Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-08


duringthe continuance of the said embargo,
to search any vesse. on " ., 81. A. BE sus
pected any prohibited articles are laden for
expectation one half of which forfeiture
sh II he TO the use of the common wealth,
and che other to any of the persons above
mentioned who shall seize, or any 9th ~
person who shall inform and prosecute for
the same; and the forfeitures shall and
may he recovered by bill ia che Court of Adj
miralty.
.drd be it further enacted, that none of
the prohibited articles, or other provisions,
during the continuance of such prohibition,
shall be transported or exported out of this
state by land or i'm boats or vessels over any
of the rivers in this state, except such as
shall be transDor. ed for the use of the ar.
mics or navies Of the United States or their
allies, uuder penalty of the forfeiture of the
carriage and team or boats or vessels en-
poyed in such transportation, together with
the prohibited articles contained therein,
unless the person or persons transporting
or exporting ths same, produce certificate
from the comm ssary or quarter master ge-
neral of this district, or his or their agent
or agents, that such prohibited articles are
ordered on by them for the service of the
navies or armies of the United States or
their allies; AMI the same may be seized
by warrant ct any Justice of the peace upon
information to h m made the forseitures
20 be appropTiIs.,i as aforesaid, and reco-
vered in any court O, record within this
commonwealth, ny bill, plant, OF informa-
ton.
Ind be IL further enacted, that during
the continuance OF such embargo, every ma
ster or any ship or vessel shall, before he
be allowed TO clear out the same, enter IN
fN hon al
~ or securities in the penalty OF five thou
sand pounds, PAYABLE to the governor fer
the time being for the use of the common
wealth, with condition that he will not car
~ out or Cause to be carried out in his said
snip or vessei any of the articles prohibit
ed by the embargo, which said bond the ma
val officer of the district is hereby requir-
ed and empowered to take; and also eve
ry master OF any sucn ship or vessel shall,
with the two persons next in command
IN the said ship or vessel, take the
following oath (or, being a Quaker or
Menonst, solemn affirmation,) viz: A.
Is. do soiemnly swear, or affirm, that there
are net on board my ship or vessel any OF
the following articles. to wit, beef, pork, ba-
| con, wheat Indian corn, pease, or other
| grain, or -four or meal made of the same,
any or either OF them, or any other provi-
| S'O''S Pi'ptiOitSu W We except SuCn
nnly as are necessary for the victnaIiing
such ship or vessel for her voyage. So help
NE God. Which oath the naval officer tor
the district where the said ship or vessel
! IS laden. shall be, and he is herby required
and empowered 20 administer.
! Prop!ded Arrays, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to res, rain the
taking IN board ANY ship OF vessel any of
fhe above enumerated articles, or o:her
! provisions that may be necessary for the
victua.iing such ship or vessel for her voy..
age.
! Provided also, that none of the articles
| proi'btrd, sladsE On board any ship Or ves-
J SCI Tor .sSprrts'ssl before notice of su:h
! @ninargr, snail be fiaoie to seizure or Tor.
ieiture, ii the owner or owners shall, in
convenient time after proclamation Of such
embargo issued, relaDd or cause the same
70 he re anded and disposed OF in this state.
J Provyded neverthriess, that where the
iDhabitents of any of the United States shall
| Se in real distress for want O. provisions,
upon application of the executive power of
such state to the executive power of this,
1t shall be iawiu, for the Governor, with the
! advice OF the council, to suffer provisions
2, 60 be exported 20 such state he naval Of
ficer taking 20 ID with sufficient security in
at least double the vaiue of the cargo to be
exported, and ex citing an oath from the ex-
porter for the faithful expectation there
of
This act shall be in force from and after
the passing thereof, unto the end of the
next session of assembly, and no longer
And all other acts so far as they relate to
any matter or thing herein contained, or
within the purview of this act, are hereby
repealed.
A. the Nav session 1870, the above
act was continued till the end of the
next session Of the General Assembly
And at each succeeding session of DC.
tober 1879, NJ " 1880, October 1880
March 1881, aud May 1881, it was re
gularly continued, till November ses
sion 1881, when it was repealed.
Extract from an act of the Genera
! Assembly of Virginia enti,uled &" A,
&C act to mend an reduce into one &C
the several acts of Assembly for tn,
appointment ofnaval officers and as
certainjng their fees" passed at tn,
May session, 1888, chap. ri. sect. 2
g And to prevent the dangerous conse
quences that may arise from. tht
breach and contempt of embargoes
I Be it further enacted, that ever,
master of ship or vessel, when h