Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-24
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
Washington, May 0, 1865. I

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington, May ., 1865.
With view Of carrying out the purposes Of the
Executive as expressed in his Executive Order bear
ing date April 29 1868 "To relieve all loyal ct-
zens and welldsposed persons residing in insurrec-
tionary States from unnecessary commercla restrlc-
tions and TO encourage them to return to peaceful
pursuits the following regulations are prescribed,
and will hereafter govern commercial Intercourse
between the States Of Tennessee, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama Mississippi and Louisiana, east Of the Mis-
sissippi river heretofore declared in insurrection
and the loyal States
First--All commercial transactions under these
regulations shall be conducted under the supervis
ion of officers of customs and Others acting as Off
cers Of customs
PROHIBITED ARTICLES.
Second-The following articles are prohibited
and none such will be allowed TO be transported to
or within any State heretofore declared in nsurrec-
ton, except on Government account, viz; arms
ammunition, all articles from which ammunition is
manufactured gray uniforms and cloth, locomotives
cars, railroad ron and machinery for operating
railroads, telegraph wires, nsuators and nstru-
ments for operating telegraph lines.
AMOUNTS OF PRODUCTS ALLOWED AND PLACES
TO WHICH SUCH MAY BE TRANSPORTED.
Third having been determined and agreed
upon by the proper officers Of the War and Treas
ury Departments, in accordance with the require
ments of Section IN. Of the Act Of July 2, 1864,
that the amount Of goods required to supply the
necessities of the loyal persons residing in the in
surrectionary States within the military lines of the
United States forces shall be 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 stated in the
several applications for transportation thereto II
80 4 al, hall
on application by any loyal citizen for all goods not
prohibited, in such on,ouuts "nd - s"0i. 1000
which, under the revenue and collection laws OF the
United States have been created ports of entry and
delivery in coastwise trade as the applicant may de-
sire
CLEARANCE.
Fourth.-Betore any vessel shall be cleared for
apy port within the insurrcctionary States or from
one port to another therein or from any such ports
10 port in the loyal States the master of every
such vessel shall present to the proper officer of Gus
toms manifest Of her cargo, which manifest shall
set forth the character of the merchandise compos-
ing said cargo, and ii showing no prohibited ar
ticles shall be certified by such officer of customs.
ARRIVAL AND DISCHARGE OF CARGO IN AN
INstRRECTIONARY STATE.
Fiftb--On the arrival of any such vessel at the
mort of destination, it shall be the duty of the mas
ter thereof forthwith TO present to the proper Off
Ger of customs the certified manifest of her cargo
yhereupon the officer shall cause the vessel 70 be
discharged under his general supervision and if the
cargo is found to correspond with the manifest, a
certificate to that effect shall be given to the master
If there shall be found any prohibited articles they
shall be seized and held subject to the orders of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and the officer shall,
forthwith report TO the department all the facts of
the case and any such vessel arriving from any
foreign port or from any domestic port, without
proper clearance or with contraband articles, shall
with her cargo be seized and held us subject to
fscation under the laws of the United States.
LAEING WITHIN, AND DEPARTURE FROM, AN
INsURREcTIoNARY STATE.
sixth.-Vessels in ports within an insurrection-
ary State not declared open to the commerce of the
world. shall DO laden under the supervision of the
proper officer of this department. whose duty it shall
be to require before any articles allowed to be
shipped, satisfactory evidence that, upon all mer
chandise the taxes and fees required by law and
these regulations, have been paid, secured to be
paid, which fact with the amount SO paid, shall be
aertiied upon the manifest. No clearance shall be
granted ii, upon any articles so shipped, the fees
and internal revenue taxes, or either, shall only
have been secured TO be paid. Such fact shall be
noted upon the manifest, and the proper officer, at
the port of destination of such vessel shall hold the
goods till all such taxes and fees shall be paid, ac-
cording to law and these regulations.
SUPPLY STORES.
\ seycnth.-Persons desiring TO keep supply store
Il any place within an insurrectionary State shall
IA ke application therefor TO the nearest officer OF
4 he Treasury Department, which application shall
"a forth .bat the applicant is loyal to the Govern
|, ,.ent of the United States and upon being con-
vinced of such loyalty, license for supply store
,hall forthwith be granted and the person to whom
the license is given shall be authorized to purchase
foods at any other supply store within the insur-
rectionary States, or at such other point as ne may
select. The party receiving such license shall pay
therefor the license fee prescribed by the internal
revenue laws.
EXEMrTEp ARTICLES.
Eiyhth.-All articles OF local production and con-
sumption such as fruits butter ice eggs, meat wood
coal ETC. may without fec restriction, be freely
transported and sold at such points in an insurrec-
tionary State the owner may desire
SHIPMENT or PRODUCTS OF AN INsuRBEcTloN-
AIRY STATE.
Nihth-Al cotton not produced by persons with
their own labor. or with the labor of freedmen, or
others employed and paid by them, must, before
.hipment 10 any port or place in loyal State, be
sold TO. or resold by, officer of the Government
,specially appointed for the purpose, under regua-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
and approved by the President, and before allow
inc any cotton or other product TO be shipped, or
Granting clearance for any vessel, the proper Gus
Toms officer or other person acting as such must re-
ouire from the purchasing agent or the internal
revenue officer certificate that the cotton proposed
10 he shipped has been resod by him or that twen.
tvfve per cent Of the value thereof has been paid
to such purchasing agent in money and that th'