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or in part, by a subject or subjects of His Britannic Majesty, com- 

 ing, or arriving by sea, from any port or place in the province of 

 Lower Canada, or coming or arriving from any port or place in the 

 province of New Brunswick, the province of Nova Scotia, the islands 

 of Newfoundland, St. Johns or Cape Breton, or the dependencies of 

 any of them, the islands of Bermuda, the Bahama Islands, the 

 785 islands called Caicos, or the dependencies of any of them, or 

 from any other port or place in any island, colony, territory, 

 or possession, under the dominion of Great Britain in the West 

 Indies, or on the continent of America, south of the southern bound- 

 ary of the United States, and not included within the Act to which 

 this Act is supplementary. And every such vessel, so excluded from 

 the ports of the United States, that shall enter, or attempt to enter, 

 the same, in violation of this Act, shall, with her tackle, apparel, and 

 furniture, together with the cargo on board such vessel, be forfeited to 

 the United States. 



SEC. 2. And be if further enacted, that from and after the thirtieth 

 day of September next, the owner, consignee, or agent, of every ves- 

 sel, owned wholly, or in part, by a subject or subjects of His Britan- 

 nic Majesty, which shall have been duly entered in any port of the 

 United States, and on board of which shall have been there laden, 

 for exportation, any article or articles of the growth, produce, or 

 manufacture, of the United States, other than provisions and sea 

 stores, necessary for the voyage, shall., before such vessel shall have 

 been cleared outward at the custom-house, give bond in a sum double 

 the value of such article or articles, with one or more sureties, to the 

 satisfaction of the collector, that the article or articles so laden on 

 board such vessel, for exportation, shall be landed in some port or 

 place other than a port or place in any province, island, colony, ter- 

 ritory, or possession, belonging to His Britannic Majesty, that is 

 mentioned or described in this Act. or in the Act to which this Act 

 is supplementary. And every such vessel that shall sail, or attempt 

 to sail from any port of the United States, without having complied 

 with the provisions aforesaid, by giving bond as aforesaid, shall, 

 with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with the article or 

 articles aforesaid, laden on board the same as aforesaid, be forfeited 

 to the United States: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall 

 be deemed or construed so as violate any provision of the convention 

 to regulate commerce between the territories of the United States and 

 of His Britannic Majesty, signed the third day of July, one thousand 

 eight hundred and fifteen. 



SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, that from and after the thirtieth 

 day of September next, no goods, wares, or merchandise, shall be 

 imported into the United States of America from the province of 

 Nova Scotia, the province of New Brunswick, the islands of Cape 

 Breton, St. Johns, Newfoundland, or their respective dependencies, 

 from the Bermuda Islands, the Bahama Islands, the islands called 

 Caicos, or either or any of the aforesaid possessions, islands, or places, 

 or from any other province, possession, plantation, island, or place, 

 under the dominion of Great Britain in the West Indies, or on the 

 continent of America, south of the southern boundaries of the United 

 States, except only such goods, wares, and merchandise, as are truly 

 and wholly of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of the province, 

 colony, plantation, island, possession, or place aforesaid, where the 



