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     for the said ofi'encc; and that all such offences which 
     
     shall be committed within that part of the United 
     
     Kingdom called England. shall and may he proceeded 
     
     and tried in His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench at 
     
     Westminster, and the Venue in such case laid at West- 
     
     minster, or at the Assizes or Session of Cyer and 
     
     Termincr and Gaol Delivery, or at any quarter or 
     
     general sessions of the Peace in and for the County or 
     
     Place where such offence was committed; and that all 
     
     such offences which shall be committed within that part 
     
     of the United Kingdom called Ireland, shall and may 
     
     be prosecuted in His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench 
     
     at Dublin. and the Venue be laid at Dublin, or at any 
     
     Assizcs or Session of Oyer and Tcrminerland Gaol 
     
     Delivery, or at any quarter or general scsstons of the 
     
     peace in and for the County or place where such of- 
     
     fence was committed; and all such offences as shall be 
     
     committed in Scotland, shall and may be prosecuted in 
     
     the Court of Justiciary in Scotland, or any other Court 
     
     competent to try criminal offences committed within 
     
     the County, Shire, or Stewartry within which such of- 
     
     fence was committed; and where any offence made 
     
     punishable by this act as a misdemeanor shall be com- 
     
     mitted out of the said United Kingdom, it shall be law- 
     
     ful for any Justice of the Peace residing near to the 
     
     port or place where such offence shall be committed, on 
     
     information on oath of any such offence. to issue his 
     
     warrant for the apprehension of the offender, and to 
     
     cause him to be‘brought before such Justice, or any 
     
     other Justice of the Peace for such place; and it shall 
     
     be lawful for the Justice of the Peace before whom 
     
     such offender shall be brought, to examine into the na- 
     
     ture of the offence upon oath, and to commit such per- 
     
     son to Goal, there to remain until delivered by due 
     
     course of law, or otherwise to hold such offender to bail 
     
     to answer for such offence in the Superior Court com- 
     
    

    
     etent to try and havingjurisdiction to try criminal of. 
     
     ences committed in such port- or place; and all such 
     
     offences committed at any place out of the said United 
     
     Kingdom shall and may be prosecuted and tried in any 
     
     superior Court of His Majesty’s Dominions competent 
     
     to tr , and having jurisdiction to try criminal offences 
     
     committed at the place where such offence shall be com- 
     
     mitted. 
     
    

    
     V. And be it further enacted. That in case any shin 
     
     0r vessel in any port or place within His Majesty’s Do- 
     
     minions, shall have on heard any such person or persons 
     
     who shall have been enlisted or entered to scvre, or 
     
     shall have engaged or agreed, or been procured to on- 
     
     list or enter to serve, or who shall be departing from 
     
     His Mainsty's Dominions for the purpose and with the 
     
     intent of enlisting or entering to serve. or to be em- 
     
     ployed, or of serving or being engaged or employed in 
     
     the service of any Foreign Prince. State, I’otcntate, 
     
     Colony, Province. or part of any Provmce or people, or 
     
     of any person or persons exercising or assuming to 
     
     exercise the powers of GOVernmcnt in or over any For- 
     
     eign Colony, Province. or part of any Province or 
     
     people, either as an officer. soldier, sailor, or marine. 
     
     contrary to the provisions of this Act. it shall be lawful 
     
     for any of the principal officers of His Majesty’s Cus- 
     
     toms wherc any such officers of the Customs shall be, 
     
     and in any part of His Majesty’s Dominions in which 
     
     there are no officers of His Majesty’s Customs, for any 
     
     Governor or persons having the chief civil command, 
     
     upon information on oath given before them respect- 
     
     fully. which oath they are hereby reSpectfully authorized 
     
     and empowered to administer, that such person or per- 
     
     son as aforesaid is or are on board such ship or vessel, 
     
     to detain and prevent any such ship or vessel, or to 
     
     cause such ship 0r vessel to be detained and promoted 
     
     from proceeding to sea on her voyage with such persons 
     
     as aforesaid on board: Provided, newrtheless. that no 
     
     principal officer, Governor, or person shall act as afore- 
     
     said. upon such information upon oath as aforesaid, 
     
     unless the party so informing shall not only have de- 
     
     posed in such information that the person or persons on 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     board such ship or vessel bath or have been cults/ed ol' 
     
