The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-20
OUR NEUTRALITY LAWS.
Statute Prescribing Punishment for
Enlisting Soldiers or Fitting Out
Ships Against Foreign Powers.
Three Years. Imprisonment and xwo
Thousand Dollars Fine.

shment Of certain crimes against the United states-
enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
sembed That il any citizen Of the United States shall
within the territory jurisdiction thereof accept and
exercise commission to serve foreign prince. State,
colony, district people. in war; by land or by sea,
against any prince State colony district or people, with
whom the United States at peace the person 80 or
Tending shall be deemed guilty Of high msdemeanor,
and shall be fined than two thousand dollars
and shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years
SON shall within the tertory or Jurisdiction Il The
United States enlist enter himself hire or retain
another enlist enter himself or TO 60 beyond
the limits Jurisdiction of the United States with intent
to DO enlisted entered in the service OF any foreign
prince, State colony district people, as soldier or
letter Of marquee prvateor every person 80 offending
shall be deemed guilty OF high misdemeanor, ana Shall
prsoncd not exceeding three years; provided. that this
shall not be construed TO extend to any subject or
citizen Of any 1,esn IL e OF
and shall board of any vessel letter OF marque
privateer which the time of It's arrival within the
United States fitted and equipped as such, enlist or
himself hire retain another subject or citizen
of the foreign prince State colony district or peo-
pie who transienty within the United Sates to enlist
enter himself to such foreign prince State,
colony, district people, board such vessel ofwar,
letter OF marquee OF privaseer tne unAea s.a'es sna
district or people.
SEC And be it further enacted, That If any person
SHALL within the limits of the United States. fit out and
arm attempt TO Ut out and arm, procure to be fitted
and armed shall knowingly be concerned In the
with intent that such ship vessel shall be employed In
the service of foreign prince or State or Of colo
n.y. district or people 10 cruise OF commit n nos sra~
prince State, or OF colony DISTRICT or people, with
whom the United States at peace or shall issue or de-
lver commission within the territory or jurisdiction OF
the United States for any ship vessel to the intent
that she may be employed Aforesaid, every person
offending shall be deemed guilty OF high misdemeanor
and shall be fined than ton thousand dollars,
and imprisoned not more than three years. and every
such ship vessel with her tackle apparel and furn
I'm tOvpt wit all ma m m
stores which may have been procured for the building
equipment thereof shall be half to the
SEC f. And be it further enacted That If any citizen
citizens Of the United States SHALL without the limits
thereof lit out and arm attempt to fit out and ARM
procure be fitted out and armed shall knowingly
aid be concerned in the furnishing fitting out or arm
ing any private ship vesselofwar privateer, with
intent that such ship vessel shall be employed to
cruise commit hostiltes, upon the citizens Of the
United States or their property, or shall take the COM
mand Of board Of any such ship vessel for
the intent aforesaid shall purchase any interest In any
thereof such person. so offending shall be deemed guilty
OF high mtsdemeanor, and fined not more than ten
thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than ten
years and the trial for such offence II committed With
the limits of the United States shall be in the district
in which Che offender shall be apprchohded or nrst
spo And be 1t further enacted That il any persons
shall within the territory jurisd ction OF the United
or augmented or shall knowingly be concerned IN in
creastng or augmcnting the force Of any shipoEwar
cruiser other armed vessel which, at tho time Of her
rival within the United Satol shp0fwa cruis
err armed vessel in the service Of any foreign prince
State Of any colony district people, or belong
ing to the subjects citizens Of any such prince State
colony district or people, the same being war with
any foreign prince STATE or Of colony district or
people win whom the United mt states are peace Sy
changing those board Of her for guns Of larger cali
bre or By tho addition thereto Of any equipment solely
deemed guilty Of high misdemcanor, shall be fined not
than thousand dollars and be imprisoned mot
SEa g. And be 1t further enacted That II any perssn
SHALL within the territory or Jurisdiction Of the States
any military expedition or 70 be- oaod
from thence against the territory or domnlons OF any
foreign prince State or Of any colony district or peo
pie with whom the United States fatl peace every
person offending shall be deemed guilty OF high mis-
demcanor and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand
SEC T. And Be it further enacted That ihe district
court shall take cognizance Of complaints BY whomso
ever instituted In cases Of captures made within the
wat,s OF the Un9dStatos, or within marine league
Of tho coasts or shores thereof
SIC g. And be IL further enacted, That in every
tempted be 0ted out and armed or In which the force
Of any cruiser, or other armed vessel shall
petition or enterprise shall be begun or set on foot con
trary 10 the provisions and prohibitions OF this ac and
IN sySy case Of tho capture Of ship 2, Vessel
Defined and In every case In which any process issuing
out OF any court Of the United States shall be dsobcyed
or by any person or persons having the custody
Of anyvessclofwa cruiser, or other armed vessel Of
any foreign prince State Of any colony, district
people, or Of any subjects citizens Of any foreign
prince State, OF any colony, district people, in
every such case shall be lawful for the President OF
the United States such other person as he shall have
empowered for that purpose employ such part of the
land naval forces OF the United States, Of the mill
ia thereof for the purpose Of taking possession Of and
prizes any In order 70 the execution Of the prohbi-
tons and penalties Of this act and 70 the restoring the
have been adudgd and also for the purpose or
ing the carrying Of any such expedition or enterprise
fom the territories or jur sdction OF the United States
against the territories domnons Of any foreign prince
state, or Of any colony, district people, with whom
the United states are at peace
sKc And be l. further enacted, That shall be law
full for tho President Of the United stac such person
as he shall empower FOR that purpose TO employ such
part o. the and or naval forces o. the United states or
foreign ship vessel TO depart the United states In all
cases in which, by the laws OF nations or the treaties Of
the United states they ought not 70 remain within the
SEC TO- And DO further enacted, That the owners or
consgnecs OF every armed ship vessel sailing out OF
the ports Of the United States belonging wholly or in
part TO cit zens thereof shall enter into bond tho Uni
Tea states WITH sac ., saresies prior % clearing out
sci and cargo board including her armament that
the said ship or vessel shall not be employed by such
commit hostlitics against the sub.
jccs ctizcny property Of any foreign prince State
or Of any colony district or people, with whom the
SIC IL And he It further enacted That the collectors
OF the customs be- and they hereby respectively
,honzed and required 70 deain any vessel manfostly
ted States OF which the shall principally consist Of
arms aud munitions Of war, when the number OF men
shipped board, other circumstances sha render II
probable that such vessel Is intended 10 be employed by
the TO cruise commit hostllitcs upon
the subjects citizens or property OF foreign prince
or state, or OF any colony, district people, with whom
the United States peace until tbs decision Of the
President be lad thereon, or until the owner or owners
shall give such bond and security Is required OF the
owners OF armed ships by the preceding section Of this
act
SIC IL And be further enacted That the nc, passed
Juno O. 1874, entitled IAN act In addition 10 the act
for the punishment OF certain Grim against the United
States continued In force, for limited time by the
act OF March 1891 and pcIpctuated by the act passed
April "a 1900, and the act passed juno L. 1897
entitled IAN act to prevent ctz OF the United States
from pr,vaieering aisinst nations In amity with,
ainst the citizens Of the United Stacsn and the act
passed ., 1877 entitled "An cncctualy
TO preserve the neutral relations OF the United satcs
BEL and tho same hereby, scveraliy repealed pro
vided,nevcftheless, that persons having heretofore
offended aga nj any OF the acts aforesaid may be pro-
secuted convicted and pun shed II the same were not
repealed and no forfeiture heretofore incurred BY VIC
on OF any OF the acts aforesaid shall be affected BY such