Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-07
B. VARNUM.
AN ACT

For the remission of certain penalties
and forieitures, and for other pur-
poses.
DE. it enacted by the Senate and
y House Of Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled, That the President of the
United States be and he is hereby AL
thorised to remit any penalty or for
teiture which may have been incurred
in consequence OF the violation Of a.
my of the provisions of the act, emit.
tied &C An act TO prohibit the ipporta-
ion OF slaves into aay port or,place
within the jurisdiction of the U.
|uited States, from and after the first
| dayo OF January, in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and
leight," by any person who NAV have
been concerned in bringing into any
port or place within the jurisdiction of
the United States, any slave or slaves,
owned by any person or persons, who
shall have been forcibly expelled from
the island OF Cuba, by order of the cd
Ivernment thereof: and the President
of the United States is hereby further
authorised TO release all vessels ard O.
ther effects, which NAV have been or
may hereafter be seized therefor Pro.
vided, That he shall be first aalsSed
IN every case, that The person thus
concerned In bringing in such slave or
slaves as aforesaid was impelled there.
to, byclrcumstances which, in the judy.
mont of the President of the Uaited
States, would Justify the act; and
without any intention on the part of
such person voluntarily 10 evade any
of the p ovisions Of the act aforesaid:
| And provided also, That such 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. 2. And be it further enacted,
Thar the President OF the United
States be, and he is hereby authorised
to make any arrangement with the
Minister Plenipotentiary Of France,
whichhe may deem necessary & pro-
per, for transporting such of the un.
fortunate exiles from the said island
of Cuba, with their effects, as shall
desire to depart from the United
Estates to any port or place within the
territories oil France, her colonies or
! dependencies, any law 20 the contrary
Notwithstanding Provided, That the
vessels transporting the same shall dee
part only in ballast, and without taking
on beard any other cargo than such
/ sea stores as may be deemed necessa-
~ for the voyage 10 every case. And
10 enable the President to carry into
effect any such arrangement, as well
as for supplying, temporarily, such oe
the unfortunate cxiles with the ueces-
saries CT subsistence, as may be In ac-
tual want thereof. there be apprSpriat-
ed the sum Of fifteen thousand dollars.
or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary for these objects, to be paid out
(of any money in the Treasuary, not
otherwise appropriated Provided
however, that all mopies which may be
Idrawn out of the Treasury, in virtue
Iof the act, shall be charged to the
French government, under such siipu-
lations tor reimbursing the same, on
1.-THE part Of the Minister Plenipoten-
luary OF France, as, IN the Judgment
ofthe President, may be deemed pro-
per for that object.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
] That all claim and demand of the u
nited States to any monies arising
from the sale of the ship Clara, sold
in pursuance Of decree Of the dis
trict court for Orleans district, hold
en- in March, one thousand eight hun-
dred and nine, be, and the same is
hereby relinquished and RENTED to
Andrew Foster and Jacob p. Cirard,
late owners of The said ship Clara, aay
thing in any former law to the contra.
Try Notwithstanding.
i /. q. VARNUM,
speaker Of the House of Repre- cnty's
ANDREW GREGG, +
President Of the Senate, pro tempore.