Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-08
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concerning the commercial intercourse
between the Cnited Safes and ireat
Britain ard France and their depender.
ci-s, and for other purposes.
| ~ it enacted by the Senate AMI House
4 ~ OF Representatives of the United ST ties
OF America in Congress assembled, That
rom and alter the passage OF this act no
british or French armed vessel sh III be
permitted to enter the harbors or waters
under the jurisdiction of the United State,
but every British and French armed
vessel is hereby interdicted, except when
they shall be forced in by distress, by the
hangers OF the sea, or when charged with
dispatches or business from their govern.
'nent, or Coming as public packet for
the conveyance of letters in which cases
J as we'll as in all others, when they shall b..
)permittedt to enter, the commanding officer
shall Immediately report his vessel to the
collector OF the district, stating the object
or causes of his entering the haroors or wa.
tsrs of the United States shall take
such position therein as shall be assigned
him by such collector, X shall conform MIN
self, his vessel and crew, to such regula.
tons respecting health, repairs, supplies,
stay, Intercourse and departure. as shall
be sighted to him by the SAID collector,
under the authority and directions o, tho
President OF the United States, & not con
forming thereto shall be requ red to depart
| from the u. :.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted.
mat all pacific intercourse with any inv
Ierd lcted fore'ga armed vessels, the off.
GERS or crew thereof. is hereby forbidden.
and it any person shall afford any aid Co
such armed vessel either IN repairing her.
or In FURNISHING her, her officers or crew
with supplies OF any KIDD OF In aay manner
whatsoever or 1t any pilot saall assist in
naviga.'nS the said armed vess /, con rsry
To this promo ton, unless for the purp &c Of
Carrying her beyond the limits aud iuris.
diction OF the United States. 'the person or
persons SO offending, sh ia be liaols to
De bound To their good behavior and shall
moreover forfeit and pay sum not excee-
ding two thousand dollars to be recovered
upon indictment OF Information. IN .pu
court OF competent jur,sdict,on-one mole
! ty thereof 80 the Treasury of the United
StaSess aRi the otner noety to the pee.
son we mail give infor nation and prose-
ecute Zoe shme 20 eject: Prov ided mat if
the prosecution snail DC by a public off,.
Ger the whole forfeiture snail accrue to the
Treasury of the United States.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted
mat AL the penalt,es and forieltures which
may have oeen incurred under the acten.
tiued" An act to iRtcrd ct the comnerci.
al intercourse between the United States
and Great Britain and France and their
cspsnuenc'eS, ana Tor other purposes" lasr
mentioned, aud also all the penalties and
iorteitures which may have been incurred
under the act laying an embargo on all
ships and vessels in the ports and harbors
oil the United States, or under any of the
several acts supplementary thereto, or to
enforce the same, or under the acts TO in.
terdict the commercial intercourse between
the United States and Great Britain and
france and their dependencies, and for O
ther purposes, shall be recovered and dis
triouted, and may be RENTED in the man.
ner provided by the said acts respective.
~, aud IN ike manner as If the said acts
mad continued in full force and effect.
Sec. q. And be it further enacted
That In case either Great Britain or
France shall, before the third day Of
March next, SO revoke or modify her e.
diets as that they shall cease 10 violate the
neutral commerce of the United States
which fact the President o. the United
> ates shall declare by proclamation. and
1.-The other nation shall not within three
months thereafter so revoke or modify her
edicls IN Ike manner, then the third, fourth.
fl tn, SIKH, seventh, eighth, hin tn tenth
aud eighteenth sections OF the act. emit.
tied" An act TO interdIct the commercial
iiuS~tSoutSC bCbWCCu tAC ohtlSQ Ola seS and
Great Britain and France aud their de.
Pendencies, and tor other purposes" shall
| from and after the expiration Of three
| months from the date of the proclamation
aforesaid, be revived and nave full force
| aud eifectj so far as relates 10 the domIni.
onss Colonies aud dependence les, and to tho
| ARTICLES the growth. produce or manufac.
turetoi the dominioDs, colonies and depen.
dSneiss IT tue nation thus refusing or ne.
| siectmg to revoke or mod fy her edic,s in
| AZ manner aforesaid. And the restricti-
! ons imposed by THIS act SHALL from the
date OF such proclamation, cease and be
| discontinued III relation to the nation re-.
voking or modifying her DEGREES in the
manner aforesaid.
/ ]. b. VARNUM,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
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