Nothing herein contained to ex amend an act, entitled, "An act for registering and clearing vessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purposes," shall be repealed, and cease to operate, except as to the validity of the registers, records, enrolments and licenses, with the certificates, and documents, which shall have been done or granted, in pursuance of those acts, prior to the first day of June next, which shall continue to be of the like force and effect, as if the said acts were not repealed; and except also, as to the prosecution, recovery and distribution of, and for fines, penalties and forfeitures, which may have been incurred, prior to the first day of June next, for which purpose likewise, the said acts shall continue in force. SEC. 37. And be it further enacted, That nothing tend to boats, &c. in this act, shall be construed to extend to any boat or lighter, not being masted, or if masted, and not decked, employed in the harbor of any town or city. Privileges of coast. Act 18th Feb. 1793, 2d ses. 2d Con. An act relative to the passing of coasting vessels between Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That coasting vessels going from Long Island in the state of New York to the state of Rhode Island, or from the state of Rhode Island to the said Long Island, shall have the same privileges as are allowed to vessels under the like circumstances, going from a district in one state, to a district in the same or an adjoining state. 2d March 1795, 2d ses. 3d Con, An act respecting the enrolling and licensing of steam boats. longing to aliens licensed SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That from and after the passing of this Steam boats be act, a steam boat employed, or intended to be employ- to be enrolled and ed, only in a river or bay of the United States, owned wholly or in part by an alien, resident within the United States, may, and shall be enrolled and licensed, as if the same belonged to a citizen of the United States, according to, and subject to all the conditions, limitations and provisions contained in the act, entitled "An act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same," except that, in such case, no oath or affirmation shall be required that the said boat belongs to a citizen or citizens of the United States.. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the owner or Owners of such boats to give bond, owners of such steam boat, upon application for enrol- &c. ment or license, shall give bond to the Collector of the district, to and for the use of the United States, in the penalty of one thousand dollars, with sufficient surety, conditioned, that the said boat shall not be employed in other waters than the rivers and bays of the United States. Approved March 12, 1812, 1st ses. 12th Con. by Secretary of State, to be ap AN ACT Providing passports for the ships and vessels of the SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RePassport formed presentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare a form, which, when approv ed by the President, shall be deemed the form of a passport for ships and vessels of the United States. proved by the President. Vessels to be fur. ished therewith. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That every ship and vessel of the United States, going to any foreign country, shall, before she departs from the United States, at the request of the master, be furnished by the Collector for the district, where such ship or vessel may be, with a passport of the form prescribed and established, pursuant to the foregoing section; for which passport, the master of such ship or vessel, shall pay to the said Collector ten dollars, to be accounted for by him; and in order to be entitled to such passport, the master of every such ship or vessel shall be bound with sufficient sureties, to the Treasurer of the United States, in the penalty of two thousand dollars, conditioned, that the said passport shall not be applied to the use or protection of any other ship or vessel, than the one described in the same; and that, On sale or loss of in case of the loss or sale of any ship or vessel having to be delivered up such passport, the same shall, within three months, be the ship, passport delivered up to the Collector from whom it was received, if the loss or sale take place within the United States; or within six months, if the same shall happen at any place nearer than the Cape of Good Hope; and within eighteen months, if at a more distant place, Collector certain age. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall Vessels to pay be paid on every ship and vessel of the United States sums every voysailing or trading to any foreign country, other than some port or place in America, for each and everyvoyage, the sum of four dollars, to be received and ac counted for, by the collector, at the time of clearing out. ward, if such vessel be bound direct to such foreign country, from any port of the United States, or at the time of entry in the United States, if such ship or vessel shall have sailed to such foreign country, from any port or place in America, other than of the United States. without passport SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any ship Penalty on sailing or vessel of the United States, shall depart therefrom, after 1st Sep after the first day of September next, and shall be bound to any foreign country, other than to some port or place in America, without such passport the master of such ship or vessel shall forfeit and pay the sum of two hundred dollars for every such offence. Approved 1st of June 1796, 1st ses. 4th. Con. "An act supplementary to the act, entitled, "An act providing passports for the ships and vessels of the United States. Unregistered ves sea letters to be passports on pay. SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That every unregistered ship or vessel own- sels sailing with ed by a citizen or citizens of the United States, and furnished with sailing with a sea letter, going to any foreign country, ing ten dollars. shall, before she departs from the United States at the request of the master, be furnished by the Collector of the district where such vessel may be, with a passport of the form prescribed and established by the act to which this is a supplement, for which the master shall pay to the Collector ten dollars, and be subject to the rules and conditions prescribed in the said act, for ships and vessels of the United States. Unregistered ver sels, sailing to fo pay the same on of the U. States. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall reign countries, to be paid on every such unregistered ship or vessel, sailclearing as vessels ing or trading to any foreign country, other than some port or place in America, for each and every voyage, the same sum at the time of clearing outwards, to be received and accounted for in the same manner as is by said act required in cases of ships and vessels of the United States. Approved 2d March 1813.—2d ses. 12th Con. |