The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-03-24
CHAPTER III.
An Act further to provide for the Collection of
Duties on Imports. and for other Purposes.

Duties on Imports, and for other Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House OF Re
representatives. OF the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That whenever it shall in
the Judgment of the President, by reason of I'M
lawful combinations of persons in opposition to
the laws of the United States, become impracti-
cable to execute the revenue laws and collect the
duties on imports by the ordinary means, in the
ordinary way at any port OF entry i'll any cOlec-
ton district, he is authorized TO such du-
ties to be collected ut any port Of delivery i'll said
district until such obstruction shall Cease and
in such case surveyors IL said ports of delivery
shall be clothed with all the powers, and be sub
ject to all the obligations OF collectors at ports
of entry and the Secretary of the Treasury, with
the appreciation OF the President, shall appoint
spectUrs, appraisers, and clerks may be neces-
sary, in his judgment, for the faithful execution
of the revenue laws at said ports of delivery, and
shall fix and establish the limits within which
such ports OF delivery are constituted ports of en-
try, aforesaid; and all the provisions OF law re-
gulating the issue OF marine papers, the cOaStin~
trade, the warehOuSing of imports, and cOilec-
ton of duties, shall apply to the ports of entry
so constituted, in the same manner they do to
ports of entry established by the laws now in
force.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if
from the cause mentioned in the foregoing see
ton, in the Judgment of the President, the revc-
nue. from duties onimports cannot be ef1ectually
collected at any port of entry in any collection
district, in the ordinary way, ond BY the ordinary
means, or by the course provided in the forego-
ing section, then in that case he may direct that
the costom house for the district be established
in any secure place within said district either on
land or on board any vessel in said district or at
sea near the coast; and such the collector
shall reside at such place, or on shpboard as the
may be, and there dctain all vessels and car
goes arriving within or approachiu@ said district
until the duties imposed by law oS1 ,aid vessels
and their cargocs are paid in cash: Provided,
That if the owner or conSigncG of the cargo on
board any vessel detained as aforesaid or the
master of said vessel shall desire so enter a rort
OF entry in any other district in the United States
Where no such distractions to the execution of
the laws exist, the master of such vessel may be
permitted so to change the destination of the YES
sci and cargo in his manifest, whereupon the col
1ector shall deliver Linn a written permit to pro
coed to the port so designated: And provided
further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
with the appreciation OF the President make nro
per regulations for the enforcement on sIipboard
ofsHch provisions Of the laws regulating the as
sessmcnt and collection OF duties as in his judg-
ment may be necessary and practicable.
Sec D. And be it further enacted Thrt it shall
be unlawful to take any vessel or cargo detained
as aforesaid from the custody of the proper OIL
GERS OF the customs, unless by process of some
court of the United States and in case of any NJ
tempt otherwise to take such vessel or carr0 nv
any force, or combination, or assenbla"e of neT-
sons, too great to be overcome by the officers of
the customs, ii shall and may be lawful for the
president, CT sucI person or persons "a he shalI
have empowered for that purpose to employ
such part oil the army or navy militia of the u
nited States, or such force Of citizen yoIuntelrS
as may be GccEi Il necessary for the purDose of
preventing the removal of such vessel or CARGO
and protecting the officers OF the customs i'm re-
tanning the costody thereof.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted That if in
the Judgment of the President, from the cause
mentioned in the first section of this act fine Gu
ties upon imports in any collection district can
not be ellcctually collected by the ordinary means
and in the ordinary way, or in themode aid man
ner provided in the forcgon section OF this act
then IN that case the President is hereby empow
cred TO close port or ports of e1try il ;,id dis
trlct, and IN such case give notice Thereon by fhe
Proclamation anG thereupon all right OF iuIpor-
tation, war ehodsnr ana otherpr;s iieacs incident
to ports of en}ry ahafi Cease end Ee discontinued
at such port 90 cic%ta, until opeied b. The order
OF the Presto = tie cessation. o. suCl obstruc-
tIons and Ii, wilno said ports 2re so closed am
snip orVesaei ;tom beyond ti'e United States or
having OF JoaiG any articles subject 10 duties
snaI enter q" attcnpt to enter any such port, the
same' tosetner with its tackle, apparel, furni-