The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-30

the bond, depart from any district Of the United
States without having previously obtained clear
ance, nor until the master or commander shall have
delivered to the collector surveyor Of the port of
departure, manifest of the whole cargo on board
that The said vessel boat shall not during the
time above mentioned proceed TO any other port or
place than that mem oned in her clearance, not put
any article board Of any other vessel or boat or
be employed in any foreign trade and that every
voyage trip the whole of the cargo seall be land
ed in port place of the United States. or the
territories thereof within the bays sounds rivers
lakes TO which the navigation Of such vessel is
fined, and the burthen Of proof Of the landing the
~boic OF any such cargo III port place OF the
United States, the territories thereof within the
bays, sounds, rivers lakes TO which tie nayiga-
ton OF such vessels or boat is confined, IN
the pot or place mentioned in her clearance, shall
in case OF an suit prosecution instituted such
bond for breach Of the conditions thereof, lie upon
the owner or owners, consgnee, or factors OF such
vessel or boat or the master theresf, the case
may be, Provded, Such prosecution or suit be inst-
uled within two years after such breach shall have
been committed
Sec. s. .fnd be IL further enacted That if any
sci or boat, not having received permission, and
bond not having been first given in the manner pro-
sdei Tor in the preceding section, shall t-ke
on board any article or articles prohibited by this
act, such vessel boat, together with her cargo,
shall be wholly forfeited, aud the owner owners,
agent, treighter, or factors, master or commander
o such vessel or boat, shall D,orever severay for
fct and pay sum equal to the value Of the vessel
or poAt. and Of the cargo put on board The same.
Sec o. f',g Be it |uriher enacted, That the person
or persons, whose names do or may appear as own
er OF owners of any ship vessel either onthe GER
tficate OF registry enrolment, or license of any such
ship or vessel, if neither registered or licensed,
on the last clearance custom house documents is-
sued before the passing of hs act for such slip or
vessel shall be reputAd as ,he owner or onwers
Of such ship or vessel, and be liable to he p,yocnt
OF all penalties which may be incurred by the own
ers OF such ship vessel, by OF any violation
OF any OF the provisions Of this act r. GUIDED Gteays,
That nothing i'll this section contained shs,i De coo-
strued TO release any person or persons from the
payment of any penalty incurred by virtue OF this
act And III case of any new register or license be-
ing granted during the continuance of ,hs act, or
III case Of the sale of any ship or vessel nther reg
stered or licensed, 4 bond with or
ties to the United States shall, previous the grant
ing any such new register or license, %, TO iecog-
nz'og the sale of such vessel not registc rcd or lcen
sed, be required by the collector, in al amount G.
quail to three hundred dollars of each on Of such
ship or vsssel, that ship o, vesstl shall not,
during the on,inuance o! this act, con.ravenue or
infringe any OF the provisions thereof: ProUiScd,
That nothing herein contained, shall tie construed
to extend to the owner or owners OF ny ship or
vessel who shall have made bona fide sale of such
ship or vessel in any port or hsrsor OF the United
States before notice Of this at sue, port bar
Dor respectively, to the owner owners of any
ship or vessel, in any foreign port o. place, who
shall bave made bona ide sale thereof before
tce OF this Ind prop,ded aisc That such bond
shall not release the owners and master Of such ship
or vessel or any other person from the obligation 1T
giving every other bond required by has act
Sec. T. Ind be H further enacted, That the owner
or owners OF all vessels licensed u fsheries,or those
bound on whaling voyage, and having no other car
go than necessary stores, salt, and The usual fish
iog tackle aud apparel, shall give general bond IN
four times the value of the vessel and cargo, that
they will not during the continuance of this act pro-
ceed to any foreign port or place, and will return
with their fishing fare to port within the Unit
cd States
Sec 8. ind be in further enacted That if any ship
or vessel shall during the continuance of this act,de
part from any port OF the United States, without a
clearance permit, ii any ship or vessel shall,
contrary to the provisions Ut this act, proceed TO
foreign port Or place, trade with put board
of any other ship or vessel any article articles
prohibited by this act, such ship or vessel, goods,
wares, merchandise, produce, provisions, naval or
military stores cha be wholly forfeited; and If the
same shall not be seized,the owner ownersage
freighter or factors OF any such ship vessel SHALL
for every such offence forfeit and pay equal to
double the value ofthe ship vessel and cargo and
shall thereafter be allowed credit for duties
on any goods, wares and merchandise imported by
him or them into any Of the ports Of the U States
and the matter or commander Of such ship or v,s
sci, well all other persons who shall knowingly
be concerned in any such violation of this act, shall
each respectively forfeit and pay sum not exceed.
lag twenty thousand dollars for every such oRence
whether the vessel be seized aud condemned or not;
and shall be imprisoned for no, less than six
months nor exceeding year and the oath or at
frmaton of any master or commander knowingly of.
tending against the provisions of this section shall
thereafter be inadmissoe before any collector
Of the customs Of the United States.
Sec 9 ind be it further enacsed. That if any for
eivn Shi esels an dur,n fhe e
this act, take on board any specie, any goods,
wares, merchandise, produce or provisions, other
than the provisions and stores necessary for the
voyage, such ship vessel, and the specie and car
go on board, shall be wholly forfeited. and may be
seized and condemned in any court Of the u States
having competent jurisdiction; and every person
concerned in such unlawful shipment shall forfeit
and pay sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars
for every such offence
Sec 10. .ind be if further enacted That the collec.
tors of all districts Of the United states and the terri.
tories thereof shall, and they hereby authorised to
IN ke their ~ todv nv sper ,fs