Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12
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COMMERCIAL RCouRsE-PREvENTIoN
OF FRAuDs-CAPTuRED PROPERTY, &e.
WAN DEPARTMENT,

The following act OF Congress ia published fCr
the information and government NJ all con efneu'
tPuBLic-No. isI,l
An ACT In addition 10 the several acts concerning
commercial intercourse between 10y al and n,ut-
restionary States, and to provide for the eoliee
tion OF captured and abandoned ptopeSy, Anu . ,me
prevention Of frauds In states declared IN hsut'
reotion.
"Be q enacted bynS SenG,r dnd House Of RprticHLd'
ttpes Of TIE United aisi Of lnSrisd, W IO,g,,. 81
propertv undsr the act approved March twelve,
eiehteen hundred and eixty.three, may be msle ~
NAV bs de,lfn.teI by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, .. well As st other places now authorized oy
49, And b. nIrt1sr cndoi,d, That, In addition
% ths captured and abandoned property to he re-.
eeiyed, collected, and disposed Of, as provided In
lease for periods not exceeding twelve months,
the abandoned lands, houses and tenements within
the districts therein named and shall also provide
and general welfare OF all persons within the lines
OF national military occupation within said insur
reetionsry States formerly held a. slaves, who arc
or shall Geeome free. Property, real or personal,
shall be regarded IS abandoned when the lawful
owner thereof shall be voluntarily sb.snt there.
from, and engaged either In arms or otherwise, In
aiding or encouraging the rebellion.
Sec. J. And be u further enacted, That all moneys
arising from the leasing OF abandoned lands,
houses, and tenement,, or from sale, of captured
and abandoned property collected and sold In pul.
suanee Of said act, or ofths act or from fees col.
leoted under the rules and regulations made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and approved by the
President, dated respectively tho twenty.CiEhth
s t.y Of MsrCS and the eleventh Ssy
day Of September, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, or under any amendments or modlneAtioIs
thereof, which have been or shall be made BY the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and approved by the
President, for condneting the commercial inter
permitted BY the Pendent, with and in StStes de-
oikred In Instruction, SHALL amer satisfying there
from All proper and necessary expenses, TO be ap:
into the treasury Of the United States and ali &C.
counts Of moneys received or expended In oonnec.
tion Herewith shall be audited by the proper sc.
hrst section of the "Aet to provide for the
collection Of abandoned property ard for
iistrIsts in the United states" approved March
twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, is here
by extended so as to include the description, OF
property mentioned In an sot entitled IAN act
further TO provide for the collection OF duties on
imports, and for other purposes" approved July
thirteen, eiEhteen hundred and sixty.one, and an
act entitled An act to suppress in'urrcction, TO
punish treason and rebellion, to seize and oNnGs-
cate the property Of rebels, and for other put-
dred and aixty-two, respectively; and that the
sales provided for In said act hrst mentioned may
e. .VSh @Sy 0I And
. Of said aforementioned act 10 hereby amended 60
as to include every description OF property men.
dred and sixty-one, and July seventeen, eighteen
hundred and ai1ty-two Aforesaid; and that all
%ssS m saSop d,SO Ss f In sRs act,
abandoned when the lawful owner thereof shall ID
voluntarily absent therefrom, md engaged, either
rebellion.
SEQ. l. And be il further enacted, That tho rroLi
hitons and provisions of the act approved July
thirteen, eighteen hundred and siNty-oEe, and nj
the acts anendatory or supplementary thereto,
shall apply to all commefciai intercourse ~ and
between person residing or being within districts
within the present future lines of national mill.
tsry occupation In the States or PARTS OF Sts,es
declared In insurrection, whether with each other
q r beinF ltatF "a
declared In insurrectiou and not within those
linesi and that all persons within the united
States, not native or nAturalZed citizens thereof
shall be subject to tho same prohibitions, in all
commercial intercourse with Inhabitants OF States
or parts Of States declared In insurfecton IS eit.
Zens OF loyal States are subject to under the SAID
act or acts.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That whenever
any part OF loyal state sh all be under the con-
troll Of insurgents, or shall he IN dangerous DION
unity to places under their CONTROL all commercial
Intercourse therein and herewith shall be subject
to the same prohibitions and conditions are
created by the said acts as to such intercourse be-
tween loyal and insurreetiouary States, 'or such
become neesssay to pi oteet the public interest,"
and be directed by the Secretary OF the Treasury
with the approval OF the President.
