third auditor's office. fourth audi tor's office, fifth auditor's office. clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed eight Clerks in the hundred dollars. For the office of the second auditor, one chief second auditor's office. clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; six clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and one clerk, whose Clerks in the compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars. For the office of the third auditor, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; ten clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; six clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and three clerks, whose compensation shall not exClerks in the ceed eight hundred dollars each. For the office of the fourth auditor, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; four clerks whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hunClerks in the dred dollars. For the office of the fifth auditor, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; one clerk whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and one clerk, whose compenClerks in the sation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars. For the office of the treasurer, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars. For the office of the register, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; four clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; six clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and seven clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed Clerks in the eight hundred dollars each. To the office of the commissioner general land of the land office, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dol treasurer's office. Clerks in the register's office. office. lars each; and twelve clerks, whose compensation shall not ex-` ceed eight hundred dollars each. war depart Clerks in the paymaster ge 3. That the secretary of the war department be, and he is Clerks in the hereby, authorized to employ; for the office of the war depart- ment. ment, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed two thousand dollars per annum; three clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand six hundred dollars; five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; eight clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars each. For the office of the paymaster general, one chief clerk, whose compensation shall neral's office. not exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each; three clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars. For the office of the adjutant and in- Clerks in the adjutant and spector general, one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed inspector geone thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; and one clerk, whose neral's office. compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars. For the ordnance deoffice of the ordnance department, one clerk, whose compensa- partment, tion shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and one clerk, whose compensation shall Clerks in the not exceed eight hundred dollars. For the office of the super- office of superintendent of Indian trade, one clerk, whose compensation shall intendent of not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars. Clerks in the Indian trade. navy depart 4. That the secretary of the navy department be, and he is Clerks in the hereby, authorized to employ one chief clerk, whose compensa- ment. tion shall not exceed two thousand dollars per annum ; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four hundred dollars each; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars. § 5. That the commissioners of the navy be, and they are office of comhereby, authorized to employ one clerk, whose compensation missioners of shall not exceed one thousand six hundred dollars per annum ; one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; and one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars. Clerks in the the navy. Clerk to the attorney gene § 6. That the attorney general be allowed to employ one clerk, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars ral per annum. general post $7. That the postmaster general be, and he is hereby, author- Clerks in the ized to employ one chief clerk, whose compensation shall not office. exceed one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum; two clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand four VOL. III. 193 Additional clerks in the office of the third auditor 1820. hundred dollars; five clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand two hundred dollars each; nine clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars each; and four clerks, whose compensation shall not exceed eight hundred dollars each. 8. That the secretary of the treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to employ, in the office of the third auditor, until the until 1st Jan, first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, six additional clerks, at a compensation not exceeding one thousand dollars each per annum; and three additional clerks, at a compensation not exceeding eight hundred dollars each; and in the office of the second comptroller, for the same period, two addi-" Recond comp- tional clerks, at a compensation not exceeding one thousand doltroller, until 1st Jan. 1820. lars per annum each; and one additional clerk, at a compensation not exceeding eight hundred dollars. Additional clerks in the office of the Vol. iii. p. 1758. Compensation to commence 1st April, Secretaries of departments, &c. to report the names of to congress 9. That the compensation allowed by this act to clerks, shall commence from and after the thirty-first day of March last. 1818. And it shall be the duty of the secretaries for the departments of state, treasury, war, and navy, of the commissioners of the navy, and the postmaster general, to report to congress, at the beginning of each year, the names of the clerks they have employed, respectively, in the preceding year, together with the time each clerk was actually employed during the year, and the sums paid to each; and no higher or other allowance shall be made to any clerk in the said departments and offices than is authorized by this act: And all acts, and parts of acts, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. [Approved, April 20, 1818.] clerks, &c. No higher or other allowance. Inconsistent acts repealed. Vol. i. p. 83. vol. iii. p. 1633. Fine of 2,000 dolls, and im citizen's exer CHAP. 83. An act in addition to the "Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the 1. Be it enacted, &c. That if any citizen of the United States prisonment of shall, within the territory or jurisdiction thereof, accept and ex3 years, for any ercise a commission to serve a foreign prince, state, colony, discising a com- trict, or people, in war, by land or by sea, against any prince, serve a foreign state, colony, district, or people, with whom the United States state, &c. are at peace, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years. mission, &c. to with whom the U. States are at peace. 