Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-14
LAWS OF THR UNITED STATES.

9. Issuing or delivering q commission within the
territory or Jurisdiction o. the United States for any
ship OF weasel 70 theinteut that She mas DO employed
10. Increasing or augmentlng, or procuring to be
Increased or augmented. or knowingly being con.
cerned III increasing or augmenting, the force OF any
at the time OF her afriyi' within the United states
was a ship OF Wal, cruiser or armed vessel In the
service OF either Of the said belligerents, or belong
TO the number or guns Of such vessels, or BY chang.
Ing those on board OF her for guns OF q larger callbre.
or BY the addition thereto Of any equipment solely
II. Beginning or setting on foot or providing or
preparing the means for any military expedition or
fntsG ! y z Is, e i Taissd 81 sas issR as ,aS t%s Il. lsgi e. IL;
or dominiqps Of either Of thssaid bellgerens. !
And l do further declare and proclaim that by the
lysh article OF ths treaty Of apity and commstSe:
Of Prussia and thu United States OF America on the
nth day OF July. A. \, I7Y9. which article was re-
t She0 sa@ ny p sns ses .Ss q |. M .,Ia !, A. scrI p. isI =. between tween
that the vessels or war. public and private. OF both
parties. shall carry freely, whercsoevcr they please.
without being Obliged to pay charges. or
fees TO or1cers Of admiralty, OF the customs, or any
Others; nor shall such prizes be arrested. searched.
or put under any legal process, when they come to
or enter me ports Of, the other patty, but may freely
De carried out agnin at any time by their csptors TO
me places, expressed In their commissions, which
to show" 40 - -,
And do further declare and proclaim that It has
been 1ihcisily communicated to the Government Of
Mlnistst PienipSteptiaIy OF ths North German Con:
ieucration, at washington. that private property on
the high seas will be exempt from seizure BY tho
ships Of his Majesty the King OF Prussia. without
regard to reciprocity.
And l do further declare and proclaim that It has
The United States by the Envoy EstraordInarv and
Minister Plenipotentlaiy Of his Majesty the Enpe-
Tor OF the French. at Washington; that orders have
niAnders OF the French forces on land and on the
seas shall scrupuiously observe toward neutral pow.
en- the rules OF International law. and that they
declaration Of The Congress OF Paris on he 10Th Of
April. 1855. that Is TO say: lst: That privateering Is
and rema rs abolished. 81. That the neutral flag
band Of war: az fOg That neutral eocds. With the cs.
ccption OF contraband Of wal. are not liable TO cap
ture under the cnemy's fas: 9Th. That blockades,
say, maintained BY af1rcc ~snnicient really TO proven,
~accessto tho coastof the enema; and that. although
The United States have not adhered 70 the declare,
encny's properly found on board OF q vessel Of the
United States, provided that property is not contra
band Of wal.
And / do further declare and proclaim that the
statutes Of the United States and the law Of nations
alike require that no person. within the territosy and
Jurisdiction Of tho United States. shall take part,
directly or Indirectly. In the said war, but shall 70.
maIn at peace with each Of the said bclllgerents. and
shall maintain u strict and impartial neutrality. and
/ TINT Whatever privileges snail DC accorueI 10 one
bclligercnt within the ports OF the United States
shall be, In like manner, accorded to the other.
And I do hereby enjOln all the good citizens OF the
| United States, and all persons residing or being
within the territory or Jurisdiction OF the Upitel
States, TO observe the laws thereof, and to commit
no act contrary 10 the provisions OF the said stat
utes, or n violation OF the laws OF nations In that
behalf.
And do hereby warn all citizens OF the Uulted
States, and all persons residing or being within theil
territory or Jurisdiction that, while the free and full
expression Of sympathles In public and private Il
not restricted by the laws Of the United States. mill
tary forces In aid Of either belligerent cannot law
fully be originated or organized within their luris
diction; and that while all persons may lawfully
and without restriction by reason OF the aforesaid
state Of war, manufacture and sell within the United
States arms and munitions OF war, and other article,
ordinarily known as "c0ntraband OF war" yet they
cannot carry such articles upon the high seas for thu
use or service OF either belligerent, nor can the,
transport soldiers and Officers VI either, or attempt
10 break any blockade which may be lawfully estab
llshed and maintained during the war. without In
curing the risk Of hostile capture, and the penaltie:
denounced by the law OF nations In that behalf.
And I do hereby give notice that all citizens OF TIT
United States and others who may claim the protcc
ton Of this Government, who may misconduct
themselves In the premises, win do 80 at their peril
and that they can In no wise obtain any protection
from the Government OF tho United States against
the consequences Of their misconduct,
In witness whereof, / have 'hcrcunto set my hand
Done n the city OF Washington, this twenty
IL. ST. second day OF August, In the year Of GU
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
anl OF the Independence OF the United States o
America the ninety-tith. U. :. GRANT.
Dv the President;
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.