or of said city a enalties and sum compensation um on the amoun thority afores nced against an ship or vessel, ought within t mmitted, if com and if any action on or persons, for is act, the deter sue, and give th trial to be had Law Book No. 1 ry, 1818, the gor of the servitule ACT to prevent the landing of convicts from 15, 1851.] Be it enacted by the Senate and H the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and it is hereby enacted by the auth shall not be lawful for the master boat or other vessel arriving from a any person, either as a passenger or harbor, or place within this State wit to land such passenger or hand, whi have been or shall be a foreign con committed in this State would be master, commander or other officer late this act shall, on conviction ther sessions of the county in which su committed, be considered guilty of a to a fine for each offence of not less than three hundred dollars, or an in jail for a space of not less than thi year, as the court may direct. 20 this ate any pas place TH CAROLINA. at the time where he sha dispose of and the coll r affirmatio "I, A. B., God, that th in my ship of of his, her, o Convicted mal any crime or est of my in character and Tessel, with i persons whom or, or has b fence whatev SEC. 3. And any ship or ot in this State, d pected to be a ter has made o such vessel sh pounds for eve Shore contrary SEC. 4. And tain or master ransportation of convicted malefactors from foreign is State. [Passed November 4, 1788.] , &c., That every master or person havp or other vessel, who shall hereafter any convicted malefactor or person oron for any crime or offence whatever, ntry, State, or dominion, the ship or ersons shall be obliged to leave the port State with any p ther of the Unit nited States, shal of such vessel, m ch passengers, th on, so far as shal r or overseers of th 1 arrive; and ere glect to make su y make a false ne hundred dollars f debt by the tom n. [Section 11 NA. malefactors from fore Der 4, 1788.] aster or person who shall hereaf Factor or person offence whate inion, the ship ed to leave the p at the time of entering his vessel t where he shall enter, a list of all suc to dispose of for service, and a part and the collector shall administer t or affirmation, viz: "I, A. B., do swear (or affirm) in God, that the passenger or passeng in my ship or vessel to be disposed of his, her, or their passage, is not convicted malefactors, or persons ord any crime or offence whatever; but d best of my information, belief, and character and reputation; nor have vessel, with intent to be landed in persons whom I have reason to susp tor, or has been ordered for transp offence whatever. So help me God. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, any ship or other vessel shall dispos in this State, or shall land and put o pected to be a convicted malefactor, ter has made oath as aforesaid, every such vessel shall forfeit and pay pounds for every person who shall shore contrary to the meaning and i SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, tain or master of any ship or vessel by the Legislature of the State of Texas, ur hours after the landing of any pasor vessel arriving at any of the ports ere is an incorporated town, from any other than this State, or from any ited States, the master or commander of which such passenger or passengers , shall make a report in writing, on oath ayor of such incorporated town, or in case rinability to serve, to the persons dishis offe; which report shall state the ast legal residence, age and occupation, nger who shall have landed, or been such ship or vessel, on her isst voyage a citizen of the United States, and who last preceding twelve months, arrived of the United States, at any port or place bond, with ery bond sh eing resident hom shall real estate, s ed dollars, o Tention and ending there upon any fo tor such bo mortgage of alty in the tall be lawful tree days after Commute for th collector or othe ity or town, who shall nu have paid the commuDended sovending to the provisions of shall contain a like statement of all as shall have been put or allowed or boat with the interna of proMary within the bits of the o & mpert shall further specify, whether elenata, abier, best, baik. Sind or in # support them, and shall further spe the by him, as by la SEC. 2. shall be the duty of sai discharging the duties of his office made upon the said report, to requ of the ship or vessel, from which su give a several bond, payable to the of three hundred dollars, for each ar ger included in such report; such b inafter provided, and conditioned to less each and every city, town and any cost for the relief or support of the bond, within five years from th every bond shall be secured by two being residents of the county in wh of whom shall prove, by oath or othe of real estate, situated in such county dred dollars, over and above all whi execution and from any claim or lie including therein any contingent cla or upon any former bond given un act; or such bond may, at the optio by mortgage of real estate, or by def penalty in the treasury of such inco shall be lawful for any owner or con three days after the landing of such commute for the bond or bonds so r collector or other proper receiving o city or town, the sum of one dollar fo by him, as by law required; the rec |
