Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-03
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June %, 1865.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June %, 1865.
The various rules and regulations heretofore
prescribed by the Secreta ~ of the Treasury in
| gard to the abovencmed subjects having been
rendered nugatOry, in whole or in part, By the
changed condition Of affairs in the Southern
Ststes, and Executive orders and prociapat.ons,
and the War Department having assumed charge
Of freedmen, abandoned l.nds, &C., under the pro-
visions o! the ac. Of Congress approved March o,
1860, the following instructions as to the cutes
OF officers Of the Treasury Department in the
premises are prescribed, and will be regarded as in
full force and effect Immediately on the receipt
thereof by any officer whose action is in anywse
affected thereby:
!. All restrictions on commercial intercourse
in and with States and parts of States heretofore
declared in insurfectiOu, and on the purchase,
transportation and sale Of the products thereof,
| are removed except as 10 the transportation
thereto or therein OF arms ammunition, articles
from which ammunition il made, gray uniforms
and gray cloth and except, also, those relating
70 property heretofore purchased by the agents or
captured by or suTreL dered 10 the military forces
of the United States. Nor will any fees or taxes
be charged or collected except those imposed by
the customs ana internal revenue laws And the
supervision necessary to prevent the shipment of
the prohibited articles will be exercised only by
the regulsr and ordinary officers of the customs,
acting under the revenue laws of the United
States.
2. Subordinate officers dscharging duties in re-
gard TO commercial intercourse under the regu-
laons referred to, will consider their official con
nection with this Department as terminating with
the 3Oth instant, without further notice.
9. Agents for the purchase Of the products Of
| insurrecti0nary States on government account
will close their Official business east of the Mis-
sisspp with the Transactions OF the 18th insta At,
and west Oft with the transactions OF the Gath
instant returning 10 sellers all property or money
received collected since those dates respective.
ly, and using such despatch in the premises that
| their connection with the Department may, if
| possible, terminate with the S0h instant.
4 Officers OF this Department charged with the
duty oiIeceviDg and collecting or having In their
possession or under their cont.ol, captured, aban-
doned or contiscab!e PERSONAL property, will dis
pose Of the same In accordance with regulations
on the subject heretofore prescribed at the ear
hest time consistent With the public interests and
will refrain from receiving such from military
or naval authorities alter the Both instant. This
will MT be construed, however, as interfering
with the operations OF the agents now engaged in
receiving or collecting the property recently cap.
tured by or surrendered to the forces OF the Uni
ted states whether or not covered by o. included
in the records, &c., delivered 10 the United States
military or treasury authorities by rebel military
officers or cotton agents.
Those so acting will continue to discharge tho
duties thus imposed until such property is all re-
ceived or satisf ,ctorily accounted for and until
| the amount so secured is shipped or otherwise
disposed of under the regulations on the subject,
heretofore prescribed. And they will use all the
means at their command, with the utmost yg6r,
10 the end that ali the property go collected, cap
tured or turned over, shah be secured to the Uni
ted States with the least possible cost and delay
After the 30th instant the duty of receiving
| captured and abandoned property not embraced
| in the above exception will be discharged by the
usual and regular officers OF the customs at the
al III
cOrdance with regulations relating TO the subject
and officers heretofore performing that duty will
| give them ell the aid and information in their
power 70 enable them to carry out the same.
g. Officers OF this department charged with the
care CT supervision Of or having in their possession
or under their control, any abandoned or confs.
Gated lands, houses aud tenemeRts, will turn them
over TO duly authorized officer OF the Bureau OF
| Refugees Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 30
| far as they may be required OF demanded by the
came, together with All moneys, books. records
and papers arising from relating TO the property
turned over, taking proper receipts or vouchers
therefor his rule will also govern the action of
all agents OF this department connected in any
way with the care OF freedmen, ETC., SO far as It
| may be applicable.
And all persons asking for any information in
regard to the property so turned over, or for the
release of the sanie or for the release uf any pro-.
ceeds or money arising theretrom, will be referred
| to tEe Comm ssioneT oil keiugees, FreedmCn n and
Abandoned Lands, at Washington, to whom com.
municatons on the subject tnolld be addressed
g. Officers OF this Department. having in their
possession or under their control any moneys
whatever arising from fees collected under the
commercial intercourse regulations Except those
| collected for the benefit oI freedmen, which will
| be disposed Of under section or from the sales
of captured, abandoned or coniscated personal
property will forthwith deposit the same with the
nearest Assistant Treasurer, designated deposto.
| ry, or deposit bank (keeping the amounts from
the different sources separately " the credit Of b..
| a. Risley, Esq, Supervising Special Agent, &c ,
taking therefor receipts in quadruplicate- which
| receipts must show whence The SIMS were receiy.
| ed-one of which will be retained by the officer
so depositiag, one forthwith sent to the Secretary
of the Treasury one TO the Commissioner of Gus.
| toms and Que to Mr.. Risley, at Washington.
| T. 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 as above directed and sold
| at auction u the highest bidder, the furniture
| and property remaining on hand. aud accounted
for the proceeds Of the same forthwith systemat.
cally arrange the books, records, papers, &C.. of
their late office that they may easily be referred
| to and examined pack them III secure and water.
proof boxes and forward the same, SO marked as
10 indicate their contents, together with their re.
spectiye designations, addressed 10 the Secretary
OF the Treasury, Washington city.
HUGH McCULLocH
Secretary Of the Treasury.