No. IX. FORM OF A BILL OF SALE OF A REGISTERED To all SHIP. all people to whom this present bill of sale shall come, Know ye, that to tion of in hand, well and truly paid, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, by the receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge, and therewith fully and entirely satisfied and contented, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said all the hull or body of the good together with all and singular and at the port of her now lying at the certificate of whose registry is as follows, viz. IN pursuance of an act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled, "An act concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels," having taken and subscribed that of the required by the said act; and having only owners of the ship or vessel called the whereof is at present master, and is a citizen of the United States and that the said ship or vessel was And having certified that the said ship or vessel has deck and mast ; and that her length is her depth has that she is and that she measures and her breadth tons; head; and the said having agreed to the description and admeasurement above specified, and sufficient security having been given, according to the said act, the said has been duly registered at the port of this hundred and TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said granted and bargained and premises, with all the appurtenances, unto the said heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And the said do avouch to be the true and lawful owner of the said and her appurtenances, full power, good right, and lawful authority, to dispose of the said and her appurtenances in and have in the said manner as aforesaid. And furthermore, do hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend the said and appurtenances, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whatsoever, unto the said In witness whereof, the said to set hand and seal the day of of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and Signed, sealed and delivered, presence of us, No. X. ha hereunin the year FORM OF A BILL OF SALE OF AN ENROLLED SHIP. To all people to whom this present bill of sale shall come, for and in con the there KNOW YE, that the said sideration of to in hand, well and truly paid, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, by receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge, and with fully and entirely satisfied and contented, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said all the hull or body of the good together with all and singular her lying at now and at the port of the certificate of whose enrolment is as follows, viz. No. ENROLMENT, in conformity to an act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled" an act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same." having taken or subscribed the required by the said act, and having that citizen of the United States, sole owner of the ship or vessel called the of whereof is present master, and as he hath is a citizen of the United States, and that the said ship or vessel was and having certified that the said ship or vessel has deck and mast and that her length is her depth and that she measures has and head; and the said her breadth tons; that she is having agreed to the description and admeasurement above specified, and sufficient security having been given, according to the said act, the said has been duly enrolled at the port of Given under hand and seal at the port of this in the year one thousand eight hundred day of TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted and bargained - and premises, with the appurtenances, unto heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And the said do avouch to be the true and lawful the said in owner of the said and her appurtenances, and have full power, good right, and lawful authority to dispose of the said and her appurtenances in manner as aforesaid. And furthermore do hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend the said and appurtenances, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whatsoever, unto the said the said In witness whereof, the said ha hereunto hand and seal the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and set Signed, sealed and delivered, &c. No. XI. An Act concerning the Registering and Recording of Ships or Vessels. 66 Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ships or vessels, which shall have been registered by virtue of the act, intitled, " An act for registering and clearing vessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purposes," and those which after the last day of March next, shall be registered, pursuant to this act, and no other (except such as shall be duly qualified, according to law, for carrying on the coasting trade and fisheries, or one of them) shall be denominated and deemed ships or vessels of the United States, entitled to the benefits and privileges appertaining to such ships or vessels; Provided, That they shall not continue to enjoy the same, longer than they shall continue to be wholly owned, and to be commanded by a citizen or citizens of the said States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That ships or vessels built within the United States, whether before, or after, the fourth of July, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, and belonging wholly to a citizen or citizens thereof, or not built within the said States, but on the sixteenth day of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, belonging, and thenceforth continuing to be long to a citizen or citizens thereof, and ships or vessels, which may hereafter be captured in war, by such citizen or citizens, and lawfully condemned as prize, or which have been or may be adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States, being wholly owned by a citizen or citizens thereof, and no other, may be registered as herein after directed: Provided, That no such ship or vessel shall be entitled to be so registered, or if registered, to the benefits thereof, if owned in whole, or in part, by any citizen of the United States, who usually resides in a foreign country, during the continuance of such resi dence, unless such citizen be in the capacity of a consul of the United States, or an agent for, and a partner in, some house of trade or co-partnership, consisting of citi zens of the said States actually carrying on trade within the said States: And provided further, That no ship or vessel, built within the United States, prior to the said sixteenth day of May, which was not then owned wholly, or in part, by a citizen or citizens of the United States, shall be capable of being registered, by virtue of any transfer to a citizen or citizens, which may hereafter be made, unless by way of prize or forfeiture: Provided nev ertheless, That this shall not be construed to prevent the registering anew, of any ship or vessel, which was before registered, pursuant to the act before mentioned. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That every ship or vessel, hereafter to be registered (except as is herein after provided) shall be registered by the collector of the dis trict in which shall be comprehended the port to which such ship or vessel shall belong, at the time of her registry, which port shall be deemed to be that, at or nearest to which, the owner, if there be but one, or if more than one,the husband or acting and managing owner of such ship or vessel, usually resides. And the name of the said ship or vessel, and of the port to which she shall so belong, shall be painted on her stern, on a black ground, in white letters, of not less than three inches in length. And if any ship or vessel of the United States, shall be found without having her name, and the name of the port to which she belongs, painted in manner aforesaid, the owner or owners shall forfeit fifty dollars; one half to the person giving the information thereof, the other half to the use of the United States. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in order to the registry of any ship or vessel, an oath or affirmation shall be taken and subscribed by the owner, or by one of the owners thereof, before the officer authorized to make such registry, who is hereby empowered to administer the same. declaring, according to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person so swearing or affirming, the name of such ship or vessel, her burthen, the place where she was built, if built within the United States, and the year in which she was built; and if built within the United States, before the sixteenth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, that she was then owned wholly, or in part, by a citizen or citizens of the United States; and if not built within the United States, that she was, on the said sixteenth day of May, and ever since hath continued to be, the entire property of a citizen or citizens of the United States; or that she was, at some time posterior to the time when this act shall take effect, (specifying the said time) captured in war by a citizen or citizens of the said States, and lawfully condemned as prize (producing a copy of the sentence of condemnation, authenticated in the usual forms) or that she has been adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States (producing a like copy of the sentence whereby she shall have been so adjudged) and declaring his or her name and place of abode, and if he or she be the sole owner of the said ship or vessel, that such is the case; or if there be another owner or other owners, that there is or are such other owner or owners, specifying his, her, or their names, and place or places of abode, and that he, she, or they, as the case may be, so swearing or affirming, is or are citizens of the United States; and where an owner resides in a foreign country, in the capacity of a consul of the United States, or as an agent for, and a partner in, a house or co-partnership, consisting of citizens of the United States, and actually carrying on trade within the United States, that such is the case, and that there is no subject or citizen of any foreign prince or State, directly, or indirectly, by way of trust, confidence, or otherwise, interested in such ship or vessel, or in the profits, or issues thereof; and that the master or commander thereof is a citizen, naming the said master, or commander, and stating the means whereby, or manner in which, he is so a citizen. And in case, any of the matters of fact, in the said oath or affirmation alledged, which |