Parsons v. Hunter
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire
[Error to the district court of the United States for the district of New Hampshire.] Information for the penalty of $500 for not depositing the ship’s register, &c. with the consul of the United States, on arrival in a foreign port, contrary to Consular Act Feb. 28, 1803, c. 62, § 2 [2 Story’s Laws, 884; 2 Stat 203, c. 9]. The parties in the district court of New Hampshire, agreed to the following statement of facts: That Robert R. Hunter, Esq., is the lawful accredited…
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[Error to the district court of the United States for the district of New Hampshire.] Information for the penalty of $500 for not depositing the ship’s register, &c. with the consul of the United States, on arrival in a foreign port, contrary to Consular Act Feb. 28, 1803, c. 62, § 2 [2 Story’s Laws, 884; 2 Stat 203, c. 9]. The parties in the district court of New Hampshire, agreed to the following statement of facts: That Robert R. Hunter, Esq., is the lawful accredited American con-sta, resident at the port of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, and the dependencies thereof. That the said Isle of…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
Act 1S03, c. 62, § 2 [2 Story's Laws, 884; 2 Stat. 203, c. 9], makes it the duty of every master of a ship, belonging to citizens of the United States, “on his arrival at a foreign port, to deposit his register, sea-letter and mediterranean passport,” with the consul at such port, if any there be; and in case of refusal or neglect of the master to deposit such papers, he is “to forfeit and pay five hundred dollars, to be recovered by the said consul, &c. in his own name, for the benefit of the United States, in any court of competent jurisdiction.” There is no question,…
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