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 1076 Trrm·: x.xx1.——THE SLAVE-TRADE. T I T L E L X X I. THE SLAVPZ-TR,~Xl)E. sec, Sec. 5551. Equippinv, &c., vessel for slave- 5560. ,\pprehension of officers and crew. trade; llhrfciturc of vessel. 5561. Removal of pc-rrsonsn ¢lel‘vere¤.•¤eIs 5551. l’en;lth· for receiving persons on slilall ggve llidnd. L ( board to be sold as slaves. 5565. Distribution of penalties. 5555. Forfeiture of vessel found hovering 5566. (lontructs gm} rcc;&>t:?1; ini\fri¢uof . >6l’BOI1Ht 1\' !‘ 0 .‘ zu ‘ S- 5555. Fozlieilihsdy  interest in vessels gels. B e I P Q W  transporting slzives.       5567. Instructions tm-onumuul•·r»·ufun-med ., » . ., I l. . GDL q€di:.li¥§·t;€xl;€q9 S engage 1 1 6 5568. Colnlhjscgs for reception, &c., in West 5558. Prgceetli ofsondernneel vessels, how hidief of persons delivered from s . enze v ssel . 5559. Dishdsrdlhfeimmoxis iouml onboard [ 5569. Initructiodst<»2om1rm11f urnnwl seized vesmcls. vessels. Bqmpping, &c., Sue. 5551. No Person  shull,  for himself, or for another, as muster,  f;;’_;dtf}:‘;’g} factor, or owner, mild, ht, equ1p, log1d,  or oth0rwise prepiu·o any vessel. Q.€$a{  in any port, or place within the jurisdiction of the United ptetee, or cuusc `§6·A;_lrigi?; any vessel to seul from any port or place within the jurnsdiction of the t"1  S  2  \.  é  p  4f5L same, for the purpose of procuring any negro, mulutto, or person of color, 22Mm·., 1794,c. from any forei n kmgdom, place, or country, to be transported to any 11,s. 1, v. 1, p; 347. port or place whatsoever, to be held, sold, or otherwise disposed of, as :1 Mg y";;  slave, or to be held to service ordabor; and every vessel so built, iitted mj · * ‘ * Out, equipped, laden, on- otherwxsc pxgarcd, wnigh her tackle, ¤pp¤¤>L  fnrn1ture., and ludmgi shall be fOl:f61, one moiety to the use of the wau_,350,g66,gq5, gnéted Suitesé and theftlr? to the use;f Jhe person who sues for the 183. o CI ure, an rosecu cs e same 0 e ec e. ISMSSMF5-6382-1 Penalty on per- Sec. 5552. Egery person so building, fitting out, equipping, loading. "`l‘}  ing that the smne shall be employed in such trade or business, contrary 22 Mar-,1794, c. to the provisions of the preceding section, or any ways aiding or abet- “·"· 2·"·1·P·349· ting therein, shall, besides the forfeiture of the vessel, pay the sum of two thousand dollars; one moiety thereof to the use of the Pnitcd States. and the oth? moiety thereof to the use of the person who sues for and rosecutes the same to effect. [Sw s 5378-] Forfeiture of p Sec. 5553. Every vessel employed in carrying on the slave-trade, or on fi““€“;*”"sP°m"€ which is received or transported any negro, mulatto, or pcrson of color. from any foreign kingilom or country, or from sca, for tho purpose of f3§1lfil;l81g5f- holding, selling, or otherwise disposing of such person ash slave, or of iokiaa igm (_: holding cm·h person to servnce or labor, shall! together xynth her tackle, ,, ,,  _,  g.  Z p  71  apparel, turmturc, and thegoods and effects which may be found on hoard., or which may have been 1mported thereon in the same voyugw, he forfeited; one moiety to the United States, and the other to the usc of thrpereon who sues for and prosecutes the forfeiture to effect. WPP is ##7*. $#7**-1 rgnalty for re- Sec. 5554. lf any citizen of the United States takes on board, receives, Sl‘;\,E_S  “ selling such person us a slave, he shall, in addition to the forfeiture of  the veesel, pay for each Person, so received on board or lCl'llllSl)01'lZ(‘$l, th€ I]; l v ·i  ’  :,;*9: s um ot two hundred dol urs, to be recovered in {mv court of the L l11C9d ' btates; the ono moiety thereot to the use of the United States, und the other moiety to the use of the person who sues for and prosevutes the same to 0 ect. {SM SS 5370, 5524, 5626-I l¤`·»n·i<·imre of Su:. 55.55. liver;; vessel which is found in any river, port, bay, 0i' l1H1`· United Smwé &(. btates, or hovering on the coasts thereof, and having on lnonrd ull)'
 * ·>¤\¤ PUUMHS, or otherwise prenuring or sending away any vessel, knowing or intend-
 * 2·;3%P§;Bgg}?l*;; or transports any negro, mulatto, or poison of color, for the purpose of
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