Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs: Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session of the Thirty-eighth CongressU.S. Government Printing Office, 1864 - United States |
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Page 134 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 279 - ... employed in the service of any foreign prince, state, or potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or people...
Page 279 - ... be forfeited; and it shall be lawful for any officer of His Majesty's Customs or Excise, or any officer of His Majesty's navy, who is by law empowered to make seizures, for any forfeiture incurred under any of the laws of Customs or Excise, or the laws of trade and navigation...
Page 279 - ... the laws of trade and navigation; and that every such ship and vessel, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores, which may belong to, or be on board of such ship or vessel, may be prosecuted and condemned in the like manner and in such courts as ships or vessels may be prosecuted and condemned for any breach of the laws made for the protection of the Revenues of Customs and Excise, or of the laws of trade and navigation.
Page 332 - I, AB, do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm and declare that the taking of any oath is, according to my religious belief, unlawful ; and I do also solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm and declare, &c.
Page 356 - ... equip, furnish, fit out, or arm, or procure to be equipped, furnished, fitted out, or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service...
Page 461 - SIR: I have received the letter which you did me the honor to address to me on the 24th of this month.
Page 45 - States from a fraudulent transaction in one of her ports; or, in default of it, of declining to recognize the validity of the transfer, should that vessel subsequently be found by the armed ships of the United States sailing on the high seas. Renewing...
Page 279 - Customs and Excise or under the laws of trade and navigation ; and that every such ship and vessel with the tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to or be on board of such ship or vessel, may...
Page 279 - ... fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the court in which such offender shall be convicted...