Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-04-10

the United States, aud OF tie ieverai act
| supplementary thereto, As rompels yeilela
owned by citizens OF the United states
bound to another port of the iaid States, OF
veGels lieeneed for the coating trade, or boats
either not mated, or not dtcked, TO give
bond and load under the INFECTION of a re-
venue officer, or renders them liable to de-
tention, merely on account OF the nature oil
their cargo Ouch progiions excepted as re
late to dllrlcts adjacent to the territories
colonies or provinces OF foreign nation, or
to venels belonging or bound tofush dilfriets,,
be, and the fame Is hereby repealed, from &
after the fifteenth day of March 1900
PreVidsi bOzpspey, That all penalties and for
FIXTURES which ihall have been previou1y in
Cured by any OF the faid acts on account of
any inf action of 70 much of the faid acts, as
is not repealed by this ad, ihall be recovered
aud distributed in like manner a. If the fame
had continued in full force and virtue.
SEC. IS. Ani Be ii fvfbfr fnatfed, That
during the continuance of 10 much of the aet
laying an embargo on all ihips aud veiTels in
the ports and harbors of the United States,
aud of the feveral acts supplementary there
to- as is not repealed by this aG, no vefel.
bound to another port of the faid States or
licenced for the coating trade, fhall be az
lowed to depart from any port of the United
States or 1lall receive clearance, nor fhall
il be lawful to put on board any fuch vefel
any fpecie or goods, wares or merchandise,
unlefs permit fhall have been previouny
obtained from the collector, or from reve-
nue. officer, authorized by the collector to
grant frch permits not unlefs the owner,
coniignee, agent or factor fhall, with the maj
ter, give bonk with one or more fureties. to
the United statee, IN FUN double the value
of the veiIel fhall not proceed to any for
eign port or place, and that the cargo fhall
be relanded in fome port of the United
States P,oviasd, That it ihall be lawful and
efficient in the cafe of any fuch veIel. whole
has been uniformly confined to
rivers, bays and POUNDS within the jurifdic-
ton of the United States, TO give bond in an
amount equal TO one hundred and fifty dol
lars, for each ton of faid veilel, with condi-
ton that fuch veiIel fhall not during the
time limited in the condition of the bond,
proceed to any foreign port or place, or put
any article on board of any other ve1el, or
be employed in any Other foreign trade
SEC. I6. Ind be IL fnyfby ena7ei, That If
my ihip or veGel ihall, during the continu-
ance of 70 much of the aet, laying an embar-
20 on all iliips aud vefiels in the pors and
larbors of the United States, and of the few
.ral acts supplementary thereto, as is not re-
,ealed by this ad, depart from any port of
he United, States without clearance or
permit, or having given bond in the manner
provided by law, fuch fhip or veflel, together
With her cargo, fhal be wholly forfeited; &
he owner or owners, agent, freighter or fac
ors, matter or commander of fuch fhip or
,elIel fhall, moreover, feverally. forfeit and
,ay fun equal to the value of the fhip or
'eire', ana VI ,.s cargo put on board the fame.
SEC. II. Asd5e IL further snats<d That the
'd to prohibit the importation of certain
.oods, wares and merchandise, pafed the
eighteenth April, one thoufand eight hum
lred and fix, and the act supplementary
hereto, be and the fame is hereby repealed,
rom and after the faid twentieth day of May
text: Provided, That all penalties and for
eiiures which fhzlI have been previoufy in
.urred by virtue of the faid acts fhalI be &C.
covered and attributed in like manner as il |
he faid acts had continued in full force and
virtue.
SEC. I8. hai Be- IL Js,f6sy snas7ed, That all
,enalties aud forfeitures arihng under, or
incurred by virtue of this aet, may be fued
or, profecuted and recovered, with colts OF
uit, by action of debt, in the name of the
United States of America, or by indictment
,r information, in any court having compe-
ent jurildiaion TO try the fame ; and fhall
DC attributed and accounted for, in the man |
,er prefcribed by the aet, entitled An act |
20 regulate the collection of duties on imports
and tonnage" pafled the fecond day of
March, one thoufand ievcn hundred and
ninety nine &; and fuch penalties and forfei- |
lures may be examined, mi,igated or remit
ted ia like manner, and under the like con-
itions, regulations and reifrittions, as are
prefcribed, authorized and directed by the
aet, entitled "An aSt to provide for mitigat-
ing or RENTING the forieitures, penalties &
accruing in certain cafes therein
paf1ed the third day of March,
,ne thonfand feven hundred and nine.y-fev-
n, and made perpetualby an ait psaed the
eleventh day of February, one thouiand
eight hundred.
SEC. 70. Ind Be IL (0fJer snstled, That this
let ihall continue aud be in force until the
md of the next feiiion of congrefs, and no
onger and that the aet laying an embargo
IN all fhips and veiIels IN the ports and har-
,ors of the United States, and the ieveral acts
supplementary thereto, fhail be, and the
anne are hereby repealed, from and after the
md OF the next leilion of congress.
J. B. VARNUM,
Speaker of the houfe OF Representatives.
JOHN MlLLEDGE,
PRECEDENT of the Senate, pro TEN.
Mareb I, 1902 approved.
TIL: JEFFERSON.