Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-01

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Approx, Ju ,, 1854,
PUuLIc-NO 1874
| AN ACT IN addition 10 the several acts cpncer
IInE commercial intercourse baween loyal
and Surge-tIOnary States, IA d T. provide for
the collection lt captured and abandoned prop
er.y, and thu prevention OF fraud, L. States
declared IN ms 4rCgG,lOl
BE- d s0dctfd hy tht Senate and HOussOf Rsp.
s'utUjets of NE United STATES gt 4 He,7c1 ia con.
gross assembled,
Tha. sales Of captured and ahar doned property
ru4er the act approved Mare. Twelve. ,Irltran
hundred and sky hire, may be made al such
pla e5 In States declared in iusurrccton, as
may be designated by the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, as al othsr place now autho ICED by said
act
SEC 4. and be ii further enacted, IN in
addition to the captured and abandoned property
= be received, collected an dis. os' o. as pro-
v.dei III said act the said agents sha, take
charg Of and lease, for per DDS not exceeding
twelve months, the abandoned lands, b, uses
and tensmtn,s within The districts Therein nam.
ed, shall also provide, IN such lea es or 9th
erwlse, for the ems .oyment and general welfare
of la iOnal military oCCupaIvn within said in
surrectonary States formef held as slaves, who
are CT shall bee me free, Property, real or per
s5uat, shall be regarded IS abandoned when the
lawful owner thereof sha.l be Voluntarily absent
thercfr IN, and engaged, either n arms or Other.
wise, IN AIDING or encouraging pc rebellion.
SEC 8. ind be IL FURTHER cor,sd, That MI
moneys Arising from tie leslg Of abandopsS
land, houses, and tenement or from ssIos's
captured and abandoned pToerty collected ana
sid il pursuance Of said aCor of this act -
from fees collected unier the rles and reguIa,ios
made ~ the SeCre any OF the Fasury, and AZ
proved BY the president, daldd Fesptctvelv *
twenty-eght day Of august, shleen hp11TsJ
and sixty-two, the thirty first " OF Marsi,, and
tae eventh day Of Sepremo,' etghtsen hun
bred and sixty-three, or under Sy arAeadmeuts
or modltic atoms Thereof which I've bssnUr shgI
G made by the Secretary Of The (rwsUy, lad
approve by the Pre,ileut for andlctg the
d ,,,4, rhr b hos 49,
BE- licensed Gu permitted by the Haslle, with
aad ia states declted in instruction, shh after
satisfying theretrom all proper and q ssary
expenses 20 be approved by the SseTe,a'It she
Treasu y, be All into the tire tsury Of the nitei
STATES: and all count, Of moneys recl a or
sxpe nded in connexton theEeUith shall badit-
ed by the proper accounting officers Of tha-el-
sury That fac first section Of the "AC; tEro-
vide for the collection OF abandoned pytrty,
aud Tor the prevention Of lnsurrectionary -itrcts
in the Unle1 States plrovet MARCH telYe,
eighl en- hundred ana slNty-three, Is Alret eN-
tended 50 As to include the descriptions OF Pop
ertN mentioned in an an act emit led Al Gct
further to provide for other purposes aNIbEed
July thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixHons'
and an act entitled, An act entitled "Au q 90
suppress lnsuTreCtou, TO punish treAsOn an re-
bellIon, TO ice and Confse ate the prepay Of
scb-.s and for other purposes approyeCJuly
seventeen, ghteeu hundred and s,Xty-tW, re-
sp ctIvely; aud that the sales provided y in
50 Id act hrst mentioned may / e made sUeh
pace, a. may be designated by the Secretly Of
t.e Ii. asury. And section SIX OF said hrsaFn-
uOurd &C j., hereby amended so to lntlndslev-
cry description Of properiy mentioned IN the Ecls
Of jay tuUire-, eISuletn hundred and sixty.
one, aid July seventeen, eighteen AuDdrc4 ant
slAly-tw. aDreail; and hat ali proerty real OIL
persona, described the acts 10 when this - II
sd ItJI., shall be REGARDED abandoned when
the win owner tAcIeot shall b. voluntarily ae.
