The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-20

out, OF arming, any private ship or YES /
sci OF war, or prlvateer, with intent that such |
ship or vessel shall be employ ed to cruise o. |
commit hostiIities upon the citizens OF the |
United States, or their property or shall take |
the command OF or enter on board of any shin /
or vessel, for the intent aforesaid, or shall |
purchase any interest in any such ship or
vessel, with view to share in the profits |
thereof, such person, so offending, shall be |
deemed guilty Of high misdem eanor. and |
fined not moresthan SIC, 900, and imprisoned |
not more than ten years and the trial tor |
such offsnse, if committed without the limits
of the United States, shall be in the district |
in which the offender shall be apprshendsd |
or first brought.
SEC. 5. That if anv person shall, within |
the territory or jurisdiction of the United
States, increase or augment, or procure to be
increased or augmented, or shall knowingly
be concerned in increasing or augmenting
the force of any ship of war or cruiser, or
armed vessel. in the service Of any foreign
prince or state, or of any colony, district or
people, or belonging to tho subjects or citi-
zens OF any such prince or state, colony, dis
trlct or people, the Same being at war with
any foreign prince or state, or of any colony,
district or people with whom the United
States are at peace, by adding to the number
of guns of such vessel or by changing those
on board of her for guns of larger calibre,
or by addition thereto of any equipment sole
ly applicable to war, every person 90 offend
ing shall be deemed guilty of a high INSIDE
meanor, shall be fined not more than 81 900,
and be imprisoned not more than one year.
SEC. e. That if any person shall, within
the territory or jurisdiction of the United
States, begin to set on foot, or provide or pre-
pare the means of any military expedition or
enterprise, to be carried on from thence
against the territory or dominions of any for
eign prince or state, or of any colony, district
or people with whom the United States are at
peace, every person so offending shall be
deemed guilty Of q high misdemeanor, and
| shall be fined not exceeding $4,000, and i'm
prisoned not more than three years.
SEC. I. That the district courts shall take
cognizance of complaints, by whomsoever in
| sttuted, in cases of captures made within
the waters of the United States. or within a
| marine league of the coasts or shores thereof.
| SEC. s. That in every case in which yes
| sci shall be fitted out aud armed, or attempt
| ed to be fitted out and armed, or In which
| the force of any vessel of war, cruiser or 9th
| or armed vessel shall be increased or aug.
mentsd, or in which any military expedition
or enterprise shall be begun or set on foot,
contrary to the provisions and prohibitions of
| this act and in every case of the capture of
| q ship or vessel within the jurisdiction or
protection of the United States. as before de-
fined, and in every case in which any process
issuing out of any court of the United States
shall be disobeyed or resisted by any person
or persons, having the custody of any vessel
of war, cruiser or other armed vessel of any
prince or state, or of any colony, district or
people; in every such case it shall be law
full for the president of the United States, or
such other person as he shall have empower
ed for that purpose, to employ such
part of the land or naval forces OF the
United States, or OF the mlltla
| thereof for the purpose of taking
possession of, and OBTAINING, any sue
ship or vessel, with her prize prizes, if any in
order to the execution of the prohibitions and
penalties of this act and to the restoring of prze
or prizes in the cases in which restoration shall
! have been adjudged, and also for the purpose o.
preventing the carrying on of any such expedi
ton enterprise from the territories or juris
diction OF the United States against the territor
\ les or domains of any foreign prince or state, Oh
of any colony, district or people, with whom thu
) United States are at peace
2 SEC. 9. That it shall be lawful for the presi
0 dent of the United States, or such persons as h
shall empower for the purpose, to employ suct
part of the land naval forces of the Uuitet
O States or Of the militia thereof, as shall be ne
0 cessary to compel any foreign ship or vessel Il
0 depart the United States, in all cases in which
tied States, they ought not to remain within thu
| United States.
D SEC. 10. That the. owners or cousig nees o
every armed ship vessel sailing out of thu
ports of the United States, belonging wholly o
in part to citizens thereof shall enter in bond Il
the United States, with sufficient sureties, prior
to the clearing on. of the same, in double tn
amount of the value of the vessel and cargo OIL
board, including her armament, that the SAT-
ship or vessel shall not be employed by such own
ers to cruise Or commit bostilites against TIL
subjects, citizens, or property, of any foregl
prince, state, of any colony, district or people
r with whom the United States at peace.
!. SEC. II. That the collectors of the custom
be, and they are hereby, respectively, authorize
and required to detaiD any vessel manifest
It built for warlike purposes, and about to depar
IS the Emitted States, of which the cargo shall prin
i cipally consist of arms and munitions of wal
when the number shipped on board, or other Gil
q | cumstances, shall render it probable that sue
a vessel is intended to be employed by the owne
4 or owners to cruise commit hostilities upo
= the subjects, citizens or property of any foreig
= prince or state, of any colony, district, o
Il people, with. whom the United States a
peace until the decision of the president be ha
i thereon, until the owner or owners shall CIV
such bond and security is required of the own
j. ers of armed ships by the preceding section c
70 this act
ot SEC ~, That the act passed on the 9TH da
of June, 1894, entitled IAN Act in addition t
n the act for the punishment of certain crime
ID against the United States, continued in force
e. for a limited time, by the act of the I'd of March
n 1897, and perpetuated by the act passed on tn
- oath of April, 1900, and the act passed on th
- 14th day of June, 1897, entitled AN act to pre-
y vent citizens of the United States from priva
u eering against nations in amity with, or again
the citizens of, the United States and the AZ
Fd passed the Sd day of March, 1917, entitled "A
H. act more eiectuay to preserve the neutral rel
be tions of the United States, be, and the sam
i'd are hereby, severally, repealed: Propidea, '.e
be erteless, That persons having heretofore ofende
o. against any of the acts aforesaid, may be pros
ed cuted, convicted and punished, as if the san
no were not repealed and forfeiture heretofoI
-. incurred by violation of any of the acts afor
:; said shall be affected by such repeal
=, SEC. ID. That nothing in the foregoing al
oi shall be construed TO prevent the prosecution
u, punishment of treason, or any piracy defined
gu the laws of the United States. approved Apr
D. 90, 1878.
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