Sec. Q. And BE- il Eu her eHaciCd, That 40 much oI
the fifth section Of the act approved May twenty
eighteen hundred and slXty-twO, And the fourth
teen hundred and sixty-three, Ss directs the man.
ner OF distributing fines, penalties and iorleitures
IL hereby repealed and that in lieu Of the distIbu
collectors, and other Officers of the customs, the
court decreeing condemnation may award such
compensation to customs ottcern, inloTmers OI
other persons, for any service connected there
with as will tend to promote vigilance In protect
ing the public interests, and as shall be Just land
equitable, In no case, however, to exceed the aE
gIegate amount heretofore directed by the Sai,
hfth section.
sec. I. And be IL further enacted, That no prorerty
seized or taken upon any OF the inland waters o.
the United States by the naval iOT ces all
be regarded a. maritime plies but AZ properly
at n tAEQn mon ntl ali .
the proper Officers OF the courts as prov ided in
this and In the said act approved March twelve
eighteen hundred and sixty-three.
Sec. 8. And be Il further tHdctsd, That II shall b
lawful for the Secretary OF the Treasury with the
approval OF the President, to authorize agents tC
purchase Ter the United States any products 0
states declared in Instruction, at such place.
therein as shal be designAted by him, at suci
prices A. shall be agreed on with tho seller, no
exceeding the market value thereof At the plsc
OF delivery, nor exceeding thTee-fouTths OF tn
market value thereof IN the city OF New York a
tho latest quotations known to the agent pun chas
ing: Provided, That no part OF the purOhAie-mone
Ter any products SO purchased shall be paid, o
hat arising from property sold as esTtared do o
abandoned, or purchased and sold under the pro
visions Of this act All property so purchase
as shall be designated by the Secretary OF III
Treasury, and the moneys arising theTeirom, ate
psnses connseted herewith, shall be paid lotto tn
Treasury Of the United States and the accounts n
all money. so Ieesived and paid shall be rendere
to AM eu-ss1 w 49, f'NEN4 esNOsh'iHb VuiStI
sec. 0. Aad b. Il Jiother enacted, That 90 much n
section ave OF the act of thiTteenth OF July rizl
teen hundred and Iixty-one, Aforesaid, "a AutLoI
Tres the President, in his discretion, To license
permit commercial relations in any State OF IeC
ton the Inhabitants oil which aIe declared 10
state OF instruction, 10 hereby repealed, excep
so far A. may be necessary to authorize supplying
the necessities OF loyal persons residing N inIuT
TesttonAry States, within the lines OF actual Gu
patton by the military forces OF the United States
as In heated by published order Of the command
ing General OF the department or district SO Uocu
pied, and also, except so far as may be necessarr
TO authorize persons residing within such lines Il
bring or send 70 market IN the loyal StateS a.
their own labor or the labor OF freedmen or other
employed and paid BY them, pursuant TO rulc1 re
lAting thereto, which may be established undo
proper authority. And NO goods, wares, OF Iner
ehAndlIe shall be taken into = State deC1 oil in In
Iurreetion, or transported therein, except 10 An,
from such places and to such monthly amount a
shall have been previously agreed upon IN writinl
BY the commanding General Of the department II
which such places are situated and an officer lie
siSnAted by the Secretary OF the Treasury for thu
purpose.
Sec. 10. And BE- II further eaetted, That all Of,
GERS and priVateS OF the regular and vCluntcc
i0Tses OF the United StAtes, AAd all Officers, sAll
ora, and marines in the naval service, arc hereby
pfohibted from buying or selling, trading, or II
any way dealing in the kind or GGIcIIptiOn o
properly mentioned n tAIs act, and the act I,
"hleh TINS 10 In addition, Whereby 10 receive uI
eSPeet any ptoht' benefit or advantage 10 Lin
connected with him and 1t shall be The tIuty a.
such onieer, private sailor, or marine when sucl
property shall come into hts pOEseIaIpn ur IN.
tOdy, or within his control, to give notice theTeo