Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-17

by this or any other ACT respecting In,
embargo, TO refuse permission to put any
cargo on board any vessel. boat, or othe,
water Grail, to detain any vessel, or to take
into their custody any articles for the pur.
pose of preventing violations of the ernbar.
go, SHALL be exercised in conformity with
such instructions as the President may
give, and such general rules as he may
prescribe for that purpose, made in pursu-
| ance OF the powers aforesaid; which in.
struclions and general rules the collec.
tors snail be bound to obey And it any
,tclion or suit be brought against any col,
iector or other person acting under the d.
rections OF and in pursuance OF this act
ne may plead the general issue, and Civ
his acl and the instructions and regulati.
ms OF the President in evidence for his
~ s!ification aad defence. And any persGn
Iaggrieyed oy the acts of any collector it,
either OF tie cases aforesaid, may file his
petition before the district court of the
district wherein the collector resides,
'tating the facss CT his case, aud thereup-
IN, II or dae notice gwen 10 the district
attorney aud the collector, the said cour,
nay SUMMARY hear and adiudge there
APS' 40 10" sHo JSS'tS- may lSiItEGs anu
tne Judgment OF SAID court, and the rea.
son aud facts whereon it is grounded, shat
Dc hied among inc &C jrd, Of said court :,
ana IT res:orauon of the properly detained
% token in custody, or permission to load
As aforesaid, shall De dccreed, it shall. be
upon the pariy's giving such bond with
auieIes rs is OF sndI. De required TO se
AKA Ia similar Gases oy the conGctor
ma not Otherwise but it the SAID cour.
shall adIudse against such petition, The
cuiieclor shsli be enti{ied To treble cos,s,
which shall be taxed Tor MIN, aud execu
.icn awarded accordingly by the court.
SEC. IL. .lna be- d FURTHER enacted, Tha.
{ shalt D. lawful i1T the President of the
Uni.cd oiates, or sach uthe. person as h
ah,i nave empowered for that purpose, tc
npoy sucn part OF the land or naya
Forces CT militia of Tie United . ates, O,
OF ihe ersi'o'ies thereof as may be ldise
necessary, Ii conformity win the pyot,s
Dns of his and other aSls respcct,ne To-
embargo tor the purpose OF pfesen ii,s tn,
iiiesai departure OF any snip o. vessel, q.
oi OBTAINING. taking possession Of, S, keep
,nS Ia custody any ship or vessel, or [
asIns into custody aud guarding any spe
ct1 u. aCi'cses oil Dunes IL growth, proc, c.
or Glanulacturc, and also Tor the purpos
Ut preventing and suppre5sing any aruivo
or fiD!oas assennOlASe oi persons resst,ne
he custom. house officers III the eXelcise
oi their du:les, OF in any manner oppasinc
lhe execution OF the laws laying an embar.
80, Or otherwise violating, or assisting and
aOeltiug violations of the same
I,,ly h
al! penaides aud lorfeiiures incurred by
io,ce Of th,s aGt, unless herein before O.
tnerwise direct d aud all penalties and
iorfeiIures incarFed by force of the acl
entitled "An acl laying an emba,g 90 or
ali SHIPS and vessels IN The ports and har.
bors OF HE United States" or by virtue O
the sevefai acts supplementary ther etc
nay BE- prosecuted, sueG tor, and recover
ed by action OF debt; or oy indictment o.
lnIormatiODi any law, usage, or cUs,om L.
the contrary notwithstanding * ifrecover
I'd lh consequence of any seizure made b,
thC conmander of any pubic armed yes.
SC! OF the y. ,. shalt be distributed ac4
cordug ~ the rules prescribed by the aGt,
Guided - 40 act for the government OF
the navy OF the United Sta,es," and if o
thrrwise, shall be distributed, aud accoun,
cd for Ia ,he manner prescribed by The aSl,
entitled " An act 10 regulate the collect or
of duties on imports and tonnage" passed
the second day Oh March, one thousand
seven buudied and ninety nine, and may
BE- miligaled or RENTED in the manner
prescribed by the acl, entitled " An acs
TO provide tor mitigating or remiting for
leitu'es. penalties, and satellites accruing
IN certain cases therein nen,Ioned," pas.
sed the third day OF March, one III usand
5eyen bundled aud niTety- seyeu, and made
perpetual by an act passed the eleventh
Of February, one thousand eight hundred,
and any officer or o,her person entitled TO
d pat or share OF any OF the fines, penal
ties OF forfeltufes aforesaid, may, # neces-
sary, be witness on The trial thereof,
but III such case he shall not receive any
part or share of the said hne, penalty OF
forfeiture, but the pari or share 10 which
ne would Otherwise be entitled shall revert
10 the United STATES.
SEC. 10. And6e IL further enacted, Thai,
the President Of the United States be, and
nc hereby is authorised to hire arm & en-
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