Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-06-06


restrictions, and to encourage them
to return to peaceful pursuits, I" 1.-The
following regulations arc prescribed,
and will hereafter govern commercial
intercourse between the States Of
Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
east of the Mississippi river, hereto
fore declared in Instruction, and the
loyal States. SO -Ea5.-..
FIRST. All commercial transactions
under these regulations shall be con-
Quoted under the supervision of off,
GERS of customs and others acting as
officers of customs. -,3 ..'--'
SECOND. Prohibited Artsc1es.-The
following articles are prohibited, and
none such will be allowed to be trans
ported to or within any State here
tofore declared in instruction, ex-
cept on government account, viz -
arms, ammunition, all articles from
which ammunition is manufactured;
gray uniforms and cloth; locomo.
tives, cars, railroad iron, and ma
chinery for operating railroads tel
egraph wires, insulators, and instru-
ments for operating telegraph lines.
THIRD. -Amlouats If Products A.
zoaUed, and Places to Which Such
May be T5ansportel.-It having
been determined and agreed upon by
the proper officers of the war and
treasury departments, in accordance
with the requirements Of section nine
of the act Of July 2, 1864, that the
amount of goods required to supply
the necessities of the loyal persons
residing in the insurrectionary States
within the lines of the United States
forces, shall be an amount equal to
the aggregate of the applications
therefor, and that the places to which
such goods may be taken, shall be
all places in such lines that may be
named in the several applications for
transportation thereto. Il is there
fore directed that clearance shall be
granted on application by any loyal
citizen for all goods not prohibited,
in such amounts, and to such places,
which, under the revenue and collec-
ton laws of the United States, have
been created ports of entry and de-
livery in coastwise trade, as the ap-
plicant may desire.
Fourth. Clea7ance.-Betore any
vessel shall be cleared for any port
within the insurrectionary States, or
from one port to another therein, or
from any such ports to a port IN the
loyal States, the master of every
such vessel shall present to the pro
per officer Of customs il manifest OF
| her cargo, which manifest shall set
forth the character Of the merchan-
disc composing said cargo, and. il
showing no prohibited articles, shall
be certified by such officer of Gus.
toms. Et
FIFTH. -4rylraz and Discharge o.
Cargo IN an ,hssurrectionary Stale
On the arrival of any such vessel al
the port of destination, it shall be
the duty of the master thereof forth
with to present to the proper Office,
of the customs the certified NANTES
of her cargo; whereupon the Officer
shall cause the vessel to be discharg
ed, under his general supervision
and if the cargo is found to cores
pond with the manifest, certificate
to that effect shall be given to thu
| master. If there shall be found any
| prohibited articles. they shall b
seized and held subject to the orders
? of the Secretary Of the, Treasury
: and the officer shall forthwith repor
+ to the department all the facts of tn
3 case; and any such. vessel arriving
e from, any domestic port without
proper clearance, or with coptrabant
articles, shall, with her cargo, b.