Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-14

COMMERCIAL RcouRsE-PREvENrioS
OF FRAuDs-CAPTuREDP PROPERTY, &C.

General Orders, No. 2ST.
ne iollowips act Of Congress IL p1elishsI s tGr
The Information and government OF all con @heS'
[PuBLIC-So. ipLl
Al ACT IN addition 70 the sevrr.l acts concerning
commercial intercourse hetween Loyal anul onuI-
reetioRsrv states, and to rtoyide Tor the e9,iro-
ton OF captured anil abandoned properly, and the
prevention Of frauds In states declared In nauf-
reotion.
tfpss Of Ms UnisS states gf I1rtcd, IN tongs,s of.
enabled, That sales OF captured and abandoned
pESRss S Snasr G nd sStySfse. mSy6s made
such pisces, IN states teolared 10 instruction, a.
nsy Be- dessnsted by the Secretary o. VIC 1rsss.
ury, well ss at other places now auth 'Ti1ed By
said sot.
ssiyed collected, and disposed OF, as 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 slso provide
IN such leases or otherwise, for the employment
Of rational military occupation within said insur.
reotionsry states formerly held slaves, who are
Ia. BE- rsssred =: Abandoned when al the Ss lawful
owner thereof shall be voluntarily ah, ent there
nom, and engaged either in arms or otherwise, in
AIDING or encouraging the rebellion.
SEQ. .. And be u further enacted, That all moneys
arising rom the leasing of abandoned lands.
and sbsndsned property collected snd sold 10 pur.
suAnee o. saii set OF this act, from fees COL
iested under the rules and regn atons made by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and approved by the
President, dated respectively tho twenty -eighth
day OF August, eighteen hundred and slxty-two,
the thirtyhrst day OF March, snd the eleventh day
day OF September, eighteen hundred and sixty
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 ooDdueting tho commercial inter-
course which has been or shall be licensed ana
eisred In inIurreotion, shall amer satihfving there
from all proper and necessary expenses, TO be ar.
into the Treasury OF the United States and ali ac-
counts OF moneys received or expended in e5nnec-
tou herewith shall be audited ~ the proper &C
drst section OF the "ket to provide for the
collection Of abandoned property and fDr
S.r,ss. 10 .Se uSi,ed Sts'e." approved %srsk
twelve, eighteen hupdred and siXty.three, 10 here
pyoee,tV monte n .n set entitled "Xn .ei
further to provide for the collection Of duties on
imports, sn,l for otter purposes approved july
thirteen. etghteen hundred AMI y.ono, and Ar
Aot entitled An act to suppress insurreetion, 70
punish treason and rebellion, TO seize and ME-
este the property Of rebels, and for other PM
poses" spproVed July seventeen, eighteen hun.
drrd and siNty.two, rehpeotiyelyi and that the
vt for act TI 81 may Sy
the Secretary of the Treasury. And section siX
Of said aforementioned act is hereby amended o.
a. to include every description OF property mcu.
toned in the hetS OF July thirteen, eighteen hun.
bred and siNty-onH, and July seventeen, eighteen
property, resi- or personal, described in the acts
70 which this is In addition, shall be REGARDED ~
abandoned when the lawful owner thereof shall hc
voluntarily a"sent thereirnm, End engaged, either
10 arms or otherwise, In aiding or encouraging the
rebellion.
SEQ. 4. And b, Il further enacted, That the prohI.
billions and provisions OF the act approved July
thirteen, eighteen hundred AEt sixty-One, and oil
the acts amen iatory or supplementary thereto.
shall apply to all CONNER clAl Intercourse ~ and
between person residing or beiug within distrlrts
within the resent or future lines Of national milf
tsry occupation In the States or Parts Of StAtes
declared in instruction, whether with each other
or with per'ons residing or being within districts
declared In insurrectioo and not within those
lines; and that all persons W thin the United
states, not native or paturAlirCd citizens thereof
Ihsll he subject TO the same prohibitions, 10 al!
commercial Intercourse with in abitHnts OF StAtes
parts NJ States declared in insurrection oti.
'.ns ci loysl s'attsE subject to uuier the SAID
ast oT se's.
s.. d. lad t.a rrrthsr r70cld, Tlat Whenever
Nny part Of a oyel tate stall be under the con-
Unity 70 psees under their control, II commercial
Intercourse therein Nnd therew III rhNll be sUt CT
TO the sane prohibitions and conditions as are
created by the ssd nets as to such Intercourse be-
tween loyHl and irturrectioEAry StAtCs, o. such
time and to such extent shall from time 20 timC
and he directed BY The secretary Of tie Treasury
with the approval Of the President.
