Impressions of America During the Years 1833, 1834 and 1835. Volume 2 (of 2)Power, Tyrone
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Impressions of America During the Years 1833, 1834 and 1835. Volume 2 (of 2)
Power, Tyrone
Canada -- Description and travel; United States -- Description and travel
SEC. 19. _And be it further enacted_, That it shall be the duty of the
superintendents, agents, and sub-agents to endeavour to procure the
arrest and trial of all Indians accused of committing any crime,
offence, or misdemeanor, and all other persons who may have committed
crimes or offences within any state or territory, and have fled into
the Indian country, either by demanding the same of the chiefs of the
proper tribe, or by such other means as the President may authorize; and
the President may direct the military force of the United States to be
employed in the apprehension of such Indians, and also in preventing or
terminating hostilities between any of the Indian tribes.
SEC. 20. _And be it further enacted_, That if any person shall sell,
exchange, or give, barter, or dispose of any spirituous liquor or wine
to an Indian, (in the Indian country,) such person shall forfeit and pay
the sum of five hundred dollars; and if any person shall introduce, or
attempt to introduce, any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian
country, except such supplies as shall be necessary for the officers of
the United States and troops of the service, under the direction of the
War Department, such person shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding
three hundred dollars; and if any superintendent of Indian affairs,
Indian agent, or sub-agent, or commanding officer of a military post,
has reason to suspect, or is informed, that any white person or Indian
is about to introduce, or has introduced, any spirituous liquor or wine
into the Indian country, in violation of the provisions of this section,
it shall be lawful for such superintendent, Indian agent, or sub-agent,
or military officer, agreeably to such regulations as may be established
by the President of the United States, to cause the boats, stores,
packages, and places of deposite of such person to be searched; and if
any such spirituous liquor or wine is found, the goods, boats, packages,
and peltries of such persons shall be seized and delivered to the proper
officer, and shall be proceeded against by libel in the proper court,
and forfeited, one half to the use of the informer, and the other half
to the use of the United States; and if such person is a trader, his
licence shall be revoked and his bond put in suit. And it shall moreover
be lawful for any person in the service of the United States, or for any
Indian, to take and destroy any ardent spirits or wine found in the
Indian country, excepting military supplies, as mentioned in this
section.
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