The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-14
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an Act to enforce an! make more efseinai an ocf
entitled, 1R cct laying an crl5arSs o. ali ships
ana vessels, in the ports and harbors Of the Uni
ted Sta,es," end the secerai acts supplementary
lthcreto.
II it'srdetei6y the Senate and House Elf Repre-
~ senratiues 81 the United States Of .An,er;ci, IN
Congress assembled, That il any person or persons
shall put, place, or load OH board any ship, YES
sci, boat or water craft, or into any cart, waggons
sled, or other carriage or vehicle, with or with
out wheels, any specie, goods, wares or merchan-
disc. with intent to export. transport or convey
the same without the United States or the ter
ritcries thereof, To any foreign place. kingdom
Or country, or with intent to convey the same ON
beard any foreigi, ship or vessel within or with
out the limits of the United States, or with the
intent IN any other maner to evade the acts TO
which this act is a supplement, all such specie,
goods, wares and merchandise, and also the ship,
vessel, boat, water craft, cart, waggcn, sled, ,r
other carriage or vehicle, On board, or in which
the same may be put, placed, or loaded as afore-
SAID, shall be forfeited, and the person or persons
so putting, placing, or loading the same as aiore-
SAID, and also the aiderS and abertors thereis,
snail upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a
high mistemeanor, and fined a sum, by the court
before which the conviction is had, equal to four
times the value of such specie, goods, wares and
merchandise. hrouiaedhoSucvcy, Tha. this sec
ton shall not be construed to extend to any per.
SOi vi pCIoOiiS, tIOt DtilS IlC owner or owners
OF such specie, goods, wares or merchandise,
who shall first inform and make complaint to th-
collector OF The district of any such offence COM
mitted within the same district and any infor-
mer or intorrners not being the owner or owners
as aforesaid, upon conviction OF the offenders,
shall be entitled to onehalf the fine aforesaid,
vine the same shall be resolved blythe U. States,
and shall DC entticd to Il certificate for that pur
pose from the court before whom the conviction
shall De had.
SEC. ?. Ind be it further enacted, That it shall
not be lawful To put on board any ship, vessel,
or boat OF any description whatever, any specie
or goods, wares, or merchandise, either of do.
nestle OF foreign growth, produce, or manufac-
lure, and the same is hereby prohibited unless a
permit particularly stating the articles thus to be
iden snail have been previously obtained from
lie collector of the district in which such ship.
vessel, OF boat may then be, or from a revenue
officer specially authorised by the collector to
grant such permits ) nor unless the lading shall
be made under the Inspection Of the proper re-
venue officers, nor unless the owner or owners.
cons Snee or factor of such ship vessel, or boat
shall, with the master have given bond with one
Or more sureties to the United States in a sum
SIX uIneS the value OF the vessel and cargo, that
the vessel shall not leave the port without a clear
Aice, nor shall, when leaving the port, proceed
to 4 ioreiga port or place, nor shall put any ar
ucle on board of any other vessel and that the
"hOio Sat 81 oiidiA u TSltiilcu 0ll1cf III the port
where the vessel then be, or in such other port of
the United States AS shall be designated in the
clearance. And 1T shall be lawful for the coIlec-
tors OF the customs to refuse permission To nut
any cargo on board any such ship, vessel, OF bout.
whenever IN their opinion there is an intention 10
violate the embargo, or whenever they snail have
received instructions to that effect by direction
of the President of the United States Pyon;hrd
that nothing contained in this section s:,,u he
construed to extend TO any ship, vessel, or boat.
uniformly employed in the navigation ONLY OF
bays, sounds, rivers, and lakes, within me it,;.is-
diction OF the United States, which sklii nave
OBTAINED a general permission, aSreea5ly to the
provisions IN the fourth section OF this aci.
SEC. 3 Ana be it farher enacted, That the
owner or owners, consiSrce or factor, of any ship.
vessel, or boat, as described ia the preceding
section, which may, at the time when notice OF
tins ACT shall be received at the several custom.
houses respectively, ne ladened in whole or in
part, shall, ON notice given by the collector, ell
liler discharge such cargo or give bond for the
same, h the manner and on the conditions mem
toned N the preceding section and If the gar
go shall not be discharged within tel. DAYS or
t"e pond gwen within three days after such no
uce, the snip, vessel, or boat and Cargo shall be
wholly forfeited But the collectors are hereby.
authorised TO order or TO cause tho cirgyes, OF
such vessels 10 he discharged for the same causcs
as they may refuse permission TO put any Cargo
on board OF vessels not yet laden III whole or an
part. And they are likewise authorised in the
meanwhile, and untii the cargoes shall have been
discharged, ar bonds given, as the case may be,
10 take possession of such vessels, and to take
such other measures as may be necessary to pre-.
Wont tifeIr departure.
SEC. q. ind be 1t Jgrtker enacted, That The
OF the customs be and they arc hereb,
authorised to grant, 9nder such general insti NC.
tons rs tic President OF the United States may
ave to that effect, a general PERMISSION to ships,
VI ssrts, or boats, whose employment has uIn.
iormty been confined to the navigation of bays.
SOUNDS, rivera, or lakes within the jurisdiction OF
tue United States, when il can be done without
of the embargo being violated, to t.kc
on board at any tune such articles OF domestic
Or foreign growth as may be designated in such
genera permission or permissisns, bond with
one or more sureties being previously given to
the United States by the owner, owners, con-
signee, or factors OF such ship, vessel, or boat, |
and by the master thereof, in an amount equal 10
three hundred dollars for each ton of the said
vessel, that such vessel shall not, during the
time limited in the condition OF the bond, depart
from any district of tie United States without
having previously obtained a clearance, nor until |
tho master or commander shall have delivered
to the collector or surveyor Ofthe port ofdepar- !
ture a nanite.t ofthe whole cargo on board, ti,a,
the said vessel shall not during the time above
mentioned, proceed TO any other post than that |
in her clearance, or put ANY article
on board Of any other vessel, or be cmployedi in a.
ny foreign trade and that on every voyage or