The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-13
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OF THE UNITED STATES.
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OF THE UNITED STATES.
IN .4C7' to rohibittie INFORMATION Of slaq,sg ;u,o
any port or place srithin the Jurisdiction of tke
United States from, and otfe, the first dty Of efo
n.my, in the year ofow Lord one tjiousdrJ efgkt
hundred and cieht.
Tp E 1t enactedbp the Senate and House sf Pehyo-
Il p sentativeS IF the Tinted States of f,,,s;;cy.
in Congress assembled That from ar1i> afr. tb
first day of january, one thousand eight hundred
and eight, it shalln be lawful to import or bring.
into the United States the territories the roof
from any foreign kingdom, place, or country, any
negro. mulatto, or person of color, with intent
to hold, sell, or dispose of such negro mulstto
orperson OF color, as slave, or to be held to SER
vice or labor.
Sec. 2. ind be it further enacted, That no ci,i
zen o. citizens Of the United States or anv Other.
sperson, SHALL from and after the first Clay of Tar .
airy, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eight, FOR himself or themselves or
any other person whatsoever, either as master
. factor or owner, build, fit, equip, load or other
wise prepare any ship or vessel, in any port or
place within the jurisdiction ofth. United States
nor shall cause any ship or vessel to sail from ,ny
port Or place within the sarne for the purpose of
procuring any negro, nUatto, or person OF color
from any foreign kingdom, place or oountrv. 10
be transported to any port or place whatsoever
within the jurisdiction of the United States 10 be
held, sold, rdisposed of rs slaves, or to be held
to service or labor: and if any ship or vessel
shall be so fitted out for the purpose aforesaid or
shall be caused to sail aforesaid every such
ship or vessel, her tackle, apparel, and fi,rni-
turc, shall be forfeited to the United States. and
shall be able to be seized, prosecuted and con-
denned in any of the circuit courts or district
courts, for the district where the said ship or YES
SCI may be found or seized.
Sec. 3. Ind be it further enacted That oil ord
every person SO building, fitting out, euuippinp
loading, OF otherwise preparing or sending away.
any ship or Vessel, knowing or Intending That the
same shall be employed in such trade or business.
from and after the first day of January one thou
sand eight hundred and eight contrary to t true
intent aud meaning this act, or any ways aiding
or AUDITING therein shall severuliy forfeit and nav
twenty thousand dollars, one moiefy Thereof to
the use OF The United States, and the other mole
ty to the use of any person or persons who shall
sue for AID prosecute the same to effect
Sec. d. ind be IL further euaced, If any citizen
or citizens of the United States orar, person re-
sidel't within the jurisdiction OF the same shall,
IRON and alter the first day of January, ono thou
sand eight hundred and eight, take On boqrl re-
ceive or transport from any Of the coasts or king
dons OF Africa, or from any other foreign King
dom, place, or country, any negro nulatto or
person OF colour, in any ship OF vessel for the
purpose oil selling them in port or place with
IN the jurisdiction of the Unted States as slaves.
o. TO be held tn service or labor shall be in any
ways aiding abctting therein, such c.tizc,, or
Citizens, or person, shall seyeraiy forfeit ana Eav
five thousand dollars, moiety thereof 10 the
use OF any person or persons who shall sue for aid
prosecute the same TO effect: and every such ship
or weasel IN which such negro, nulatto or person
OF coionr shall have been taken on be nd gecciy.
ed, or transported as Aforesaid, her tackle, atpa-
rel and furniture, and the goods and effects
which shall be found on board The SANE, shall he
forfeited to the United States, and siulli be- liable
20 be seized, prosecuted, and condemned I'm ans.
or TIC circuit courts district courts in the, DIS
irct where the said Snip vessel nlay b. found
or seized And neither the importer, nor any
person or persons claiming from or under HIM.
shall hold any right or title whatsoever toany nc
SIo,Emultto, OF person OF colo. nor so The SER
wee or lahopP thereof, WHO n.v re imported or