546 THIRTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. IL Ch. 187, 188. 1867. March 2, 1867. CHAP. CLXXXVII. — An Act to abolish and forever prolubit thetgystenz of Pamage in 1;*; the Territory of New lllexioo and other Parts of the Um States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Peonage de- States of America in Congress assembled, That the holding of any person
- k*J°£b;tQ;,j;‘g“l» to service or labor under the system known as peonage is hereby declared
` to be unlawful, and the same is hereby abolished and forever prohibited _ in the Territory of New Mexico, or in any other Territory or State of the mA9f~’g$*”$Q;§r United States; and all acts, laws, resolutions, orders, regulations, or usages g l" °°of the Territory of New Mexico, or of any other Territory or State of the United States, which have heretofore established, maintained, or enforced, or by virtue of which any attempt shall hereafter be made to establish, maintain, or enforce, directly or indirectly, the voluntary or involuntary service or labor of any persons as peons, in liquidation of any debt or obligation, or otherwise, be, and the same are hereby, declared null and holgggltgcgfg void; and any person or persons who shall hold, arrest, or return, or pc,-wu in pam. cause to be held, arrested, or returned, or in any manner aid in the arrest 886- or return of any person or persons to a condition of peonage, shall, upon conviction, be punished by Hue not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not less than one nor more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court. u£°;{?;%f°* Sec. 2. And be it furtherenacted, That it shall be the duty of all perfo,.c°d_ sons in the military or civil service in the Territory of New Mexico to aid in the enforcement of the foregoing section of this act ; and any per- Penalty for son or persons who shall obstruct or attempt to obstruct, or in any way ggggggggiéu interfere with, or prevent the enforcement of this act, shall be liable to the pains and penalties hereby provided; and any officer or other person in the military service of the United States who shall so offend, directly or indirectly, shall, on conviction before a court-martial, be dishonorably dismissed the service of the United States, and shall thereafter be ineligible to reappointment to any omce of trust, honor, or protlt under the government. Approved, March 2, 1867. March 2. 1867· CHA]?. CLXXXVIII.-An Aa to game the Disposition ey? the Proceeds ry" Hua, genalties, and Forfeitures incurred u r the Laws relating to tbe Customs, and for other UTPOSCS. From YO- Be lt enactedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United meds Ofpmm States of America in Congress assembled, That from the proceeds of fines, penalties, &c.’ penalties, and forfeitures incurred under the provisions of the laws relat. zlfgl mg to the customs, there shall be deducted such charges and expenses as wbé made of are -by law in each case authorized to be deducted; and in addition, in charges, &c.; case of the forfeiture of imported merchandise of a greater value than tive hundred dollars on which duties have not been paid, or in case of a release thereof, upon payment. of its appraised value, or of any fine or composieflep ¤$°¤J¤* tion in money, there shall also be deducted an amount equivalent to the
gow? u' duties in coin upon such merchandise, (including the additional duties, if
any,) which shall be credited in the accounts of the collector as duties redagqsidpséhow cewed, and the residue of the proceeds aforesaid shall be paid into the ‘ " u ’ treasury of the United States, and distributed, under the direction of the Ul%1:;dh§l;tl¢:s_ Secretary of the Treasury, in the manner following, to wit; one half to Om ,-0,,,,,, tz, the United States; one fourth to the person giving the information which informer; has led to the seizure, or to the recovery of the fine or penalty, and if there be no informer other than the collector, naval officer, or surveyor, cogggtiguigvz then to the officer making the seizure; and the remaining one fourth to Omcm., ,,},4 m,._ be equally divided between the collector, naval ofiieer, and surveyor, or veyor, equally. such of them as are appointed for the district in which the seizure has Y been made, or the fine or penalty incurred, or, if there be only a collector, Mbozifugézgf Ellen to such collector. But where any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, incurred by virtue of the laws relating to customs, shall be recovered in
