The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 3. Page: 82
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
general issue, and upon proof of a compliance with the provisions of
this act, or of the regulations and instructions of the President, he or
they shall be absolved from all responsibility therefor; and any per-
son aggrieved by any of the acts of any of the officers or agents afore-
said, may file his petition before the district court of the district in
which such officer or agent resides, and after due notice to him, and
to the district attorney, the said court may proceed summarily to hear
and determine thereupon as law and justice may require, and the
judgment of the said court, and the reasons therefor, shall be filed
among the records -of the court. And in case any release shall be
granted, the judge may impose such conditions as to giving bond and
security as may, in his opinion, be necessary to secure this act from
violation, and in case of refusal, may impose double or treble costs
upon the petitioner, if the circumstances warrant it: Provided, That
nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the Confederate
States, or any of them, from exporting any of the articles herein
enumerated, on their own account.
SEC. 6. That exclusive jurisdiction is conferred upon the district
courts of the Confederate States, of all suits or actions that may arise
under this act in behalf of the Confederate States, its officers and
agents, for the recovery of all fines, penalties and forfeitures, imposed
in the same, by indictment, information or action, according to the
practice of the court, and the distribution of the penalties and fines
shall be made, under and according to the laws now in force for viola-
tion of the revenue acts; and all laws for the mitigation and remit-
tance of penalties and forfeitures shall be applied in similar cases.
SEC. 7. That it shall be lawful for the President, or such officers as
he may designate, to employ any portion of the military or naval
forces of the Confederacy, or of the militia, to prevent the illegal
departure of any ship, vessel or other water craft, or for detaining,
taking possession of, and keeping in custody the same, or any wagon,
cart, or other vehicle hereinbefore mentioned, their teams and drivers,
and their products aforesaid, and to suppress and disperse any assem-
bly of persons who may resist the execution of this act, or oppose the
fulfillment, by the officers, of the duties imposed by the same.
SEC. 8. That this act shall expire on the day of the ratification of a
treaty of peace with the United States.
Approved February 6, 1864.
AN ACT to prohibit dealing in the paper currency of the enemy.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That
no broker, banker, or dealer in exchange, or person concerned in
trade as a merchant, or vender of merchandise of any description, or
any other person, except within the lines of the enemy, shall buy, sell,
take, circulate, or in any manner trade in any paper currency of the
United States: Provided, That the purchase of postage stamps shall
not be considered a violation of this act.
SEC. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall be
subject to indictment and prosecution in the Confederate court holden
for the district in which the offense was committed, and shall, upon
conviction, forfeit the amount so bought, sold, circulated or used, or
a sum equal thereto; and shall be, morever, subject to a fine of not
more than twenty thousand dollars nor less than five hundred, and
be imprisoned not less than three months, nor more than three years,82
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 3., book, 1900; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139262/m1/91/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.