The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-12

States be and he is hereby authorised to remit
any penalty or forfeiture which may have been
incurred in consequence of the violation OF any
of the provisions of the act, entitled An act
to prohibit the importation of slaves INTO any
port or place within the jurisdiction OF the onl-
ted States, from and after the first day OF Janu-
airy, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and eight" by any person who
may have been concerned in bringing into any
port or place within the jurisdiction of the UNI
ted States, any slave or slaves owned by any
person or persons, who shall have been forclhly
expelled from he island of Cuba, by order OF
the government thereof: and the President OF
the United States is hereby further authorised to
release all vasses and other effects, which may
have been or may hereafter be seized therefor:
PToudtd, That he shall be first satisfied in every
case, that the person thus concerned IN bringing
IN such slave or slaves aforesaid, was impell-
ed thereto, by circumstances which, IN the
judgment of the President of the United States,
would Justify the act, and without any lnten-
ton On the part of such person voluntarily to
evade any of the provisions OF the act aforesaid
Ind provided also, That fuch slave or slaves
shall have been brought into the United states
in the same vessel and at the same time as their
owner or owners respectively.
Sec. 9. 1nd be 1t further enactcd, That the
President of the United Ssates be, and he IS
hereby authorised to make any arrangement
with the minister plenipotcntiary OF France,
which he may deen necessary and proper, Tor
transporting such Of the unfortunate exiles from
the said island of Cuba, with their effects, as
shall desire to depart from the United States to
any port or place within the tor i,ores OF France,
her colonies or dependencies, any law to the
contrary notwithstanding Provided, That the
vessels transporting the same shall depart only
IN ballast, and without taking on board any
other cargo than such sea stores as may be deem
ed necessary for the voyage in every case. AM.
to enable the President to carry into effect any
such arrangement, as well as for supplying, tenn
porarily, such Of the unfortunate exiles with the
necessaries Of subsistence, as may be IN actual
want thereof, there be appropriated the sum OF
fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof a
may be necessary for those objects, to be PAID
out OF any money in the Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated Prou,ded hozyerer, thar all monies
which may be drawn out of the Treasury, in
virtue of this act, shall be charged to the French
government, under such stipulatons for reim-
bursting the same, on the part Of the minstei
of France, as, in the judgment
OF the President, may be deemed proper Tor that
Object
Sec. ;. md Dc Il further enacted, That all
c'-'m and demand Of the United States to any
monies arising from the sale Of the ship Clara,
sold in pursuance Of decree of the district court
for Orleans district, holden in March, one thou
sand eight hundred and nc, be, and the sam,
is hereby relinguishel and RENTED to Andre"
Foster and Jacob p. Girard late OF the
sale! Ship Clara, any thing in any former law T.
The contrary notWthsiand ny.
I. b VARNUM,
Spta(er Of lar Hquse IF Reomsentotares
ANDREW GREGG,
President qfthe Senate pro lem.
June %, 1909.
APPROVED, JAMES MADISON.