1,000 dolls. fine and 3 years impris onment for any person, others to en list, &c. to 2. That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond &c. enlisting, the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be or procuring enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, serve a foreign on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three years: Provided, Proviso; this That this act shall not be construed to extend to any subject or citizen of any foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, who shall transiently be within the United States, and shall, on state, &c. act not to extend to foreigners transiently. vessel arriv board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, which, within the at the time of its arrival within the United States, was fitted and who may enter United States, equipped as such, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain anoth- on board any er subject or citizen of the same foreign prince, state, colony, ing armed, if district, or people, who is transiently within the United States, the United to enlist or enter himself to serve such foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, on board such vessel of war, letter of their sovereign. marque, or privateer, if the United States shall then be at peace with such foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people. States are at peace with years' impris service of any subjects of with whom 3. That if any person shall, within the limits of the United 10,000 dolls. States, fit out and arm, or attempt to fit out and arm, or procure fine and 3 to be fitted out and armed, or shall knowingly be concerned in onment, for the furnishing, fitting out, or arming, of any ship or vessel, with any person's fitting out, &c. intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service vessels for the of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or peo- foreign prince, ple, to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, &c. to cruise or property, of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, dis- against the trict, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, or any state, &c. shall issue or deliver a commission within the territory or juris- the United diction of the United States, for any ship or vessel, to the intent States are at that she may be employed as aforesaid, every person so offend- peace, or, &c. ing shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years; and every such ship or vessel, with her The vessel, tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all materials, arms, feited. ammunition, and stores, which may have been procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be forfeited; one half to Half to the inthe use of the informer, and the other half to the use of the United States. &c. to be for former. fine and 10 years impris the limits of vessels of war 4. That if any citizen or citizens of the United States shall, 10,000 dolls. without the limits thereof, fit out and arm, or attempt to fit out and arm, or procure to be fitted out and armed, or shall know-onment for citizens' fitting ingly aid or be concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arm-out or arming, ing, any private ship or vessel of war, or privateer, with intent &c. beyond that such ship or vessel shall be employed to cruise, or commit the U. States, hostilities, upon the citizens of the United States, or their pro- for committing perty, or shall take the command of, or enter on board of, any hostilities upsuch ship or vessel, for the intent aforesaid, or shall purchase any on citizens or their property. interest in any such ship or vessel, with a view to share in the profits thereof, such person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than ten years; and the trial If committed for such offence, if committed without the limits of the United out of the limStates, shall be in the district in which the offender shall be ap- to prehended or first brought. its of the U.S. be tried where apprehended, &c. 1000 dolls. 5. That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, increase or augment, or procure to be fine and 1 increased or augmented, or shall knowingly be concerned in in- year's imprisonment for any creasing or augmenting, the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or person's augother armed vessel, which, at the time of her arrival within the menting, within the juUnited States, was a ship of war, or cruiser, or armed vessel, in risdiction of the service of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, dis- the U.S., the force of foreign trict, or people, or belonging to the subjects or citizens of any armed vessels subjects, &c. with whom belonging to such prince or state, colony, district, or people, the same being at war with any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, by adding with a power to the number of the guns of such vessel, or by changing those on board of her for guns of a larger calibre, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable to war, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemea nor, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not more than one year. at peace, 3000 dolls. fine and 3 years' for any per 6. That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdicimprisonment tion of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or preson's setting pare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be on foot, within carried on from thence against the territory or dominions of any the jurisdic tion of the U. foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with S. any milita- whom the United States are [at] peace, every person, so offendry expedition ing, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be friendly pow- fined not exceeding three thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years. against a er. District courts to take cogni 7. That the district courts shall take cognizance of comzance of com- plaints, by whomsoever instituted, in cases of captures made within the waters of the United States, or within a marine league of the coasts or shores thereof. plaints, &c. The president, or such person cases men tioned, may employ the land or nayal forces, or the militia, for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into effect. § 8. That in every case in which a vessel shall be fitted out as he may au- and armed, or attempted to be fitted out and armed, or in which thorize, in the the force of any vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel, shall be increased or augmented, or in which any military expedition or enterprise shall be begun or set on foot, contrary to the provisions and prohibitions of this act; and in every case of the capture of a ship or vessel within the jurisdiction or protection of the United States, as before defined, and in every case in which any process issuing out of any court of the United States shall be disobeyed or resisted by any person or persons having the custody of any vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel, of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, or of any subjects or citizens of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people; in every such case it shall be lawful for the president of the United States, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, for the purpose of taking possession of, and detaining, any such ship or vessel, with her prize or prizes, if any, in order to the execution of the prohibitions and penalties of this act, and to the restoring the prize or prizes in the cases in which restoration shall have been adjudged, and also for the purpose of preventing the carrying on of any such expedition or enterprise from the territories or jurisdiction of the United States against the territories or dominions of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are The president, at peace. &c. may cmploy the land or naval forces, or the militia, to compel the $9. That it shall be lawful for the president of the United States, or such person as he shall empower for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as shall be necessary to compel any |