Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-08
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by the provisions oF this act, he shall on cor
viction thereof, forfeit and paw the sum OF one
Thousand dollars for each person thus unlawful-
~ employed, or committed on board such YES.
sci.
sec. o: Ind be II further enacted, That if any
person shali, contrary to the provisions of this
act, be employed n seaman or otherwise,
or be received rs a passenger on board of any
NeSsel owned by citizens of the United States,
or sailing under their fac, the master or COM
hanuer, and the owner or owners of such ves-
sci, shall each respectively forfeit and pay five
hundred dollars for each person thus unlawful
~ employed i'll any voyage; which sum or
sums snail be recovered, even although such
seaman or person might nave been admitted
ana entered in the certified list OF the crew
aforesaid by the collector FOR the district to-
winch the vessel may belong, and all penalties
and forteitures arising under or incurred by
virtue at tl1s ect, may be sued for, prosecuted
ana recovered, with costs of suits by action of
debt IN the name of the United States, or by
lndIctmen, or information in any court having
competent jurisdiction to try the same, and
SHau accrue and be one moictv thercofto the
use oil the inforrcr, and the other moiety there
OF 10 the use ofthe United States, except where
the prosecution shalt be first instituted on be-
. half OF the United States, in which case the
whole shall BIZ to their use, and NAV he exam
med, migated or RENTED in like manner and
under tn Ike conditions, regulations and re-
sir ctl"nS rs are Prescribed, authorised and di-
rected by the act, entitled " An act t. provide
for mitigating or RENTING the fnrfeitUrcs, pc
| na!ties, am Liabilities, accruiug in certain
cases therein nentioncd,' passed the third day
! OF MlrchSA thous2nd seven hundred and nine
ty-seven, and made perpetual by AN act, passed
| the eleventh day OF February, one thousand
! eight hundred.
Sec z. md be ii further enacted, That nothing
in this act contained snail be construed 20 Tor
bid amy c0n,msndcr or master OF public or
| private vessel ofthe Uni' ed States, whilst in
foreign port or place trum supplying any def
| cheney of >eamen on board SUCH vessel by en-
pioyi+g subjects OF such foreign country, with
! the permission Of the government thereof.
| Sc. g., dni be it further enacted, That the
provisions OF this act shall have no effect OPP
Grafton with respect to The employment rs sea-
men, OF he subjects or citizens Of any foreign
| nation, which shall not have forbidden on board
her public and private vessels the employment
| rs seamen or otherwise, OF native citizens of
! the United States; OF WHO shall permit the
| commanders of her public vessels to impress or
| take away from on board a y .essei sailing un-
der the flag of the United States, any seaman or
| any other person, not bang soldier or o her.
| wise IN the employment or an enemy of such
| nation.
Sec. 9 And be it farther enacted, That no
| thing in this act contained shall he constru
| ed as to prevent any arrangcmcit between the u
| ). and any foreign nation, which, may take
| place under any treaty or convention, made q
ratified in the manner prescribed by the consti-
| tuition of the u. S. and by which the reciprocal
| employment, seamen citizens subjects
| OF the two countries, may, in the instances and
manner provided By such treaty or convention,
b. permitted.
| Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That no
| person, who shall arrive in the United states
| from and after the time when this act shall take
| efit ct, shall be admitted to become q citizen OF
| the United States, who shall not for tGe conti-
| nued term of five years next preceding his ad-
| mission aforesaid, have resided within the U.
States, without being at any time during the
said years out of the territory of thu said
| states.