The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-19
(BY AUTHORITY
G.dIv OF THE UNITED sT.z7zs.
AN ACT

AN ACT
IN addition TO the act enfisiei " Il, act iay;nr an
tmbWyo all chips and vesseis IN the parts and
hpbors If the Tinted Stases," and The several
acts supplementary thereto, and fer other pur.
passes f-
BE it enacted By ire Senate and House of Repre-.
sensatves Of the United States Of dne,ica, in Con-
xrsss assembled. That during the continuance of
the act laying AN embargo AL SHIPS and vessels
s2n the ports and harhons of the United States, no
vessel OF ANY description whate,er, and wherever
Pound, whose employment is confined to the
CATION OF bays, sounds, rivers, and lakes, with
j. the jurisdiction of the United States, packets
f'rry boats, and vessels, exempted from the obli-
>Ssation OF giving any bond whatever, only except.
sd,) s',all bestowed 10 depart from any district
0i the United States, wi,hI,,t having previously
Obtained y -sraI,cc, nor ,ntilthe master com
Icardrr shall haze delivered to the collector or
surve.orot the port Of departure, manifest of
the whole carg" OH board, including articles Of
domestic growt OF manufacturer, rs well as to.
fciga northumberland it shall also be tie du-
y III the owners, agents or master of every such
vessel, IL produce within two months thereafter
to the collector of the district from which the vcs
Sci departed, certificate OF the handling of the
whole OF such cargo, i'll port of the United
Statca within the bay, sound, rivers or lakes, TO
Whtcit the Navigation Of such vessel is confined
signed by the collector surveyor of the port
WHERE t:,e cargo shall have been landed
Sec. 2. Indie az further saactea, That during
ssie continuance of the act laying All embargo on
adj ships and vessels in Tn. ports and harb0rs of
theintcd States, and of the several acts supple
menlar. Thereto, TO slii, or vessel of any descrp
ton whatever, other than those described in the
next preceding section, and wherever bound, shah
receive clearance, unless the ladmg shall be
made hereafter. under the inspection of the pro-
per revenue officers, subject TO the same restrc-
tons, regulations, penalties and fofeitures, as
are provided by law tor the inspection of goods,
wares and Iusrhai,,,i1c iI,oi led into the United
States, upon which duties are imposed, any law
TO ,he contrary notwithstanding Procide2, That
nothing herein contained shall he construed to
effect vessels laden in whole or i'll part on the re.
ceiPt of this act by the respective collectors.
Sec. 5. dn.i he IT further enacted, That If any
vessel described i'll the first section, shall depart
from anydistrict OF the United States without q
clearance, or before the manifest of the cargo
shall have been delivered to the collector or sur
veyor, in the manner therein prohibited, if a
Certificate of the landing of the cargo shall not
be produced within the tih,e and in the manner
therein provided, such vessel and Cargo shall be
forfeited, and the owner owners, consignee,
agent, factors, iresghters, master, skipper OF
such vessel, shall respectively forfeit and pay
sum not exceeding five thousand .inn:rs IPsa-
>Siaed aisuays, That nothing herein contained shall
DC construed 10 bar prevent the recovery of the
penalty on the bond given for such vessel.
Sec IL dnc be it further enacted, That during
the continuance of the act laying an embargo on
all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours
ofthe United States, and OF the several acts sup
Elementary thereto, 1t shall be the duty of the
master or person having charge command Of
any vessel, fiat boat, intended to enter that part
OF the river Mississippi which lies between the
southern boundary of the Mississippi Territory
end the rivcrIbrrville, if going down the said ri
yer, to stop at Fort Adams, and if going up the
1-IN-e H., Il
the case may be, to deiiverto an Inspector of the
revenue, to be stntionedthere for that purpose q.
Il manifest OF the whole ergo oh board, and also
TO produce to the same officer, within two months
thereafter, 1T gong up the river, certificate of
ehe l:.:s 6! c i,.ri u; ii,z dis
trict of MISS .ppi, and within the Jurisdiction
OF the Unteu States, which certificate shall be,
signed by the collector one of the surveyors of
tHe district of Mississippi, or if the cargo shall
be landed more than thirty miles from the place
of residence Of amy such officer, by state or ter
ritoral judge, having jurisdiction at the place of
ouch landing.
Sec. 5. And be IL further enosted, That if any,
vessel, fiat boat, shall enter that part of the,
river Mississippi, az prescribed in the next pre-
ceding section, without stopping and delivering
manifest III the manner therein provided, or 1t.
= certificate of the landing of the cargo, shall
not be produced within the time and in the man,
ncr therein provided, such vessel fiat or boat and
crs, consignce, agent, factors, freighters, master
or skipper, of such vessel fat or boat, shall res
pcc,ively forfeit and pay asumnot exceeding FIVE
thousand dollars, nor less than one thousand dol.
lars.
Sec. 6. ind be IL further enacted, That no ship,
or vessel, having any cargo whatever on board,
shall, during the continuance of the act laying al,
embargo OH all the ships and vessels in the ports
and harbors of the United States, be allowed to
depart from any other port OF district of the u
nited States adjacent to the territories, colonies,
or provinces of foreign nation nor shall any
clearance be furnished to any ship vessel bound
as aforesaid, without special permission of the
president OF the United States. And if any skip
or vessel, Shall contrary to the provision of this
act, proceed TO any port or district adjacent the
territories, colonies, provinces of foreign ma
ton, such ship vessel with her cargo, shall be
wholly forfeited and # the same shah not be
Seized, the owner, owners, agents, factors and
1rcighters OF such ship vessel, shall for every
such offence, forfeit and pay double the value of
such ship and cargo, and The master and comman-
der d such ship vessel, as well as all other
persons, who shall knowingly &c concerned in
such prohibited voyage, shall each respectively
forrest ard pay, not exceeding three thousand dol
lars, nor less than FIVE hundred dollars for every
such offence, whether a,e vessel be seized or not
Sec. 4 Aad be IL fa,ther enacted, That the