Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-23

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i DEL GRATED by tar S~rafs and Houf Of
j ID Rtrsjrgiafipsf Of RE usi,td SfofeJ Of
z dm.,ioa, in Co9gfci trmbed, That If
r any per.3o o. psrfons fliai put, place, or
load ON board any fhip, seHcl, boat or
z water cat, or into any,c7rt, Wagon. He'd,
or other Carriage or vehicle, with OF with
4 out wheels, any fpecie, sd, wares or
merchandise with intent To export, tfani-
sj'port or cangey the fame without the
q United States or the territories thereof, 10
9 any feresn place, kingdom or country,
y or with intent 10 convey the fame on
q board any foreign flip or vtfel within or
3 without the limits Of the United S,1tes, or
4 with the intont in any other manner 10
y evade the acts 10 which this ,et is a fup-
3 p.smeut, al UGH ipeeie, goods. wares and
I; merchandise, and alio the lhp, veil,l, boat,
y water craft, carl, Wagon. fed. or other
y carriage OF vehicle, on boart, or in which
n the f'me may be 10 put, placed, or loaded
q as aforefaid, mall be forfeited, and the
q perfon or p,rions 70 putting, placing or
g loading the fame As aforefsid, and ALTO the
: aiders and abcttors therein, ihall upon
q conviction, be adjudse9 guilty of a high
n miflemeanor, aud hned A fun, by th,
q court before which the conviction Is Ind,
n equal to four times the value of fuch ipe
q Gle, goods, wares and merchandise. Pro-
. pided bo,peper, That this fiction ihall not
4 be corarued TO extend TO any rtIfon or
Il perions, not heing the owner or owners Uf
4 fIch fpecie, goods, wares or merchandise,
a who fhall fra inform and make complaint
q to the collector of the difriet nf any flch
II offence committed within the fame diilritt;
u and any iuformer or infxmers not being
= the O NDer or owners as aforeiad, upon
3 conviction Of The offenders, ihall be emit
Z tied to one half of the fine sforefaid. when
!, the fame fhaIl be received by the Uai,ed
n States, ard ihal be entitled to certificate
y FOR that purpofe from the court before
h whom the conviction ihall be mad.
Il Sac. >. ind be 1t further snadsd, Thai
4 u fhall not be lawful 10 put on board aoy
\ hp, vef1cl, or boat of any defcription
q whatever, any fpecie or goods, wares or
msrchandife. either Of domeaic or foreign
! growth, produce or manufacture, and the
fame is hereby prohibited upleis permit
particularly ftating the articles thus 10 be-
\ laden fliall have been prevoufy obtained
!! from the cole etor Of the dihriet in which
4 fuch NIP, vef1el, or boat may then be, or
from revenue officer fpecially authorized
by the collector TO grant fuch permits;
! nor unleis the lading ihall be made under
the INFECTION Of the proper revenue off,
GERS, nor uuleis the owner or owners. con-
Ggnee or fastor of fuch flip, veiIel or boat,
ihall, with the mater, have gwen bond
with one or more iurcties TO the United
States IL fam fix times the value at the
veiIel and cargo, that the vef1d ihail not
leave the port without a clearance, nor
faall, when leaving the port, proceed to
foreign port or place, nor fhall put any az.
q ticle on board of any other v,flsl aoa
= that the whole cargo ihall be rslandsd
either in the port where the v~fitl may
1 then be, OF in iuch other port of the United
4 States as ihall be delisnated in the Gear
ance. And il fhal be lawful for the col
leetors OF the cuitoms 10 lciuie permiihen
to pui any cargo on board any fich hip,
vei1vl, ~ boat, whenever in their opinion
4 there is an iatentlon to violate the enbar-
go, or whoever they iiall have received
inaructions To that effrtf by direction OF
the Prvideni If he United States Proz,i-
4 Iea, thar nothing contained in this fiction
/ ihall be- conArYed to extend to any flip,
weld, or boat, uniformly employed Ia the
! navigation only of bays, POUNDS, rivers and
lakes, within thr junidltlion of the United
States, which !iiallhavc obtained a general
per,niEon, aarceably to Sc proyiious in
, The loarh fiction Of this ACT.
! SIC. J. mi be il fartber enaaed, That
i the owncr OF owsers, coniignee or factor,
I of arg .hip v~ftl, or boat, rs deicrbed in
\ TIE preceding itttinn, which may, at the
7 time when notice Of this act ihall be receiv-
|. ca q, he icvrral cufom-b .uies yfpeetiye-
! ~, liz Laden in whole or in part, ihail, on
rotice given by the collector, either DIFF
! chaisc iuch cargo or give bond Tor IN
/ fame, IN the manner and on the conditions
1 mentioned ~ TIE preceding fetsion and
it the cargo liall not be diieharged within
ten DAYS CT the bond given within three
8 day after fuch notice, the niip, yofll, or
boat ard cargo iball b. wholly forfeited
! But the collectors are hereby authorized 10
order or 10 cauie the cargoes, Of fuch yd-
) iels 70 be diichareed for the fine canirs as
they may rtfpfe permiilion TO put any car
! 60 on board ot veiiels not yet laden N
!. whole or in part. Aud they are lkewiie
authorized ~ the meanwhile, and until the
cargoes nall have been diichargcd, on
bonds given, a the cafe may be, 10 take
poll. Zion OF inch veiies, and 10 take fuch
4 other meaiures as may be ntceiIsry TO
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