The Foreign Enlistment ACT (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 edition. Excerpt: ...States for any ship or vessel, to the "intent that she may be employed as aforesaid, every person "so offending shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and "shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and im"prisoned not more than three years; and every such ship, "with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all "materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may have been "procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be "forfeited--one-half to the use of the informer, and the other "half to the use of the United States." "Sect. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any persons shall, "within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, in"crease or augment, or procure to be increased or augmented, "or shall knowingly be concerned in increasing or augmenting, "the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel, "which, at the time of her arrival within the United States, "was a ship of war, or cruiser, or armed vessel in the service "of aay foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or "people, or belonging to the subjects or citizens of any such "prince or state, colony, district, or people, the same being at "war with any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, "or people with whom the United States are at peace, by "adding to the number of the guns of such vessel, or by "changing them on board of her for guns of a larger calibre, "or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable "to war, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of "a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than one "thousand dollars, and be...