The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-13
A BILL

o suspend f6e commercial intercourse be.zve.n
roe u. y "7a certain ports Of tie iHand of ST
DoanMgo.
Belt ENACTED, BY the Senate and Home o.
RtP'T5entafiOes eftbe U. S. of A,uerica, in Cor
g'r5S age"dls3, That all commercial ntercourft
.,'twsen any Perfon or perfons reiiient within
'he T. ). and any perion or perfons reGdenl
w'tnih any part OF the itland of 81. Domingo
not Ill Poueftion, and under the acknowledged
government of France, ihal be, and from and
alter due notice oftbis ACT at the cu!tom houfes
! re,pectiveiy, is hereby prohibited And any
", nnp or Vehe' owned, hired unemployed, Who'll
!? or IN part, by any Perion or perlons ref
cent within the u. S. or BY any citizen or ci-
.Hehs thereof, refdeTt e,icwhere, AID faiIiny
ife "a any port of the U. S. after that time, or
day of next: or from NV, n.,
Whatever after the day of next which,
contrary TO the intent hereof, il,all be yolunta.
my carried or GiaIl be defined to proceed,
whether directly, or from any intermediate port
or place, to any port or place within the iflapd
OF ST. Domingo, and not in podelIion. g. mnder
'ae acknowledged government of France and
a.io any cargo which fha be found on hoard
OF iach hip or vefe, which detected or inter
fuP'ea III iuch unlawful purpofe, or at her re-
.nrn rom iuch voyage to the U. S. f1all be
whoiiY forfeited, and may be feized and con-
cemned IN any court of the u. S.
Sec. ,. -4ad be it further ena,7ed, That af.
Ter due notice of this act at the feveral cnffom
houies, no hip or vetiel whatever fhall receive
acearance Tor any port or place within the III
ana OF St. Domingo, and not in the actual nol.
lemon OF France nor Aial any clearance be
granted tor foreign voyage to any ihip or vef-
let owhee' hired or employed, wholly or in
part, by any perfon or prrfons, rslident in the
U. States or by any citizen or Citizens thereof
rehdent el'ewhere, until the owner or the en-
P'oyer Tor the voyage, or his factor or agent.
WIN the matter, and one or more fufficient
,urety or tureties, to the fatisfaefion OF the col
iee'or OF the dittritt, fhall give bond to the u.
o'a'eS' luch owner, employer or factor, viii,
tue matter, IN FUN equal to the value of the
vehef ana OF her cargo & fuch furety or fare
tes IN 4 ium equal TO the value of the veffeJ
aho Oh ohc-th'rd OF her cargo, when it IN all not
exceed ten thoufand dollars and if il (taIl ex-
r $ 'hen ~ that fnm, with condition that the
"np or VeneI' TOR which clearance f,aIl be
Ie1u'tea' is actually defined, and fhal pro-
coed TO fome port or place without the Tn,its rs
iuch part OF the inand of ST. Domingo. as n all
not be IN the actual pofiellion, and under the
deN"owienged government of France, and du-
'.n'e inc intended voyage fhall not be voIunta
r,y earned or permitted to proceed, whether
''ee'iy' or II" m any Intermediate port or
place, to any port or place within fuch part of
me iiiand OF ST. Domingo, as fhaIl not be in the
'uuai poiieiiIon, and under the acknowledged
government OF France, and diall not, at anv
iuth port or place voluntarily fell, deliver or
nn'ade any part of fuch cargo; and generally
nat 70 At iuch hip or veiel, Whit on fuch voyage,
'n'u MOI De employed in any traffic or com
merce with or for any perfon refdent within anv
part of the Hand of st. Domingo, not in the
detua' poheihon, and under the acknowledged
government ofFrance.
Sec. 9. AH86e it further enAaed That all
penalties and forfeitures incurred bv fore. of
this set, and which may be recovered, fhall he
and accounted for, in the manner
pTetcr'oed by the act, enttled* Sc An acf TO re-.
su.a.e me collection of duties on imports and
tonnage = and may be mitigated or remittrd
IN the manner prefcribed by the act, entitled
y An att to provide for mitigating or RENTING
the torfeitures, penalties and disabilities, accru.
ing in certain cafes therein mentioned"
poi. l.. 6age $40.