Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-17
The New Law Regulating Trade with
the Insurgent States.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10. I9l

An act in addition to the several acts concerning
commercial intercourse between loyal and insur.
rectonay States, and TO provide for the collection
of captured and abandoned property, and the
! prevention Of frauds in States declared in nsur-
recton.
BE il enacted By the Senate anu House OF
| Representatives Of the United States Of liner
lea in Congress assembled That sales Of cap
tured and abandoned property under the
act approved March twelve, eighteen hun
dred and sixtythree, may be made at such
! places, in States declared in instruction, as
may be designated by the Secretary of the
! Treasury, as well as other places now au-
thorized by said act.
! Sec 2. And be it further eadcted, That in
| addition 20 lie v5ei Ndad ana abandoned
| property to be received. collected, and dis
! posed of rs provided in said 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 insurrectionary
States formerly held as slaves. who are or
shall become free Property, real or per-
sonal, shall be regarded as abandoned when
the lawful owner thereof shall be volunta-
rily absent therefrom, and engaged either
in arms or otherwise, in aiding or encour-
aging the rebellion
SEC. B Ahd be il further enacted. That all
moneys arising from the leasing of aban-
doned lands, houses and tcnements, or from
sales Of captured and abandoned property
collected and sold in pursuance Of said act
or Of this act, or from fees collected under
the rules and regulations made by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and approved by
the President, dated respectively the TWEEN
ty-eight day Of August, eighteen hundred
and siXty-two, the thirty first day Of March,
and the eleventh day Of September cigh-
teen hundred and sixty three, on under any
amendments or notifications thereof which
have been or shall be made by the Secretary
OF the Treasury, and approved by the Pres
ident, for conducting the commercial inter-
course which has been or shall be licensed
and permitted by the President, with and
in States declared in instruction, shall, af-
ter satisfying theretrom all proper and ne
cessary expenses to be approved by the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, be paid into the
Treasury Of the United States; and al &C
counts of money received or expended in
connection herewith shall be audited by
the proper accounting QGcrs Of the Treas s.
provide for the collection of abandoned
property, and for the prevention of fraud
in insurrectiOnary districts of the United
States" approved March twelve, eighteen
hundred and sixty three is hereby extended
so as to include the descriptions of property
mentioned in an act entitled 'And further
to provide for the collection of duties on
imports and for other purposes, approved
July thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, and an act entitled can act to sup
press Instruction to punish treason and
rebellion, to seize and cOntiscate the prop
erty Of rebels, and for other purposes" ap-
proved July seventeen, eighteen hundred
and siXty-two, respectively; and that the
sales provided for in said act first mention
ed may be made at such places as may be
designated by the. Secretary Of the Treas
ury. And section six of said first mention
ed act is hereby amended so as to include
every description Of property mentioned in
the acts Of July thirteen, eighteen hundred
and siXty-one, and July seventeen, eighteen
hundred and siXty-two, aforesaid and that
all property, real or personal, described in
the acts to which this is in addition, shall
be regarded as abandoned when the lawful
owner thereof shall be voluntarily absent
therctrorn, and engaged either in arms OF
otherwise, in aiding or encouraging the re
bellion,
Sec, 4. Ind be HJather elacted, That the
prohibitions and provisions Of the act APP
proved July thirteen. eighteen hundred and
siXty-one and the acts amcndatOry or sup
Elementary thereto, shall apply to all COM
mercial intercourse by and between persons
residing or being within districts within the
present or future lines Of national military
occupation in the State on parts Of States
declared in instruction, whether with each
other or with persons residing or being
within districts declared i'm instruction and
not.within those lines and that all persons
within the United States, not native or ma
| turalized citizens thereof, shall be subject to
! the same prohibitions in all commercial in
! tercourse with inhabitants Of States or parts
Of States declared in instruction, as citi-
zens OF loyal States are subject to under the
said act or acts.
/ SEC ., And be 1t FURTHER enacted That
whenever any part Of a loyal State shall be
under the control of Insurgents, on shall be
in dangerous proximity to places under
| their control, all commercial intercourse
/ therein and herewith shall be subject to
/ I4C HNlIlC IIOlhOlIlyilo anu NeuulllohS as are
created by the said acts as to such inter
course between loyal and nsurectonaly
States, for such time and to such extent as
shall from time to time become necessary to
protect the public interests, and be directed
by tho Secretary Of the Treasury, with the
/ approval Of the President
SEC, 6, Ind be it further euuctcd That so
much OF the fifth section of the act approved
/ May twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty.
/ two, and the fourth section Of the act ap-
proved March twelve, eighteen hundred and
siXty-three, as directs the manner of dis.
tributing fines, penalties and folfeitures j,
hereby repealed, and that, in lieu Of the