made At
such psoes n states declared In insurrection, As
nav Be desiEnated by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, IS well as at other places now authorized BY
zee T. And b. q further enacted, That, In addition
10 the captured and abandoned property to be re-
oeived, collected, and disposed Of as provided 10
said act the said agents shal take charge OF and
le.se, for periods not exceeding twelve months,
the abaudored lands, houses and tenements within
S: district. therein rsmsa srS sas s.%
and general welfare 81 AL persons within the lines
OF sunpsi military occupation within said insur.
or shall 0eoome free. Property, real or personal,
shall be regarded ss sbanione when the lawful
owner thereof shall Be voluntarily a. en-, there
500. .. And be Jftpihsr sESc'sd, That all moneys
house,. sna sensmsSts, or from sale. Of captured
snd uband-ued property collected snd SOLD 10 pur-
.u.nee n sat- sc or OF this act or from ,ees cot
Secretary Of the Treasury, sud approved BY th'
President, dssed respectively the twepty-eighth
tns thirty day OF Ms-ch, and the eleventh day
day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, or under any amendments or notifications
thereof which have bees or shall be made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and approved by the
President, for condnstiug the commercial inter
permitted BY the President with and IN States do
clared In insurreotion, SHALL after satisfSing there
from AZ proper and Necessary expenses, TO be AZ
Into the Treasury of'hs urited s,ates and all 40
counts Of MONEYS received or expended 10 eonneo-
f sr.s .as,ioa OF .Ss To provide for The
collection OF Abandoned property and for
si..r,sss sy IN .Ss Si,.d .fs." approved SsroS
twelve, sightsen hundred and six'y-three, 10 here
by extended so as tn include the descriptions "t
pfoperty mentioned In al SGT EMIT ed IAN se'
further TO pro"tde Tor the collection of duties or
imoorts. saa for ether purposes approved July
thirteen I'll 'hteen hundred AMI 81 y.oue, And Al
set entitled An aet to su press In direction, ~
punish reason and rebellion, TO seize and Mis-
cate tho property of rehels, and Tor other pu
poses" approved July seventeen, eighteen hun
dred and aixty-two, respectively and that the
Gales provide for In said act frst toned may
be mAde At such places as m ) be designAte b.
the Secretary Of the Treasury. And section SiS
Of said aforementioned act 10 hereby amended So
So TO include every description OF property men.
toned in the acts Of ia thirteen, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty. ona, and Juy seventeen, eight, en-
hundred aud sixty-tvo aforesaid and that al
property, real or personal, described in the acts
tn which this 10 In shdtion, shall be regar dRd as
abandoned when the lawful owner thereof sh all he
voluntarily sent therefrom, and engaged, eithsr
In arms or Otherwise In aiding or encours ginE the
rebellion.
billions and provisions Of the act approved July
thirteen, eighteen hundred IN sixty, ne, and Of
the acts anendatory or supplementary thereto.
shall apply tn all CONNIE eta intercourse and
between person residing or beiDg within District
within this esent or future lines Of national mtl-
tAry occupation In the states or rArts If St-feS
dec AIRED In instruction, whether with each ether
or with per ons residing or being within districts
declared In tnsurrectioI and not within those
inesi and that all PERSONS " thin the United
shall be subject to the same prohibitions, in all
commercial Intercourse with in abitAntS Of Ststes
or parts at States declared IN nsuFTeetion, cit
rens OF loyal states &c subject to uuder the said
act or acts.
3" : and be u further erac,sd, That whenever
my pArt ofa oya tate All all be under the con-
troll OF insurgents, or shal be IN dangerous prux-
unity !" places ulder their control, all commercial
tnterc uTee therein and therew tn shall be subject
to the same prohibitions and conditions az are
created by the said ncts to such Intercourse be-
time and 70 such extent as shsi from time 70 time
and be directed BY the secretary Of tho Treasury,
with the approval Of the President.
Sec. Q. Anh be u (u heT enSGied Thai so much Of
the nfth section Of the act approved MAy twenty,
sssteen s1 ,S and sinty-two ana the fourth
teen hundred and slx'y-'hree, A. directs the man
nerof distributing does, penalties, and forfetures
tion thereby dir eoted to be made to informers,
collectors, and other Officers Of the customs, the
court deereeipg condemnation may award such
compensation TO customs officers 10 formers OF
other persons, for Any service connected there
With, AZ will tend to promote vigilance In protect
ing the public interests and as shall be Just land
equitable, in no case, however, to exceed tho az.
gtegAte amount heretofore directed by the said
tftr section.
Sec !. And be II Further enacted, That no property
seized or taken upon any Of the inlAnd waters Of
the United States by the nA al fOrces thereof shah
90 seized or taken hall be promptly delivered to
the proper officers OF the cOurts, pro ided In
eighteen hundred and sixty.'hree '''''
See. 8 And be Il fu TER ,naet d, That 1t shall be
lawful Tor the oretsry of the Treasury, with the
purchase fer the United states any products OF
States declared In resurrection. at such places
tn sss sh1 ~ DC o s,, oy MIN, AZ such
exceeding the market value thereof at the place
Of deliverg, nor exceeding three-fourths OF the
the latest quotations known to the agent purchAs-
ing: Provided, That no psrtoi the purch sse-money
Tor any product, 80 Pq re- sesl! be p;d or
abandoned, or purchased and sold under the pro.
shall he forwar for sale such pl oe or places
shall be designAted by the s. eretary OF the
treasury and the moneys arising therefrom, after
penses o0nneo ed herewith, shall be paid 10 TO the
Treasury Of the United States and the Aoonunts OF
all moneys so received and paid lh 1ll be rendered
TO- and Audited BY, the proper accounting officers
See .. And BE- u further enGeted, Tha, go much of
section dye OF the Of thirteenth Of July eigh-
teen hund'td and sixty-one, Aforesaid, as author
lies the President In his discretion to lie nss or
permit commercial relations in any state OF sec-
ton the Inhabitants OF which aye declared IN a
state OF tnuurrection, 10 hereby repealed, except
so Tar a. mNy he necessary To authorize upplI ing
the necessitis, OF loyal pc sons residing IN inaur-
recu nay >tates, vi hin the lines OF actual occu-
pAton oy the military forces OF the United st.te.,
As In ieated BY publ shed order Of the oommand
ing General ofthe department or district on ooeu-
pied; and also, except so far may be ne eesaAry
70 authorize persons residing hin such lnes 10
bring or send To market IN the loyal States Any
products which they shall have produced with
employed And paid by them, pursu ant 70 rules re-
lAting Thereto which may be established under
proper authority. And no goods, wares, or meT-
ehAndise shall be taken into State deel red In IN.
suTreotinn. or transported therein except To and
from such pisces and to such mon hly amounts as
shall have BEEN previously agreed u on IN writins
BY the oommanding General Of the department 10
which such places re HIta-ted and an officer de-
SiEnatsd BY the oretAry OF the Treasury for tn
purpose.
SEQ. 10. And be u further e1acted, That all Off.
GERS and prtvAtss Of the regu ar and vUIu .teer
ora and marines 10 the naval service, re her. by
Lrohiolted from buying or selling, trading, or In
any way deAling Ia the kind or deaurilJ tion OF
properly mentioned t. this act, aud the act 10
when this 10 In addition, whereby to'ree I've or
expect any prom, benefit, or advantage 10 him.
sell, or any other person, directly or rnGireotiv
connected with him and 1t shall be the duty of
such omcer, private, sailor, or marine when Lueh
property snAu come into his possession or Gus
touy o. nnf ms n S,H3i to give notice thereof