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or shall refuse or neglect to aid and assist any supervisor of election, or the marshal or his general or special deputies, or either of them, in the performance of his or their duties when required by him or them, or either of them, to give such aid and assistance, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to instant arrest without process, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment not more than two years, or by fine not more than three thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall pay the costs of the prosecution. Whoever shall, during the progress of any verification of any list of the persons who may have registered or voted, and which shall be had or made under any of the provisions of this act, refuse to answer, or refrain from answering, or answering shall knowingly give false information in respect to any inquiry lawfully made, such person shall be liable to arrest and imprisonment as for a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or by fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall pay the costs of the prosecution.

cial circuits, one of such officers, who shall be known for the duties required of him under this act as the chief supervisor of elections of the judicial district in and for which he shall be a commissioner, and shall, so long as faithful and capable, discharge the duties in this act imposed, and whose duty it shall be to prepare and furnish all necessary books, forms, blanks, and instructions for the use and direction of the supervisors of election in the several cities and towns in their respective districts; to receive the applications of all parties for appointment to such positions; and upon the opening, as contemplated in this act, of the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the commissioner so designated shall act, to present such applications to the judge thereof, and furnish information to said judge in respect to the appointment by the said court of such supervisors of election; to require of the supervisors of election, where necessary, lists of the persons who may register and vote, or either, in their respective election districts or voting precincts, and to cause the names of those upon any such list whose right to register or vote shall be honestly doubted to be verified by proper inquiry and examination at the respective places by them assigned as their residences; and to receive, preserve, and file all oaths of office of said supervisors of election, and of all special deputy marshals appointed under the provisions of this act, and all certificates, returns, reports, and records of every kind and nature contemplated or made requisite under and by the provisions of this act, save where otherwise herein specially directed. And it is hereby made the duty of all United States marshals and commissioners who shall in any judicial district perform any duties under the provisions of this act, or the act hereby amended, relating to, concerning, or affecting the election of Representatives or Delegates in the Congress of the United States, to, from time to time, and with all due diligence, forward to the chief supervisor in and for their judicial district all complaints, examinations, and records pertaining thereto, and all oaths of office by them administered to any supervisor of election or special deputy marshal, in order that the same may be properly preserved and filed.

SEC. 11. That whoever shall be appointed a supervisor of election or a special deputy marshal under the provisions of this act and shall take the oath of office as such supervisor of election or such special deputy marshal, who shall thereafter neglect or refuse, without good and lawful excuse, to perform and discharge fully the duties, obligations, and requirements of such office until the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, shall not only be subject to removal from office with loss of all pay or emoluments, but shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, or by fine not less than two hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment, and shall pay the costs of prosecution. SEC. 12. That the marshal, or his general deputies, or such special deputies as shall be thereto specially empowered by him in writing and under his hand and seal, whenever he or his said general deputies or his special deputies, or either or any of them, shall be forcibly resisted in executing their duties under this SEC. 14. That there shall be allowed and act or the act hereby amended, or shall, by paid to each chief supervisor, for his services violence, threats, or menaces, be prevented as such officer, the following compensation, from executing such duties, or from arresting apart from and in excess of all fees allowed by any person or persons who shall commit any law for the performance of any duty as circuit offense for which said marshal or his general court commissioner: for filing and caring for or his special deputies are authorized to make every return, report, record, document, or such arrest, are, and each of them is hereby, em- other paper required to be filed by him under powered to summon and call to his or their aid any of the provisions of this act, ten cents; the bystanders or posse comitatus of his district. for affixing a seal to any paper, record, report, SEC. 13. That it shall be the duty of each or instrument, twenty cents; for entering and of the circuit courts of the United States in indexing the records of his office, fifteen cents and for each judicial circuit, upon the recom- per folio; and for arranging and transmitting mendation in writing of the judge thereof, to to Congress, as provided for in section seven name and appoint, on or before the 1st day of this act, any report, statement, record, of May, in the year 1871, and thereafter as return, or examination, for each folio, fif vacancies may from any cause arise, from teen cents; and for any copy thereof, or of among the circuit court commissioners in and any paper on file, a like sum. And there for each judicial district in each of said judi- shall be allowed and paid to each and every

