Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-03-28

the master and mate to declare o'i p'N' IL
affirmation. before the collector, wle'"Il
ary part Of the fishing fare has oeen soi'
during the voyage, and IN default OF taxing
such oath az affrmation,, the master ana
mate shall each respectively forfeit ana pay
one hundred dollars pr0ViIed, mat the
aforesaid oath or affirmation may De dis-
t.ensrd with 50 far as relates to the hshert
cn orr own coast in the accustomed small
vessels \.
SO 8. md 6r n fayfIer enacted. That al
penalties and forfeitures, incurred by fierce
Of this act, shall he sued for, recovered,
distributed and accounted for in the manner
prescribed by the act entitled " An act to
reptllate the collection OF duties on imports
kanI tonnage" passed the second day Of
March, one thousand seven hundred and
ninetv.nine, and NAV be mitigsged or remit
ted ii the manner prescribed by the act, en-
titled " An act to provide for mitigating or
/, RENTING the forfeitwes, penalties and dis
abilities accruing III certain cases there u
mentioned" passed the third Of March, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-seyen,
and made perpetual by an act passed the
eleventh of February, one thousand eight
hundred.
Sec. z. Ind be It further enacted, That the
President Of the United States be and he =
hereby authorised, if he shall be satisfied
by statement Of account current, on oath
or Affirmation Of any citizen or citizens OF
the United States, and such other proof a
the nature Of the case will admit or the
President may require, that such cIuzehs
have property Of value IN any port or place
without the jurisdiction of the United States
arising freIr property actually without such
jurisdiction to The 22d day Of Dec. last, g
grant on application, permission TO such
citizen or citizens 10 dispatch vessel m
ballast 70 such port cr place, for the purpose
of importing inio the United States such
! property.
Proeided, That bond with sufficient seeu-
rity be given 70 tie United States, uDder
the direction Of the secretary Of he treasu-
! ~, in such sum as he shall deem neces a.
4 IN, with the following conditions, 20 wat
That such vessel shall not export from the
United States any specie, or am goods,
wares or merchandise, OF foreign o. ZONES
tic growth or manufacture, necessary pro-
visions and stores excepted, that she shall
return, reasonable time being allowed for
performing the voyage 40 the IElted States
vvIth slach l8eOt1sA, AMI tGst slle shsti rot
during the voyage, either directly or Indtt-
rectly be engaged II any traffic, freight, Or
other employment and that 40 goods
wares or merchandise shall be imported m
such vessel, other than the property for
winch such vessel shall Obtain sucn permls-
sion or the proceeds Of property sLIP-
ped bona fde by citizen Of The United
States prior 70 the SAID twenty-second DAY
of December last
.And broyiaef also, That The bond herein
directed to be taken, shall. not be cancelled
unless the secretary of the treasury be sat-
isfied either BY the oath Of the parry or par
ties To the same, OF such other proof as the
nature ct the case will admit, that the con
dltiOns Of the SAID bond have heen complied
4 with
Ana .~0vr1ea further, That the owner OF
owners, factor or agents, master or mate,
Of such vessel shall on her return to the VI
s. make oath or affirmation that such yes
sci hath mol during tine voyage tor which
such PERMISSION has been granted, elthe'
directly or indirectly been employed IN any
act contrary 10 he ,enor OF such bond.