Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

Her Majesty, ia about to quit her
Alnjasty's Domininus with intent TO &C
cent any Commission or Engagement in
tho Military or Naval Service OF any
Foreign State at War with friendly
State:
49, Any Person who has been In
duced to embark under Misrepreaon
tGtion ar false Representation OF the
services in which such person ia to DO
engaged, with the intent or in order that
such Person may accept or agree to &C
cept any Commission or Engagement IN
the Military or Naval Survica nf any
Foreign State at War with friendly
State:
"Such Master or Owner shall he
guilty OF an Offence against this Act,
aud the following Consequences shall
onsue; that ia to say:
"a. The Offender shall be punish
able by Fine and Imprisonment, or
either of such Puniehments, at the
Dissertation OF the Court before which
the Offender is convicted; anu In
prisonment, il awarded, may DO either
with or without liard Labour and
"t2. such Ship shall bu detained
until tho Trial aud Conviction or
Acquittal Of the Master or Owner, and
until all Penalties inflicted on the
Master or Owner have been paid, or
the Master or Owner has given Security
for the Payment OF such Penalties to
tho Satisfaction of Two Justices OF the
Peace, or other Magistrate or Magis.
tratcs having tho Authority of Two
Justices of the Peace and
'i3. } All illegally enlisted Persona
shall Immediately on the Discovery OF
tho Offence bu takGn on Shore. and
shall not be allowed to return to the
Ship.
ILLEGAL sHIPGUILDiSG AND ILLEGAL
EXPEDITIONS.
"If any Person within Her Majesty q
Dominions, without tho Llcenco Of lier
Majesty, does any OF the following
Acts; that is to say;
q. Builds nr agrees to build, or
causes to lie built any Ship with in
tent or knowledge, or having reason.
able cause to believe that ths same shall
or will bo employed in tho Military or
Naval Service or my Foreign State at
War with any friendly State nr
"t2. Issues or delivers any Com
mission for any Ship with intent or
knowledge, or having reasonable cause
to believe that the same shall or will
he employed in the Military or Naval
Service Of any Foreign state at War
With any friendly state: or
"t3, Equips any Ship with intent
or knowledge, or having reasonable
cause to believe that the same shall or
| will 10 employed in the Military or
| Naval Service Of any Foreign State at
| War with any friendly State; or
"t4 Dispatches, or causes or allows
to'ba despatched, any Ship with intent
or knowledge, or having reasonable
cause to believe that the same shall or
will be employed in the Military or
| Naval Service Of any Foreign State at
War with any friendly State;
such Person shall be dcsned to
have committed an Offence against this
Act, aud the following Consequences
shall ensue'
| |. Tho Offender shall be punish
able hy Fine and lmprisonment, or
either Of such puniahments, at the dis
erection of the Court before which the
Offender is convicted; and Imprison
ment, ii awarded, may he either with
or without Hard Labour.
"t2. The Ship in respect of which
any such Offence ia committed. and her
Equipment, shall be forfeited to HuI
Majesty:
provided that Person building,
causing to be built, or eauipping Q
Ship in any Of the casos aforesaid, In
pursuance of contract made before The
commencement of such War as afore,
said, shall not lie liable to any of tbs
Penalties imposed by this Section il
respect to such building or squippiup
il he satisfies the conditions following
chat ia to say:
"lll. II forthwith upon pruclama.
ton OF Neutrality being issued by LEI
Majesty he gives Notice TO the Secre
tary OF State that ho is 40 building
causing 10 be built, or equipping suct
Ship, and furnishes such Particulars o
tho Contract and OF any Matters relat
ing To, or done, or to DO done unde
the Contract AZ may be required by tbl
Secretary Of State:
"t2. IL he giYcs such Security, ant
takes and permits to be taken sncl
other measures, If amy, ns the Secretar,
OF state may prescribe for onsuring tina
such ship shall not lie despatched, do
livered, or removed without the Licenc
of Her Majesty until the termination o
such War as aforesaid.
"Where any Snip is built by Orde
OF or on hehalf of any Foreign Stat
when at War with q friendly state, d
ia deliyerod to or tn the Order of such
Foreign State. or any person who to thu
knowledge of the Person building is al
Agent ut such Foreign State, or ia pair
for 10y such Foreign State or sLcl
Agent, and is employed in the Milirar,
or Naval Services OF such Foreign state
such Ship shall, until the contrary il
proved, he doomed to have been bull
with view to being no employed, am
thu Burden shall lie on the Builder O
such snip of proving that hs did no
know that tho Snip was intended to b,
SO employed in the Military or Nava
Service Of such Foreign State.
"lf any Person within the Domin
iona of Her Majesty, and without th
Licencs of Her Majesty,
jy adding tU tho number of th
Gums, or by changing those on boar
for other Guns. or by the addition O
any Equipment for War, increases U
augments, or procures to lie increase
or augmented, or ia knowingly con
cernsd in increasing or augmenting til
warlike Force OF any Ship which a
The time OF her bong within the Do
minions of Her Majesty was Shin il
the Military or Naval Service Of an
Foreign State Mt War with any friendl
State,
Such Person shall be guilty of
Offence against this Act, and shall i
punishable by Fine and imprisonment
or either of such Punshments at til
Discretion of the Court before whic
the Offender is convicted; aud Imprit
onment' if awarded, may be eithe