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supervisor of election, and each and every court to stay all further proceedings in such special deputy marshal who shall be appointed cause, and the said suit or prosecution, upon and shall perform his duty under the pro- delivery of such process, or leaving the same visions of this act, compensation at the rate as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken to be of five dollars per day for each and every day moved to the said circuit court, and any further he shall have actually been on duty, not ex- proceedings, trial, or judgment therein in the ceeding ten days. And the fees of the said State court shall be wholly null and void; and chief supervisors shall be paid at the Treas- any person, whether an attorney or officer of ury of the United States, such accounts to any State court, or otherwise, who shall therebe made out, verified, examined, and certified after take any steps, or in any manner proceed as in the case of accounts of commissioners, save in the State court in any action so removed, that the examination or certificate required may shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to be made by either the circuit or district judge. trial and punishment in the court to which the SEC. 15. That the jurisdiction of the circuit action shall have been removed, and upon concourt of the United States shall extend to all viction thereof shall be punished by imprisoncases in law or equity arising under the pro- ment for not less than six months nor more visions of this act or the act hereby amended; than one year, or by fine not less than five hunand if any person shall receive any injury to dred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by his person or property for or on account of both such fine and imprisonment, and shall, in any act by him done under any of the pro- addition thereto, be amenable to the said court visions of this act or the act hereby amended, to which said action shall have been removed he shall be entitled to maintain suit for dam as for a contempt; and if the defendant in any ages therefor in the circuit court of the United such suit be in actual custody on mesne process States in the district wherein the party doing therein, it shall be the duty of the marshal, by the injury may reside or shall be found. virtue of the writ of habeas corpus cum causa, to take the body of the defendant into his custody, to be dealt with in the said cause according to the rules of law and the order of the circuit court, or of any judge thereof in vacation. And all attachments made and all bail or other security given upon such suit or prosecution shall be and continue in like force and effect as if the same suit or prosecution had proceeded to final judgment and execu tion in the State court. And if upon the removal of any such suit or prosecution it shall be made to appear to the said circuit court that no copy of the record and proceedings therein in the State court can be obtained, it shall be lawful for said circuit court to allow and require the plaintiff to proceed de novo, and to file a declaration of his cause of action, and the parties may thereupon proceed as in actions originally brought in said circuit court; and on failure of so proceeding judgment of non prosequitur may be rendered against the plaintiff, with costs for the defendant.

SEC. 16. That in any case where suit or prosecution, civil or criminal, shall be commenced in a court of any State against any officer of the United States, or other person, for or on account of any act done under the provisions of this act, or under color thereof, or for or on account of any right, authority, or title set up or claimed by such officer or other person under any of said provisions, it shall be lawful for the defendant in such suit or prosecution, at any time before trial, upon a petition to the circuit court of the United States in and for the district in which the defendant shall have been served with process, setting forth the nature of said suit or prosecution, and verifying the said petition by affidavit, together with a certificate signed by an attorney or counselor at law of some court of record of the State in which such suit shall have been commenced, or of the United States, setting forth that as counsel for the petition he has examined the proceedings against him, and has carefully inquired into al the matters set forth in the petition, and that he believes the same to be true, which petition, affidavit, and certificate shall be presented to the said circuit court, if in session, and, if not, to the clerk thereof at his office, and shall be filed in said office, and the cause shall thereupon be entered on the docket of said court, and shall be thereafter proceeded in as a cause originally commenced in that court; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of said court, if the suit was commenced in the court below by summons, to issue a writ of certiorari to the State court, requiring said court to send to the said circuit court the record and proceedings in said cause; or if it was commenced by capias, he shall issue a writ of habeas corpus cum causa, a duplicate of which said writ shall be delivered to the clerk of the State court, or left at his office by the marshal of the district, or his deputy, or some person duly authorized thereto; and thereupon it shall be the duty of the said State

SEC. 17. That in any case in which any party is or may be by law entitled to copies of the record and proceedings in any suit or prosecution in any State court, to be used in any court of the United States, if the clerk of said State court shall, upon demand and the payment or tender of the legal fees, refuse or neglect to deliver to such party certified copies of such record and proceedings, the court of the United States in which such record and proceedings may be needed, on proof by affidavit that the clerk of such State court has refused or neglected to deliver copies thereof on demand as aforesaid, may direct and allow such record to be supplied by affidavit or otherwise, as the circumstances of the case may require and allow; and thereupon such proceeding, trial, and judgment may be had in the said court of the United States, and all such processes awarded, as if certified copies of such records and proceedings had been regularly before the said court; and hereafter in all civil actions in the courts of the

United States either party thereto may notice | Van Auken, Van Trump, Voorhees, Wells, Eugene the same for trial. M. Wilson, Wood, Woodward, Young-64.

