Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-07-04
NaWs Of the United States.
PUNISHED Bx Authority.


AN ACT designating the ports within which
only foreign armed vessels shall be per-
mitted to enter.
Be it enacted by tie Senate and HouSt
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America, in Congress assembled
That, after the first day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty, ii
shall not be lawful for any foreign armed
vessels to enter any harbor belonging to
the United States, excepting only those
of Portland, Boston, New-L London, New
York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Smithville,
in North Carolina, Charleston, and Mo-
bile; unless when such vessels shall be
forced in by distress; by the dangers of
the sea, or by being pursued by an enc
my, and be unable to make any of the
ports above mentioned; in which cases,
the commanding officer shall immediate
ly report his vessel to the collector of
the district, stating the object or causes
of his entering such harbor; shall take
such position therein as shall be assign
ed him by such collector; and shall con-
form himself to such regulations as shall
be signitied 10 him by the said collector,
under the authority and directions of the
President of the United States.
Sec. Q. Ind be it further enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the President
of the United States to employ such part
OF the land and naval forces of the United
States, or the militia thereof, as he may
deem necessary to enforce the provisions
of the first section of this act; and the
President shall also be authorized to
employ such forces to prevent any
foreign armed vessel from entering or
remaining within any waters within the
jurisdiction Of the United States, except
such as shall lie in her direct course in
entering from sea, or leaving, to proceed
to sea, either of the harbors above men,
toned.
Sec. 5. ind be it further enacted,
That this act shall continue in force I'M
til the first day of July, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-five, and 10
longer.
washington, May IS, 1890 Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT authorizing the building of GER
tam number of small vessels of war.
Be it enacted by the Senate end House
of Representatives Of the United States
,ofAmerica in Congress assembled, That
the President of the United States is
hereby authorized to cause to be built
and equipped any number OF small YES
sells of war (not exceeding fve) which,
in his Judgment, the public service may
require; the said vessels to be of force
not more than twelve guns each, accord
ing to the discretion of the President.
And, for carrying this act into effect, the
sum of sixty thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out of any mo-
ney in the Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated.
washington, May Is, 1920. Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT for altering the times for holding
the Court of the United States for the west
ern district Of Pennsylvania.
BE /. enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Qfthe United States
of america in Congress assembled,
That the terms of the District Court for
the western district of Pennsylvania,
which are now directed by law to be
holden on the first Mondays of the
months of June and December, in each
year, shall hereafter be holden, for the
said district, on the first Monday in May,
and second Monday in October, in each
year.
Sec. 9. .And be it further enacted,
That all actions, suits, process, pleadings,
and other proceedings, commenced or
pending in the said District Court, shall
be as good and valid to the said first
Monday in May, and second Monday in
October, in each year, as ifthis change
had not been made, any law to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
Sec. 8. .4nd be it further enacted,
TIat appv sls ssS.l >'-;ts of error shall lie
from decisions "a me said District Court
for the wetteia district of Pennsylvania,
when exercisiik he powers of Circuit
Court, 70 theaSnpreme Court Of the
United States,, in the same manner as
from Circuit Courts; and that so much
of the fourth section of the act entitled
g APaes TO- ~ ide the state of Pennsyl-
vanik,i1to,tw0 judicial DISTRICTS" passed
or a. lseatjeth day of April, one thou
sand f4Thfh hundred and eighteen, as pro-
vilEa mat writs Of error shall lie from de-