Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-08-21

TIE tsR57yi1s arc tie jftlioaJ &C tic old
Non. lageeWjS klgg wticb are aeqO
in farce BY piftre q fbe PrseiiDiati5n
Of The Prsfdnt, qra,b il pl65bed
in a preceding c7i,na -
Sea, s--Tbat from and after the
| day of lfuppofed 10 be the 2olh of May
| aal-the entrance is forbid TO All vrssELs
! failing ander the Aags CT Fraros or Britain, or
owned in wholeor in par, Ivy fuhjeet of Ell
Their. And if any fuch veliel iiiali enter with
or wif5suf a ea,gt--fhe ihsll be condemned, &
the cargo, when there is any.
Sec 4.-That from and after the Goth Of
May, il lhall not be lawful 10 import any
goods or merchandise spbot Der, from any port
of Franz. or Britain, or their dependencies, or
any place in tie ACTUAL fslIDian IF e'ibs.--Nor
fhall il be lawful to import from airy Jo'e,ga
ps,f or Place, any goods OF merchandise, being
of the grs1Vib f,oJuee, mansfSasfe OF B'ifafn,
F,aree their dependencies, or places IN actual
poilelIion of either.
Provided that nothing herein contained,
fhall be conltrued TO affect the cargoes of
ihips or veflels owned by citizen si.izens
of The United States, which have cleared for
any port bevond the Cape of Good Hope. pri
or TO the 22d day Of Dec. 1907, or which had
departed for fnch port, by perm'flion of The
PRECEDENT, under the Aets supplementary to
! the aef laying an Embargo On all n,iPs aud
vef1els in the ports and harbours of the Uni.
ted States.
Sec. 5.-That whenever, after Nav 90, any
prohibited article is imported, or is PIT on
board any ihip or velIel, boat raft, carriage,
with INTENTION of Importation, all fuch arti-
| cIes, as well as all efisr aystkt on board the
fame ih:p or veflel boat, raft, or carriage. be-
iossing 20 fbe suse, Of fuch prohibited articles
| ihai be forfeited ard he owner fhall more.
over pay f,e5s the value. As vefle on
board which, articles are put with intention
TO be imported. mua neceharily be out of the
limits of the United States, How is fhe TO be
feized . BY our eruizers, it will be faid. Bul
where is a esv,iage to be ieized !!
Sec 6.-That if any prohibited article fhall
be put on board any ihip or vefIel, boat, raft
or carriage with intention to import with the
knowledge of the owner or matter of fuch flip
&c. SC. fuch fhip, &c. fhall be forfeited, and
the owner and matter fiail moreover each pay
| treble the value of iuch articles.
Sec. THAT if any prohibited articles fhall
! be on board any ve1ei arriving, and omitted
s in the manifell or entry of the matter, owner
or con6gnee, or ihall be landed, o. attempted
| to be landed, without permit, the fame pen.
allies fhall be incurred as IN the cafe of 6mil-
ar omifiion, landing or attempting to land, in
relation to articles liable TO duties on importa-
: ton
! Sec s.-That every officer of the euaoms
fhal have the like power 10 feizs goods IN.
ported contrary to this ACT; TO keep he g. me
in cuitody; to. enter any veiiei. dwelling
houle, ftore, building or ether place, to isize
fuch goods as they now have in relation TO
goods fubied TO du:y and If shy perion fhali
conceal or Buy any goods, knowing them TO be
! liable TO feizure by this act, fuch perfon fhall
pay double The value.
Sec. e--Thai each matter fhall fwear, that
there are not, in his belief, any prohibited ar
tcles on board his veGel: and that IL he fhall
difcover any, he will make due report
See. l0.-That importers or confgnees fhall
ALTO fwear, az in fett;on o.
| Sec. il.-Authorizes the PRECEDENT to pro.
claim ,snsrpsi If isfyesuy/s With any nation
| which fhali revoke DEGREES or orders violating
our neutrality, or modify Them 70 as to have
that effect Bonds tLen TO be given by vef-
| iels going where the intercourle is renewed,
that they will no, trade with places to which
intercourse is NOT renewed. Bonds to be dou-
bic the value of the veiIel and cargo. AL old
| penalties to be recovered.
Scs. i7--Provides for the repeal of the old
non-importa,ion law.
| See. is-PreScribes The mode of recovering
.foriei,ures, which is by action Of debt, or by
indictment or information -and mitigation
of penalties may be applied for as under a
ltanding law.