SEC. 18. That sections five and six of the act of the Congress of the United States, approved July 14, 1870, and entitled "An act to amend the naturalization laws, and to punish crimes against the same," be, and the same are hereby, repealed; but this repeal shall not affect any proceeding or prosecution now pending for any offense under the said sections or either of them, or any question which may arise therein respecting the appointment of the persons in said sections, or either of them, provided for, or the powers, duties, or obligations of such persons.

SEC. 19. That all votes for Representatives in Congress shall hereafter be by written or printed ballot, any law of any State to the contrary notwithstanding; and all votes received or recorded contrary to the provisions, of this section shall be of none effect. Approved February 28, 1871.

IN HOUSE.

1871, February 15-The bill, as above, passed-yeas 144, nays 64, (not voting 32,) as follow:

IN SENATE.

1871, February 25-The bill passed finally, yeas 39, nays 10, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Buckingham, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Conkling Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Howell, Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds, Gilbert, Hamilton of McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Revels, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Stearns, Stewart, Warner, Williams, Wilson-39.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Johnston, McCreery, Miller, Thurman, Vickers-10.

While the bill was pending, several motions were made to amend, but all were defeated.

Mr. JOHNSTON moved to strike out the tenth section, which was lost-yeas 13, nays 39; as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly, Hamilton
of Maryland, Johnston, McCreery, Miller, Ross,
Saulsbury, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers-13.
NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Anthony, Boreman,
Buckingham, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Conkling,
Texas. Harlan, Harris, Howard, Howe, Howell, Mc-
Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds, Gilbert, Hamilton of
Donald, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy.
Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Revels, Rice, Robertson, Saw-
Warner, Wilson, Yates-39.
yer, Sherman, Spencer, Stearns, Stewart, Thayer,

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Mr. JOHNSTON moved to amend by striking from that section the words or the marshal, or his general, or special deputies, or either of them, in the performance of his or their duties when required by him or them, or either of them;" which was disagreed toyeas 11, nays 34, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Johnston, McCreery, Miller, Saulsbury, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers-11.

YEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Armstrong. Asper, Atwood, Ayer, Bailey, Barry, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Bennett, Bethune, Bingham, Blair, Boles, George M. Brooks, Buck, Buckley, Buffinton, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cessna, Churchill, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Clinton L. Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Cook, Cowles, Cullom, Darrall, Degener, Dixon, Dockery, Donley, Duval, Dyer. Ela, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Garfield, Gilfillan, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hawley, Hays, Hill, Hoar, Holmes, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Laflin, Lash, Lawrence, Logan, Long, Loughridge, Lynch, Maynard, McCarty, MeCrary, McGrew, McKee, McKenzie, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore. William Moore, Morey, Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, Negley, Newsham, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Halbert E. Paine, Palmer, Peck, Perce, Peters, Phelps, Platt, Poland, Pomeroy, Porter, Prosser, Rainey, Roots, Sanford, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Shanks, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Mr. CASSERLY moved to insert the word Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Starkweather, Stevens, Stevenson, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, lawful" before the word "performance" in Strong. Sypher, Tanner, Taylor, Tillman, Town- the clause above recited; which was disagreed send, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Horn, Van Wyck, Wallace, Ward, C. C. Washburn, William B. Wash-to-yeas 12, nays 33, as follow: burn, Welker, Wheeler, Whiteley, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, John T. Wilson, Witcher, Wolf-144.

NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Axtell, Beck, Biggs, Bird, Booker, James Brooks, Burr, Calkin, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Dickey, Dickinson, Duke, Eldredge, Fox. Getz, Gibson, Griswold, Haight, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hamill, Hawkins, Hay, Holman, Johnson, Jones, Kerr, Lewis, Manning, Marshall, Mayham, McCormick, Me Neely, Morgan, Morrissey, Niblack, William W. Paine, Potter, Price, Randall, Reeves, Rice, Rogers, Schumaker, Sherrod, Shober, Slocum, Joseph S. Smith, Stiles, Stone, Strader, Swann, Trimble,

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Boreman, Buckingham, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds, Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, Harlan, Harris, Howard, Lewis, McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Revels, Robertson, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer, Stearns, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Yates-34.

