APPENDIX TO SECTION FIRST. Form of Affidavit to be made by the Commander, or Officer in charge of a detained Vessel, on bringing the Ship's papers Britannic Majesty's ship of war oath, that the documents, letters, and nexed, marked from No. to No. of Her and made writings, hereunto an inclusive, were, to the papers found on board are found best of his knowledge and belief, all the the said vessel at the time of her seizure: and that the further If no papers documents, letters, and writings, hereunto annexed, marked from subsequently to inclusive, were, to the best of his knowledge and to seizure of belief, all the papers which have since been found on board of the the vessel, said vessel; and that the said further papers were seized at the dates and under the circumstances, as follows:— No. this paragraph to be omitted. All circum. stances at finding or and lastly, the said deponent maketh oath, that the whole of the tending the said papers, herein referred to and annexed, are now brought delivery up of and delivered up in the same plight and condition as when such further received or found by this deponent, without any fraud, addition, papers are to subduction, alteration, or embezzlement whatever, save the num- stated in this bering and marking thereof. be fully Affidavit. This Affidavit must be signed and sworn to by the Commander of the seizing ship, or the Officer in charge of the detained vessel, before the person duly authorized to administer the oath. 134 APPENDIX TO SECTION THIRD. 5 GEORGE IV, c. CXIII. An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the WHEREAS it is expedient that the various Acts and Enactments relating to Slavery and the Slave Trade should be consolidated and amended; be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That All Acts re- from and after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, all the Acts and Enactments relating to the Slave Trade and the Abolition portation and thereof, and the Exportation and Importation of Slaves, shall be and the same are hereby repealed, save and except in so far as they may have repealed any prior Acts or Enactments, or may have been acted upon, or may be expressly confirmed by this present Act. lating to the Slave Trade, and the ex importation of slaves, repealed. The purchase, sale, or slaves de ful; as also slaves; the shipping of slaves in order to II. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful contract for (except in such special cases as are hereinafter mentioned) for any person to deal or trade in, purchase, sell, barter, or transfer, clared unlaw- or to contract for the dealing or trading in, purchase, sale, barter, the exporta- or transfer of slaves, or persons intended to be dealt with as tion and im- slaves; or to carry away or remove or to contract for the carryportation of ing away or removing of slaves or other persons, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or to import or bring, or to contract for the importing or bringing into any place whatsoever, slaves or other persons, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or to ship, transship, embark, receive, detain, or confine on board, or to contract for the shipping, transshipping, emexportation barking, receiving, detaining, or confining on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, slaves or other persons, for the purpose of their being carried away or removed, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or to ship, transship, embark, receive, detain, or confine on board, or to contract for the shipping, transshipping, embarking, receiving, detaining, or confining on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, slaves or other persons, for the purpose of their being imported or brought into any place whatsoever, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or to fit out vessels; out, man, navigate, equip, dispatch, use, employ, let, or take to freight or on hire, or to contract for the fitting out, manning, navigating, equipping, dispatching, using, employing, letting, or taking to freight or on hire, any ship, vessel, or boat, in order to accomplish any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the or importation; the fitting tees; objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or to lend or advance, or become security for making loans the loan or advance, or to contract for the lending or advancing, or guaranor becoming security for the loan or advance of money, goods, or effects, employed or to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have herein before been declared unlawful; or to become guarantee or security, or to contract for the becoming guarantee or security for agents employed or to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or in any other manner to engage or to contract to engage directly or indirectly therein as a partner, agent, or otherwise; or to ship, transship, lade, receive, or the shipping put on board, or to contract for the shipping, transshipping, lad- of goods, &c.; ing, receiving, or putting on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, money, goods, or effects, to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or to take the charge or command, or to navigate or enter and or serving on embark on board, or to contract for the taking the charge or board ships command, or for the navigating or entering and embarking on any of the board of any ship, vessel, or boat, as captain, master, mate, petty aforesaid officer, surgeon, supercargo, seaman, marine, or servant, or in purposes; any other capacity, knowing that such ship, vessel, or boat is actually employed, or is in the same voyage, or upon the same occasion, in respect of which they shall so take the charge or command, or navigate or enter and embark, or contract so to do as aforesaid, intended to be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objeets and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or or the insurto insure or to contract for the insuring of any slaves, or any property, or other subject matter, engaged or employed, or intended to be engaged or employed in accomplishing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation to the objects, which objects and contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlawful. employed for ing of slave adventures. slaves, or ex III. And be it further enacted, That (except in such special Penalty for cases as are in and by this Act permitted) if any persons shall diving in deal or trade in, purchase, sell, barter, or transfer, or contract for porting or imthe dealing or trading in, purchase, sale, barter, or transfer of porting slaves, or persons intended to be dealt with as slaves, or shall them, &c.; carry away or remove or contract for the carrying away or removing of slaves, or other persons, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves, or shall import or bring, or contract for the importing or bringing into any place whatsoever slaves or other persons, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves, or shall ship, transship, embark, receive, detain, or confine on board, or contract for the shipping, transshipping, embarking, receiving detaining, or confining on board of any ship, vessel, or boat, slaves or other persons, for the purpose of their being carried away or removed, as or in order to their being dealt with as slaves; or to ship, transship, embark, receive, detain, or confine or shipping |