The Clerk readThe House proceeded to the consideration of the regular order, being House bill No. 806, more effectually to preserve the neutral relations of the U.S. The bill was read, as follows: Thatif anycitizen of the U.S shall.within the territory or jurisdiction thereof.acceptand excruise.1commissionto servea foreign prince. State, colony. district, or people in war. by land or by sea, against any iriiipe, State, colony. district or people with whom t in L U.S.sare at peace.the pew sunso olfcndini:shall be doomedguilty of a misde inciine r and shall npon‘conviction thereof.bo punL islied by line and imprisonment or either. at th discretion of the court in which such offcnders hufi be convicted. SEC.3. And In: it further EllflC/PdT.hat if any person shall within the limits of the U.S.fit out and mm or attemptto fit out and arm or procureto be filled out and armed or shall knowingly beconcernedin thcfurnish'ing. littingout and [it'll]ing of any ship or vessel with intent that such ship or vesselshall be employed in the service of any foreign prince. State. colony. district, or people to cruise or commit h’ilities against the subjects, citizens or property any form ii p'riuccor State or any colony. district or people with WlIOID‘lhB U.S.are at peace: or shall issueor deliver a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of the U.S.for any ship or vesselto theiutent that she may be employed as aforesaid, or shall haveon board any person or personswho shall have been enlisted or shall have engaged to enlist or serve or shall be departing from the Jurisdiction of the U.S. with intent to enlist or serve in contravention of the provisions of this act. every DH'SOHsooffendingshall be deemed guilty of a misdcineiine r and shall uponconvictiorithercof hepun ishedbyfineand imprisonment.orcither of the m at the discrction of the court in which such uflcii or shall beconvicted; and everysuch ship and vessel. with her tackle.nppurel.aud furniture. together all materials.arms.ammunition and stores.whWic‘llt may have been prbenred for the building and equip mentthereof shall be forfeited. SRO. 4. An Abife: That it sbnllbe lawful for anycollectorot the customs.who is empowered bylaw to make seizures for any forfeiture rib. enrred under any of the laws of customs. to some such ships and vesselsin such dams and in such mannerin which the officersof tie customsare cm poweredto make seizuresunderthe laws forth c collection and protection of tho revcnuc and thatevery such shipandvesselwilhthe tackle, apparel.andiur niturc. together with all the materials.iirms.ammu nition and stores which may belong to or be on board such ship or vessel.may be prosecuted or condemned for the violation of the provisions of this net in like manner as ships or vesselsmay be prosented and condemnedfor any breach of the laws made for the collection and protection of the revenue. SEC.5. Abife: That if any personS illlil, within the territory or jurisdiction of the U.S.'. llJCI‘L‘llbBor anment or procureto be increasedor augmented, or shall knowingly be conccrned in increasingor augmenting the forceof any ship of wni', or cruiser or other armed vessel which. at the time of her arrival within the U.S. was aship of w ar, corruiser or armed vessel in the serviceof any toreign prince or State.0; colony, district or people or belonging to the subieetsor citizensbf any such prince, or State or of any colony. district, or people the same beingat war with any foreign prince or State or of any colony.district or peoplewith whomthe U.S.are at peace.by adding to the number of gunsof such vessels or by changingthose on board of her [or gunsof a larger caliber, or by the addition theretoof any equipment solely applicable to war or shall have on boardany person or personswho shall have been enlistedor engagedto enlist or serve or who shall bedeparting from the jurisdiction of the U.S.with in tent to enlist or servein contravention of the provisions of this act.every persons ooffcnding abs.1 be deemedguilty of a mistemeanor and shall upon conviction thcreofbo punishedby line and imprisonment or either of them, at the discretion of the court in which such offcndershall beconvicted. SEC.6. Abife: That the district courts shall takecoirnizancoof complaints by whomsoever instituted. in casesof capturesmade within ltchaegwuaetersof the U.S or within a marine of the coastsor shoresthereof. Sec. 7. Abife: That in everycase in which a vessels all be fitted out and armed; or in which the force of any vessel of war.cruiser, or other arinedvesselshall beincreasedor augmented: and in everycaseof the captureof a ship or vessel within the)urisdiction or protection of t i; U.S.as before detined;andin everycasein which any processissuing out of any court of the U.S shall be disobeyed or resistedby any person corrupiseerrs, onshavmgthe custodyof any vessel of war or other armedvesselof auy foreign prince or State or of any colony, district" or people or of any subjectsor citizensof any foreignprince. State or of any colony district or people.in anyEllfil case it shall be lawful for the Iresidont of the U.S or such other person as he shall have em poweredfor that purpose, to employ such part of the and and naval forcesof the U.S or of the militia thereof.for the purpose of taking possession of r izuen odrdpertiaziensi, nigf aannyy, such ship or vessel.with her order to the execution of the prohibition and penaltiesof this act and to the restoring the prize or prizes in the cases in which restorationshall have been adjudged. Sec. 8. Abife: That it shall be lawful for the POTUS, or such personashe shall empower for that purpose.to cm filoy such part of the land and naval orcesof the U.S., or of the militia thereof, as shall be necessaryto compel any foreign ship or vesselto depart the U.S. in all casesin which by the laws of nations or the treaties of the U.S., they ought not to remain within the U.S. Snot). Abife: That offonses made punishable by the revisionsof this act committed y citizensof the I U.S.beyond the jurisdiction of the U.S., maybe prosecuted and tried Pbreofhoribei tacn'beyouthrtihsaving Jurisdiction of the offenses act. Sec. 10. Abife: That nothing in this aetshiill be so construedas to prohibit citizens of the U.S. from selling vessels, ships or steamers built Within the limits thereof or materi taolsi nohrambuitnaintitosnos oththee grrcoowiitnhtroiresp prorduce of the Government stasmnoet. at war with the U.S.: Provided. That the o o ration of this act shall be suspended whenever the U.S shall beengagedin war. 3120.11 Abife: That nothing in the foregoing act shall be construedto prevent the prosecution or punishmentof treason or any piracy efinedby the laws of the UI‘CH States. SEC.12. Abife: That all actsand of acts inconsistent with the provisionsof this act are hereby repealed. '