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CHAPTER I.

OF THE REGISTERING, ENROLLING AND LICENSING, LICENSING,
AND RECORDING, SHIPS OR VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES.

cessary to vessels

Ships or vessels possessed of the following marine papers, regularly and Marine papers nelegally issued, and in force, and no other, are deemed and denominated of the United ships or vessels of the United States, viz: registers, enrolments, and Sec. 1 Act Dec. 31,

licenses.

States.

1792, and Feb. 18, 1793.

vessels are deem

determined.

1792.

All ships or vessels shall be deemed to belong to the port at or nearest to The ports to which which the owner resides, if there be but one owner, or if there be more ed to belong; how than one owner, to the port at or nearest to which the husband or acting sec. 3 Act Dec. 31, or managing owner usually resides. The name of every vessel and the port to which she belongs must be painted Name of vessel to on her stern, in white letters of not less than three inches in length, on stern. black ground.

be painted on her

Sec. 8 Act Dec. 81, 1792. Sec. 11 Act Feb. 18, 1798.

SECTION I.

VESSELS ENTITLED TO REGISTRY.

char

acter of registered

ARTICLE 1. Registered vessels are those wholly owned Distinctive by citizens of the United States, and usually employed in vessels. a foreign trade, and possessed of certificates of registry. Vessels entitled to be registered under existing laws,

are

the United States,

citizens thereof.

First. Those built within the United States, and, at Vessels built in the time of application for registry, wholly owned by a owned wholly by citizen or citizens of the United States, never having been Sec. 2 Act Dec. 81, before documented as vessels of the United States and sold to a citizen or subject of a foreign power.

1792.

the United States,

ership.

Second. Vessels built in the United States under foreign Vessels built in ownership, in whole or in part, duly recorded in pursu- under foreign ownance of law, on being purchased and wholly owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States, never having been registered, enrolled, or licensed under the laws of the United States.

Vessels built in Third. Vessels built in a foreign country, and wrecked wrecked in waters within the waters of the United States, purchased and

a foreign country

of the United

States.

1852.

Vessels

captured

Sec. 1 Act Dec. 23, repaired by a citizen or citizens thereof, at a cost equal to three-fourths of the cost of the vessel when repaired. Fourth. Vessels captured in a war to which the United Sec. 2 Act Dec. 81, States are a party, by a citizen or citizens thereof, lawfully condemned as prize, and wholly owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States.

in war.

1792.

Vessels condemn

Fifth. Vessels which have been adjudged to be forfeited breach of United for a breach of the laws of the United States, and wholly

ed and forfeited for

States laws.

Sec. 2 Act Dec. 81, owned by a citizen or citizens thereof.

1792.

SECTION II.

ON THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OF PERMANENT AND
TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY.

Permanent and temporary certifi

ART. 2. Certificates of registry may be considered as of cates of registry. two descriptions, viz:

How to be distinguished on certifi

copies.

Permanent registers, being those granted by collectors to ships or vessels belonging to ports within their respective districts;

Temporary registers, being those granted by collectors to ships or vessels not belonging to ports within their respective districts.

Permanent certificates of registry will be distinguished cates, records, and from those that are temporary by writing the word permanent or temporary, in a strong engrossing hand, in the margin immediately above the number; and the same rule must be observed in respect to the copies and records.

SECTION III.

ON THE GRANTING OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY.

ART. 3. The requirements set forth in this section, and the forms prescribed, must be complied with, in order to

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