SIN tIcrr'rOU, and engaged, either ~ Erms "
otherwise, IN aiding or encouraging the fe'sF
SEC. 5. Ind be It further enacted, That the pro
VISIONS OF the act approved July thirteen, gh
teen huHdTei and sixty Cns, aud OF me Act
am II aat)ry or u Elementary thereto, Shll Apply
TO a.. -ommereat intercourse by and b=tWesh
parsons rsslIIng or bang within districts wlthn
g present or future Il es of national military
occup a'i0n 10 the States or parts Of -tates de
dared n nsurrectiou, whether with persons re
SIDING or oelns within districts declared IN lnsur'
r,CuOn aud not WITHIN those lines; and that al
pers rs within tie United states, not native 0
/ naturtized citizens thereof shall be subject
/ toe same prohibitions, IN all commercial int.
course with nh b.tants Of States or parts
States d al red IN nsurrection, as citizens oflo-
al Stotes are subject to under the said acts.
| SEC. 5. AHd be ttttrther enacted ! hat whenes
er any part Of loyal State all be untr the
! Contr i of Insurgents, or shall he in dangerous
| PROXIMITY TO places under th-ir control, ali COM
! mercla intercourse therein and there with snail
b subject 10 The same prohibitions and condi-
! ,lOns as To such InteTc 7urse between loAat and
| msurreCtiOnary States for such eXttnt as shall
| fcom time TO time, become necessary 10 pro ect
| the pub il inter SIS and he directed Dy the Sec
/ rotary of the treasury, with the approval Of
the Phi denr,
SIC Is. ind be it further enacted That so
/ mUCl Of the fifth ton o. the act approved
May twenty, eighteen hundred and sXty-two,
and tn fourth section OF the act approved March
! twelve, eighteen hundred and Sixty-thIee, As dl-
| rrcts The manner Of distributing tints, penalties,
and forfeiture ., is herety rtpeaie /, and that in
! lieu CT the distribution thereby dire ted to be
ma to informers, collectors, ana other otfceres
| of the customs, the Conrt decIeeing condemna'
ton may award such comptnsatiou to custom:
officers. informers, or other persons Tor any ser
vice conneCted theTwi b, as viii tend to promote
vigilance III protec log tae pubic inte ests, and
as shall be Just landl equi alb g, IN no case, how
q er, to exceed the aggregate amount heretofore
directed by the said fifth section.
SEC T. AMI be il further enacted, That
| property seized or taken upon any OF the INLAND
waters of the United Safes by the naval forces
| thereof shall be regarded as maritime prize; bu
al property so zed or taken shall be promptly
de iretei to the proper officers of the courts, o.
as provided in this act and in the said act approx
eli March twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty
three.
SEC and be ii further enacted, That i
shall be lawful for thesSeeretary of the Treasury
with the approval OF the Pr sident TO an horlzt
agents to purchase fOT the United States any pro
ducts of States declared in instruction, at sucl
prices as shall be agreed with the seller, no
exceeding the market value Thereof at the plac
of delivery, nor exceeding three-fC urths OF tn
arket value thereof in the city OF New York a
the latest quotations known to the agent pur
chasing: Provided, That no part ofthe purthae
money for any products so purchased shall b
be paid, agreed to be paid, out ofany othel
fund than that arising from property sold a
captured or abandoned, or purchased and sole
under the provisions of this act. All propert!
SO purchased shall be forwarded for sale at sucl
place or places as shall be designated By the Sec
retaay ofthe Treasury ,sand the moneys arising
therefrom after payment of the purchase mon
ey and the other expenses connected Herewith
shall be paid into the treasury of the United
States; and the accounts of all moneys so receiv
and paid shall be rendered to, and audited by
the proper accounting officers OF the treasury.
Continued on Sth pnge.