Sec. 9. And be U ~ iLtr enacted Tkh' so uueh Of
NE NTH section u the act approved Mhy tW eEty
eighteen hundr'd and siNty-,wo, hnn the lour'l
section II the act approved March twelve, clgh
teen hundred and EX'y-three, as dir eta the mEn
ner o. Distributing hueS, en6ltieI and ioTfeiturFs
10 hereby repealed, and that IN lieu Ut the distTtu
uon thereby dir eeted 10 be male TO lnfuTneTa
collectors, and other oticeIS Of the customs, III,
court deorseiDF condemnation may award EUCl
compensation 10 customs officers iDfoImers +
other persons, a. any service connected there
with, as will tend TO promote vigilance IN protect
Ing the public interests, and as shah be just LsEd
equitable, In 10 case, however, 10 exceed the ~
gfegSte amount heretofore directed By the Eai
INA section.
seined or taken upon any Of the lLlHnd waters o
the Unite1 States BY the rATsl IOrceB thereof shall
he regarded a. maritime priEeFi but all property
90 seiIed or taken 'hsl he promptly delivered tC
The proper cteerS OF the courts, or 90 pro, ded 10
this set and 10 the sSd set approx ed March twelve
eighteen hundred and sixty!thrRe.
Bee. s. And be II fan,T ,rsrrd, That II shall b
lawful Tor the Secretary OF the Treasury, with The
approval OF the President, to authorize agents t.
purchase fer the United States any products o
States declared in insurrection, at such place
therein IS shall be oesignated by him, at suel
exceeding the market value thereof at the plac
OF delivery, nor exceeding three-GouIths OF III
market value thereof IN the city Of New York a
the latest quotations known to the agent putehai
ing PrOViGed, That co part Of the Purch SSenlone
Tor any product. go purchased shall be pHid, o
sb.ndonsd, or purchased and sold under the pro
IaaIl De forwarded for sale AZ iush pl,ce or place
80 shall be delegated by the Secretary Of III
treasury, and the moneys arising therefrom, afte
paymsnt Of the puIchAse-money and the other sy
psnses connected herewith, shall be paid Into tn
Treasury Of the United States and the accounts q
all moneys so received ind paid shall he rendere
70. and audited by, the proper accounting ONE.
OF the Treasury.
v " u
section bve OF the act OF thirteenth Of July elgh
teen HUNDRED and siXty-one, Aforesaid, "a Author
Izes the President, in his discretion to lie nse
permit commercial relations In any state OF sec
hon the inhAbitaRis OF which ale declared in
state OF insurrect.ou, 10 hereby repeSled, eN cop
so far as may be necessary to authorize Tupplyin
the necessities Of 10y al persons tfsiding In usuf
reettunary states, wirhiG the lines OF Aetual
patton by the military forces OF the United state,
Aa in ioated by publ shed order OF the command
Tug General of toe department or district 81 Oeeu
PiedI and also, except so far as may be ueceGsAr
TO authorize persons residing within such liueH I
bring or send - market IN the loyal States an
products which they shall have produced wit
their own labor or the labor Of freedmen or Other
employed and paid BY them, pursuant TO rules r,
proper authority. And no goods, wares, or me
Andlse shall be taken into State Iee.Ted 10 II
suTrection, or transported therein. except 10 an
nom such places and 20 such monthly amounts :
shall have been previously agreed upon Writin
By the commanding General Of the department 1
which such places are sltSated and officer d
siBnated by the Secretary Of the Treasury for IL
purpose.
Sec. 10. And be Il further eaGacd, That all OF
Cets and privAtss Of the regular and voluatot
tSr0es OF the unIted States, sHd all officers sal
ora, and marines 10 the naval service, are hereb
prohibited from buying or selling, trading, or /
any way deallng IN the kind or description
properly mentioned n this act, AID the act /
which this 10 In addition, whereby TO receive @
expect any prom, benefit, or AdVantake 10 hin
sell, or any other person, directly or indiFectl
connected with him and It shall be the duty {
such offieer, private, sailor, or marine when sue
property shall come into LtE p0aAeesiOn or cuI
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