The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-02-18
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ID IL enacted bs the S>nair ard House B.
ID Retresensasipss Of ne Uni,ed S,ans q
imerica, in Congress ASSEMBLED, That all p.i.
zes OF vessels aud property. cap;nred bv p,i-
vate atme,s ships cor.,raissioncd under lhr
authority Of tht United States, shall be solJ
at public auction. by the marshal OF The dis
tric,, Ia which The same shall be condemned,
within Sixty days after the condemnation
thereof, sulhcient notice OF the time and
place, and conditions OF the sale being fs.
given, OF such Gay OF days, on such terms CIR
credit, and in such lots or proportions 80
may be designated BY The owner or owners,
or agent oi the owner or owners OF the pri-
ya,eer which may have caplored the same !:
Prcrided, That the term OF sach credi, shai,
not exceed ninety days; and lae said marshal
rs hereby directed, 10 take and receive, from
the purchaser or purchasers of such prize
vessel and property, the money therefor, or
his, her, or their, ptoniissory notes with en-.
dorscrs, IL be approved by the owner or own.
ers OF The pri,ateer, TO the amount Of the
purchase, payable according TO the terms
thereof
Sec. 2--.fnd Be II further enacted, Tha,
upon al entries, costs, and charges, beioe
paid according 10 law, the ssid marshal shall,
on demand, deliver apd pay over to the owner
or owners ol me pilvateer, or the agent of
snch owner or o"acrs oil the ysgiva,ccr which
may have cspiured such prize vessel and
properly, just aud equal proportion Of ,hy
iunds received on aGcount oi the sale thered,
and oi the promlssory notes directed 20 be IA
Ken as stofespid, TO which The said owner or
owners, may DC entitled according to tho ar
,icic ci agreement between the said ownkr or
owners, and the officers and crew Of the saide
priyatecr; and Just and equal proportion oil
the proceeds OF the s,le as aforcssiG, shall,
on demand, be also paid over, by tho said
marshal, to The officers OF the said priyateer,
OF TO their agent or agents. And il there be
no written agreement, 1t sha!l be the duty OF,
tho marshal 10 pay over, IN manner as afore-1
said, one moety of the proceeds of the sae
OF such prize vessel and property, TO tho
owner or owners, agent or agents of the own.
er or owners OF the prjvatecr, which may
have captured the same |; and the other mole
~ of the o"'d pfoceede tn the agent sr agents
II rive ofiicefs anu OF Inc saIu privatcet,
to be distributed according 10 law, or TO any
agI cement by them made Propided, The
said officers and crew, or their agent or d
gents, shall have first refunded, TO the own
er or owners, or 10 the agent of the owner
or owners OF tho privaccr aforesaid, the full
anonn; OF advances which shall have been
made by the owner or owners Of the privatecr,
to the otiice,s and crew thereof.
Sec. 3--4ad be IL Jurther enacfed, That
for The selling prize property, and receiving
aud paying over the rscecd, as aforesaid,,he
marshal shall be et,,i.sl 10 q commission of
one per cent and no more, first deducting all
duties, costs, and charges, which may have
occurred on said property ProUided, That
IN no Case OF condemnation and sale Of any
prize vessel and Cargo, SHALL the commits
sions of the marshal exec ed two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Sec. 4 - md be II further enacfcd, That il
shall be the duty OF the marshal, within 6f-
teen days ai'el any sale of prize property, 10
he IN the office ot the clerk Of the district
court, of the district wherein such sale may
be made, just and true account of the sales
of such prize property. and Of all duties and
Charges thereon, together with a statement
thereto annexed Of the promissory notes ta-
ken on account thereof, which account shall
be verified by the oath OF the said marshal /;
and il the said marshal shall wiIfully neglcc:,
or refuse 10 file such account, he shall forfci,
and pay :hc SUN of FIVE hundred dollars, for
such omission, or refusal rs aforc ,aId, To be
recovered in an action Of debt by any person
In such sale, and suing for the
said penalty, on account OF the party or par
ties Interested in the prize vessel or properly
as aforesaid, in any court having eognizance
thereof.
Sec. Sind be h further enacted, That
the owner or owners OF any private armed
vessel or vessels, or their agent or agenIs,
may, at any time before libel shall DC flied
agains, any captured vessel or her cargo, re.
move the same from any port into which
such prlze vessel or property may DC frst
brought, TO AM other port in the United |
States, TO he designated al the time Of the |
'emoyal as AFORESAID, subject TO the same re-
'triciions and complying with the same regu
atoms WIKI respect 10 the payment OF duties, |
which are provided by Law in relation TO other |
&c sscls arriving if. mort WITH csr-oc, subject