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 1140 srxrrrcrrr CONGRESS. sm. 11. GH. 321. 1909. s§}§§}}f§§,§;f,éf°* Sec. 254. No person sha.ll, for himself or for another, as master, R- S-, sec- 5551. r>. factor, or owner, uild, fit,_equip, load, or otherwise prepare any vessel me ' rn any port or place wrthm the ]ur1sd1ction of the United States, or cause any vesse to sail from any porq or place wrtlnn the ]urf;sd1ction of the United States for the purpose o rocuring any erson om any foreign kingdom, place, or country to be transpiqrted) to any port or place yvhlatsgever, to_be hebdiiold, orlotherwrse lposadpif, Esta (slavz, F¤¤¤i¢¤r¤- or to e e to servrce or a 1·· an eve vesse so e ou equipped, laden, or otherwise pfepared, wrhh her tackle, apparel, fur; uomymmmmm. mture, and lading, shall be forfeited; one moiety to the use of the United States an the other to the use of the person who sues for the forfeiture angwifosecutes the same to effect. _ bm  Sec. 255. oever so builds, fits out, equips, loads, or otherwise mg S M Sm prepares or sends away any vessel, knowing or intending that the_same mg, " ‘ ‘ P' shalllbe employed rn such trade or busmess, contr(aSr·y to the proyrsrons o the section last  or in any way ai or a ets therein shall, besidm the forfeiture o the vessel, pay the sum of two thousand M°*°*Y*° *“'°'¤°'· dollars; one moiety thereof to the use 0 the United States and the other moiety thereof to the use of the person who sues for and prosecutes the same to effect. m§j’%g*r*g;*;°:gg'g8°:§f” DS113h 2€6i:S Evgery vlessel temploygtd   olnfthe slggtpmeg . .. sec- . p. o_ c re e or ranspo e perso m _ ore I""' kingdom or country, or from sea, for the purpose of hold1n(g_,selling, or otherwise drsposrng of such person as a slave, or of hol ing suc person to service or labor, shall, together with her tackle, apparel, furniture, and the goods and effects which may be fmmd on board, or which may have been imported thereon in the same voyage, be for- Moiw ¤¤ i¤f<¤¤¤¢r- feited; one moiety to the use of the United States and the other to the use of the person who sues for and prosecutes the forfeiture to effect. 0nR§§_g;§i¤'grmr;¤E,¤:: Sec. 257 ._ Whoever, being a citizen of the United States, takes_on slaves _ board, receives, or transports any person for the purpose of selling 10.}%, °·· "°· “°‘· P· such {person as a slave shall, in additron to the forfeiture of the vessel, pay or each (person so received on board or transported the sum of "°“‘*"Y· two hundred ollars, to be recovered in any court of the United States; ”°*°‘Y '°*"‘°""‘°"· theogietmqgty theréeplf to the usehof the fniteddStates and the other more y o e use o e person w o sues or an prosecutes the same to effect. Vessels f¤¤¤¤ hor- Sec. 258. Every vessel which is found in an river, ort ba or i§l¥.5i$§',°°”” °° °° harbor, or on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of) the Uiiited 1,,% S·· ”°°· ““· P- States, onhlpverrng on tqe coalsts thereof, and having onhboard any erson wrt intent to se suc person as a slave or wit intent to lirnd the same for that purpose, either in the United States or elsewhe;-;, shafll, tigogether 3ritl:rhherbtga.pkIlp,_ aréparel,  and the goo or e ec on ar o er o erte to the nite ates. Syyygirvwvmgrer Sec. 259. It shall_be unlawful for any citizen of the United States, ° zz. s.,°i€¤. hs·»e,`p. or other person resrding therein, or under the jurisdiction thereof, N"- directly or indirectly to holcbpr have any right or property in any vessel employed or made use of in the transportation or carrying of slaves from one foreigln cormtry or place to another, and any such dm ml right or property shall e forfeited, and may be hbeled and condemned A **° P°““>'- for the use_of the fperson suing for the same. Whoever shall violate the prohibition o this section shall also forfeit and pay a sum of money equal to double the value of his right or proyierty in such vessel ; and s all also forfert a sum of money equal to dou le the value of the mterest he had lm the slaves which at any time may be transported or carrie in suc vessels. msgézgmagr vessclsin Sec. 260. The President is authorized,when he deems it expedient, R_ 5, ugh 555-,_ ,_ to man and employ any of the armed vessels of the United States to ’°"· cruise wherever he may ludge attempts are makin to carry on the slave trade, by crtrzens or residents of the United States, in contra-