United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/15th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 37
Chap. XXXVII.—An Act concerning the bounty or allowance to fishing vessels in certain cases.
Where fishing vessels, since the 18th Feb., 1815, have been prevented by illegal capture, &c., from fishing at sea for any part of the four months required, &c., the time to be computed and the bounty, &c., to be paid.
Proviso: the other requisites must have been complied with.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That where any fishing vessel of the United States has been, since the eighteenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, prevented, by illegal capture or seizure, under authority, or pretence of authority, from any foreign government, from fishing at sea, for any part of the term of four months required by law to be employed by such vessel in fishing, in order to entitle the owner of such vessel to the bounty or allowance prescribed by law, the time of the unlawful detonation of such vessel shall be computed as part of the said four months, and such bounty or allowance shall be paid accordingly: Provided, That such vessel has, in all other respects, complied with the requisites of the laws now in force.
Approved, April 4, 1818.