1024 TITLE Lxvrr.——NEUTRALITY. T I T L E L X V I I . NEUTRALITY. Sec. Sec. 5281. A t' tiss' . 5286. Military xpeditions at . l 5282. Ehiifiiiggiii fgxigii mn at pear; with Unitetlziéirdlesimm Q 5283. Arming vessels inst people at 5287. Enforeementof foregoingprovisions. peace with the Uiiited States. 5288. Compelling foreign vessels tode rt. 5284. Arming vepsis éo tggugse against 5289. Armed vessels to give bond on eldor- 'f s t i tate . ance. 5285. Adgmzgdltidg foicenof foreignsvessel geteptiop by cgcihlectprsl of customs. o war. . ons rue ion o is it e. _Accepti¤g 4 for- 5281. Every citizen of the United States who, within the territory °‘€” °°mm‘"‘°“· or jurisdiction thereof, accepts and exercises a commission to serve a for- 20Api-il, 1818, c. eign prince, state, colony, district, or people, in war, by land or by sea, 88, S-1.**-3, P· 447- against any prince, state, colony, district, or people, with whom the b nited States are at peace, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years. _Enlisting in for- Sec. 5282. Every person who, within the territory or jurisdiction of °*H¤ °€“'l°°- the United States, enlist-: or enters himself, or hires or retains another Ibid.,s. 2, p.44s. person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction_of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, shall be deemed guiltv of high misdemeanor, and shall ble timid not more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more t an t ree years. ¢\¤‘mi¤g V<i¤S¢l¤ _ Sec. 5283. Every person who, within the limits of the United States, affygzt WP??,? if; hts out and arms, or attempts to tit out and arm, or procures to be fitted {l;,,,,,,,, S,,,_,,,S_ out and armed, or knowingly is concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, TBFQ-T- or alyniing, of any veisel, with intent that such vessel shall be employed
in the service of any oreign prince or state or of any colonv district, or
The Estrella, 4 people, to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, ¥;l;;4?,8{'4:;*)°(?:}*;Q or priopertyaoflany fpreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or Th S ‘· . I peop e w1t_ w 1om_t e Lmted States are atpeace or who issues or deliv- 7 yirhjniggiigréae ers a cdmmission within the terr1tory or jurisdiction of the United States, Monte Allegre, 7 for any vessel, to the intent that she mav be so employed, shall be deemed gah?) ati'- guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than ten thou- 352*; U_ ST ,1 Quia; sand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years. And every such cy, 6 p,,,, 4,5 vessel, her tatkkle, apparel, and iurpiture, Eoget er with all materials, arms, ammuni 10ll an stores, w ic ma * ave been procured for the building and equgiment thereof, shall be forfeited; one-half to the use of _ the mformer, an the_other half to the use of the United States. Armlngycriseltv Sec. 5284. Every citizen of the United States who, without the limits gggzsiméngnfgg thereof, fits out and arms, or attempts to fit out and arm, or procures Smtm to be fitted out and armed, or knowingly aids or is concerned in furnish-
lng, fitting out, or arming any private vessel of war, or privatcer, with
· · intent that such vessel shall be employed to cruise, or commit hostilities, upon the citizens of the Unite States, or their property, or who takes t 10 command of, or enters on board of any such vessel, for such intent, or who purchases any interest in any such vessel, with a view to share in the profits thereof, shall be deemed uilty of a high misdemeanor, and fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than ten years. and the trial for such offense, if c0mn1itted without the limits of the United States, shall be in the district in which the offender shall be apprehended or first brought. czgptgmentmgggr;. thSI{€. t;1}t;ery person who, within the territory or jurisdiction of 1*1811 e nl s, increases or augments. or procures to be increased or a . · · . · . . . lL_________ augmented, or knowingly IS concerned in increasing or augmenting, the
