Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-24
TPuBLlc-No. l9I I


An ACT in addition TO the several acts concerning
commercial intercourse between loyal and iu-
surrectionary States, and to provide for the
collection of captured and abandoned proper
ty, and the prevention Of frauds in States de-
declared in insurrecton.
BE il enacted by the Senate aud House Of Re
presentatives of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That sales Of captured and
abandoned property under the act approved
March twelve, eighteen hundred sixty three,
may be made at such places, in States declared
in insurrection, as may be designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury, as well as at other
places now authorized by said act.
Sec 9. Aud be it further enacted, That, in
addition to the captured and abandoned property
to be received, collected and disposed Of, as pro-
vided in said act, the said agents shall take
charge of and lease, for periods not exceeding
twelve months, the abandoned lands, houses and
tenements within the districts therein named and
shall also provide, in such leases or otherwise
for the employment aud general welfare Of ali
persons within the lines Of national military
occupation within said insurrectioDary SAtes
formerly held as slaves, who are or shal become
free. Property, real or personal, shall be re
gsrded as abandoned when the lawful owners
thereof shall he voluntarily ahsent lherefrom,
and engaged, either in arms or otherwise, III
aiding or encouraging the rebellion.
Sec. 3. And be it further enuc,ed, That oil
moneys arising from the leasing Of abandoned
lands, houses and tenements, or from Gales of
captured and a5 indoned property collected and
sold in pursuance OF said act OF this act, from
fees collected under the rules and regulations
made by the Secretary of the Treasury, and ap.
proved by the President, dated respectively the
twenty eighth day OF August, eighteen hundred
aud sixty two, the thirty first day of March, and
the eleventh day Of September, eighteen hundred
and sixty three, or under any amendments or
notifications thersof which have been or shall
be made by the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
approved by the President, for conducting the
commercial intercourse which has been or shall
be licensed and permitted by the President, with
and in States dsclared in instruction, shall after
satisfying therefrom all proper and necessary
expenses to be approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury, be paid into the Treasury of the Uni
ted States and oil accounts OF moneys received
or expended in connexion Herewith shall be
audited by the proper accounting officers Of the
Treasury. That the first section Of tho Act
to provide for the COLLECTION Of abandoned pro-
perty, and for the prevention OF fraud in insur-
rectionary districts in the United States" ap.
proved March twelve, eighteen aud sixty three,
| Is hereby extended so as TO include the desorp-
tions of property mentioned in au act entitled
IAN act further to provide for the collection of
| duties on imports and for other purposes" ap-
proved July thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
! one. and an act entitled "An act to suppress
insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, 10
seize aad conhscate the property OF rebels, and
| for other purposes" approved July seventeen,
eighteen hundred and sixty two, respectively;
and that the sales provided for in said act first
mentioned may be made at such places as may
! be DESIGNATED by the Secretary uf the Treasury.
| And section six Of said FIST mentioned act is
hereby amended so rs to include every desorp-
tion Of property mentioned in the acts at July
thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty one, and
July seventeen, eighteen hundred aud sixty two,
aforesaid and that all property, real and per
! sonal, described in the acts 10 which this is in
addition, shall be regarded as abandoned when
the lawful owner thereof shall be voluntarily
absent therefrom, aud engaged, either in arms
! or otherwise, in aiding or encouraging the re-
4 belion.
Sec. 4. And be it further onngtgd, That the
/ prohibitions and provisions OF tn act approved
| July thirteen, eighteen hundred AMI sixty ono,
/ and of the acts amcndatory Or supplementary
thereto, shall apply to oil commercial intercourse
/ by and between persons residiug or hcnG within
! districts within the present az Iu'ue uai Ct
national military occupation IN The States or
It's Of States declared in insurnectiOn, whether
pN. zach other or with persons residing or being
WI VII; We districts declared in iusureetion and
VIM ,u;'h;, those lines and that all persons
w. ,i,o ~, ted states, rot native natural
lied citizens then sV', Sna,, y. ~ INV saS
pSai,an,a prUphv' of States parts Of states declared
TTs in insurrcction rt1 10 as ci,, us Of loyal states are
subject 10 under tie said - or .v,s
Sec g. Ard bo ii further EN-. 0'eY' ',1 "a Nnsp'
ever any part Of loyal state sh. y. oe au1er me
control Of insurgent6. or eball re ia dangerous
proximity to places under their contf ' sil com
inercial Intercourse therein and there's. "a eAt''
be subjecttos tue same prohibitions and 7nal-
tious as are created By the said acts, 50 to a3on
intercourse between loyal and iusurreeuousrS
States, for such time aud to such ezteut as ehhl!
from time 10 tlme become nece ssry tJ protect
the public interests, aud lie directed BY the SEQ
retary Of the Treasury, witn the ePpIoval o. TOO
/ Pretiient.
! Sec. g. And be il further epnctol, That Sc
/ much Of tho fifth section Of tine act orpfoyed
! May twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty two
4 and the fourth section of the act approved Narct
twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty ,hrec, a.
directs the manner OF distributing fines, penaitie
AID forieitures, is hereby repealed, and that il