     entered to serve, or bath or have engaged or agreed or 
     
     procured to enlist or enter or serve, or is or are depart- 
     
     ing as aforesaid, for the purpose and with the intent of 
     
     enlisting or entering to serve or to be employed, or of 
     
     serving, or being engaged or employed in‘ such service 
     
     as aforesaid, but shall also have set forth in such int’orma4 
     
     tiou upon oath.the facts or circumstances upon which he 
     
     forms his knowledge or belief, enabling him to give‘ 
     
     such information upon oath; and that all and every 
     
     person and persons convicted of wilfully false swearing 
     
     in any such information upon oath, shall be deemed 
     
     guilty of and suffer the penalties on persons convicted 
     
     of wilful and corrupt perjury. 
     
    

    
     VI. And be it further enacted, That if any master or 
     
     other person having or taking the char 0 or command 
     
     of any ship or vessel, in any part of the nitcd Kingdom 
     
     of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any part of His 
     
     Majesty's Dominions beyond the seas, shall knowingly 
     
     and willingly take on board, or if such master or other 
     
     person having the command of any ship or vessel, or 
     
     any owner or owners of any such ship or vessel,shall 
     
     knowingly engage to take on board any person or per-- 
     
     sons who shall have been enlisted or entered to serve, 
     
     0r shall have engaged or agreed or been procured to 
     
     enlist or enter or serve, or who shall be departing from 
     
     His Majesty’s Dominions for the purpose and with the 
     
     intent of enlisting or entering to serve, or to be em- 
     
     ployed, or of serving, or being engaged or employed 
     
     in any naval or military service, contrary to the pro-' 
     
     visions of this Act, such master or owner or other per. 
     
     son as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty 
     
     pounds for each and every such person so taken or 
     
     engaged to be taken on board; and moreover every 
     
     such ship or vessel, so having on board, conveying. 
     
     carrying, or tranSporting any such person or persons. 
     
     shall and may be seized and detained by the collector, 
     
     comptroller. surveyor, or other officer of the Customs, 
     
     until such penalty 01' penalties shall be satisfied and 
     
     paid, or until such master or pchOn, or the owner or 
     
     owners of such ship or vessel, shall give good and suffi- 
     
     cient bail, by recognizance before one of His Majesty’s 
     
     Justices of the Peace, for the payment of such penalty 
     
     or penalties. , 
     
    

    
     VII. And be it further enacted. That if any person 
     
     within any part of the United Kingdom, or in any part 
     
     of His Majesty’s Dominion-s beyond the seas, shall, 
     
     without the leave and license of His Majesty for that 
     
     purpose first had obtained as aforesaid, equip, furnish. 
     
     fit out, or arm, or attempt or endeavor to equip, fur- 
     
     nish, fit out, or arm, or procure to be equipped, fnrnish~ 
     
     ed, fitted out, or armed. or shall knowingly aid, assist 
     
     or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing or flitting 
     
     out. or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent or in 
     
     order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the 
     
     service of any Prince, state or potcntate. or of any 
     
     foreign colony, provinCc. or part of any province or 
     
     people, or of any person or persons exercising or as— 
     
     suming to exercise any pOWel‘S of government in or 
     
     over any foreign state. colony, province. or part of any 
     
     province or pcOple. as a transport or store ship. or with 
     
     intent to Cruise or commit hostilities against any Prince. 
     
     state, or potentatc, or against the subjects or citizens 
     
     ofany Prince, state, or potcntrttc, or against the per- 
     
     sons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of 
     
     government in any colony, province. or part of any 
     
     province or country, With whom His Majesty shall not 
     
     then be at war; or shall. Within the United Kingdom, 
     
     or any of His Maiesty’s Dominions.or in any Settlement 
     
     colony, territory, Island. or place belonging or subject 
     
     to His Majesty, issue or deliver any commission for any 
     
     ship or vessel to the intent that such ship or vessel 
     
     shall be employed as aforesaid, every such person 
     
     so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea- 
     
     nor, and shall upon conviction thereof upon any in- 
     
     formatiOn or indictment, be punished by fine andim- 
     
     prisonment, or either of them. at the discretion of the