New-York daily tribune., 1865-06-30
IMPORTANT TREASURY CIRCULAR.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Certain 0lheials to be Dismissed.
ABANDONED LANDS.

The various rules and regulations heretofore
,repcrbed by the Secretary the Treasury in regard
n O. The above named subjects. having been rendered
pugatory in wkcie In part by the changed condition
o Affairs In the Southern States and Executive orders
sad proclaim ations and the War Department having
nsssmed charge Of freedmen, abandoned lands. &C.,
under the provisions Of the act Of Congress approved
March 1865 the following instructions to the du
tes officers Of the Treasury Department in the prem
ises are prescribed, and viii be regarded In full
force and effect Immediately receipt thereof by any
officer whose action Is in any wise affected thereby,
F-vt, All restrictions oncommercsl intercourse in
and with States and parts of States heretofore declared
In insurection, and the purchase, transportation
and sale Of the product thereof removed except
70 the transportation thereto OF therein Of arms ammu
piton articles from which ammunition Is made gray
cnorms and gray CLOTH and except also those relating
90 property heretofore purchased by the agents or
captured by surrendered to the military forces Of the
Cnited States. Nor will any fees taxes charged
collected except those imposed by the Customs and
Internal Revenue laws And the supervision necessary
70 prevent the shipment of the prohibited articles win
be exercised only by the regular and ordinary officers
Of the Customs acting under the laws Of the
United States.
SseeHd Subordinate officers discharging duties In /
regard TO commercial intercourse under the regulations
resrrAd to viii consider their official connection with
thia department. terminating with the 3oh inst, with
sa, tar' notice.
n d. Agents for the purchase of products of the in
var tiprary States Government account will close
their official business east Of the Mississippi River with
the transactions OF the 18th inst and west of 1t with
The transactions Of the oath nst returning TO sellers
al property or money received collected since those
dates respectively and bsing such dispatch in the
sreuiees that their connection with the Department
ray IL possible terminate with the 5Oth inst.
Fewrta Officers of this Department charged with the
duty of receiving and collecting. having In their
possession under their control captured abandoned
or oonfscable personal property will dispose of the
same in accordance with regulations the subject
heretofore prescribed the earliest time consistent
with the public interests and win refrain from recey
Ing such from military naval authorities after the
sth inst This will not be construed, however. as in
isrrng with the operations Of the agents engaged
In receiving collecting the property recently cap
ued BY or surrendered TO- the forces Of the United
States whether or not covered by included in tho
| records, &C., delivered TO the United States
Military or Treasury authorities by Rebel
i military officers cotton agents. Those
% acting will continue to discharge the
duties thus imposed until mch property
is all received or satisfactorily accounted
for and until the amount secured shipped other
v,s disposed Of under the regulations the suiect
lstofore prescribed; and they win use an the means
o. their command with the utmost vigor TO the end
that all the property so collected captured TUNED
over shall be secured TO the United States
With the least possible cost and delay.
After the 3Otb ns the duty Of receiving captured and
abandoned property embraced in the above excep
ton will be discharged by the usual and regular
officers Of the customs at the several places where they
may be located in accordance with the regulations re-
sting TO the subject and officers heretofore perform
ipg that duty will give them all the aid and information
in their power TO enable them to carry out the
Trh: Officers off this Department charged with the
care or supervision Of having IN their possession
under their control any abandoned or confscable lands
houses tenemenis will turn them over TO duly au-
thorized officer OF the Bureau of Refugees Freedmen
and Abandoned Lands. far they may be required
demanded by the same together with all moneys
books records and papers arising from or relating to
tie property turned over taking proper receipts or
vouchers therefor This rule will also govern
the actions Of all agents of this Depart
nent connected in any way with the
care Of Freedmen &c. so far may be applicable
and all persons asking for any information in regard TO
the property turned for the release Of the
same. for the release of auy moneys or proceeds
arising therefrom will be referred to the Commissioner
Of Refugees, Freedmen. and Abandoned Lands at
Washington TO whom communications On the subject
should be addressed.
Sirh; Officers .of this Department having in their
possession under their control moneys whatever
arising from fees collected under the commercial inter-
course regulations except those collected for the benefit
Of Freedmen (Which viii be disposed Of under Section
81 or from the sales Of captured abandoned OF conis'
cable property win forthwith deposit the same with the
nearest Assistant Treasurer, designated depository
or deposit bank keeping the amounts from the different
,ources separate TO the credit Of H. A. Risley esq,
Supervising Special Agent &c, taking therefor re-
eep:s quadruplcate which receipts must show whence
The same were received Of which will be retained
by the officer so deposiiiBg, forthwith sent to the
Secretary Of the Treasury 70 tie Commissioner oi
Customs and one TO Nj. Risey at Washington.
Seventh, All officers above referred to. except proper
officers Of the customs acting exclusively under the
revenue Laws will after they have closed their Official
business above directed and sold at auction u the
highest bidder the furniture and property remaining on
hand and accounted for the proceeds OF the
same, forthwith systematically arrange the
books records papers, &cr Of their
late Offices, that they may easily be referred to
and examined pack them in secure and waterproof
boxes and forward the marked 10 indicate
their contents together with their respective resigna-
tons, addressed TO the Secretary oil the Treasury
Washington City.
HUCH MCCCLIocH Secretary Of the Treasury.
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The sevcu.Thirties.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, June %, 1865.