The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-06-21
FROM swAsHINesoN, NAY Is.
IMPORTANT BILL.

The following Bill was submitted to the Senate OF
the IT, s. on the 29th ult by Mr. CILEs. N
A BILL.
TO amend and tonfi'.ne ia oice TIE act, entitled
g I'M ACT TO interdict she conamerciai infer
course 6efyveen the United States and Grcas
Britain and France, AID Meir. .Gefcndencies,
and for other harhoses.
DE il enacted By the Se,iasc and Hsuse " Represe,,-
- fntires ofthe United States Of .aner7ca IN Con-
gress assembled, That the act laying an embargo ON
all ships and vessels in the ports and harbous ct the
United States and the several acts supplementary
thereto, and the act to enforce and make more cec-
tual, an act entitled, act laying embargo all
ships and vessels in the ports and harbours Of the
States and also the thirteenth, fifteenth sections Of
the act to interdct the commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and Great Britain and France
and their dependencies, and for other purposes, be-
and the same are hereby repealed Prozgded hore-
ever, That all penalties and fcrfeturcs, which have
been incurred account Of any iniracton of any of
the said acts or sections, shah be recovered and dis
trbuted in like manner as il the said acts and
tons had continued in full force and virtue. !
SEC. 9. .q'ld be it further enacted, That so much
of the act to nterdct the commercial intercourse
between the United States and Great Britain and
France, and their dependencies, and for other pur
poses, as is not repealed by this ac., shall continue
in force until the end of the session Of Congress
I'rorissd, That nothing therein cantained shall be
construed to prohibit any trade or commercial inter-
course which has been or may be permitted in con-
formity with the provisions of the eleventh section
ofthe said act
SEC. g. sqnd be it further enacted, That during the
continuance of this act, no ship vessel shall be
permitted to depart for. any foreign port place
with which commercial Intercourse has not been or
may not be permitted by virtue of the last mentioned
act And ship vessel, bound TO foreign port or
place with which commercial intercourse has been
may be permitted by virtue of the said act shall
he eoI nuAH to- st,,loo
or factor ofsuch ship vessel shall, with the mas
ter have given bond with suietes to the
United States, in double the value Of the YES.
sci and cargo, that the vessel shall not proceed 70
any port or place with which commercial inter-
is not permitted by virtue of the said act nor
he directly indirectly engaged, during the voyage,
in any trade with such port place, shall put
any article board of any other vessel destined for
such port or place And If any ship or vessel SHALL
contrary to the provisions Of this section proceed
any such prohibited port place, be directly or
indirectly engaged in any trade with such port or
place, or shall depart from any port of the u g. with
out clearance or having given bond in the
boye mentioned such ship or vessel, together with
her CARGO shall be wholly forfeited, and the owner
or owners, agent, reghtero factors, master
mandcr Of such ship or vessel shall, moreover,
veraly forfeit and pay sum equal to the value of the
ship vessel and of the cargo put on board the
Proudsd ai~ays That the provisions Of the eleventh
section of the last mentioned act shall extend to the
prohibitions imposed by this section which prohib-
ton shall cease TO operate in the manner apd under
the limitations prescribed by the eleventh section
aforesaid IN relation to any ration with which COM
meicial intercourse may hereafter be permitted in
conformity with the provisions of the eleventh
. ton aforesaid. E
SEC A. .and5e IL further enaeted That all penal
ties and forfeitures arising under, or incurred by
virtue ofthis act, shall be recovered and Distributed,
and may be RENTED rnitigatcd in Tie manner pre-
scribed by tbs act to intcrdct the commercial inter-
course between the United States and Great Britain
and France andth dependencies ard for other pur.
poses. 'uf
SEC. 5. find Be IL further enccsed, That all the
vessels which may have arrived at any pot or place
within tie United States, from Great Eritain, her
colonies or dependencies, since the twentieth day o
May, one thousand eight hundred and nine or which
may arrive before the tenth Of June next, shall be
exempted from all the foricures and penalties incur
red m consequence OF any violation Of any Of the pro-
visions Of the said act to terdct the conmerc al IN
tercourse between the United States and Great BIZ
tain and France and their dependencies.