vessels in which they are imported,
forfeited...

no person in the ports of the United
States to build, equip, &c. vessels for
the..

vessels built, &c. for, to be forfeited.
half to the person suing, &c... .

persons building, equipping, &c. sub-
ject to fine and imprisonment..186, 187
the transportation of certain persons of
color from Africa, or other foreign
place, or from sea, in any vessel, &c. to
hold, &c. such persons as slaves, punish-
able by fine and imprisonment.
vessel, &c. to be forfeited..

slaves imported in violation of this act,
how to be disposed of..

penalty for bringing into the United
States any negro, &c. or selling, &c.
such negro, &c. as a slave, or for aid-
ing or abetting therein..
for purchasing, holding, &c. any negro,
&c. brought in from any foreign place

act to prevent....

goods, &c. imported to be unladen and
inspected at first port of arrival.......... 449
trunks, closed vessels, &c. to be opened.. 449
to be forfeited, if dutiable articles are
found therein
proceedings to avoid inspection at first
port..

regulations for sealing cans, marking
goods, &c......

penalty on owners, &c. for not proceeding
to place of destination....

450

450

450

450

.450, 451

451

451

451

for unlawfully breaking or opening seals,
fastenings, &c...

Secretary of Treasury may remit certain

187
187

187

facts to be ascertained..

187

187, 188
in prosecutions under this act, defendant
to prove that, &c., or to be found guilty 188
prosecutions to be commenced within five
years...

armed vessels of the United States may
be employed on the coasts of the
United States and of Africa, to seize,
&c. vessels engaged in the..
proceeds of vessels seized and condemned
to be divided....

188

191

191

192

all persons found on board to be delivered
over to civil authorities..
negroes, &c. found on board vessels seized,
to be safely kept, and delivered to some
person appointed by the President to
receive them...
...191, 192

descriptive list of to be sent to the
President...

fines, penalties, &c....

fines, &c. how disposed of..

beasts of burden, carriages, &c. carrying

smuggled goods to be seized and confis-
cated..

459

192

476

penalty for fraudulently or knowingly
bringing into the United States any
goods contrary to law...

477

knowingly receiving the same.

477

possession of goods sufficient to authorize
conviction, unless defendant explains

vessels captured to be sent into a port of
the State where they belong...
district attorneys to prosecute by informa
tion persons holding negroes, &c. un-
lawfully imported...

it....

477

persons landing on a foreign shore from
any vessel owned by citizens of the
United States, and seizing negroes, &c.
or decoying them, &c. or receiving, &c.
them on board such vessel, with in-
tent to make them slaves, to be
deemed pirates, and suffer death.... 199
forcibly confining or detaining them on

board such vessel with such intent,
or aiding therein, to be piracy, &c.. 199
offering upon the high seas to sell, or
selling, such negroes as slaves, or de-
livering such negroes on board another
vessel, or landing them, to make them
slaves, to be piracy.
no slave to be brought into the territory of
Florida from places without the United
States....

for discharging or using any deadly
weapon against such officers in
the discharge of their duty.. 478
collectors of customs to report within
ten days to the district attorney cases
of fines and personal penalties not
paid...
478

duty of district attorneys, and allowances
for their services

478