The Frolic
District Court, D. Rhode Island
In Admiralty. In re claim of William Bond & Son.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The chronometer claimed as their property by William Bond & Son was on the schooner Frolic when seized for violation of the Chinese exclusion acts. The Frolic, her boats, tackle, apparel and .furniture, were condemned under the following provision of the statutes:
“Sec. .10. That every vessel whose master shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed forfeited to the United States, and shall be liable to seizure and condemnation in any district of the United States into which such vessel may enter or in which she may be found.” Act May 6, 1882,…
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