The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-09-30
NOTICE
To American Citizens
AND
5hip-ownerSI
LEeArioS er rus USirEp SrArks,
Al Honolulu, Aug. 81. lSdS.
NOR THE INFORMATION OIL

EoR THE INFORMATION OF
II AMERICAN CITIZENS AND SHIP
OWNERS. resident on these Islands, and Of
American ship Masters touching here. deem
it proper to publish the following Resolution
On the subject Of the cOOlie Trade. which
unanimously passed both Houses Of the Goa
gress Of the United States. vis:
In rHE SENATE OF rue USlrEp STATES.
January 10, 1857.
WksrVas. The trafsc in lahorers. transport
Ell from China and other Eastern countries,
known as the Coclie Trade. is odioas 70 the
people Of the United States as inhuman and
immoral; usd rksrvas. it is ahhorent to the
spirit Of modern International Law and policy,
which have Substantially extirpated the Am
can Slave Trade. TO prevent the establishment
in its place Of mode Of enslsving men diff
ferinx from the former in little else than the
employment Of fraud instead Of force to make
its victims captive; Be il therefore
Rssoired. That il is the duty Of this Gov
eminent TO give effect TO the moral sentiment
Of the nation through all its Agencies, for the
purpose Of preventing the further introduction
OF Coolies into this hemisphere, or the ada
cent Islands
Ordered. That the Secretary lay the forego-
ing Resolution before the President Of the
United States.
Attest. j. W foESEr, See'y.
In furthersnee of the humane policy adopted
by the Government represent, I also deem i;
nv duty to call the attention of all whom it may
concern. to an Act entitled can Act to pro
hibit the CoOlie Trade by American Citizens
and American Vessels" approved, February
10. 1859. which provides:
ist-That no citizen or resident of the Uni
ted States shall prepare any vessel to procure
or carry rom China or si'erAsrs, persons
known as - Coolies" to be disposed Of. or
sold, or transferred. for asy t=r~ Of years, or
for auy iiRs riaisrsr, as ssrraHts or oRPrsH-
ties., or TO De Add to service or labor. Any
vessel owned by citizens of the United States
in whole or in part, so employed, shall be for
fei;ed to the United States.
2d-Every person building, equipping. send
ing to sea, or aiding to prepare in any way,
or navigating as master, factor, agent, owner
or otherwise. any vessel belonging in whole or
in part to any United States citizen. or regis
tered. enrolled or licensed within the United
States to be employed in tho above trade. or
in Anywise aiding or abetting therein, shall be
liable to be indicted therefore. and on eonvic-
ton. punished by fine not exceeding two
thousand dOllars, and Imprisonment not ex-
eeeding one year.
Sd-Any citizen of the United States who
shall. contrary to the true intent and mean
ing Of this Act, take on board. or receive, or
transport any such persons, for the purpose of
disposing of them as aforesaid. shall be liable
to be punished before mentioned.
4th-Free and voluntary emigrants may be
taken upon the certificate of the q. s. Consul
or Consular Agent at the port where they en-
bark. which certificate is to be given to the
master of the vessel only upon satisfactory
evidence that such emigration is actually free
and voluntary.
5th-An United States laws applicable
to the carriage of passengers by U. S. mer-
chant vessels apply also to all vessels own
ed in whole or in part by citizens of the
United States, or registered or licensed with
in the United States, carrying passengers
between foreign ports, with the same penal
ties and forfeitures.
6th-The President of the United States is
authorized to direct United States war vessels
to examine all vessels navigatei or owned in
whole or in part by citizens of the United
States whenever there is reasonable cause to
suppose such vessels are engaged in any way
in violation of this Act
The foregoing is simply an abstract Of the
law, which viii be found in fun on page $40,
volume Il, of the Z. S. Statutes at large.
EDWARD VI. MoCOoK,
81 Minister Resident.