Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-09

AN ACT srifsif4s
To prevent the importation Of CERTAIN perfons
into certain States, where. by the lsws thcic-
Of. their admiiiiou rprohibited. 'gs
DE nssassd ., ne SssSk aad RSsk n Re-
- t,sjssfefIp,I n ,bs ir,,ed sfafri ~ Ams,isS,
in CssrteG ggsmbisd. That frvm ahd alter the
hIa dsy vt April next. no naher or cSptain Of
any fhp OF vefel. or any other pc,fon. ihsl inn
port or bring. or caufe 10 be imported or
brought, any negro, moiasto, or other pehon
or colour. not being native, acil,xch, or re-
ailefed ies,nan OF che Unhed Sra,es, or tsxeu
sss,ives of countries by ond tieCaps of Cs1od
Hope, into any p0st OF place OF Inc Uniled
States, which tsoft Of place Nah be Gsositd In
any Rsie ~hich BY hw has prohIpited'or Nall
prohibit the sdmifIiS IN or importation Of fueh
negro, mulstto OF other perton of colour. snd
il any captain or matter aforc!aid. or any other
perioo, ihall impor, or bring, OF csufe TO he i'm
ported or bfoneht into any Of The ports or plsc-
es aforefsid. any Of the rrtfon, Whole sdmilbn
( or importation is prohibited q, stoteiaid, he
HhsIl orieis aid pay the fun Of one ,hou!and
dollars Tor esth and every negro, mnlstto, or
other psrfon OF colour afcrefaid, brooght OF i'm
ported az stoieiaid, 10 be fped Tor and rccoser-
Cd b. atiion OF debt. In any coprt the United
S,stes, one half iheeof TO the uic of The United
Sta,ts. she other halt to any ptrfon or pcrfons
protecting for the penalty and W any scion
inflicted for the recovery oi the penaItry atorr-
faii, the peyfon or perions ihcd may be held 10
fpecial bail P,sr,dfI 4iiuey,, That nOthibs
cootsined In this att fhaii be coniirued 10 pio-
hibit the admifIion Of Indians. eat "a
SIC, .. Asxh IL js,ibfy snstsx. That no nip
OF vefIel arriving ia say Of the faid ports Or
places OF tho United States, aud having on
board any negro, musuo. OF other peffoo of
cooos, not being nstive. sciiizen, OF fsgH-
tefed Sesman Of thc Uaited States or ieadnen na-
tises Of countries beyond the Cape Of Good
Hope ., sfotefaid mall be admitted 10 snentry.
And if any foeh negro, Hiols,to, or other pct
ion Of colour, nall be landed from on boafd
any fhip OF veHei. - any OF the ports Of plsets
sfefefaid. or on the coaR Of any State prohibn.
ing the sdmiaiou ofimpotvtion as aforefsid.
she fs,d NIP OF seGe, togethcr with hsfsa.kie.
sppsrel, and furniturs. fhalI b. forfeiied "a the
United States. and one half Of the merit pro-
ceedD Of the iaIcs % fush Forfeiture fhsl intafe
and be paid over to fuch perfcn or perfons on
Whole iDformstioS the fizune on fuch foffeitufe
1IsIi he made.
Sse.s .. Asdbs n fsn5Sv ,snAsS. That
IL mall be the duty Of the coIletion and other
officen Of the coRoms, and all other officers Of
tho feseaue Of the United States. il the feteral
pori OF places htpsted ss sforefsid, to notice
and be governed by the prosiaons Of the:Isw
now exiting; Of the feyersl Sta,es prohibiting
the Admihion or importation of soy nrsto. mo-
lafto. or other reifon Of colour, as aforefxid.
And they are hereby enjoined si8iIsnriy 10 carry
iaro rfFeA the fsid laws of fsid States, copsorm-
ably 10 ne prosifops ot this ad. any law OF
the United States so the contrary notwithRsnd-
ing. NATHANIEL MACON. q.
SSsaler .f sbs Hs.f IF Rst,,jSsfefivs'.
A. BURR. Vir.P,,hStm @ fbs
Urhsl SisfS AID P,sfdSsf q abe Sssais.
Afraovip, Feb. asth, iso3.
TIL. JEFFERSON,
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