The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-19
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1 a4 ia- n.- p WAsHISGroH, May Is.
The following circular of instructions to
officers ot customs and to agents acting ss
off sers of customs, has Just been issued:
tTREAsURY DEPARTAfENT, May I6, 1866.
In practical application of the rules and
regulations concerning commercial inter-
course with the ineurrectiOnery States,
known IS the series of Nay 9, 1865, all Of
icers aching Hereunder are directed to
cause as little annoyance as possible to
| parties interested in such commercial in
tereourse, and otherwise to carry out the
purposes Of the executive in removing all
restric tons upon such commercial inter-
course thst the most liberal construction of
the law will permit InAsmuch as the mill
itsry lines of occupation in the districts
west Of She Mississippi river have not been
extended, nor trade Herewith effected BY
the proclamation of the President of April
29GhS 1865, the regulations Of July 20,
1854 W are - slill in fOcl so
far as applicable to the territory west OF
Mississippi, by third section of regulations
of May 8 Necessity for applications to this
Department for permits or authority to
clear goods for any port Of the insurrec-
tionsTy States east of Mississippi, either
cOastwise or inland, is obviated, and conse-
quently no such permits or authority will
be Issued. Collectors and others are
directed to receive all goods not specih-
cslly declared contraband, by the second
section of said regulations, while all such
shipments must De under the supervision
of an Officer of Customs, where there
are such, or other proper officer,
TO prevent the transportation of any
articles declared contraband. No per-
NIT or other fee will be charged, except
such as may be prescribed by law for the
entrance or clearance of vessels. When.
ever the product Of an insurrectionaFy
State, having been sold and re-sold By =
purchasing sgeut of the Government, is of
fered for shipment q certificate of such
purchasing agent only is required. If foot
ton 60 offered is claimed and proved to be
the product of the persons own labor, or of |
freedmen or others employed or paid by |
them the shipping fee of three cents per |
pound must be paid to the officer under |
whose supervision the shipment is made. |
If any pro1ucls other than cotton are Of !
fered for shipment, the certificate of col
lector Of internal revenus that the internal |
tsxes prescribed by law have been duly
paid thereon must be produced before 1t is
offered. In consequence Of there being no
internal revenue officers at the post or
p ace of shipment, the officer supervising
The shipment must collect such internal
revenue dne thereon, or if the party ship
ping is unable to pay such internal revenue
tax the article to be so shipped must be
consigned to q Collector of Customs at
port of destination Of the vessel, and if
bills of lading and mar ifest of the vessel
exhibit the fact that such internal tax has
not been psld, and on the arrival of any
vessel at her port, the Col ector of Customs
thereof will require such internal tax to be
paid to him before allowing the delivery
Of articles on which such tax has accrued,
aud become payable. No vessel will be
allowed to unload at any port except such
as shall be named on her msnitesE as her
port of destination, without the authority
Of the Secretary Of the Tressuryj and no
goods Will be delivered at any port what
sver until all such taxes are paid.
Until revenue eff 3ers sreduly appointed,
special agents will act as such, and when
acting in that capacity will sign Especial
a gent ond Acting Custom Officer"
Captured and abandoned property will
be treated IS directed in the regu ations of
.he 29th of July, 1854.
ISigned HUeH MoCULLoCH,
Secretary of the Treasury.