The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-10
THE NEUTRALITY ACT.
Appaoyrp ApNu 20. 1918.

Of certain crimes against the United States and TO
repeal the act therein ment toned.
Bs enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of dc
Ualed States Of Anersu IN Cbngrsss assembled, That il
any citizen OF the United States shall within the terri
tory OF jurisdiction thereof accept and exercise commits
sion foreign prince, State colony, district, or
people, in war; by land by sea, against any prince
State colony, district people, with whom the United
States at peace the person 50 offending shall be
deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor, and shall he
6ned not than two thousand dollars and shall I've
Imprisoned not exceeding three years,
SIC g. AID be further enacted That any person shall
within the territory jurisdiction Of the United States
enlist or enter himself hire retain another person to
enlist enter himself to 60 beyond the limits or ju
rction of the United States with intent to be enlisted
on entered in the service OF any foreign prince State col
ony district people. soldier, marine
seaman board Of any vesselof war; letter Of marque,
or pvateer every person offending shall be deemed
guilty OF high msdemeanor, and shall Ike fined not
eeeing thousand dollars, and he imprisoned not
ceedng three years Provided That this act shall not be
construed extend TO any subject citizens Of any for
eign prince State, colony, district people, who shall
tnsienty be within the United States and shall he
board OF any vessel war; letter of marquee priva
teer which at the time of its arrival within the United
States fitted and equipped such, enlist or enter
himself hire retain another subject citizen of the
foreign prince, State colony district people, who
is transcnty within the United States to enlist enter
himself to serve such foreign prince, State colony dis
rct people, on board such vessel war; letter OF
marquc privateer if the United States shall then be at
people
SIC. 5. And BE- further enacted, That if any person
shall within the limits of the United States, tit out and
arm attempt to fit out and arm, or procure to be MT
ted out and armed, or shall knowingly be concerned in
the furnishing, fitting out or armng OF any ship or
vessel with intent that such ship vessel shall be
ployed in the services of foreign prince state of
any colony district people, to cruise commit hos
ties against the subjects citizens property OF any
foreign prince State of any colony district or poo
pie, with whom the United States at peace, or
hall pliyer a I'm ission wi fer
rtory jurisdiction Of the United States for any
ship vessel to the intent that she may be employed
aforesaid, every person 80 offending shall be deemed
guilty of high misdemeanor aud shall be fined not more
than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned not than
three years and every such ship vessel, with her
tackle apparel and furniture together with materials,
arms ammunition and stores which may have been pro-
cured for the building and equipment thereof shall be
forfeited half to the OF the nformer, and the
other half to the of the Uuited States.
SEC A. lind BE- further enacted, That il any citizen
citizens of the United States SHALL without the limits
thereof fit out and arm attempt to fit out and arm,
procure to be fitted out and armed shall know
ingy aid be concerned in the furnishing fitting out,
amng any private ship vessel of war; privateer
with intent that such ship vessel shall be employed to
cruise commit hostitites, upon the citizens of the
United States their property, or shall take the COM
mand Of enter board of such ship vessel for
the intent aforesaid shall purchase any interest in any
such ship vessel with view to share in the profits
thereof such person. offending, shall be deemed guilty
Of "a high mslemeanor and fined not more than ten
years. and the trial for such offence, if committed with
the limits Of the United States shall be in the district
in which the offender shall be apprehcnded or first
brought sg.
SHALL within the territory Jurisdiction Of the United
States increase augment, procure to lie increased
or augmented or shall knowingly be concerned in in
creasng augmenng, the force of any ship-of-war,
cruiser, other armed vessel which, Mt the time of her
arrival within the United States, ship-ofwar,
cruiser, armed vessel, in the service of any foreign
prince or State any colony, district on people, or be-
longing to the subjects citizens of such prince
State colony, district, people, the being at
with any foreign prince State Of any colony dis
uct, people, with whom the United States are at
peace by adding 70 the number OF guns OF such vessel
by changing those board Of her for guns of larger
aibre, by the addition thereto Of any equipment
solely applicable to every person so offending shall
be deemed guilty of high msdemeanor shall be fined not
less than thousand dollars and be imprisoned not
more than one year.
Sec 6. Aad b further enacted, That il any person
shall, within the territory jurisdiction of the United
States begin set foot, provide prepare the
for military expedition enterprise to be
carried from thence against the territory dominons
any foreign prince State any colony district or
people with whom the United States arc lat peace,
every person 80 offending shall be deemed guilty
of high msdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding
three thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than
three years.
SEC L. ind be further enacted That the district courts
shall take cognizance Of complaints, by whatsoever inst
tuted in Of captures made within the waters Of the
United States within marine league of the coast
! shores thereof.
which vessel shall be fitted out and armed attempted
to be fitted out and armed, which the force Of any
cruiser other armed vessel shall be in
creased or augmented in which any military exped-
ton enterprise shall be begun on foot contrary
to the provisions and prohibitions of this act and in
every of the capture of ship vessel within the
jurisdiction protection of the United States before
Defined and in every in which any process issuing
out Of court Of the United States shall be disobeyed