The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-05

| AN ACT TO prohibit the coolie trade by Amer
lean citizens in American vessels.
BE L e,aaeted bg de Senate and House Of Representa-
ges Of The Usited States Of America Congress
segablsd, That no citizen citizens of the United
States, or foreigner coming into residing with
in the same, SHALL for himself or for any other
person whatsoever, either MASTER fac tor owner,
or otherwise, build, equip, load, otherwise pre-
pare any ship or vessel, any steamship
steamyessel, registered, enrolled, or licensed in
the United State3, any pert 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 inhabitsnts subjects Of Ch ina, known
as % Joliess' TO be transported to any foreign
country, port or place whatever 20 be disposed Of
or solds or TRANSFORMED Tor any term Of years or,
for any time whatever, servants o apprentices,
Or to be held 20 service or labor. Aud u any ship
wH0e CTJIZSHs OF tIfe . uItsu otates'
and registered, enrolled, or otherwise licensed e
aforesaid, shall be employed for the said purposes,
in the "cOoie trade" so ca led, or shall be
caused to procure or carry from China or else
whore, aforesaid, any subj ects OF the Govern
ment of China for the purpose of transporting or
disposing of them aforesaid, every uch ship OF
We ssel, steamship steam vessel, her tackle, ap
laFel, furniture, and other appurtenances, shall
be forfeited ID the United States, aud shall DO ia
BILE TO be seized, proseeut d, and condem ned IN any
of the circuit courts district courts ofthe United
States for the district where the said ship vessel
steamship or steam vessel, may be found, sezsd or
carried
SEc. 2 And be IL further enacted, That every
person who shall build, ct out, equip, load, OF
otherwise prepare, who shall send to sea, or
navigate, as owner, mas ter factor agent or other
wise, any ship vessel, steamship sie1m vessel,
belonging in whole or in part to citizens Of the
United States, regis tered, enrolled or licensed
within the same, or at any port thereof, knowing
or intending that the same shall be employed in
that trade bus iness aforesaid, contrary to the
true intent and meaning of this act in any
wise aiding Rbetting therein, shall be severaliy
liable 70 be indicted therefor, and, on conviction
thereof shall be liable to fine not exceeding two
Thousand dollars and be Imprisoned not exceeding
one year.
- Sec 3. Amd be II titrtLsy enacted, That if any
citizen or citizens OF The United States shall con
n he and meaning of this act.
take board of any vessel receive or transport
any snch persons above described in this act,
for the purpose OF disposing of them as aforesaid
he they shall be liable to be indicted therefor,
aud, on conviction thereof shall be liable to fine
not exceeding two thousand dollars and be impris-
OBed not exceeding one year.
Sec. 4. And be It further enacted, That nothing
in this act hereinbefore contained shall be deemed
construed to apply TO or Affect any free and vol
untary emigration of any Chinese sui. .ect, or to
any vessel carrying such person as Passenger on
board the same: Provided, however, That permit
or certificate shalI be prepared and signed by the
consul consular agent of the United States re-
siding at the port from which sueh vessel may
take her departure, containing the name Of such
person, and setting forth the fact Of his voluntary
emigration from such port or place, which certifi
cate shall be given to the master of such vessel
but the same shall not be given until such consul
or consular agent shall be first personally satisfied
by evidence produced OF the truth OF the facts
therein Contained.
Sec s. and be it further enacted, That all the
provisions of the act of Congress approved Feb
ruarV tpeu second, eighteen hundred and forty
seven entitled An ast To regulate the carriage of
passengers in merchant yess es,r and ali the pro-
visions cf the act of Congress approved March
third, eighteen hundred and forty nike, entitled
" An act 10 extend the provisions Of all laws now
in force TelstDg to the c4rriage OF passengers ia
mel caant vessels aud the regulation thereof"
shall he extended and shall apply TO all vessels
owned IN whole or IN part by citizens Of the United
states, and registered, enroilsd licensed within
the United states, propelled by wind Or by steams
aud 70 ali masters theI cot es5ssSiDg Passsnsers
/ port place without the United States 70 any"
| other foreign port or place without The United
States and that ali peHalties and f0rfsitures pro-
vided for in said act shall apply to vessels and
masters last aforesaid.
Sec. g. And be it uTther enacted, That the Presi-
dent Of ihe United states shall be and he is here
| by authorized and mpowereds in such way aud It
such time he shall judge proper to the cad that
the provisions Of this may enforced ID
ing to the true intent anu meaning thereof, %
direct aud order the vessels of the United States,
and the masters and commanders ther-of, 70 exam
inc all vessels naVigated owned aole or il
part by citizens of the Uoited etate- and register
ed, enrolled, or licensed under the laws Of the
United States, wherever they may be, whenever,
iD lhe iu igment of such master commanding
ofcer theT Teof, reasonable shall exist to be-
Hsye that 5sch vessel has board in violation Of
the provisions of this act, any subjects of China
ti0n and upon sufficient proof that such vessel is
caploy Ell in violation Ct the provisions u this ac
such vessel to be carried with her otncers
and crew, into any port or district witAIo the
such district, to be held and disposed OF accofding
to the provisions Of this act
Sec Z And be It further e11Sts1s That this act
shall take effect from and attsr six months from
the day Of its passage
Approved, February 19, 1862
Fine Fur Gloves.