Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-01
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Iosuste.d rae commercial Intercourse &c
tsrsen The Uaitef States and ccrfain f.arfs

" bt1 sSAt'N ~ ~. DO!hJtSO
Ben ea.acscd By ,he SENATE and Rouse
If R'fires~n;asives If he Unred States
Of America. ga Congress osscnjtd, That
all commercial intercourse between any
person or persons resident within the u.
niled States, end ANY person or persoas
resident w,thin any pari cl tie is.and Oh
81 Domingo, bot IN possession, and uE-
der tie acknowledged government OF
France, shall be, aud is, hereby
prohibited /: and any ship or vessel,
owned, hired or employed, wholly or IN
part, by amy pe.son or petsons resident
within The United States, and sailing from
any port OF the United States, after due
notice Of this a6t at The custcm houses,
respectively, which, contrary 10 the in
tent hereof, shall be voluntarily carried
or shall be destined 10 proceed, whether
directly, or from any intermediate port
or place, 10 any port or place within the
island OF ST. Domingo, and not in posses
sion, and under the acknowledged gov
eminent of France, ard also any cargo
which shall be found on board oil such
ships or vessels when detected and inter-
rupted in such unlawful purpose, or at
her return from such voyage of the Uni
ted States, shall be wholly forfeited, and
may be seized and condemned in any
court of the United States having compe.
tent jurisdiction.
SIC. Q. Ind be it further enacted, That
after due notice of this act at The several
custom houses, no ship or vessel whatev-
er shall receive clearance for any port
or place within the island Of ST. Domin-
go, and not in the actual possession of
France, nor shall any clearance be grant
ed for foreign voyage to any ship or
vessel, owned, hired, or employed, wholly
orin part, by any person or persons, re.
sdent within the United States, until the
owner or the employer for the voyage,
or his factor or agents with the master,
shall give bond to the United States, in
sum equal to the value OF the vessel and
OF her cargo, with condition that the ship
or vessel, Tor which clearance shall be
required, is destined 10 some port or place
| without the limits of such part of the ISL
and OF ST. Domingo, as shall not be in
the actual possession, and under the ac-
knowledged government of Frunce, and
during the intended voyage shall not be
voluntarily carried, or permitted 10 pro-
coed, whether directly or from any inter-
mediate port or place; TO any port or
place within such part Of the island of ST.
Domingo, as shall not be in the actual
possession, and under the acknowledged
government of France; and in case of
being forced by any casualty into any
port or place hereby inlerdiGted, shall not
at any such port or place, voluntarily sell,
deliver, or uniade any part OF such cargo,
except so much as may be absolutely
necessary to desray the expenses requl-
site TO enable such vessel TO proceed on
her intended voyage; AID generally, that
such ship or vessel, whilst ON such voy-
age, shall mol be employed IN any traffic
o. commerce, with, or FOR any person re-
sident within any part Of The island Of
81. Domingo, not in the actual possess
sion, and under the acknowledged GOV.
eminent of France.
SIG. 3. .dndbsh further enacted, That
all penalties and forfeiiures incurred by
lorce OF this act, and which may be re.
covered, shall be distributed aud account
ed Tor, in the manner prescribed by the
at ChS'iCu IN aSt W 'cSuiate the COL
lection ofduties on imports and tonnage"
passed the second day of March, one
| thousand seven hundred and ninety nine,
and may be miligated or RENTED in the
manner prescribed by the aci, entitled
!" An act, to provide for The mitigating or
renting the forfeitufes, penalties, and
disabilities, accruing in certain cases
therein mentioned" passed the third of
March, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety seven, and made perpetual, by an
act passed the eleventh Of February, one
thousand eight hundred.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
this act shall continue and be i'm force
for one year and no lcager.
SEC S. .dnd be il further enacred, That
at any time after the passing of this act
it shall be lawful for the President Of the
United States, If he shall deem it expe-
dent, and consistent, with the in,e-
rest Of the United States, by his order,
TO remit and discontinue the restraints
and prohibitions on the commerce aEore-
said.
NhTEL. MACON,
Speaker of tbc House of Rep, esenfdfires.
GEO CLINTON,
Fiee-PSesiderf 81 ,5e United Sfaes, and P,esidess
of fbe Senate.