The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-16

session of, and OBTAINING, any such ship
or vessel, with her prize or prizes, II
any, in order to the execution OF the
prohibitions and penalties of this act,
and to the restoring of prize or prizes in
the cases in which restoration shall
have been adjudged, and also for the
purpose of preventing the carrying on
of any such expedition or enterprise
from the territories or jurisdiction of
the United States against the territories
or domains of any foreign prince or
State, or of any colony, district or peo-
pie, with whom the United States are
At peace.
SEC. 9. That it shall be lawful for
the President of the United States, or
such persons us he shall empower for
the purpose, to employ such part of the
land or naval forces of the United
Suites, or of the militia thereof, as shall
be- necessary to compel any foreign
States, in all cases in which, bv the
laws of nations or the treaties of the
United States, they ought not 10 remain
within the United States. A
SEC. 10. That the owners or con-
siguees of every armed ship or vessel
sailing out of the ports OF the United
States, belonging wholly or in part to
citizens thereof, shall enter in bond to
the United States, with sufficient sure
ties, prior to the clearing out the same,
IN double the amount of the value OF
the vessel and cargo on board, inclnd-
ing her armament, that the said ship or
vessel shall not be employed by such
owners to cruise or commit hostllities
against the subjects, citizens, or proper
", of any foreign prince state, or any
colony, district, or people, with whom
the United States are at peace.
SEC. IL. That the Collectors of the
Customs be, and they are hereby, re-
spectively, authorized and required TO
detain any vessel manifestly built for
warlike purposes, and about to depart
the United States, of which the cargo
shall principally consist of arms and
munitions of war, when the number
shipped on board, or other circumstan-
ces, shall render it probable that such
vessel is intended to be employed by
the owner or owners to cruise or COM
init hostilities upon the subjects, citi-
zens or property of any foreign prince
or state, or of any colony, district, or
people, with whom the United States
are at peace, until the decision of the
President be had thereon, or until the
owner or owners shall give such bond
and security as is required of the
owners of armed ships by the preced-
ing section of this act.
SEC. II, That the act passed on the
5th day of June, 1874, entitled "An act
r
ment of certain crimes against the
United States continued in force, for
limited time, by the act of the I'd OF
March, 1897, and perpetuated by the
act passed on the 24th of April, 1900,
and the net passed on the l4th day oi
June, 1897, entitled IAN act to prevent
citizens OF the United States from pri-
Watering against Eations in amity
with, or against the citizens of the
United States,' and the act passed the
Sd day of March, 1917, entitled An act
more effectually to preserve the neutral
relations of the United States,' be, and
the same are hereby, severally, repeal
ell: PrOvided, neVertheLeSS, That per-
sons having heretofore offended against
any of the acts aforesaid, may be pros
ecuted, convicted and punished, as il
the same were not repealed; and no for
feiture heretofore incurred by viola
ton OF any of the acts aforesaid shall
be affected by such repeal.
SEC. 13. That nothing in the forego-
ing act shall be construed to prevent
the prosecution or punishment of trea'
son, or any piracy defined by the laws
ofthe United States. (Approved April
90. 1881