Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-21

cnch superVlrlnR speclal agent, thereafter -
Returns from assistant special agents as Dor
form IF, TO bo considered as consignmsnt,,
and numbered accordingly
In making returns of sales, tho following
articles, viz, cotton rice, tobacco, sugar,
molasses, luvber and naval stores, must be
returned separately, and in n separate NIB.
stract each; "all other articles" under the
head Of "miScelldnsouS; !" the description OF
each article TO be given in the body of the
abstract
All moneys received on account Of can.
tured or abandoned property after the dc.
ductlon authorized by the l4th regulation.
| page IS, and such sum, TO be approved by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, as may bc
required from time to time by decisions of
the Secretary, directing releases in cases
where property, has been improperly re.
ceiyed and disposed of, must be deposited
with an assistant treasurer or designated
dcpositary of the United States, specifying
on what account deposited Captured and
abandoned property to the credit of tho
Treasurer OF the United States, at the close
of each month, and the original certificate
of deposit, also showing on what account
deposited, forwarded TO this Office, that tho
amount 80 deposited may be covered into
the Treasury and included in the adjustment
Of the account for that month
The account current, from No s, 10 will
be perceived, is intended to show the aggre.
gate amount receired and diSbrScd in con.
nectlon with transactions in regard to cap.
ta"td ""d "bahuoucu piopcity vuuscqueLl.
Iy, in making up his account current, each
supervising special agent will charge him.
self with all moneys received, and credit
himself with the expenses necessarily in.
Cured and paid by him, during the period
for which the account is rendered, as exhib-
tied by the form prescribed
Each abstract rctt IN must be sccompan.
led by the vouchers, properly authenticated,
enclosed in one package, and indorscd in
such manner as to show tho abstract 10
which it belongs.
When any supervising special ngcnt trans.
fers property from his jurisdiction to any
place beyond his agency for sale or other
purpose, it shall be the duty of the super.
vising special agent making such transfer,
to furnish the officer or agent to whom such
property shall be sent, Il regular invoice,
giving full description thereof and the
amount of expenses paid thereon, as rcquir-
ed OF assistant special agents in their con.
signments to supervising special agents; and
an immediate return thereof, as prescribed
by forms "a, y "B, or &C, as the case may
be, shall be transmitted to this Office, to.
gcthcr with the properly authenticated
vouchers of the disbursements made on ac-
count Of said property.
'I0" receiving eoid property tho officer
or agent receiving it Will enter it upon his
record Of such property as fully as described
in the invoice, with the name Of the agent
from which received, and give receipts in
dupLcdtc or c to be sent to the supervising
special agent from whom the property was
received, and the other to this office Hav.
ing disposed Of said property the said Off
Ger or agent will make report thereof to
this office in his next monthly return sue.
cceding, being careful to preserve the orig
inal Of invoice description with the date Of
sale, where sold, quantity, gross amount of
sale, expenses incurred and paid by himself
thereon, including transportation, noting
the amount Of expenses incurred or paid by
the supervising special agent from whom
the said property was received, and tho
total expenses thereon, and forward with
the said return detailed statement of tho
expenses incurred and paid by him, with
the properly authenticated vouchers thereto
belonging
In consequence of the great importance
of preserving rs full and accurate dcscrip-
ton as possible Of all captured and aban-
doncd property received or collected by each
agent acting under the laws and regulations
in relation thereto, no dcrar,ure from tho
manner and forms Of making returns will
be allowed
These instructions are intended to super
ccde all other instructions heretofore given,
which may in any manner conflict there
with, and a strict compliance in every par
ticular Herewith will be required. and must
be observed, until ordered otherwise
In eases whore forms have not been pre-
scribcd with these instructions, agents will
return full particulars of such transactions,
to enable the department to understand and
provide for like cases in future returns
n. SARGENT
Commissioner of Customs
Ppproved s. 7. CHASE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.