purpose of

slaves for the on board, or contract for the shipping, transshipping, embarking, receiving, detaining, or confining on board of any ship, vessel, or or importa- boat, slaves or other persons, for the purpose of their being im

exportation

tion.

Penalty for fitting out slave ships.

Penalty for embarking capital in the

ported or brought into any place whatsoever, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves, then and in every such case the person so offending, and their procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for each and every slave so dealt or traded in, purchased, sold, bartered, or transferred, carried away, removed, imported, brought, shipped, transshipped, embarked, received, detained, or confined on board, or so contracted for as aforesaid; the one moiety thereof to the use of His Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety to the use of any person who shall inform, sue, and prosecute for the same; and all property or pretended property in such slaves or persons as aforesaid shall also be forfeited, and the said slaves or persons, shall and may be seized and prosecuted as hereinafter is mentioned and provided.

IV. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special cases or for such special purposes as are in and by this Act permitted) if any persons shall fit out, man, navigate, equip, dispatch, use, employ, let or take to freight or on hire, or contract for the fitting out, manning, navigating, equipping, dispatching, using, employing, letting or taking to freight or on hire, any ship, vessel, or boat, in order to accomplish any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful, such ship, vessel, or boat, together with all her boats, guns, tackle, apparel, and furniture, and together likewise with all property, goods, or effects found on board, belonging to the owner or owners, part, owner or part owners of any such ship, vessel, or boat, shall become forfeited, and may and shall be seized and prosecuted as hereinafter is mentioned and provided.

V. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special cases or for such special purposes as are in and by this act perSlave Trade. mitted) if any persons shall knowingly and wilfully lend or advance, or become security for the loan or advance, or shall contract for the lending or advancing, or becoming security for the loan or advance of money, goods, or effects, employed or to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful, then and in every such case the persons so offending, and their procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence double the value of all the money, goods, and effects so lent, advanced, or secured, or so contracted for as aforesaid, to be recovered and applied as is hereinafter mentioned and pro-· vided.

Penalty for

slave adven

VI. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special guaranteeing cases or for such special purposes as are in and by this act per-t mitted) if any persons shall knowingly and wilfully become guarantee or security, or contract for the becoming guarantee or

tures.

security for agents employed or to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful, or shall in any other manner engage or contract to engage directly or indirectly therein, as a partner, agent, or otherwise, then and in every such case the persons so offending, and their procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence double the value of all the money, goods, and effects so by them secured or contracted so to be as aforesaid, to be recovered and applied as is hereinafter mentioned and provided.

goods to be

Trade.

VII. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special Penalty for cases or for such special purposes as are in and by this Act shipping permitted) if any person shall knowingly and wilfully ship, employed in transship, lade, receive, or put on board, or contract for the the Slave shipping, transshipping, lading, receiving, or putting on board of any ship, vessel or boat, any money, goods, or effects to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful, then and in every such case the persons so offending, and their procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence double the value of all the money, goods, and effects so shipped, transshipped, laden, received or put on board, or contracted so to be as aforesaid, to be recovered and applied as is hereinafter mentioned and provided.

insuring

slave adven

VIII. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special Penalty for cases or for such special purposes as are in and by this Act permitted) if any person shall knowingly and wilfully insure or tures. contract for the insuring of any slaves, or any property or other subject matter engaged or employed, or intended to be engaged or employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful, then and in every such case the persons so offending, and their procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for every such insurance or contract for the same, and also treble the amount of the premium of any such insurance or contract for the same, the one moiety thereof to the use of His Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety to the use of any person who shall inform, sue, and prosecute for the same, and every such insurance shall be absolutely null and void.

high seas,

IX. And be it further enacted, That if any subject or sub- Dealing in jeets of His Majesty, or any person or persons residing or being slaves on the within any of the dominions, forts, settlements, factories, or &c. to be territories, now or hereafter belonging to His Majesty, or being deemed in His Majesty's occupation or possession, or under the govern- piracy. ment of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, shall, except in such cases as are in and by this Act permitted, after the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, upon the high seas, or in any

Persons deal

or importing slaves;

or shipping

slaves in

portation or

haven, river, creek, or place where the admiral has jurisdiction, knowingly and wilfully carry away, convey, or remove or aid or assist in carrying away, conveying or removing, any person or persons as a slave or slaves, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being imported or brought as a slave or slaves, into any island, colony, country, territory, or place whatsoever, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a slave or slaves, or shall after the said first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, except in such cases as are in and by this Act permitted, upon the high seas, or within the jurisdiction aforesaid, knowingly and wilfully ship, embark, receive, detain, or confine, or assist in shipping, embarking, receiving, detaining, or confining on board any ship, vessel, or boat, any person or persons for the purpose of his, her, or their being carried away, conveyed or removed as a slave or slaves, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being imported or brought as a slave or slaves into any island, colony, country, territory, or place whatsoever, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a slave or slaves, then and in every such case the person or persons so offending shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of piracy, felony, and robbery, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death without benefit of clergy, and loss of lands, goods, and chattels, as pirates, felons, and robbers upon the seas ought to

suffer.

X. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special ing in slaves, cases as are in and by this Act permitted or otherwise provided or exporting for) if any persons shall deal or trade in, purchase, sell, barter, or transfer, or contract for the dealing or trading in, purchase, sale, barter, or transfer of slaves, or persons intended to be dealt with as slaves, or shall, otherwise than as aforesaid, carry away or remove, or contract for the carrying away or removing of slaves or other persons, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or shall import or bring, or contract for the importing or bringing, into any place whatsoever, slaves or other persons, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or shall, otherwise than as aforesaid, ship, transship, embark, receive, deorder to ex- tain, or confine on board, or contract for the shipping, transImportation; shipping, embarking, receiving, detaining, or confining on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, slaves or other persons, for the purpose of their being carried away or removed, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or shall ship, transship, embark, receive, detain, or confine on board, or contract for the shipping, transshipping, embarking, receiving, detaining, or confining on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, slaves or other persons, for the purpose of their being imported or brought into any place whatsoever, as or in order to their being or fitting out dealt with as slaves; or shall fit out, man, navigate, equip, dispatch, use, employ, let or take to freight or on hire, or contract for the fitting out, manning, navigating, equipping, dispatching, using, employing, letting or taking to freight or on hire, any ship, vessel, or boat, in order to accomplish any of the objects, or

slave ships;

the Slave

be employed

board slave

&c.;

the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and con-
tracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or shall know- or embarking
ingly and wilfully lend or advance, or become security for the capital in
loan or advance, or contract for the lending or advancing, or Trade;
becoming security for the loan or advance of money, goods, or
effects, employed or to be employed in accomplishing any of the
objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects
and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or or guarantee-
shall knowingly and wilfully become guarantee or security, or
ing slave ad-
venturers;
contract for the becoming guarantee or security, for agents em-
ployed or to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or
the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and con-
tracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful, or in any other
manner to engage, or to contract to engage, directly or indirectly
therein, as a partner, agent, or otherwise; or shall knowingly or shipping
and wilfully ship, transship, lade, receive, or put on board, or goods, &c. to
contract for the shipping, transshipping, lading, receiving, or in the Slave
putting on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, money, goods, or Trade;
effects to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects,
or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and
contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or shall or serving on
take the charge or command, or navigate, or enter and embark ships as cap-
on board, or contract for the taking the charge or command, or for tain, master,
the navigating or entering and embarking on board of any ship, &c. surgeon,
vessel, or boat, as captain, master, mate, surgeon, or supercargo,
knowing that such ship, vessel, or boat is actually employed, or
is in the same voyage, or upon the same occasion, in respect of
which they shall so take the charge or command, or navigate or
enter and embark, or contract so to do as aforesaid, intended to
be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts
in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have here-
inbefore been declared unlawful; or shall knowingly and wilfully or insuring
insure or contract for the insuring of any slaves, or any property
or other subject matter engaged or employed in accomplishing
any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects,
which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared un-
lawful; or shall wilfully and fraudulently forge or counterfeit any or forging
certificate, certificate of valuation, sentence, or decree of condem- instruments
nation or restitution, copy of sentence or decree of condemnation the slave
or restitution, or any receipt (such receipts being required by laws;
this act), or any part of such certificate, certificate of valuation,
sentence or decree of condemnation or restitution, copy of sen-
tence or decree of condemnation or restitution, or receipt as
aforesaid; or shall knowingly and wilfully utter or publish the
same, knowing it to be forged or counterfeited, with intent to
defraud His Majesty, his heirs or successors, or any other person
or persons whatsoever, or any body politic or corporate; then and declared
in every such case the person or persons so offending, and their guilty of
procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall be and are
hereby declared to be felons, and shall be transported beyond
seas for a term not exceeding fourteen years, or shall be con-
fined and kept to hard labour for a term not exceeding five years,

slave adven-
tures;

relating to

felony, &c.

Seamen, &c. serving on board such

of misdemeanour.

nor less than three years, at the discretion of the court before whom such offender or offenders shall be tried and convicted.

XI. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special cases or for such special purposes as are in and by this Act exships, guilty pressly permitted) if any persons shall enter and embark on board, or contract for the entering and embarking on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, as petty officer, seaman, marine, or servant, or in any other capacity not hereinbefore specifically mentioned, knowing that such ship, vessel, or boat is actually employed, or is in the same voyage, or upon the same occasion, in respect of which they shall so enter and embark on board, or contract so to do as aforesaid, intended to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; then and in every such case the persons so offending, and their procurers, counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall be and they are hereby declared to be guilty of a misdemeanour only, and shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. XII. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted and declared, That nothing in this act contained, making piracies, felonies, robberies, and misdemeanors of the several offences aforesaid, shall be construed to repeal, annul, or alter the provisions and enactments in this Act also contained, imposing forfeitures and penalties or either of them upon the same offences, or to repeal, annul, or alter the remedies given for the recovery thereof; but that the said provisions and enactments imposing forfeitures and penalties shall in all respects be deemed and taken to be in full force, it being the true intent and meaning of this Act, that the right and privilege heretofore exercised of suing in Vice-Admiralty Courts for the forfeitures or penalties shall remain in full force and effect as before the passing of this Act; and the jurisdiction of the said Vice-Admiralty Courts in all cases of forfeitures and penalties imposed by this Act is hereby established, given, ratified, and confirmed.

Saving the

option to sue for penalties Admiralty

in the Vice

Courts.

Nothing

herein shall

prevent persons from

belonging to

provided

XIII. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall prevent or be construed to prevent any persons from dealing or trading in, purchasing, purchasing selling, bartering, or transferring, or from the contracting for the slaves in any dealing or trading in, purchase, sale, barter, or transfer of any island, &c. slaves or slave, lawfully being within any island, colony, domiHis Majesty, nion, fort, settlement, factory or territory belonging to or in the possession of His Majesty, in case such dealing or trading, purchase, sale, barter, transfer, or contract shall be made and employed in entered into with the true intent and purpose of employing or working such slaves or slave within such and the same island, colony, dominion, fort, settlement, factory, or territory in which they, he, or she may lawfully be at the time of the making or entering into any such dealing or trading, purchase, sale, barter, transfer, or contract.

such slaves

shall be

the same island, &c.

Such slaves

may be re

XIV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nomoved coast thing in this Act contained shall prevent or be construed to wise, or by prevent any person from carrying away or removing by land or