Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-28
A BILL

issued uader the authority OF any TO-
reign government,
BET enacted by the Senate e House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, mat
after the passage CT this act, every regis
tered or sea letter vessel which shall be
found on the high seas or elsewhere
having or using in any manner whatever
license or pass, or any paper or instru-
ment Of writing, purporting to be IL
cense or pass, Issued by the authority OF
any foreign government, or by any per.
son acting by or under the authority OF
any foreign government, shall be, and
every such vessel is hereby forfeited to-
Ye,her with the cargo, to any person or
persons who shall seize the same; and
shall prove before any court having COIN
petent jurisdiction, the fact that surh
vessel bad at the time OF clearance FIONA
any port within the jurisdiction Of the o.
nlted States, or was at any time Or Ii
aNy manner whatever. subsequent TO her
departure therefronn IN the use of Ii.
ceDse or pass. or any paper or 'hS'ru-
ment of writing, purpoltlns to b. IL
eense or pass issued By the authority o;
any foreign government. or by any per.
sen acting by o. under the authority OF
any foreign government.
Sec. 2. find be il ./urther enacted.
That no registered or sr",lctter vessel,
bound from any port within the y. States
or tire territories thereof, to port ot
any foreign nation in amity with The u.
States shall receive clearance, unless
the owner or owners, being or residing
at the port from which his, her or their
vessel shall depart, shall severaliy, 40.
lennly truly and sincerely swear or a.
frn. that the vessel (insert the denoml-
nation ard name of the vssseI OF which
he or she is the owner or part owner,
has not on board nor shall such vessel
of which he or she is the owner Or part
owner BE- during her voyage or absence
from the Z States, in any manner what.
ever in the use or under the protection
oil license or pass or any paper or ~
s,rumeyt of writing, parportlng to DC n
license or pass issued by the authority OF
any foreign government or by any person
CT persons acting under tie authority OF
any foreign government and the mas
ter or commander, and the supercargo
(if there be onc) of every such vessel, as
likewise the frelgh.or or freightors
thereof, if such frcigbtor or freightors
be or reside at the port from which such
vessel SHALL depart, shall seyeral!y DC
and is hereby repaired previously to ob
tanning clearance, to make oath, or at
firme.ion in manner aforesaid, mutatis
mutandis. And should any person who
shall be and is hereby required to make
oath or affirmation, swear or affirm false
ly. such person shall on Indictment and
conviction ,ncrcof, be liable to the same
pains and penalties, prescribed for per-
OTIS convicted of wilful and corrup. per-
inry, and shall be forever afterwards de-
prived of the benefit Of having any Gre
dit for the payment Of duties on the i'm
portasion of goods, wares or mcrchan-
die into the u States or the territories
thereof, and also of the privilege ofown-
ing or navigating any vessel under the
laws of the u. States.
Sec 8 and be ii. further enacted, That
any citizen of the u. States o. the terri
tories thereof, who shall accept, take,
pure base Or use, either directly or indi
rectly, or suffer his Or her agent or a.
gents, factor or factors, to accept, take,
purchase or use, directly or indirectly.
a license or pass, or any paper or instru-
ment cf writing, purporting ts be IL
cense or pass for the protection of his or
her vessel on the high seas or elsewhere.
such citizen and every person who shall
assist in violating the provisions of this
section, shall upon conviction be adJudg
ed guilty Of high misdemeanor, ant
fiaed sum by the court before which
conviction is had not exceeding
nor less
dollars, and BE- imprisoned term not |