Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-19
'Colse Fnine Comm erGla1 Intercourse /
with GnGurFeGtiOnarY Stafa1.


TRlAsURY OEpARTKlHT, Nay 10, 1885,
In the practical application Of rules end
regulations concerning commercial inter-
course with insurreGti0narY States, known
as the series of Nay 9Th, 1855, all officers
acting there under ere directed to cause as
little annoyance Is possible TO parties in
terested In such commercial intercourse,
and otherwise to carry out the purposes OF
the Executive in removing all the restric.
aons upon such commerce that the most
liberal constructions Of the law will per-
NIT. In as much as the military lines of
occupation in the department west of the
mississippi river have not been extended
nor the trade herewith affected by the
proclamation of the President of April
10Th, 1865, the regulations of July 29th.
1854, are still in force 80 far as applicable
to the territory west OF the Mississippi.
By the third section Of the regulations
or Nay 9Th the necessity for applications
to this department. for permits or author.
lty to clear goods for any port of the iusur-
FectionAryr States east of the Mississippi
either coastwise or inland; is obtained, and
consequently no such authorities or per-
mtslFill be Issued. CollectOFs and Others
are directed to cleaEall goods not specially
declared loontraband by the Sd section of
said regulations, while all such shipments
must be under supervision of an oficer of.
E9e customs, where there are such, or other
omcersg % prevent the transportation of
any articles declared contraband of war
NO permit or fee will be charged except
such as may be prescribed by law for the
entrance OF clearance of vessels. When
cotton or the product of any insurreeaion-
airy State having been sold and re.sold by
q purchasing agent of the government Il
offered for shipment, the certificate of such
articles not declared Contraba1d, no duty
or other fee will be charged. aass5 -
there is no internal revenue of.
ncer OF the post or place of shipment the
ohcer supervising the shipment must coll
lectsuch internal revenue due thereon, or
u the party shipping is unable to pay such,
internal revenue tax the, article must be-
conslgned to the collector Of customs at
the port of destination of vessel; and if
the bills Of ladtng aHd the mauifestInf the
vessel eXhibitthe fact that suchtinternal
tax has not been paid, and on. the arrival
OF any vessel at her port the collectors of
the customs az the port will require such
internal tax to be paid to him before al
lowing the delivery Of the article on which
such tax has occurred and become payable.
No vessel will bGallowed to unload at any
port except such as shslI be named on her
manifest or her ports of destination with
out authority of the. Secretary of the
Treasury, and no goods will be delivered
at any port whatever until all such taxes
are paid. Until the customs officers are
duly appointed special agents will act as
spch and when acting in that capacity will
sign special agent and acting customs Of
fcer. Captured and abandoned property
will be treated as directed in regulations
Of the 29th of July, 1864. o.
.,l sss Secretary of the Treasury.