The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-10

WAY, ne put on borrd OF any ship or vessel, boat,
raft or carriage, will, intention 20 import the s.pac
INTO the Uaited States, or the territories thereof,
contrary to the true intent and meaning of this
act, and with the knowledge of the owner or
master OF such ship or ressels, boat, raft or car
rage, sach ship or vessel, boat raft, or carriage
shall he forfeited, & the owner aud master there
ot shall moreover each forfeit and pay treble The
Value OF such articles.
SEC :. Asd5e r further enacted, That if any
s"ticle or articles, the importation Of which is
prohibited by tiis act, and which shall Gevertiie-
less be ON board of any ship or vessel, boat, raft
or carriage, arriving after the SAID twentieth OF
May next, in the United States, or the territories
thereof, shall hr omitted III the manifest, report
or entry OF the master, or the person haviag the
charge or command OF such ship or vessel boat,
raft Or carriage, or shall DC omitted III the entry
oil the goods owned by the owner, or consigned
to the consi,nee of such articles, or shall be in
ported, or aided, or attempted to be imported
or landed without 4 permit, the same penalties,
anes and forfeitufeS, shall be inciirrcd, and my
be recovered, as in the case OF similar omission
OR OMISSIONS, landing, importation, or attempt To
iahd or import, In relation TO articles liable 10
duties on then importation into the u. States.
SEC .. Ama BE it further caacted, That every
collector, naval officer, surveyor or other officer
o! the customs, shali, have The like power and
authority to seize goods, wares and merchandise
imported contrary to the intent and meaning of
tins act, TO keep the same in custody, until 1t Shall
have been ascertained whether the same have
been forfeited or not, and To enter any ship OF YES
sci, clearinghouse, store, building or other
place, Tor the purpose of searching for and Sci
zing any such goods, wares and merchandise,
which he or they now have by law in relation 20
goods, wares ard merchandise subject to duty
and II any person or persons shall conceal or buy
any goods, wares OF merchandise, knowing them
to be Liable to seizure, BY this act, such person
or persons Shall, on convictioA thereof, forfeit and
N, a a,,, ~ <fA,,l A. -
goods, wares and merchandise SO concc.:.d or
purchased. IS
SEC. 9. dadbe ii farther enacted, That the fol-
lowing additions shall be m,le to the oath or at
firmation taken by the masters or persons having.
the charge or command OF any ship or vessel ar
irving 1T any port of the United States, O.. he
territories thereof, after the twentieth cf Nav.
viz. "I further swear, Cor affirm that there are
not, to the best Of my knowledge and belief, or
5oalrt, insert the denomination and name of the
vessel, } any goods, wares or merchandise, the
importation OF which into the United States. or
the territories thereof, is prohibited ey law And
1 do further swear, Cor affirm that it l shall
hereafter discover or know Of any such goods,
wares or merchandise, OF board tie SAID vessel.
or which shall have been imported in the same.
/ viii Enthusiastically, and without DELAY, make due
report thereof to the collector of the mort of this
district"
SEC. 10. Ind be It further enacted, That the
III NY AAitiO DC IiiSIc, aItCI the twentieth
of May, to the oath or affirmation taken bv I'M
porters, censignees, or agents, at the time
OF entering goods imported into the United States
or the territories thereof, viz. " | also swear Tor
affirm that there are not, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, amongst the said goods, wares
aud HnsFci!aH!:z e, imported oF consigned as a
forcsaid, any goods, wares or merchandise, the
importation of which, into the United States, or
the territories thereof, is prohibited by law And
l do further swear Cor affirm) that if shall here
after discover or know of any such goods, wares
or merchandise, amongst the said goods, wares
and merchandise, imported or consigned as =.
forespd, l will Immediately and without DELAY
report the same TO the collector of this district
SEC IL. And6e it further enacted, That the Pre-
sldent ofthe U. States be and hereby is author
ised, in case either France or Great Britain shall
so revoke or modify her edicts, as that thew shall
cease 10 violate the neutral MINER of the Uni.
ted States, to declare the same by proclamation
after which the trade of the United States. sus-
pended by this act, and by the act laying an EN-.
barge Oh all ships and vessels in the ports and
harbors OF the United States, and the several
acts supplementary thereto, NAV be renewed
with the nation so doingi Provided, That all
penalties and forfeitures which shall have bee.
previously incurred, by virtue of this, or ofany O.
thcr act, The operation of which, shall SO cease and
determine, shall be recovered and distributed. in
like manner as if the same had continued in full
force and virtue aud vessels bound thereafter
to any foreign port or place, with which CONNER
clai intercourse shall by virtue % this section be
again permitted, shall give bond to the United
States, with approved security, in double the val
Tie ofthe vessel a,'l cargo, that thev shall not
proceed to any foreign port, nor trade with anv
country other than those with which commerce
al intercourse shall have been or NAV be hermit
ted by this act.
SEC. 10 Ind be further enacted, That so
much of the act laying an embargo on all ships
and vessels in the ports and harbory of lie Uni
ted States, and of the several acts suDpjemenia-
ny thereto, as forbids the departure of vessels
owned by citizens of the United States. and the
expectation of and foreign merchandise
to any foreign port or place, be and the same is
hereby repealed, after the fifteenth day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and nine, except so
far as they relate to Great. Britain or France. or
their colonies or dependencies, or places in the &C
tual possession of either Provided, That all pen
aitIcs and torfcitures which shall have been pre-
vlously incurred by virtue of SO much of the said
acts as is repealed by this act, or which have
been or may hereafter be Incurred by virtue of
the said acts, c. account of any infraction of so
much OF the said acts as is not repealed by this
act, shall be recovered and distributed Ii in like
manner as if the said acts had continued in full,
force and virtue.
SEC. IS. And6e IL further enacted, That dur.
ing the continuance of SO much of Ie act LAYING
an embargo OH all ships and vessels in the ports
and LarbOrs Oft1e limited Ctot.c oaI oFtLo