The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-15
CPuBL1c-No. 2Ll

PUBL1c-No. 81
AN ACT to prohibit the "eoolie trade
by American citizens in American YES
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Be Il enacted By he Senate aua House If
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Unite States of ADle-
1jca IN Congress assembled, That no citizen
or citizens of the United States, or for
eigner coming into or residing within the
same, shall, for himself or for any other
person whatsoever, either as master,
factor, owner, or otherwise, build, equip,
load, or otherwise prepare, any ship or
vessel, or any steamship or steam vessel,
registered, enrolled, or licensed, in the
United States, or any port within the
same, for the purpose Of procuring from
China. or from any port or place therein,
or from any other port or place the inhab-
itants or subjects of China, known as
Coolies, TO be transported to any foreign
country, port, or place whatever, 10 be
disposed of, or sold, or transferred, for
any term OF years or for any lime what
ever, rs servants or apprentices, or to be
held to service or labor, Aud if any
ship or vessel, steamship orsteam- vessel,
belonging in whole or in part to citizens
of the United Stat, S, and registered, en-
rolled, or otherwise licensed as aforesaid,
shall be employed for the said purposes,
or in the 'coolie trade, so called or shall
be caused to procure or carry from China
or elsewhere, as aforesaid, any subjects
Of the Government OF China for the pur-
pose of transporting or disposing of them
as Aforesaid, every such ship or vessel
steamship or steam-vessOl, her tackle
apparel, furniture, and other appurte.
nances, shall be forfeited to the United
States, and shall be liable 20 be seized
prosecuted, and condemned in any Of the
circuit courts or district courts of IN,
| United States for the district where The
said ship or vessel, steamship or steam.
vessel, may be found, seized, or carried.
! Sec .. Ind be Il fs1Lier elaciei, Tha
every person who shall SO build, fit out
equip, load, or otherwise prepare, or VIII,
shall send TO sea, or navigate, as owner
master, factor, agent, or otherwise, am
ship or vessel, steamship or steam vessel
belonging In whole or 10 part 70 citizen
Of the United States, or registered, en-
rolled, or licensed within the same, or a
any port thereof knowing or intendinl
that the same shall be employed in tha
trade or business aforesaid, contrary to IN
true intent and meaning Of this act, or il
anywise aiding or abetting therein, shall
be seyerally liable to be indicted there
FOR, and, on conviction thereof, shall b
liable TO a hne not exceeding two thou
sand dollars aud be imprisoned not ex
ceeding one year,
Sec 3 Aid Je q further enacted, Tha
II any citizen or citizens of the Unite
States shall, contrary to the true inten
and meaning Of this act, take on boar
Of any vessel, or receive or transport an
such persons as are above decribed 1
this act, for the purpose Of disposng q
them az aforesaid, he or they shall b
liable TO be indicted therefor, and
. on conviction thereof shall be Ii
able 20 q fine not exceeding two thou
sand dollars and be imprisoned not eS
. ceeding one year,
Sec, 4. Aad b Il further enacted, Thu
; nothing In this act hereinbelure containe
, shall be deemed or construed 10 appl
|. 10 or affect any free and voluntary em
. grafton OF any Chinese subject or 10 an
vessel carrying such person as passeng'
. on board tho same Prov Del, h0i0ere
, That permit or certificate shall be pr,
pared aud signed bV the consul or cons,
2 lar agent OF the Quilted States residir
, at the port from which such vessel ms
. take her departure, containing the nan
/. Of such person, aud setting forth the 10
OF his voluntary emigration from sul