Chapter XLVIII. *supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to protect the Commerce of the United States, and Punish the Crime of Piracy.”* August 5, 1861.1819, ch. 77
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Chap. XLVIII.— An Act *supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to protect the Commerce of the United States, and Punish the Crime of Piracy.”* August 5, 1861.1819, ch. 77.Vol. iii. p. 510. Vessels intended for piratical aggressions may be seized at sea or in port and condemned.*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That any vessel or boat which shall be built, purchased, fitted out in whole or in part, or held for the purpose of being employed in the commission of any piratical aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure, or in the commission of any other act of piracy, as defined by the law of nations, shall be liable to be captured and brought into any port of the United States if found upon the high seas, or to be seized if found in any port or place within the United States, whether the same shall (have actually sailed upon any piratical expedition or not, and whether any act of piracy shall have been committed or attempted upon or from such vessel or boat or not; and any such vessel or boat may be adjudged and condemned, if captured by a vessel authorized as hereinafter mentioned, to the use of the United THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 49, 50, 51. 1861.315States and to that of the captors, and if seized by a collector, surveyor,1819, ch. 77, § 4.Vol, iii. p. 513. or marshal, then to the use of the United States, after due process and trial, in like manner as is provided in section four of the act to which this act is supplementary, which section is hereby made in all respects applicable to cases arising under this act. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the President of the UnitedCommanders of public ships, &c., to be instructed to seize such vessels.
States be, and hereby is, authorized to instruct the commanders of the public armed vessels of the United States, and to authorize the commanders of any other armed vessels sailing under the authority of any letters of marque and reprisal granted by the Congress of the United States, or the commanders of any other suitable vessels, to subdue, seize, take, and, if on the high seas, to send into any port of the United States any vessel or boat built, purchased, fitted out, or held, as in the first section of this act mentioned.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the collectors of the several portsCollectors, surveyors, and marshals, required to seize such vessels &c. of entry, the surveyors of the several ports of delivery, and the marshals of the several judicial districts within the United States be and are hereby authorized and required to seize any and all vessels or boats built, purchased, fitted out, or held as aforesaid, which may be found within their respective ports or districts, and to cause the same to be proceeded against and disposed of as hereinbefore provided.
Approved, August 5, 1861. Chapter XLIX: to reduce Consular Feet for Vessels running to or between Foreign Ports. 11 Stat. 315 1861-08-05 Chapter XLIX Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-23 37 1 public
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Chapter XLVIII
*supplementary to an Act entitled “An Act to protect the Commerce of the United States, and Punish the Crime of Piracy.”* August 5, 1861.1819, ch. 77
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