Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-21
No. I. x.
a BILL

a ELL
To tre7,ent The E.rt!ortaston trom Mr Uutrd
States, or the Territorirs fhereqt, IL am
Goods, Wares, o. Aerchaadi-e, unaer The
authority # Permits or Licences deriosd
from arg Foreign Po7ver.
Sec. /. Re il enacted by the Senate ard
House Of REPRESENTATIVES of7he UnHed Sfafes
of America, in Congress assembled. That 10
ship or vessel belonging to citizen Or Girl.
zens of the United States, or the territories
thereof, shall export from any port within the
jurisdiction of the United States, in any man
ner whatever, any goods, wares or merchan-
die. of foreign or domestic growth or manu-.
facture, to any foreign port or place, in pur-
suance of any permit, llcence, or authority,
derived or obtained for that purpose, from a.
ny foreign government: and it such ship or
vessel shall export, or attempt to export, ally
goods, wares, or merchandise of foreign or
domestic growth Or manufacture, contrary to
the provisions of this section, such skip or
vessel, with her cargo, shall be forfeited: and
the register or sea letter, together with all and
every other paper or imminent belonging 10
such ship or vessel, shall become utterly null
s. void s. no register nor sea letter, nor l.
cence * enrolment shall afterwards be grant.
ed under the authority OF the United States to
such ship or vessel.
Sec. Q. ind be it further enacted, That no
ship or vessel shall export, or attemp: to ex-
port, from any port within the jurisdiction Of
the United States, any goods, wares, or MGR
chandizc, of foreign domestic growth or
manufacture, in pursuance Of licence, per-
10,
ny forign government. and If such ship or
vessel shall export, or attempt to export, any
goods, wares, or merchandise, of foreign CT
domestic growth or manufacture, contrary to
the provisions of this section, such ship or
vessel, and her CARGO, shall be forfeited. And
if such ship or vessel shall depart previous to
the discovery of her having violated the provi-
sions of this section, the owner or owners,
freightor or freigh tors, his, her, or their a.
gent or agents, shall forfeit double the value
Of such ship or vessel
Sec ind be it further enacted, That
previous to the granting clearance or per-
NIT for any ship or vessel bound on foreign
voyage, loaded with any goods, wares or mer-
chandize of foreign or domestic growth or
manufacture, the owner or owners, freightor
or freightors, his, her or their agent, shall
make oath or affirmation, that the expectation
thereof to any foreign port OF place is not in
pursuance or under the authority Of permit,
Gcence or any other paper or document what
ever, derived or obtained from any foreign
power, and that such goods, wares or nfer-
chandize arc not intended to be landed in any
foreign port or place in pursuance ofany spe-
cial licence or power granted to, or obtained
from any foreign power by the owner or own
ers, freightor or f,cigltors thereof and if
the owner or owners, fr. ightor or freightors,
his, her or their agent, so swearing or ahirn-
ing, Shall swear or affirm false Y, he. she or
they, shall, on indictment ard conviction
thereof, be seyerally liable to the same pains
and penalties prescribed fer persons convicted
of wilful and corrupt per Jury, ard shall more
over be liable for double the value OF the
sci and cargo to any person who shall sac Tor
the same. F t,
Sec. 4. .4nd6e IL .flrthcr enacted, That it
any person or persons shall, ai,cr having clear
ed his, her or their ship or vessel OUT in con-
formity to the third section of this act, take,
accept, or use, Or suffer any person acting by,
or under his or her authority to take, accept
or use permit, iicence or authority from any
foreign power, such person or persons Shall
forfeit double the value f.snch ship or vessel
and cargo to any person who shall sue for tbs
same.
Sec. S. And be it turther enacted, That all
penalties and forfeitures incurred by force of
this act, unless herein before otherwise di-
rected, may be prosecuted, sued for and re-
covered by action of debt, or by indictment or
information, any law, usage, or custom to the
contrary notwithstanding and if recovered
in consequence of~any seizure made by tie
commander of any public armed vessel of tie
United States, shall, be distributed according
to the rules prescribed by the act, entitled
/" An act for the government Of the navy OF
the United States :" and if otherwise, siaiibc
distributed and accounted for in the man,cr
prescribed by the act, entitled, An act to re-
gulate the collection ofduties on imports AID
tonnage" passed the Cd day of March, 1902
And any oficer or other person entitled TO a
part or share Of, any Of the fines, penalties o:
forfeitures aforesaid, may, if necessary, be