Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-03-24
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PUBLISHED Bf- AUTHORITY.

Sec l. ID Z. Il eaai7,d BY tie Stnaie and H9slf Of
I'D Repretsniaiioes Of tbe United States
Of 1fnryica, IN Congrflf agsmJkd, That when any
vciel other than yegei of war or privsteer,
or when any goods which ihall hereafter be
taken as prize by Asy vellel aaing under au
thsrity from the government OF the United
States ihali appear to have before belonged to
any perfon, or perfons relldent within or under
the protection of the United States. and to have
been taken by an enemy OF the United states
or under authority, or pretence OF authority,
from any prince, government or tate againit
which the United States have authorized, or
fhall authorize defence or repriials, iuch veiie.
or goods not having been condemned as prize
by competent authority before the re capture
the eof, the fame 1lall be reaored to the former
owner or owners thereof he or they paying
for, and in lew of falvage, if reta.en by
public veiTel of the United States, one eighth
part, and if rstakcn by private yei.el OF the
United States, one iixth part, OF the true value
of the vshel or goods 70 to be reRored, allowing
and excepting all impoas and public duties to
which the fame nay be liable. And 1t the vel
fel 70 re taken hall appear TO have been let
forth and armed as veael OF war, before iuch
capture or afterwards, and before the retaking
thereof as aforefaid, the former owner or own
ers, on the rc9eration thereof, ihall be adjucg-
ed to paw fer, and ia lieu of falvage one moiety
of the true value Of flch yeilsl Of war, or pri-
vatesr.
Sec. =. AslM it JaiLu massl, That when
any vefel or goods, which fhall hereafter be
taken as prize. by any vellel acting under au-
thority from the government of the y. States,
f,all appear to have before belonged TO the
United States. and to have been taken by an
enemy of The United States, CT under authority,
or pretence of authority from aay prince, gov
eminent or fate, againR which the u. States
have authorized, or hall authorize defence or
repr;fals, flch public velel, not having been
condemned as prize by competent authority
before the rccdpture thereof, The fame hall be
reeorcd to the United States. And for, and
in lieu of falvage. there thall be paid from the
Treafury of the United States, puIfuant to the
final decree which Gall be made in iuch cafe By
any Court of the Uaited States, having com
potent jurisdiction thereof 10 the parties who
ihall be thereby entitled 20 receive the fame tor
the recapture as aforefaid, of an unarmed VET.
Eel, or any goods therein, one fixth part of the
true value thereof when made by a private
yencl of the United States, and one twelfth part
of fueh value when the recapiure lhall be made
bv public armed venel of the United States );
q for the recapturc as aforelaid Of apubic arm.
eiveflel, or any goods thsreir,one moiety or the
true value thcreo. when MADE BY private veiiel
of the United States, and one fourth part OF iuch
value, when fuch reoapture lhal be made by a
public armed vedel of the Uaited States.
Sec. .. 4qndJe il jarttr sasa.d, That when
any veife, or goods which lhall be taken as
prize. as aforefaid, fhall appear to have before
belonged TO any perfon or portions, permanent
w redsnt within the territory, and under the
protection OF any foreign prince, government or
ilate, in au,ity with the United States, and TO
have been taken by an enemy OF the u. States,
or by authority or preteuce OF authority from
any prince, government or Gate, agsnt which
the United States have authorized, or hall au
thorize, defence or reprifals, then fuch veael
or goods fh.ll be adjudged to be reitored to
tbe former owner, or owners thereof, he or
they paving far and in lieu OF ialvage, fuch
nropor,ion of the true value Of the veiiel or
goods 70 TO be rsaored, a, by the law or ufage
Of fuch prince, government or Gate, within
whole territory ilch former owner or owners
fhall be 70 reiident, fhall be required, on the
Teltoration OF any Fehsi VI Soou' '" ss"N~" Va
the United States, under like circumstances OF
70 capture, made by the authority of faeh for
e;en prince, government or Gate aud where
no fueh law or ufige ihall be known, the fame
falvage nall be allowed as isprovided by the
frh fiction Of this Ao - Provided, That no
fuch yelIel or goods fhall b. adiudged 10 be
renorcd TO fuch former owner or owners, in
any csf. where the fame fhall have been. before
the recapture thereof. condemned as prize by
competen, authority, nor in any cafe where by
the law or ufage of the prince, government, or
State within whofe territory fuch former owner
or owners fhall be reGdent as aforelaid, the vef.
Eel or goods of citizen of the United States,
under like circumstances of reS1pture, would
not be referred to fuch citizen d the United
States ProoiJsd 0JS; That nothing herein
fhall be connrued TO contravene or alter the
terms of reltora,ion in cafe Of recapture, which
are or fhall be agreed on in any treaty between
the United States, and any foreign prince, gov
ernment or State.
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