The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-24

importation OF which INTO the u. S. or the terri.
tories thereof, IS prohibited by law and do fur
ther swear Tor stfrm) that il shall hereafter
discover or know of any such goods, wares or
msrcbandize on board the said vessel, or winch
shall have been imported IN the same, will i'm
mediately and without delay make due report
thereof to the collector OF the port of this dis.
,ric."
SEC. H. And be it further enacted, That the fol.
lowing addition be made after the second day of
February next to the oath or affirmation taken oy
importers, c"nsignees or agents at the time of en-
tering goods imported into the u. S. or the terri.
tories thereof, viz. also swear tor affirm) that
there ave not, to the best Of my knowledge and
belief, among the said goods, wares and mer-
chandize imported or consigned as aforesaid, a.
ny goods, wares or merchandise the irrporta.
ton OF which into the ". 8. or the territories
thereofs prohibited by Law, and do further
swear or affirm that 1t shall hereafter discover
| or know of any such goods, wares and merchsn
dize among the goods, wares < merchandise
imported or consigned aforesaid, will
Immediately and wtaou; delay report the same
to the collector of this district
SEC. IL. dnd be ft further IctcG, That al, p,.-
naities asd iorteitures incurred uader this act or
the act TO which this act is 4 supplement, NAV be
used tor, prosecuted and recover d with cost of
suit by action OF debt, in the name ofthe United
states OF America, or by indictment or IN or
nation, IN any court having competent iurisdic-
ton to try the same, and such penalties and .or
FIXTURES may be examined, mit,gated or rem,,t.,I
| IN like manner and under the like conditions. re-
guiatlsns aud restrictions as are prescribed, au
'hcrised and directed 10y the act entitled" An act
10 provide for mitigating or renting the forte,
lures, penalties and disabilities arcruing in GER
ain cases therein mentioned,' passed the third
day of March, 1877, and made perpetual by an
act passed the 11th day OF February, eighteen
iiundr. d.
4
SEC -. And be it fuytker enacted, That /, sb all
be lawful for any part Of the land or naval forces
ei the States and tor any part of the militia of
any state or territory, in the actual service of the
u >. to make seizure of any vessel or merc;; an.
dize liable t. seizure and forfeiture by reason of
any intraction OF the provisions of this act or f
the act 20 which this actis = supplsment-And in
case OF any such seIzure made within the ws,ers
OF the v; D. OF within the boundaries of any dis
trct OF the u. s. that portion of the forfeiture
| rising from such seizure, which according ia CIV
isung laws would have accrued to the II { chi,
aiter dsducung the duties payable to the u. s
on tne Importation of the merchandise ,hns ~.
'eneo' ee distributed among the persons maxine
Socn seizure, N such proportions as nav he d;H,
fec'ed by the President of the u S-sn5 ;f sn.h
seizure shaii De made without the boundaries of
any district cf the u. S. the whole OF the forf,;
ture arising from such seizure, shall sI,e- L..
ouc''hg the duties payable or the Importation oG
me merchandise thus forfeited be dist ;butsJ -,
the manner aforesaid "
SEC Il. And be it ta,1hes- enacted. That the
portion OF all the penalties and forfetu-es x,h;ch
n,ay oe incurred by reason Of sny infrsction of
.r e PROVISIONS OF inns act or of the act to which
ths act IS supplement, and which NORTON oc,or.
| din;s TO existing laws accrued to the III G in eli
cases other than those provided for bu A. L.,
pre- eoing section oi this act after ded,.cf;n ,h.
duties payable 10 the u. s. on the imr,rts,;or &c
.hs nercnshdise thus forfeited, shall be tistrihu.
| .s9 IN .ne following manner, that is TO say one
hall or the residue If the said norton * -, a.
Quoting the duties aforesaid shall n, 80 NC
the inspector or inspectors or to the cants;, 81
crew OF the revenue cutter or vessel r,al,, a. ;.
SEIZURE and the other half OF the sail rss;5n
shall In cases where there is an informs, 30 -.
! ing IN the service OF the U. S. be given 70 sncb
in'ormer' ana IN cases where there IL no such IN.
J"alI oe gwen To the collector TO be ap
pcfnoheo amongst the collector. naval officer 8,
| surveyor m the same manner as is nr,y;ils5 -
| law ior inc distribution ofone half the p.n.I,;s
and forfeitures arcrning by reason of mfr c,;ns
OF the laws tor the collection of duties nm a. -:
rortatioh OF merchandise into he u S.--and in
AN oaSes wnsoever tue othe bslf shall be di,iri
outed IN the same manner 81 is alreadv nrov;dsd
by law r'0''ueo
SIC Is. And BE- il turtle, ennrs,d. 'r-h,. :, IN
o,ses vi seiLure-ot merchandise in anv 5;s,,;r.
adlacent to the colonies or possessions or G.
rt'5h haooh MADE on account of any ;nf,,rt:o IN
VI the PROVISIONS ofths act or of the So ,o
TINS ACT IS a supplement-. 1t oil be r,ccessy,g F
the 'aln'snt or claimants 70 prove that the ,osr.
ehantiize thus seized was legally ;mpor,ed ;ntn
the u s. and that the duties p.vable On che ~
portaton Oh the same had been 1.d or sscured
to be paid and in t''ilure of waking s,.cb proo
the merchshdize thus seized shall De forfe;ssJ
SEC. 10 had &c It fE,rtker enacted, Thai The
Presdf nj OF the u. s be, and h. hereby 6 s,,.
thori7ed TO hire, arm and employ, seyentv.6
vessels, not exceeding in tonnage one hundred
and thirty tons each, belonging to citizens f tb
u = and so many seamen as shall be Necessary
10 man the same Tor imme date service in enf,r
cling he laws of the u. s on the sea. coast tbsr
OIL and to dismiss the same from the service e
tn u :. whenever he shall deem the Come ~
pedient-Provided, hogefpe,-. That such hiring o.
EMPLOYING shall not be for term exceednr one
year. '"'
SEC. II. And be it further enacted. Tbs. for
enabling the Presidcn of the u S. 70 carry into
effect tie sixteenth sec ion OF his act. the sum NJ
----------- % he paid ont Of any money in the
treasury no Otherwise appropria ed. shall he and
the same is hereby approDria ed