The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-31
Rules and Regulations Concerning
Commercial Intercourse with In
surrectionary States.

With a view of carrying out the
purposes Of the Executive, a., express
ed in his Executive Order, bearing
date of April 29, 1865, To relieve all
loyal citizens and we'll disposed per-
sons residin: in insurrectionary States
from unnecessary commercial restric-
tions, and to encourage them to return
to peaceful pursuits, the following
regulations are prescribed, and will
hereafters govern commercial inter
course between the States of Tenn-s-
see. Virginia, North Caro'ina. South
Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana East of the
Mississippi river, heretofore declared in
insarrect'on, and the loyal States:
FIRST. All commercial transactions
under these regulations shall be CON
Quoted under the supervision of officers
Of customs and others acting as officers
OF customs.
Second. Prohibited Articles.-The
following articles are prohibited,
and none such will be allowed to be
transported to or within any State
heretofore declared in insurrestion,
except on Government account. viz:
Arms, ammunition, all articles from
which ammunition o. manufactured,
gray uniforms and cloth, locomotives,
cars, railroad iron, and machinery for
operating railroads, telegraph wires,
insulators, and Instruments for ope-
rating telegraph lines.
Third. Amounts Of Products Allow
ed, and Places to which such may be
TransporteJ.-It having been deter
mined and agreed upon. by the proper
officers Of the War and Treasury De
partments, in accordance with the
requirements OF section nine Of the
Act Of Jaly 2, 1861, that the amount
OF goods required to supply the neces-
sites Of the loyal persons residing in
the insurrectionarv St.tes, within the
military lines Of the United States
forces, shall be an amount equal TO-
the aggregate of the applications
therefor, AMI that the place, to which
such goods may be taken shall be all
places ln'snch lines that may he named
in the several applications for trans.
portaticn thereto, it is therefore direct
ed that clearance shall be granted, on
application hy any loyal citizen, for all
goods not prohibited, in such amounts
and to such places which, under the
revt nue. and collection laws of the
United S a,es, have been created ports
OF entry and delivery in coastwiSe
ira 'e, as the applicant may desire.
TourtA. Clearag ge.- BefAfe any YES
Sc! shall be cleared for any port within
tile insurrectonary States, or from one
port to another therein, or from any
such ports to a port in the loyal States,
the master Of every such vessel shall
present to the proper officer of customs
a manifest OF her cargo, WHICH mani>
Test shall set forth the characte of the
merchandise composing ssaid cargo,
and, if showing no prohibited articles,
shall be certified by such officer of
customs.
FyA. Arrival and Discharge Of
Cargo in All Insurrectionary State
On the arrival o. any such vessel at
the port Of destination, it shall be the
duty Of the master thereof forthwith
to present to the proper officer Of the
customs the certified manifest Of her
cargo, whereupon the officer shall
cause the vessel to be discharged
under his general supervision, and If
the cargo is found to correspond with
the manifest, a certificate to that effect
shall be given to the master. If there
Shall be found any prohibited articles,