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YEAS-Messrs. Casserly, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Hill, Johnston, McCreery, Miller, Ross, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers-12.

NAYS-Messrs. Ames, Boreman, Buckingham, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Harris, Howard, Howe, Howell, Kellogg, McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Revds, Robertson. Sawyer, Sherman, Stearns, Stewart, Warner, Williams, Wilson, Yates-33.

Other motions to strike out, or modify, were made, and lost by substantially the same voe.

III.

PROCLAMATIONS OF PRESIDENT GRANT.

Enjoining neutrality in the present war between France and the North German Confederation and its Allies, August 22, 1870.

Whereas a state of war unhappily exists between France on the one side, and the North

German Confederation and its allies on the other side;

And whereas the United States are on terms of friendship and amity with all the contending Powers, and with the persons inhabiting their several dominions;

And whereas great numbers of the citizens | States shall then be at peace with such belof the United States reside within the territo-ligerent.)

ries or dominions of each of the said belliger- 8. Fitting out and arming, or attempting to ents and carry on commerce, trade, or other fit out and arm, or procuring to be fitted out business or pursuits therein, protected by the faith of treaties;

And whereas great numbers of the subjects or citizens of each of the said belligerents reside within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, and carry on commerce, trade, or other business or pursuits therein;

and armed, or knowingly being concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of either of the said belligerents.

9. Issuing or delivering a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States for any ship or vessel to the intent that she may be employed as aforesaid.

And whereas the laws of the United States, without interfering with the free expression of opinion and sympathy, or with the open man- 10. Increasing or augmenting, or procuring ufacture or sale of arms or munitions of war, to be increased or augmented, or knowingly nevertheless impose upon all persons who may being concerned in increasing or augmenting be within their territory and jurisdiction the the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other duty of an impartial neutrality during the ex-armed vessel, which at the time of her arrival istence of the contest: within the United States was a ship of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of either of the said belligerents, or belonging to the subjects or citizens of either, by adding to the number of guns of such vessels, or by changing those on board of her for guns of a larger caliber, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable to war.

Now, therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States, in order to preserve the neutrality of the United States and of their citizens and of persons within their territory and jurisdiction, and to enforce their laws, and in order that all persons being warned of the general tenor of the laws and treaties of the United States in this behalf, and of the law of nations, may thus be prevented from an unintentional violation of the same, do hereby declare and proclaim that by the act passed on the 20th day of April, A. D. 1818, commonly known as the "neutrality law," the following acts are forbidden to be done, under severe penalties, within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States, to wit:

1. Accepting and exercising a commission to serve either of the said belligerents by land or by sea against the other belligerent.

2. Enlisting or entering into the service of either of the said belligerents as a soldier, or as a marine, or seaman on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer.

3. Hiring or retaining another person to enlist or enter himself in the service of either of the said belligerents as a soldier, or as a marine, or seaman on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer.

4. Hiring another person to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted as aforesaid.

5. Hiring another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with the intent to be entered into service as aforesaid.

6. Retaining another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be enlisted as aforesaid.

11. Beginning or setting on foot or providing or preparing the means for any military expedition or enterprise to be carried on from the territory or jurisdiction of the United States against the territories or dominions of either of the said belligerents.

And I do further declare and proclaim that by the nineteenth article of the treaty of amity and commerce, which was concluded between his Majesty the King of Prussia and the United States of America, on the 11th day of July, A. D. 1799, which article was revived by the treaty of May 1, A. D. 1828, 'between the same parties, and is still in force, it was agreed that "the vessels of war, public and private, of both parties, shall carry freely, wheresoever they please, the vessels and effects taken from their enemies without being obliged to pay any duties, charges, or fees, to officers of admiralty, of the customs, or any others; nor shall such prizes be arrested, searched, or put under any legal process when they come to and enter the ports of the other party, but may freely be carried out again at any time by their captors to the places expressed in their commissions, which the commanding officer of such vessel shall be obliged to show."

