Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-24

" tuN NhelOul5t lnt court utcfetluH CuuuShlhhtiu
may award such compensation to customs OH
cers, nformers or other persons for any serEic
connected herewith as will tend 10 promot
vigilance in protecting the public interests, an
as shall be Just [andl equitable, in no case
however, to exceed the aggregate amount here
tofore directed by the said fifth aeetion.
Sec. : And be it further enacted, Tha. d
property seized or taken upon aoy Of the iulan'
waters of the United Sistes by the naval force
thereof, shall be regarded as maritime prize
but all property go seized or taken shall b
promptly delivered TO the proper officers Of tho
courts, or IS provided 10 this act and In th sale
oct approved March twelve. eighteen hundred
and sixty three.
SEQ. 8. Aud be it further ensoHd, That IL
shall be lawful for the Secretary Of tho Treasury,
With the approval Of the President, to authorize
agents to purchase for the United States any
products Of States declared in insurreetion, 81
such places therein as shall be designated by
him, at such prices as shal he sgreed on with
the seller not exceeding the market value there-
Of at the place Of delivery, nor exceeding three
fourlhs Of the market value thereof 10 the city
Of New York at the latest quotations known to
the agent purchasing PsCviied That no part
Of the pu0cbase money for any products so pur-
chased shall be paid, or agreed to be paid out
of any other fund than that arising from property
sold as captured or abandoned, or purchased
and sold under tie provisions Of this act All
property 30 purchased shall be forwarded for
sale at such place or places as shall be designa-
ted by the Secretary Of the Treasury, and tho
moneys arising therefrom, after payment Of the
| purchase money and the other expenses connect.
ed herewith, shall be paid into the Treasury OF
the United States; and the accounts of all mo-
neys so received and paid shall be rendered to,
and audited by, the proper accounting officers
of the Treasury
Sec o. Aud be it further enacted, That so
much of section five of the act Of thirteenth Of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty one, aforesaid,
as authorizes the President, in his discretion, TO
license or permit commercial relations in any
State or section the inhabitants of which are
declared in state of insuri ection, is hereby
peaed, except so far as may be necessary to
authorize supplying the necessities Of loyal per-
sons residing in insurrectionary States, within |
the lines Of actual occupation by the military |
forces OF the United States, as indicated by pub
shed order Of the commanding general OF the |
department or district so occupied; and also, |
except so far as may he necessary to authorize
persons residing within such lines to bring or .
send 10 market in the loyal States any products
which they shall have produced with their own
labor or tho labor Of freedmen or others employ
ed aud paid by them, pursuant TO rules relating
thereto, which may be established under proper
authority. Aud no goods, wAres or merchandise
shall be taken into a State declared iu insurrec-
tion or transported therein, except to and from
such places, and to such monthly amounts as
shall have been previously agreed upon in wri-
ting by the commanding general Of the depart
ment in which such places Rre situated, and an
officer designated by the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury for that purpose.
Sec. 10. Aud be it further enacted, That all
officers and privates Of the regular and volunteer
forces OF the United States, and all officers,
sailors and marines in the naval service are
l., tal knuino ar oollinn tra
ding or in any way dealing in the kind or de.
scrption of property mentioned in this act, and
the act to which this is in addition, whereby to
receive or expect any profit, benefit or advantage
to himself OF apy other person directly or indi-
rectly connected with him. And 1t shall be the
duty OF such officer, private, sailor or marine,
when such property shall come into his possess
eion or custody, or within his control, to give
notice thereofto some agent appointed by virtue
Of this act, and to turn the same over TO such
agent without delay. Any officer Of the United
States, civil, military or naval, or any suter,
soldier marine or other person who shall violate
any provision of this act, or who shall take or
cause to be taken into State declared to be in
nsurreoton, or to any other point 10 be thenos
taken into such State, or who shall transport or
sell or otherwise dispose Of therein, any goods,
wares or merchandise whatsoever except In pur-
stance OF license and authority OF the President
provided in said fifth section Of the act Of July
thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty one, aforo-
said, aud any officer or other person Aforesaid
who shall make any false statement or represen.
sentation upon which license and authority shsll
be grsnte1 for such transportation, sale or other
d,sposi,ion, and any oihcer or other person
aforesaid who shall, under auy license or au-
lborily obtained wiliuly and knowingly trans.
port sell or otherwise dispose Of any other gooda,
wares OF merchandise than such as are 10 good
faith 90 licensed aud authorized or ehall wifully
and knowingly transport, sell or dispose OF the
same, or any portion thereof, in violation Of the
terms Of such license or authority, or ofany rule
or regulation prescribed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury concerning the same, OF shall bs guilty
OF auy act OF embezzlement or wilfu msappro-
priation of public or private money or property,
OF keeping false accounts, or wilfully making
any false returns, or OF any other act amounting
to a felony, shall be liable to indictment as for
misdemeanor, and fined not exceeding fve the u
sand dollars, and to punishment in the peniten-
tiary not exceeding three years, before any court,
civil or military, competent to try the same
And il shall be the duty Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, from time to time, to institute such
Investigations as may be necessary to detect and
prevent frauds and abuses in the trade and other
transactions contemplated by this act or by the
acts to which this is supplementary. And tho
agents making such Investigations shall have
power to compel the attendance of witnesses aud
10 make examinations on oath.
Sec. II. AMI be it further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury, with the approval Of
the President, shall make such rules aud regu-
lations as are necessary to secure the proper
and economical execution of the provisions Of
this act, and shall defray oil expenses Of such
execution from the proceeds Of fees imposed by
said rules and regulations of sales Of captured
and abandoned property, and Of sales hereinbe-
fore authorized.
ADnrovel Julv 9 1864