Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy
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An Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy is an 1819 United States federal statute against piracy, amended in 1820 to declare participating in the slave trade or robbing a ship to be piracy as well. The last execution for piracy in the United States was of slave trader Nathaniel Gordon in 1862 in New York, under the amended act.
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Other short titles | 1819 James Monroe Piracy Act |
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Long title | An Act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the crime of piracy. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | PSA |
Nicknames | Piracy Suppression Act of 1819 |
Enacted by | the 15th United States Congress |
Effective | March 3, 1819 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 15–77 |
Statutes at Large | 3 Stat. 510, Chap. 77 |
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Titles amended | 33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters |
U.S.C. sections created | 33 U.S.C. ch. 7 § 381 et seq. |
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