Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-09

appear best adapted for carving the sam
into full effect: Prouiiea, that nothing here
IN contained shall be construed to prevent IN
departure of any foreign ship or vessel, e
ther In ballast, or with the goods, wares an
merchandise on board of such foreign shi
or vessel, when notified of this act.
Sec. 2. ind be il further enacted, Tha
during the continuance of this act, no regis
tered or sea-lettcr vessel shall be allowed t,
depart from any one port of the United
States to any other within the same, unlcs.
the master, owner, consignee or factor, OF
such vessel shall first give bond, with one OF
more securities, to the collector of the dis
trict, from which she is bound to depart, in
SUN OF double the value of the vessel and
cargo, conditioned that the goods, wares and
merchandise with which she shall be laden
slail DE reianded in some port OF the United
States -
Sec. 5. ind be it farther enacted, That
III any snip or vessel shall, during the CONT
nuance OF this act, depart FROM any port of
the Unitetl States without a clcaiance or
| permit, or II any ship or vessel shall, contra
| ry to the provisions of this act, proceed to
foreign port or place. or trade with or put
on board OF any other ship or vessel ann
goods wares or merchandise, of foreign or
domestic growth or manufacture, such Ships
or vessels, goods, wares and merchandise,
shal be wholly forfeited, and if the same
snail not be seized, the owner or owners a.
geut' freighter, or factors, of any'such ship
or vessel, shall Tor every such offence forfeit
and pay sum equal to double the value of
the ship or vessel and Cargo, and shall never
thereafter be allowed a credit for duties on
anyTgoods, wares or merchandise imported
by him or them into any of the ports of the
United States, and the master or comman-
der OF such ship or vessel, as well as all o.
ther persons who shall knowingly be con-
cerned in such prohibited foreign voyage,
shall each respectively forfeit and pay sum
not exceeding twenty thousand, nor less than
one thousand dollars, fer every such offence,
whether the vessel be seized and condemn
ed OF not, and the oath or affirmation of any
master or commander, knowingly offending
against the provisions of this section, shall e.
yer thereafter be inadmssible before any
collector OF the customs of the United States
Sec. 4. find De IL further enacted, That
all penalties and forteitures arising under, or
incurred by virtue of this act, may be sued
tor, prosecuted and recovered, with Costs of
suit, by action of debt, in the name of United
States OF America, or by indictment or in
formation IN any Court having competent ju-
rsdiction to try the same and shall be dis
tributed and accounted for in the manner
prescribed by the act, entitled IAN Act to
regulate the collection of duties on imports
and tonnage" passed the second day of
March, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety nine; and such penalties may be ex-
amined, mitigated or RENTED, in like man
ner, and under the conditions, regulations
and restrictions, as are prescribed, authori-
sed and directed by the act, entitled "An
Act to provide for mitigating or renittihg
the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities ac-
crulng IN certain cases therein mentioned"
passed the third day of March, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-seyen, and made
perpetual by an act passed the eleventh day
OF February, one thousand eight hundred {:
Provtded, Thatall penalties and forfeitures,
which shall have been incurred by virtue of
TINS act nrevinns TO the expiration thereof,
may and shall yiISreGIIer -oe IeUuveTeQ ana
distributed in like manner. as if this act had
continued in full force and virtue
II. CLAY,
Sneaker otrthe House Of Representatives..
VIM. II. CRAWFORD,
President ofthe Senate hro-tcmtcre.
April 4, 1872.
JAMES MADISON.
From the fterdudria Her1yd