Other supplements to Act On March 12, 1808, Congress passed and Jefferson signed into law yet another supplement to the Embargo Act. It prohibited for the first time all exports of any goods, whether by land or by sea. Violators were subject to a fine of $10,000, plus forfeiture of goods, per offense. It granted the President broad discretionary authority to enforce, deny, or grant exceptions to the embargo. Port authorities were authorized to seize cargoes without a warrant and to try any shipper or merchant who was thought to have merely contemplated violating the embargo.
other supplements to act on march 12 1808 congress passed and jefferson signed into law yet another supplement to the embargo act it prohibited for the first time all exports of any goods whether by land or by sea violators were subject to a fine of $10000 plus forfeiture of goods per offense it granted the president broad discretionary authority to enforce deny or grant exceptions to the embargo port authorities were authorized to seize cargoes without a warrant and to try any shipper or merchant who was thought to have merely contemplated violating the embargo