The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-15
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AN'ACT concerning navigation.
BIZ if enacted By re Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of ihe United States of .1me-
rica, q C0sgrcss a;stn1sed, Tha, fsom snd
af,er she thirtisth Of September next the
ports OF abe u. States shall be- and remain
closed against every vessel owned wholly or
in part by sxbject or subjects Of his Bri,an-
mic Majesty, coming OF arriving from any
por. or place in cciony or territory Of his
Dritannic Majcsiy, that is or shall be, by the
ordinary laws of navigation and trade, closed
against vessels or ned BY ciiizens Of The Unit
Cd States; and such vesseis, that in course Of
the voyage, shall have touched Ut, or cleared
out from, any port or place in colony or
terrilory Of Grca. Deitain, which shall or may
be, by the ordinary laws of navigation hnd
trade Aforesaid, open TO vessels owned by Git
izens Sthe United States, shalt, nevertheless,
be deemed to have come from the port or
place in the colony or territory Of Great Bn.
tain, closed as aforesaid, against vessels own
I'd by citizens of the U. States, from which
such, vessel cleared out and sailed before
touching al and cIcariog out from an inter
mediate aud open port or place as aforesaid
and every such vessel. so excluded from the
ports OF the United States, that shall enter OF
atte mpt TO enter the same, in violation Of this
act, shall. whh her tackle, apparel, end furni-
ture, together with the cargo on board such
ycss ell, be forfeited 70 the United States.
SEC. 2. .4nd 6e it .fnrsAe, enacted, Tha,
FROM and aftct the aforesaid thirtieth OF Sep
tembsr next, the owner, consigcee, or agent,
Of every weasel owned wholly, o. in ps;l, BY q
subject or subjects of his Britannia Maies,y,
which shall have been duly entered IN any
port Of tho United States, aud on board Of
which shall have been there laden for xpor-
taion any article or articles of the growth,
produce, or manufacture Of the United Statss,
Other than ptosisions aud sea res necesssry
Tor the voyage, shall, before such vessel shall
have been cleared outward al the custom
house, give bond in a sum double the value
OF such articles, with one or more surcties, 10
che sa,isfactioa Of the collector, that The ar
sicle or articles so laden on board such vessel
for exrnrtation, shall be Landed in sowe port
or place oiSer than a post Or place IN colony
or territory OF his Bri,annic Gajes,y, which,
by the ordinary laws Of navigation and trade,
is closed against vessels swned by cinseos OF
the United States; and any such vessel that
shall sail, OF attempt to sail from any port Of
the United States, without having complied
with tho provisions aforesaid, BY Giving bond
ss Aforesaid, shall, with her tackle, apparel,
and furniture, together with the article or arr
ticles aforesaid, laden on board the same as
aforesaid, be forfeited to the United States ),
Provided utways, that nothing in this act con.
tanned shall be so deemed or construed, so as
20 violate any provision of the convention 10
regulate commerce between the territories Of
the United States and his Bri,annic Majesty,
signed the third day Of July, one lhousand
eight hundred and fifteen.
Sec. ,. find be it JrrtAsr enacted, That the
form Of The bond aforesaid shall be picscrib.
cd by tho Secretary OF the department. Of the
treasury, and the saune shall and may be dis
charged, and not Other wise, producing, with
in ono year after the date thereof, like cer-
ti6csIc 10 that required by and under the reg
ula;ions conteined in the eighty FIRST section
OF the act ito regulate the collection Of du.
ties on'imports," passed the second day Of
March, seventeen hundred and ninety -nIoc,
that the articIes Of the gtowth, p ,ducc and
Of The Uni,ed States, laden ss
aforesaid, were unladen and landed eoniorm una ,
bly, 10 tho provisions Of this act, or, in cases
OF loss by sea, BY capture, or other pnayoida.
bio sccideut, ty the production Of such other
proofs ps tho nature of the case will admit,
sccording to the provisions Of the said eighty \
FIRST scc,ioo Of the ACT aforesaid.
See. 6. ind Be Il further enacted, That all
penalties ana forfeit0res incurred by force Of
shis act, shali bs sued for, recovered, distrib.
u,ed, aud accounted Ior--snd may be miiigAl.
Cd or rcmiited in the manner aud according
10 the provisions of the rcvenus laws Of the
United States.
April ls, lsis-Approved,
JAMES MONROE.