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and receive such tolls, and on such terms and conditions as by the law of the state of Maryland they are authorised to demand and receive, at any toll gate erected on said road within the limits of the state of Maryland.

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WM. H. CRAWFORD,

President of the Senate pre tempore.

February 27, 1813.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER CLXXXII.

AN ACT to continue in force for a limited time, the first section of the act, entitled" An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers."

Part of the

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act passed on the twenty-fifth day of March, act continued one thousand eight hundred and four, entitled in force. "An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers," as is contained in the first section of the said act, and which was continued in force for the time therein mentioned, by an act, entitled "An act to continue in force for a further time the first section of the act, entitled An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers," passed on the thirty-first

day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, be, and the same is hereby continued in force until the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, and thence to the end of the next ensuing session of Congress: Provided however, That the additional duty laid by said section shall be collected on all such goods, wares, and merchandise, liable to pay the same, as shall have been imported previous to the end of that session of Congress.

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. H. CRAWFORD,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

February 27, 1813.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER CLXXXIII.

AN ACT authorising the discharge of Daniel Updike from his imprisonment.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Daniel Updike of North Kingston, in the county of Washington, and state of Rhode Island, now confined in prison in said county, on a judg ment obtained against him, in favor of the United States, be discharged from his imprisonment: Provided however, That he shall first assign and convey all the estate real or personal, which he may now own or be enti

tled to, to some person or persons, for the use and benefit of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the purpose of satisfying said judgment: And provided also, That any estate, real or personal, which the said Daniel Updike may hereafter acquire, shall be liable to be taken in satisfaction of said judgment, in the same manner as if he had not been imprisoned and discharged. H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WM. H. CRAWFORD,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

March 3, 1813.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER CLXXXIV.

AN ACT for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels of the United States.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the termination of the war in which the United States are now engaged with Great Britain, it shall not be lawful to employ on board any of the public or private vessels of the United States any person or persons except citizens of the United States, or persons of color, natives of the United States.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the time when this act shall take

After the war the United States only

citizens of

to be employea in the

public or pri of the United

vate service

States.

citizens how

they may be employed.

effect, it shall not be lawful to employ as aforeNaturalized said, any naturalized citizen of the United States, unless such citizen shal: produce to the commander of the public vessel, if to be employed on board such vessel, or to a collector of the customs, a certified copy of the act by which he shall have been naturalized, setting forth such naturalization and the time thereof.

Lists of the crews to be

sailing of vessels on

foreign voy

ages.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in furnished and all cases of private vessels of the United States certified pre- sailing from a port in the United States to a viously to the foreign port, the list of the crew, made as heretofore directed by law, shall be examined by the collector for the district from which the vessel shall clear out, and, if approved of by him, shall be certified accordingly. And no person shall be admitted or employed as aforesaid, on board of any vessel aforesaid, unless his name shall have been entered in the list of the crew, approved and certified by the collector for the district from which the vessel shall clear out as aforesaid. And the said collector, before he delivers the list of the crew, approv ed and certified as aforesaid, to the captain, master, or proper officer of the vessel to which the same belongs, shall cause the same to be recorded in a book by him for that purpose to be provided, and the said record shall be open for the inspection of all persons, and a certified copy thereof shall be admitted in evidence in any court in which any question may arise, under any of the provisions of this act.

Supplemental directions may be given by the President with re

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is authorised from time to time to make such further regulations, and to give such directions to the several commanders of public ployed in the vessels, and to the several collectors, as may be proper and necessary respecting the proofs

spect to the

seamen em

United
States.

of citizenship, to be exhibited to the comman-
ders or collectors aforesaid: Provided, That Proviso.
nothing contained in such regulations or di-
rections shall be repugnant to any of the pro-
visions of this act.

sons only ad

American

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That from Seamen or and after the time when this act shall take seafaring per. effect, no seaman or other seafaring man, not mitted as being a citizen of the United States, shall be passengers in admitted or received as a passenger on board vessels upon of any public or private vessel of the United certain condi States, in a foreign port, without permission in writing from the proper officers of the country of which such seaman or seafaring man may be subject or citizen.

tions.

and commer

certain cases.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That Interference from and after the time when this act shall of consuls take effect, the consuls or commercial agents cial agents of any nation at peace with the United States admissible in shall be admitted (under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the United States) to state their objections to the proper commander or collector as aforesaid, against the employment of any seaman or seafaring man on board of any public or private vessel of the United States, on account of his being a native subject or citizen of such nation, and not embraced within the description. of persons who may be lawfully employed, according to the provisions of this act; and the said consuls or commercial agents shall also be admitted under the said regulations, to be present at the time when the proofs of citizenship of the persons against whom such objections may have been made, shall be investigated by such commander or collector.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That if Penalty for any commander of a public vessel of the Unit- admitting ed States, shall knowingly employ or permit qualified ac

persons not

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