Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-25
THURSDAY. JANUARY IS, 1927.
cOIONJAI. INTERCOURSE.


between the United States and the Colonies of
Great Britain.
SEC. l. Be IT enacted, $e., That from and af-
ter the ;hrteth day Of September next, the
ports of the United States shall be and remain
closed against any and every vessel coming or
arriving from any port or place in the British
colonies or possessions hereafter mentioned, 10
wit; he British possessions in the West Indies,
and on the continent of South America; the
Bahama Islands; the Islands called Caicos; the
Bermuda or Somer Islands, the British posses
sious On the coast Of Africa; the colony OF the
Cape Of Good Hope, and the Islands, settle
men,s, and territories belonging there to and de-
pendent ,hereupon the Islands of Mauritius &
Ceylon, and the several Islands anG territories
belonging TO and dependent on each respective
~; he British settlements on the Island Oh New
Holland, and the several Islands and territories
belonging thereto and dependent thereon; the
Island Of Van Dieman's Land, and the several
Islands belonging thereto and dependent there
on; Lower Canada; the provinces OF New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia; the Islands OF
New Foundland, ST Johns, Cape Breton, & the
de tendencies Of them, or any other colony or
possession under the dominion OF Great Bri-
tain, in the West Indies, or on the continent oil
America; and any vessel which shall have
cleared from any port or place in the colonies
or possessions above described, and afterwards
.,aktu in a cargo at any port or place in any OF
the colonies or possessions aforesaid; or which
having cleared from any port or place in the
colonies or possessions aforesaid, with cargo,
shall afterwards, in the same voyage, have
touched at, or again cleared from any other
mort or place, shall nevertheless be deemed 10
have come from a port or place in The colonies
or possessions aforesaid, within the meaning
of this act; and every vessel so excluded as "a
fore.aid, from the ports OF the United States,
that shall enter, or attempt to enter the same,
in violation of this act, shall, with her tackle,
apparel, and (urniture, together with the cargo
on board, be Forfeited to the United States.
src.2 ind beafapthsr enacted, Tha, from and
after the 3Oth day OF September next, the owner,
eopsignee, or agent OF every vessel, owned
wholly or in par, by subject or subjects OF his
Britannia Majesty, which shall have been duly
entered in any port Of the United States, and Oh
board Of which shall have been there laden for
exportation any article OF articles OF the growth,
produce. or manufacture of the United States,
other than provisions and sea stores necessary
for the VOYAGE shall, before such vessel shall he
cleared outward at the Custom House, give
bond in a sum double the value OF such articles,
with one or more sureties to the satisfaction OF
the Collector, that the article or articles so la
den on board such vessels for EXPECTATION, shall
be landed in some port or place, other than any
port or place in the aforementioned colonies
or possessions; and any such vessel that shall
sal. or attempt to sail from any port OF the u
nited States, without having given bond as a.
foresaid shall, with her tackle, apparel, and fur
ni,urs. together with the article or articles la
den on board the same, as aforesaid, be forfeit
ed 10 The United States: Provided ai,cays, That
no, thing i'm this act contained shall be deemed,
or so construed, as to violate any provision OF
the Convention to regulate commerce between
the territories Of the United States and OF his
Britannia Majesty, which were concluded re.
spectively, on the third day Of July, one thous-
AM; eight hundred and fifteen, and on the twen-
teeth day oil October, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighteen.
Sec. 8. find be ii further .nnStsd, That the form
Of the bond aforesaid shall be prescribed by the
Secretary Of the Department Of the Treasury;
and the same shall and may be discharged, and
not otherwise, by producing within one year
after the date thereof, like certificate 10 that
required by and uuder the regulations contain
ed in the eiehty-first section of the act ",o re-
quite the collection Of duties on imports"
passed the second day Of March, seventeen hun.
tlrea and nine,y-nine, that the articles OF the
growth, produce, and manufacture OF the United
States, laden as aforesaid, were uniaden an.
landed, conformably to the provisions OF this
act or, in case Of loss by sea, by capture, or OH
err unavoidable accident, by the production OF
such other proofs as the nature oil the case VIII
admit. according to the provisions o. the eighty
FIRST section OF the act aforesaid
= Sc. & find be it further enacted, That all pc
nalties and forieitures incurred by force OF this
ac., shall be sued Tor, recovered, distributed,
and accounted for, and may be mitigated or re-
mi,led, in the manner and according 10 the pro-
visions Of the revenue laws of the United States
Sec S. Prouided nersrfheless, find be IL further
enacted, That this act shall not take effect, nor
90 into operation, if. before the said thirtieth
day of September next, the President Of the u
ni,ed States shall receive satisfactory evidence
that the said colonies and possessions aforesaid,
are open TO the admission of vessels Of the u
ni,ed States, coming from the said U. States;
that neither such vessels, nor their cargoes,
are subjected to any or higher duties or char