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448 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 88. 1818. _ FW Md Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall, within
the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself;
within the juris- or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himselt, or to go beyond
§fM ° the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with iutent to he enlisted
enlisting, 0,, or entered in the service of anytoreign prmce, state, colony, district, or procuring l pO0pl€, as a. soldier, O1' as a mnt1Hé Ol' Séamtm, OH bO3.l’El Gil any vessel 2:;*6:: *:6*;;%***; of war, letter of mareue, or privateer, every person so oileiiding shall- be {Sw d°""Zi?d"g""lJ’ii° Z"?.i"`£2“i’.§.“§°$Tt(i“.Zl0?l2l.Z£>‘Ziil?{MSE`,S§‘;“l¥“g c. one thousand o ar , n 1 ·1 i , : ra- P*°Vi¤¤- aided, 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 United States, apdlshall op board of" any vessel of war, letter of mar ue, cr rivateer, wiici at the time o its arrival within the United Stgtes, waspfitted and equipped as such, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another subject or citizen of the same foreign rinoe, state, colon , district, or people, who is transiently within the United States, to edlist 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 atpeace with such foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people. Fine and im- Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall, within £;;;‘:“‘2§;’*&;°' the limits of the United States, fit out and arm, or attempt to fit out and g ’arm, or procure to be fitted out and armed, or shall knowingly be concerned in the fiirnishing, fitting out, or arming, ol' any ship or vessel with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign princeor state, or of any‘colony,·district, or people, to cruise or commit hostilities 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 ahiresaid, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and im risoned not more than three The vessel, years; and every such ship or vessel, withpher tackle, apparel, and furnizgéctf b° R"' ture, together with all materials, arms, ammunition, and stores, which may ' have been procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be for- Hair to the {sited; one halt' to the use of the iutormer, and the other hall' to the use i·=f¤¤¤¤·· of me United states. Fine and im- Seo. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any citizen or citizens of
the United States shall, without the limits thereof, fit out and arm, or
ing out 0, vm_ attempt to ht out and arm, or procure to be fitted out and armed, or shall ing, src. _ knowingly aid or be concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming, U ;°l‘;'*";l"9d any private ship or vessel of war, or privateer, with intent that such ship
- i~n,;,,i;;,:;°,m or vessel shall be employed to cruise, or commit hostilities, upon the
states, to be citizens of the United States, or their property, or shall take the command “"°g “’$‘°3° ;P‘ of] or enter on board of any such ship or vessel, for the intent aforesaid, pm °° ° ’ °' or shall purchase any interest in any such ship or vessel, with a view to share in the pronts thereof, such person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than ten years; and the trial for such offence, if committed without the limits of the United States, shall be in the district in which the offender shall be apprehended or first brought. Fl¤¤ Md lm- Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any persons shall, within QQ3i22E:; f°' the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, increase or augment, or wmm, mejtirgs. procure to be increased or augmented, or shall knowingly be concerned <lj¤}i<>¤ vi the in increasing or augmenting, the force of any ship of war cruiser
- {;'°°‘}.0r§;“t°(;t or other armed vessel, which, at the time of her arrival within the United
p,,,,.,;;!,, ,,,,,,..4 States, was a ship of war, or cruiser, or armed vessel, in the service of vessels- any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, or belong-