And I do further declare and proclaim that it has been officially communicated to the Government of the United States by the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the North German Confederation at Washington, that private property on the high seas will be exempted from seizure by the ships of his Majesty the King of Prussia, without regard to reciprocity.

7. Retaining another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be entered into service as aforesaid. (But the said act is not to be construed to extend to a citizen or subject of either belligerent who, being transiently within the United States, shall, on board of any vessel of war, which, at And I do further declare and proclaim that the time of its arrival within the United States, it has been officially communicated to the was fitted and equipped as such vessel of war, Government of the United States by the envoy enlist or enter himself or hire or retain another extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary subject or citizen of the same belligerent, who of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, at is transiently within the United States, to Washington, that orders have been given that enlist or enter himself to serve such belligerent in the conduct of the war the commanders of on board such vessel of war, if the United the French forces on land and on the seas shall

scrupulously observe toward neutral Powers the rules of international law, and that they shall strictly adhere to the principles set forth in the declaration of the Congress of Paris of the 16th of April, 1856, that is to say, first that privateering is and remains abolished; second, that the neutral flag covers enemy's goods with the exception of contraband of war; third, that neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag; fourth, that blockades in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy; and that, although the United States have not adhered to the declaration of 1856, the vessels of his Majesty will not seize enemy's property found on board of a vessel of the United States, provided that property is not contraband of war.

And I do further declare and proclaim that the statutes of the United States and the law of nations alike require that no person within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States shall take part, directly or indirectly, in the said war, but shall remain at peace with each of the said belligerents, and shall maintain a strict and impartial neutrality, and that whatever privileges shall be accorded to one belligerent within the ports of the United States shall be in like manner accorded to the other.

And I do hereby enjoin all the good citizens of the United States, and all persons residing or being within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, to observe the laws thereof, and to commit no act contrary to the provisions of the said statutes, or in violation of the law of nations in that behalf.

And I do hereby warn all citizens of the United States, and all persons residing or being within their territory or jurisdiction, that, while the free and full expression of sympathies in public and private is not restricted by the laws of the United States, military forces in aid of either belligerent cannot lawfully be originated or organized within their jurisdiction; and that while all persons may lawfully, and without restriction by reason of the aforesaid state of war, manufacture and sell within the United States arms and munitions of war, and other articles, ordinarily known as "contraband of war, yet they cannot carry such articles upon the high seas for the use or service of either belligerent, nor can they transport soldiers and officers of either, or attempt to break any blockade which may be lawfully established and maintained during the war, without incurring the risk of hostile capture, and the penalties denounced by the law of nations in that behalf.

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And I do hereby give notice that all citizens of the United States, and others who may claim the protection of this Government, who may misconduct themselves in the premises, will do so at their peril, and that they can in no wise obtain any protection from the Government of the United States against the consequences of their misconduct.

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Declaring the Neutrality of American Waters and the Rules to govern belligerent Vessels, October 8, 1870.

Whereas on the 22d day of August, 1870, my proclamation was issued, enjoining neutrality in the present war between France and the North German Confederation and its allies, and declaring, so far as then seemed to be necessary, the respective rights and obligations of the belligerent parties and of the citizens of the United States;

And whereas subsequent information gives reason to apprehend that armed cruisers of the belligerents may be tempted to abuse the hospitality accorded to them in the ports, harbors, roadsteads, and other waters of the United States, by making such waters subservient to the purposes of war:

Now, therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that any frequenting and use of the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States by the armed vessels of either belligerent, whether public ships or privateers, for the purpose of preparing for hostile operations, or as posts of observation upon the ships of war or privateers or merchant vessels of the other belligerent lying within or being about to enter the jurisdiction of the United States, must be regarded as unfriendly and offensive, and in violation of that neutrality which it is the determination of this Government to observe; and to the end that the hazard and inconvenience of such apprehended practices may be avoided, I further proclaim and declare that from and after the 12th day of October instant, and during the continuance of the present hostilities between France and the North German Confederation and its allies, no ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall be permitted to make use of any port, harbor, roadstead, or other waters within the jurisdiction of the United States as a station or place of resort for any warlike purpose, or for the purpose of obtaining any facilities of warlike equipment; and no ship of war or private er of either belligerent shall be permitted to sail out of or leave any port, harbor, roadstead, or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from which a vessel of the other belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war, a privateer, or a merchant ship) shall have previously departed, until after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. If any

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