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STATEMENT of the FUNDS of the AFRICAN INSTITUTION, on 31st of DECEMBER, 1810.

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To Cash on hand on the 31st December, 1809
To Amount of Donations and Subscriptions received dur-

L. 494 13 3

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1651 18 2

By Cash paid for Exchequer Bills, 31st March L.505 6 11
31st May
503 2 8
28th Dec. 506 7 5

To Interest on Exchequer Bills

158 3 2

1514 17 0

By Cash paid for printing 2d Report; for printing and cir-
culating 4th Report, Abstracts of Acts of Parliament
and sundry other Papers; printing Summonses; hire
of Rooms; Freight to Africa; Paper, Stationary, &c.&c. 222 18 6
By Cash paid Collector, for collecting Subscriptions, and
for other Services

By Cash paid for Postages, Porterages, advertising Public
Meetings, &c. &c.

By Cash paid Clerk for Services
By Cash on Hand

54 12 9

25 16

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50 0 0

436 9 10

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APPENDIX.

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An Act for rendering more effectual an Act made in the forty-seventh Year of his Majesty's Reign, intituled, " An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade." May 14,

1811.

WHEREAS the two Houses of Parliament did, by their resolutions of the tenth and twenty-fourth days of June one thousand eight hundred and six, severally resolve, that the African Slave Trade being contrary to the principles of justice, humanity, and sound policy, they would, with all practicable expedition, take effectual measures for the Abolition of the same: and whereas, in conformity with the said resolutions, and for all and each of the reasons therein stated, the said trade was, by an act passed in the forty-seventh year of his present Majesty, declared to be unlawful: and whereas it hath been found that divers persons, not deterred by the provisions and penalties of the said act, do still continue to deal and trade in Slaves upon the coast of Africa, and elsewhere, and to carry them for sale by sea: and whereas the Commons House of Parliament, by its resolution of the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and ten, did express its indignation at such practices, and did resolve speedily to take into consideration such measures as might tend effectually to prevent such daring violations of the law and

whereas it is fit that such measures should be extended also to the effectual Abolition of the Slave Trade wheresoever it may be attempted to practise it; 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 asSubjects or sembled, and by the authority of the same, that if any persons re- subject or subjects of his Majesty, or if any person or siding in the United persons residing or being within this United Kingdom, or Kingdom, in any of the islands, colonies, dominions, forts, settleor any of the dominions ments, factories, or territories now or hereafter belonging belonging to thereto, or being in his Majesty's occupation or possession, his Majesty, or under the government of the united company of mer

any way en

Felons.

carrying on the Slave chants trading to the East Indies, shall, from and after Trade, or the first day of June next, by him or themselves, or by gaged there- his or their factors or agents, or otherwise howsoever, in, shall be declared carry away or remove, or aid or assist in the carrying away or removing, as a slave or slaves, or for the purpose of being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a slave or slaves, any person or persons whatsoever, from any part of Africa, or from any other country, territory, or place whatsoever, either immediately, or by transhipment at sea or otherwise, directly or indirectly; or shall import or bring, or aid or assist in the importing or bringing, into any island, colony, country, territory, or place whatsoever, any such person or persons as aforesaid, for the purpose aforesaid; or shall knowingly and wilfully ship, embark, receive, detain, or confine on board any ship, vessel, or boat, any such person or persons as aforesaid, for the purpose of his, her, or their being so carried away or removed, imported or brought as aforesaid, or of being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a slave or slaves; or shall knowingly and wilfully use or employ, or permit to be used or employed, or let or take to freight or on hire any ship or vessel to be used or employed in carrying away or removing, importing or bringing, or for the purpose of carrying away or removing, importing or bringing

as aforesaid, any such person or persons, as a slave or slaves, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a slave or slaves; or shall fit out or cause to be fitted out, or shall take the charge or command of, or navigate, or enter and embark on board, any such ship or vessel, as master or captain mate, supercargo, or surgeon, knowing that such ship or vessel is actually employed, or is, in the same voyage for which he or they shall so enter and embark on board, intended to be employed in carrying or removing, importing or bringing as aforesaid any such person or persóns, as, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as, a slave or slaves; then and in every such case, the person or persons so offending and their counsellors, aiders, and abettors, shall be and are hereby declared to be felons, and shall be transported beyond seas for a term not exceeding fourteen years, or shall be confined and kept to hard labour for a term not exceeding five years, nor less than three years, at the discretion of the court, before whom such offender or of fenders shall be tried and convicted.

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II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Punishment authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons shall, persons from and after the first day of May next, enter or navigate board any or embark on board any such ship or vessel used and em- ship, or underwriting ployed, or meant and intended to be used and employed as aforesaid, as a petty officer, servant or seaman, or petty officers, servants, or seamen, knowing that such is or shall be the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the voyage, or if any person or persons shall underwrite, or procure to be underwritten, any policy of assurance upon any ship or vessel, or goods, or the freight of any ship or vessel, employed or intended to be employed in any such voyage, knowing that such is or shall be the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the said voyage, he or they, nevertheless shall not be deemed guilty of a felony within the meaning of this Act, but shall be, and they are hereby declared to

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