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


AN ACT
To amend and continue in force certain parts
of the act entitled Ap act TO interdiet the
commercial intercourse between the United
States, and Great Britain and France, and
= their dependencies, and for other purpoies.
BE enoeti BY tie Ssaa,s and Hone Of Rec.
rssstafi9s, ejtbe Unfsd Slater # Ame,iea in Gun.
REF a1emtiss. That the third, fourth, fifth,
iixth ieven,h, eighth ninth, tenth, eleventh,
feventeenth and eighteenth fections of the act,
entitled An act TO iuterdct the commercial
in,ercourfe between the United States and
Great Britain and France and their dcpenden.
cies, and for other purpoies,' fhail continue
in force until the end of the next FELTON, of
Congrefs; P,cvided, That nothing therein con-
tanned fhal be conitrued to prohibi, any trade
or commercial intercourse which has been or
may be permitted in conformity with the
provifons of the eleventh fiction of the faid
act.
SEC. 2. And h II fr,t6sy esae7ed That all
acls repealed, or mentioned or intended TO be
repealed by the iaid aet to interdId CONNER
cial interco,; rife between the United States *
Great Britain and France, and their Deepen
denotes, ihould be and remain repealed, not
withdrawing any part of the fame act which
has been or may hereafter be revoked, or an
nuled or which may expire by its own limit
alton Pysvissd, That all the penalties and
forfeitures which may have been incurred, or
fhail hereafter tie incurred on account of any
infraction of the aet laying An embargo on all
fhips and vefiels in the ports and harbors of
the United States, or of any of the acts fup-
Elementary thereto, or of the act TO enforce
and MAKE more eifattual an aee entitled, " An
aa laying an embargo on all ihips and veflels
in the ports & harbors Of the United States"
or of any Of the prov6oas of the act to inter.
diet the commercial intercourse between the
u. States and Grea, Britain and France and
their dependencies aud for other purpofes,
fha'l after the expiration of any of the faid
acts, or of any proyiGon thereof be recovered
and diffributed in like manner as if the faid
acts and every provifion thereof had continu-
ed in full force and virtue.
/ SIC 3. Aai te IL fa,fber esae7e1, That dur
ing the continuance Of this act, no fhip or vef.
| Eel excep, fuch as may he chartered or en-
poyed for the public fervice by the President
of the United States, fhall be permitted to de-
| part for any foreign port or place with which
| commercial intercourse has not been or may
not he permitted by virtue Of this act, or of
! the act to in,erd'ct the commercial intercourse
+, between the u. States aud Great Britain and
| France and their dependencies, and for other
purpofes. And no lhip or vefIel bound to a
! foreign port or place with which commercial
| intercourie has been or may be this permit
ted except fnch as may be chartered or en-
ployed as aforelaid, ihall be allowed to depart
g., unlels the owners, conhgnee or factor of iuch
| ilip or vefle, fhal, with the matter, have
given bond with one or more furefics to the
United States, in fun double the value of
the vede and cargo, that the velIel 1iall no,
proceed TO any port or place with which
commercial intersourie is not thus permitted,
nor be directly nor indirectly engaged, dur.
ing the voyage, in any trade with fuch por,
or place. Aud if any ihip or vefel ihall con-
trary to the provilons of this lection, depart
from any port of the u. States, without clear.
anee. or without having given bond in the
/ manner above mentioue1, inch ihip or velel
together with her cargo, iliall be wholly for
feired, and the owner or owners, agent, Fighter
or factors, matter or commander of fuch flip
or veiIel, ihsll moreover ieveray forfeit and
pay a fun equal to the value of the fhip or vef-
Eel, aud ct the cargo pu; on board the fame |:
P,ovi'ei ri10ay,, Tina, the proviions of the
eleventh fiction OF the a1 70 interdi1 the
commercial intercourie between the United
States aud Great Britain and France and their
dependencies, and for other purpoies, ihal
extend TO the prohibitions impofed by this
fiction which prohibitions ihal ceafe to OPP
crate in The manner and under the limitations
preicrioed by the eleventh fiction aforeiaid,
in relation to any nation with which CONNER
.ial intercourfe may hereafter be permitted,
in conformity with the provilons of The elev.
enth ie':t,on aforeiaid.
sEc. 4. hni B. it fwt6ey enat7si That all
penalties and forfeitures ariiing under, or in
Cured by virtue of this act, ihsll during the
continuance and after the expiration thereof,
be rec ,veied aud diltributed, and may be re-
mi,ted or mtigated in the manner prelcribed
by the act to interdict the commercial inter.
courie between the United States and Great
Britaa and France aud their dependencies, &
for other purpo!es, and the acts ,ilsrein refer
red TO,
Src. s. mi Be Il }nrtber snat7sI, That all
| the v.nels which may have arrived at any port
! or p,ce within the United States from Great
! Britain, her colonies and dependencies, be.
| tween the twcnis,h day of May and the elev.
| enth of June, one thouland eight hundred and
nine, ihal ne exempted from all the forfeit.
] nres aud penalties incurred in confequence of
| a'y violation of any of the provilions of the
aSt 70 interdict the commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and Great Britain, and
France, and their dependencies.
June %, .so9-Apptoyed,