Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-17

naval force@hereof, shall be regarded as
maratime pre, but all property so seized or
taken shall promptly delivered to the
proper Offices of the courts, as provided in
this act and the said act, approved March
twelfth, eigeon hundred and sixty-threc
SEC s. III be it further enacted. That
II shall be lsful for the Secretary of the
Treasury, wb the approval of the Presi-
dent, to aat3rize agents to purchase for
the United Hate5 any products of the
States declad in instruction, at such pa-
ces thorein shall be designated bv him.
at such priaas shall be agreed on with
the seller neeXceeding the market value
thereof g teplaee of delivery nor exceed
ing thtGcnAhs OF the market value therc-
OF III the en- of New York at the latest
quotations nTn to the agent purchasing !:
PROVIDED, lhfA no part of the purchase
money for NY pbduce SO purchased shall
be pald, or agreed to be paid, out Of any
other fund nan dat arising from property
sold as captred d abandoned or purchased
and sold urier tn, provisions of this act
/ All properT so Purchased shall be forwar-
ded ior salat sucl place or places as shall
be deslgnatd by tAe Secretary of the Treas
ury, and tlfmone arising thereirom. after
| payment 0the purchase money and the
other eXpeps connected herewith. shall
be PAID inq the Treasury Of the United
States anfho accounts Of all moneys so
received anpaid Ih0ll be rendered to and
audited by be proper accounting officers
Of the Treatry
SEC Q. Il be tfUthcr enacted, That so
much OF sedon five Of the act of thirteenth
OF July, ehteen hundred and sixtv-one
aforesaid as tthorizs the President in his
discretion, license or permit commercial
relations IN ty Statoor section the inhabi-
tants OF VIII are declared in state OF in
surrecuon, hereby repealed except so far
/ as may be nfssary toauthor.uc supplying
! the hecessltt OF loyal persons residing in
/ lnsmrectlonf States, within the limits Of
| actual occuphon by the military forces Of
the United 1tos, as indicated by published
order OF hdcommanding-ge general OF the
/ department district so occupied and
also, except tar as may be necessary to
! authorize pefns residing within such lines
/ to bring or td to market in the loyal
States any pfucts which they shall have
| produced wit heir own laboror the labor of
freedmen or hers employed and paid by
them, pursut to rules relating thereto,
which may Established under proper au-
| thouty Andl goods, wares-o or merchandise
fhaEI Rs St tted fGdrcia except
to and froniuc places, and to such month
! ly amountss lall have been previously
agreed upohn liting by the commanding
general Of tc apartment in which such
! places are suaed, and an officer designa-
ted by the lccetary Of the Treasury for
that purpos
! SEC. 10. hide It further enacted. That all !
officers andriates Of the regular and vol |
unteor force otthe United States, and all .
officers SALES md marines in the naval |
service are. erby prohibited from buying
or selling, hdlg, or in any way dealing
in the ldndr escription Of property men
| toned in Id at, and the act to which this |
is an additiO thereby to receive or accept
any profit, lndt, or advantage to himself
or any otht PRISON directly or Indirectly
connected lit him. And it shall be the
duty Of sue ficer, private, sailor or ma
rine, whenuh property shall come into
! his pOssessh T custody, or within his con
! troll. to givmticc thereof to some agent.
! appointed virtue Of this act, and to turn
the same az such agent without delay.
| Any officerf the United States, civil, mil
itary or ma on any suffer soldier, ma
rine, or 9th person who shall violate any
provision ohis act, or shall take, or cause
| to be takernto State declared to be in
/ insurrectioor to any other point to be
thence talbinto such State, or who shall /.
transport,F SELL OF otherwise dispose of !
therein, allgOods, wares or merchandise |
| whatsoevelXcept in pursuance Of license /
and authdg of the President as provi- /
ded in sadtb section Of the act Of July |
thirteen, eileen hundred and siXty-one /
/ and any DIR or other person aforesaid I
who shall PIE any false statement or rep 1
resentatiOrpon which license and author |
ity shall boanted for such transportation /
sale, or otlrispostion, and any officer or |
other pcrsSeforesaid who shall under |
any licensq authority obtained wilfully 1.
and knowih transport, sell or otherwise .
dispose Of 4 other goods, wares, or meI-
chandisc u such as are in good faith so
licensed miauthorized, or shall wilfully /.
and knowin7 transport sell, or dispose Of
the same, nly portion thereof, in viola
ton Of thgms Of such license or author
ity, or Of aurule or regulation prescribed
by the Sccrry Of the Treasury concern
ing the saIppr shall be guilty OF any act
Of cmbczzlent, or wilful misrepresenta-
ton ofpubbr private money or property, /
Of keepingke accounts, or wiltully ma I.
king any taretuIns or of any other act
amountingh felony shall be liable to in
dictment asr misdomoanor, and fine
not eNceedhive thousand dollars, and to
punishment the penitcntiary not exceed I
ing three ", before any court, civil or
military, coetent to try the same, And
il shall be tduty Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury q time to time, TO institute
such inyesaions as may be necessary to
detect and Eent frauds and abuses in the
trade and Or transactions contemplated
by this act by the acts to which this is
supplements And the agents making
such invcttions shall have power to