Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-12
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TR RALI'rY.

PenAltioB frOV10e0 Tor ACIS OF HOS
tiIity Carried on Against a Power
with which we are at Peace.
We give below the full text of the neu-
trality law, passed by Congress in 1918,
under the terms of which the Presidents
proclamation against the Fenlans has been
| issued:
CHATTER S3. An act in addition to the "Act
FOR The punishment Of certain crimes against
the United States" and TO repeal the acts
therein mentioned.
SEC. /. BE IL enacted &C., That II any cit
izen of the United States shall, within the
territory or jurisdiction thereof, accept and
exercise a commission to serve foreign
prince, STATE, colony, district or people,
with whom the United States are at peace,
the person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of a high misdemeanor and shall be
| fined not more than two thousand dol
lars, and shall be imprisoned not exceed
| ing three years.
SEC. q That if any person shall, within
| the territory or jurisdiction of the United
States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or
retain another person to enlistor enter him
self, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdic-
| tiOn of the United States with intent to be
enlisted or entered in the service of any
| foreign prince, state, colony, district, or
people, as assoldier, or as a marine or sea-
man, on board of any vessel OF war, letter
of marque, or privateer, every person, so
offending, shall be deemed guilty of high
misdemeanOr, and shall be fined not exceed
ing one thousand dollars and be imprisOn-
ed not exceeding three years: Provided,
| That this act shall not be construed to
extend to any subject or citizen of any
| foreign prince, state, colony, district, or
| people, who shall transiently be within the
| IInitpn StatpS and ghall m hoard Of anU
vessel of war, letter of marque, or priva-
teer, which, at the time of It's arrival with
in the United States, was fitted and equip
| ped as such, enlist or enter himself, or hire
or retain another subject or citizen of the
same foreign prince, state, colony, district,
or people, who is transiently within the
| United States, to enlist or enter himself
to serve such foreign prince, state, colony,
district, or people, on board such vessel of
war, letter OF marque, or privateer, If the
| United States shall then be at peace with
such foreign prince, state, colony, district,
or people.
SEC. 8. That if any person shall, within
the limits of the United States, fit out and
arm, or attempt to fit out and arm, or pro-
cure to be fitted out and armed, or shall
knowingly be concerned in the furnishing,
fitting out or arming, Of any ship or vessel,
with intent that such ship or vessel shall be
employed in the service of any foreign
| prince or state, or of any colony, district,
| or people, to cruise or commit hostiitieS
against the subjects, citizens or property
of any foreign prince or state, or OF any
| colony, district, or people, with whom the
| United States are at peace, or shall issue or
| deliver a commission within the territory
or jurisdiction OF the United States, for any
ship or vessel, to the intent that she may be
| employed as aforesaid, every person so Of
Tending shall be deemed guilty of high
misdemeanor, and shall be fine not more
| than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned
not more than three years; and every such
ship or vessel, with her tackle, apparel and
furniture, together with all materials,
arms, ammunition and stores which may
have been procured for the building and
equipment thereof shall be forfeited; one
half to the use of the infOrmer, and the
other half to the use of the United States.
SEC. 4. That if any citizen or citizens of
the United States shall, without the limits
thereof fit out and arm, or attempt to fit
out and arm, or procure to be fitted out
and armed, or shall knowingly aid or be
concerned in the furnishing, fitting out
or arming, any private ship or vessel of
war, or privateer, with intent that such
ship or vessel shall be employed TO cruise,
or commit hostiities, upon the citizens of
the United States, or their property, or
shall take the command of, or enter on
board of any ship 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
miSdemeanor, and fined not more than ten
thousand dollars, and imprisonment not
more than ten years; and the trial for such
otfense, if committed without the limits of
| the United States, shall be in the district in
which the offender shall be apprehended or
first brought.
SEC. 5. That if any person shall, within
the territory or jurisdiction of the United
States, increase or augment, or procure to
be increased or augmented, or shall know
ingly be concerned in increasing or aug
menting, the force of any ship of war,
cruiser, or other armed vessel, which, at the
time of her arrival within the United States,
was a ship of war, or cruiser, or armed ves-
sci, in the service of any foreign prince or
state, or of any colony, district or people,
or belonging to the subjects or citizens of
any such prince or state, colony, district, 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 num-
Der of guns OF such vessel, or by changing
those on board of her for guns of larger
calibre, or by the addition thereto of any
equipment solely applicable to war, every
person so offending, shall be deemed guilty
of high misdemeanor, shall be fined not
more than one thousand dollars, and be i'm
prisoned not more than one year.
SIC. g. That If any person shall, within
the territory or Jurisdiction of the United
States, begin or set on foot, or provide or
prepare the means for any military eXpedi-
ton or enterprise, to be carried on from
thence against the territory or dominions
of any foreign prince or state, or of any coll
ouy, district or people, with whom the
United States are at peace, every person,
SO offending, shall be deemed guilty of a
high misdemeanor aud shall be fined not
exceeding three thousand dollars, and inn
prisoned not more than three years.
SEC. Z. That the District Courts shall
take cognizance of complaints, by whom
soever instituted, in cases of captures made
within the waters of the United States, or
within marine league OF the coasts or
shores thereof. nd. .n ,,,t.s,l..
SEC. s. That in every case in which ves-
sci shall be fitted out and armed, or attempt-
ed TO be fitted out and armed, or in which
the forces of any vessel of, war, cruiser, or
other armed vessel, shall be increased or
augmented, or in which any military eX-
pedition or enterprise shall be begun or set
on foot contrary to the provisions and pro-
hibitions of this act; and In every case of the
capture of ship or vessel within the juris-
dictjon or protection Of the United States
as before defined, andin every case In which
any process issuing out OF any court OF the