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

AN ACT

$" an act laying an embargo on all
sbips and vessels in the ports and
har0ours sf the United States"
Sec..l ne a. eRaclea b. nc seEaaf and
y rssfesrsfutises u the Ulute4 States u
y .4,iey1ca. ~ cahgfess assembled, That during
ia the continuance OF the act, entitled" An
act laving an embargo on all ships and yes
Sc ii the poets and harbours OF the United
states. !" no ship, vessel, or boat, of any des-
Il cription Whatever, owned by citizens OF the
Euited States and which is neither regis
tered, licensed, or possessed OF : sea letter,
snail be allowed TO depart from any port OF
the United States, or shall receive clear
ance nor shall any foreign vessel be at
lowed to depart from any port fthe United
States with a cargo destined for another
port Of the United States or shall receive
clearance for that purpose until the owner
or owners, consIFnee Of factors OF sucii A.
nerican or foreign vessels shall, with mas
ter, give bond, with one or more sureties %
the United States, in case Of vessel own
ed bv citizens Of the United States, in a sum
double the value Of the vessel and cargo,
and in that Of a foreign vessel and cargo,
that the vessel shall not proceed TO any for
eign port or place, and That the cargo shall
be reian1ed In some port of the IT, States
Pr,visea. that il shall be lawful and suffi-
sient, in case OF any such American vessel
whose employment has uniformly been con-
fined to rivers, bays, sounds and lakes,
within the jurisdiction Of the United STAGES,
20 give bond IN al amount equal to two hun.
Sred dollars for each ton of said vessel,
with condition, that such vessel shall not be
employed IN any foreign trade during the
Sme limited i'll the condition Of the bond.
Sec. 2. did Re il further elaeted, That no
bond shall be required Of boats not being
mastered, or if masted, not being decked.
whose employment has been, and shall con-
tinue to be confined TO rivers, bays and
sounds, within The jurisdiction u the Uni
ted States, and lying within districts which
are not adJaceH. TO the territories, COLONIES,
or provinces of a foreign nation, whether
xacn b9a1s De licensed or not, and Unless il
the opinion OF Tie tr-as ify, stsCsr bond Ia.
necessary, it shall be lawful ana sufficient
for the owner of the boat, TO give bond in
IN anyHnt equal 10 thirty dollars Tor each
ION OF said boat, with cOndiuon that such
Loaf shall not be employed III any foreign
trade during tae continuance Of the act, en-
titled /" An Let laying an embargo On aH
ships and vessels IN TIE ports and harboars
81 the United States.
Sec 5. IND b a further enacted, That III
every case where bond hath been or shall
be gwen, TO the United States under TINS
act. or under the act entiJled g An scl law
ing an embryo on ships and vessels in the
psrts and harbours "a me United States"
sr under the act supplementary to the last
mentioned act, with condition that certain
goods wares, ard merchandise or the car
% Of a vessel snail be rel4nded in some
port OF the United States the parry OF par
$es 10 such bond shall, within tour months
after date OF the same, produce to the col
Rector Of the port, from which the vessel
had been cleared with such goods, wares.
merchandise or cargo, a csruncate OF Tie
relandIng OF the same, from the collector OF
the proper port, on failure whereof the bond
shall be pun IN suit, and IN every such sun.
judgment shall be gwen against The deien.
dant or defendants, unless proof shaH be
Produced OF such relandipg, or OF loss b.
sea, or other unavoidable accident
Sec. A. ind be d further enacted, That IT
shall not be lawful to export from The UNI
ted States, III any manner whatever. apy
goods, wares, on merchandise, Of foreigl
Or domestic growth or manufacture. and N
any goUsis, wares, OF merchandise snail dn-
ring the continuance OF The net, entitled
" An act laying an embargo on all ships and
vessels III lhe-p0rts and harbours OF tie u
nlted States" and OF Che @ct supplementary
% the last mentioned act, contrary 10 tie
prohibitions q this act, be exported from
The United States, either BY land or water
the vessel, boat, RAFT, cart, Wagon, sleigh,
OF other carriage, i'll wbicii The same shall
have been exported, skpll together with the
tackle. apparel, horses, mules, and oxen, be
forfeited, and the owner o. owners OF such
goods, wares, or merchandise, and every
other person knOwingly concerned in such
prohibited expectation, shall each res ct
hely forfeit and pay sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars Tor every such offence
fSoVidea h.tyever, That nothing in tins sec
uon c0utalnef. shalt be construed to PEE
vent toreigi. ve sels from departing from
INC ports 81 the United states with the car
gosf caryVes wAIch Dlay be on board o. the
same, Wnei nOtlhtd Oi the act laying an
sIRoafgo on al SHIPS and vessels ia the
ports sbd LarDers Ut Lie United States, in
soHiosnIg viui the provisions OF the said
act nof 70 t.ae away any power conferred
"a Tie President b. TIE LIST mentioned act,
nor Y prevent ioreisn vessels from furnish
Al5 themselves VITA necessary provisions
ana sea stores tor tie voyage, nor fishing
vessels from departing with SEA stores, salt,
ana their usual tslllng tackle and apparel,
"A le ms''isef prescribed 81 Tie act supple
Eentaig 20 the AFORESAID act
Sec ,. AZ e q further eNacteI. That on
We return INTO Lte unted Safes of any fish
4yS vessel shcA ~ - described by the sec
-i'd secAoh u tiie act supplementary to the
49, 49, An at, isy.hg an embargo
vi Asi.tAe -ups and vessels an NE ports and
ii4rbfrs Of the United Stales." winch SHAH
Aaye s4ucd subsequent to Tie usss..pe Of tho
srAsl9Hsa acts, 4 shall " the duty q