The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-14

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SEC. o Ind BE- h.furthes enoctcd. That
tie person or persons whose, nas,ies do or
may appear as owner on owners 0s any ship
or vessel eisheron the certificate of registry !,
enrolment, or licencs Of any such sap or
vessel, or At neither Registered rt Slicensed,
on the iast Clearance or custom house docu,
ment issued before the passing OF this act for
s'ich ship or vessel, shall be reputcd rs the
true owner or owners of snch ship or We ssc',
and DC liable to the payment OF all penalties
which may be incurred by the owners of
stch ship or vessel. BY reason Of any vipia-
tioa OF any OF the provisions os this net, or of
the act laying an embargo ON all ships and
vessels in the ports aud harhors of the u.
States, or Ufa,y of the acts supplementary
thereto by snch ship OF vessel Provided al
sodvs, That nothing in this section Contained
snaii be construed to release any other person
or persons tromthc paymentofany penalty in
Cured by virtue Of any OF the acts aforesaid.
And iii case OF my new register or iicencc
oeinS granted during the continuance Of the
SAID acts, or III case OF the sale of any ship or
vessel neither registered or licensed. "A bond
with enc or more ~sure;i.s TO the u. States
shall, previous to the granting any such
new register or license. or tn recognising the
sale of such vessel not registered or liccns-
ed, be required by the collector. in an a
mount equal to three hundred dollars for
cach ton OF sucl ship or vessel, that such
ship or vessel shall not. during yile CONT
nuance OF the ac's laying IN e;nbarg1 OIL ali
ships and Yesseis'D the ports and hat5ors of
the u. StatcS, costraveue or Infringe any of
the provisions pf the said acts : Pror;ied
That nothing haceia contained, shalt be
Con Strued 70 extend 20 the nwner or owners
of any ship or vessel who shall have made
a bona hde sale OF such ship o. vessel, in
any port or harbor Of thc u. States. before no.
tice of this act ut such port OF harbor, res
pcctveiy nor to tie owner or owners of
any ship or vessel, Ia any foreign port or
place, who shalt nave made q bcia Gde sale
thereof, before notire OF his act : Ind trio
piued also, That such bond shall not reic.se
the owners and master nj such ship or
vessel, or any ether person from tl,e op,Iga
ton OF giving ever, other bond required bw
this act or o. any OF the acts aforesaid
SEC. 7 IND be It further enacted. That
in AL cases where either uuder this act, or
under the ACT laying an embargo on all
ships or ". sells III the ports and harbors of
the u. States, or under any OF he acts sup
Elementary thereto, a bond has been or
shall be given TO the u. States with condi-
ton that certain goods, wares, and mer-
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relsnded in some port of the u. States. the
party or parties 10 such boEd, shall within
two months after the date of the same. Jun
less in tine case of a voyage from New Or
leans to an Atlantic port or from an ATTAIN
tic port to New Orleans, in either of which
cases, four months shall as heretofore DC al
lowed, produce to the collector OF the port
from which tie vessel had been cleared
with such goods, wares, merchandise or Car
go. a certIhcare OF the relanding OF the same
from the collector OF the proper bort; on
failure WHEREOF. the bond shall be put in
suit -; and i'll every suit. as wei as in every
suit Instituted on a bond given for a voyage
from orto New-Orieans, Judgment snail be
givin against the defendant OF defendants,
unless proof shall be given OF such relanding,
or loss Of the vessel at sea. But ~neis,ler
capture, distress, or any other accident
whatever SHALL be pleaded or gwen IN evil
dence IN any such suit Ubicss such Capture
shall De expressly proved to have been hostile
and such distress or accident occasioned by
no negligence or deviation, nor un.ess
such ve,Sci shall have been from the com
me4cement OF the voyage wholly navigat-
ed by a master mate OF mates, mariners
* crew, all OF wsons shall be citizens OF the u.
;. nor unless such mate or mates mariIerA *
crew, shai all II LIVING, ,anUtte proof Of
their death shall lie n Jthe 0eieadAnt)
be produced % the trial, and sworn as
com etent witnesses, moi unless such mas
ter, mate or mates, .,alincrs and crew,
shall have signed Il shippsHg paper in due
form OF law, and a cop! hereof designating
the iI9ster, mats OF mates, mari.
ners aad crew, and her pernaacU. places
of residence, shall have been lodged with
the collector of the poo, 10 whom the bond
aforesaid shall have been gwen, before the
commencement OF the voyage, and sub
scribed and sworn to by the master before
such collector, and any master who shat!
falsely, wilfuliy, K cOrruptiy swear as to the
facts, contained III such copy, shat, Oh CON
%viction, suffer the pains and penalties of
perjury.
And in every suit instituted on 4 bond gi-
ven as aforesaid, the defendants si.al. pay all
costs. if they shall! not within the limited time
have produced the certificate Of relanding 10
the collector OF the proper port.
SEC. 8. IND be 10 further enqcted, That
no registered or sea letter vessel, although
in ballast, shall receive a clearance, or be
permitted to depart from any pore Of the
y. States, unless the same bond shall have
been previously given which is required
from vessels licensed for the coasting trade,
before they are allowed to depart. And if
any such ship or vessel shall depart without
bond having been given as aforesaid, the
said ship or vessel shall be forfeitcd and the
owner, owners, agent, c~Onsignnee, factor, &
master or cor: ,nander of SUCH shin or vessel