Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-17
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Nm .Act TO enforce and make more efec.Rai
an act, entitled, f" In act laying an en-
barge on all shits ard yeSSeiS, in the
forfs and hdrbors If the United States"
and the seperai acts SmfhieH.eRtary there
10.
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives Of tie United States
IF .fmerica in Congress assembled, That
if any person or persons shall put, place, OF
load on board any ship, vessel, boat or wa.
ter Graft, or into any Cart, Wagon, Sled, or
other carriage or vehicle, with or withou;
wheels, any specie, goods, wares or ner-
chandise, with intent to export, 'ransport
or convey the same without the u. States
or the territories thereof, TO any foreign
place, kingdom or country, or with intent
to convey the same on board any foreign
ship or vessel Within or without the limits
of the United States, or with the intent in
any other nianner To evade the acts to which
this act is & supplement, all such specie,
goods, wares and merchandise, and also
the ship, vessel, boat, water craft, cart,
Wagon, sled, or other Carriage or vehicle,
on board, or in which the same may be SO
put, placed, ny loaded as aforesaid, shall be
forfeited, and the person or persons so put
ting, placing or loading the same as afore-
said, and also the aiders and abettors there
in, snail upon conviction, be adjuG Sed quit
ty OF : nigh miSdemeanOr, and fined sum,
by the conrt before which the conviction is
had, equal to four times the value OF such
specie, goods; wares and merchandise.
ProOfded, however, That this section Shall
not be cans rued TO extend 20 any person or
persons, No. being the owner or owners of
such specie, goods, wares or merchandise,
VINO shall first inform and make complaint
to the collector OF the district of any such
offence committed within the same distrc,
and any intormer or inTormers not being
the owner or owners as aforesaid, upon con
xiction, Oh the Offenders, shall be entitled
to one half OF the fine aforesa d, when the
same shall be received by the United States.
and shall be entitled to certificate for that
purpose from the COURT before whom the
conviction shall be had.
SEC. 2. Ind be IL further enacted, That
1T shall not be lawful co put OH board any
ship, vessel, or boat OF any description what
ever, any specie or goods, wares or mer-
chandlse, either or domestic or foreign
growth, produce, or manufacture, and The
same is hereby prohibited unless permit
particularly stating the articles thas to be
laden shall have been previously obtained
from the collector Of the district in WATCH
such ship, vessel, or boat may then be, or
from a revenue officer specially authorised
by the COLLECTOR to grant such permits nor
unless the lading shall be made under the
inspection OF the proper revenue officers,
nor unless the owner or owners, conSignee
or factor o. such ship, vessel, or boat shall,
with the master, have gwen bond with one
or more suretes to the United States in a
sum six times the value of the vessel and
cargo, that the vessel shall rot leave the
norfN usfhanf n RI oh.
leaving the port, proceed TO foreign pore
or place, nor shall put any article on board
of any other vessel and that tue whole Car
go shall be re-landed either in the port
where the vessel my chen be, or IN sach
other port of the United States as shall be
design ted in the clearance. And 1t shall
be lawful for the collectors Of the customs
to refuse permission to put any cargo on
board any snip, vessel, or boat, whenever
IN their OPINION there is an intention TO vi.
olate n" cn6aTg9, or whenever they shall
have received Instructions TO that effect bv
direction of the President of the u States
Pr0Uidei7 that uO1htng contained IN this
section snail be construed To extend to any
snip, vessel, or boat, uniformly employed in
the navigation only OF bays, sounds, rivers
and lakes, within the jurisdiction of the u.
States, which shall have obtained general
PERMISSION, dSIecdOiy 10 the provisions IN
the fourth seton OF this act.
SEC. ,. ind bcH further enacted, That
the owner or owners, consrgnee or factor,
OF any snip, vessel, or boat, as described in
the preceding section, which may, at the
tine when notice of this act shall be recei-
we'd at the several custon-houses respect.
lively, be ladeu IN whole or m part. shall,
on not &C gwen Nv the collector, either dis
charge such cargo or give bond foe the
same, in the manner and on the conditions
mentioned in the preceding section and #,
the cargo shall not be disch lrged within
ten DAYS or the bond given within three days
after such notice, the ship, vessel, or boat
and cargo shall be wholly forfeited: But
the collectors are hereby authorised TO or
der or To cause the carSOes OF such vessels
to be discharged for tne same Causes as
they may refuse permission 20 put any car
30 on board ofycsseis not yet laden in whole
or in part. And they are likewise autho-
riscd ~ the meanwhile, aud until the car
goes snail have been discharged, or bonds
given, as the case may DC, to take possessi-
ON Of such vessels, and to take such other
measures as may be necessary to prevent
their departure.