The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-03-24
AN ACT

To provide Cor the return 10 their own districts
OF vessels detained BY the embargo, in dis
tricts other than those where they are res.
pcctivcly owned or belong.
BE IL enacted 6g the Senak and House of Represen
tStivcs OF The UIted Sates Of .1,acs7ca Congress as
seted, That it shall be lawful for the President ot
the United States to authorize the collectors of the
customs to grant permission to ships or vessels OF
the United States, whichat the time when the masters
thereof received notice Of the act passed on the
seventeenth day ofDecemberl last "layiny embargo
on all ships and vessels In the ports and habors Of
the United States, were in district other than that
where the said ships or vessels were owned or
belonged, to return TO the district where the owner
or owners Of such ships or vessels reside, in ballast
or with the cargoes other than provisions, naval
and military stores, which were on board the same
when the masters received notice ofthe act as aore-
said Irouided, That no such permission shall be
granted until the owner or master of such ship or
vessel, together with one sufficient streties
shall have given bond in four times the value OF such
vessel and OF the cargo, it any there be board,
conditioned that the said ship or vessel shall not
proceed TO any other port or place than that men,
of any other vessel or boat during the voyage. And
if such ship vessel shall proceed to any foreign
port place. put any article on board any other
vessel or boat during the voyage of be guilty Of any
act contrary TO the provisions of Ore act before men,
toned "laying an embargo on ali ships and vessels
III TIE pOr's hnu narcops OF TIC united SNtcs, or
contrary To the provisions Of this act the said ship
or vessel, her tackle and apparel shall be forfeited,
and the master ehall moreover forfeit ard pay sum
not exceeding twenty thousand dollars and shall be
imprisoned for term not lcss than six months nor
exceeding one year.
Sec. g. .9nd be IL fsrsIer enacted That the master
OF every vessel receiving a permission under this
act shall, before the departure of tho same from
port, make out under oath, end deliver TO the collec
tor of the district, ist Of the board the
same, the whole Of which shall be landed at the port
or place to which the vessel is permitted to proceed,
under penalty q five hundred dollars, to b. rccov.
cred Of the master Of such vessel before any court
Of the United States having competent jursdicton,
tor every seaman which shall not be thus landed, cxn
ccpt death other unavoidable casualty shall pre-
vent the same And vessel receiving such per-
mission shall take on board numbU of seamen more
than sufficient navigate the same, Of the sufcen-
cy of which number the collector shall be the judge,
and shall be authorized to refuse clearance and
permission to depart, if the number Of searnen Oh
board shall exceed that which may in bis opinion be
necessary. NopasscDgers shall be transported IN
such vessel, other than the owner, supercargo or a.
gent for the same, for the cargo, il any there be
on board.
Sec. 3. And be IL Irfher enacted That no ship or
vessel shall be entitled TO the benef Of this act,
less the permission hereby authorized 90 be granted
shall be applied for within three months afler the
passage thereof
Sec. a. Ind BE- further enacted That the Presi
dent Of the United States may instruct the collectors
Of The customs under such restrictions and hmifa-
tions as he may deem proper, 20 clear out for ans
district within the United States or The territories
thereof any vessels wholly employed in the transpor
tation of military naval stores, provisions or 9th
er articles public account, and IL any such vessel
after the delivery Of such public property at any port
place within th: United states the territories
thereof, shall TO be employed in the trsnspor
tation Of public property Aforesaid, such vesse
may be permitted TO return TO the pert or place of
ladng, proceed in ballast only 70 the district to