The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-11 00:00:00

ALIEN 'BILL.

That the Public mayjudge, and Aliens may know
hoti far the Alien Bill has ben violated in the case
of General Gourgautt, we subjoin an extract from
that Bill, which contains all the t►rovisio►►s relative
to the right of removing Aliens:—

Ire it enacted, that when and so often as any Alien who may
Ire within the tealin, or who may 'arrive therein. Wall nrgleil to
depart when ordinal by Proclamation, or by Order in Council.
it shall be lawful fur any of his Mideety's Principal Secretaries
of State, or for any Justice of the Peace. or for any Mayor or
Magistrate of any City of Place, to cause every such
Alien to be arrested. and to be committed to the common (Lust
eef the County or Place where he or she shall be so arrested,
.there to remain, without hail ur mainprize, until he or she shall
be tat.en in char„ ae fur the purpose of being sent out of the realm.
That itsball be lawful for any of his .Nlajtaty's Principal
Fectitaries of State. itsc. in any case in which he ur they Shall
apprehend, that any Alien Will nut pay immediate obedience to
any such Proclamation or Order as *formal, or in any case
where any Alien shall have been arrested or committed fur te-
tanal ormeglect to obey any such Order, or Shall have been con.
victed of such refusal or neglect, &c. to give such Alien in
charge to one of his lajosity s Messengers, or to any other per.
sots or persons to whom lie shall think proper to direct such war-
rant. in order to Isis or her being conducted out of the kingdom,
and such Alien shall be so conveyed *accordingly ; provided at.
ways, that when rude Alien, not leaving been anivicitd as Vers.
raids shad oZiege any excuse for not complying with such procla-
mation or Order. or any reason zolty such pruclemation or order
ihouhl not be enforced. or why further time should be allowed
417 n jhr complyilg tleerewlih. it 'hall be lawful for the Loots of
la Slikieety`l. Privy Council in Great Britain and Ireland to judge
of the sufficiency ui such excuse or remsun,and to allow or disallow
the same. either absolutely, or or, such conditions as they shall
think fit t sad when such Alien shall be in custody under suds
warrant of say of his N1:004y% Secretaries of State as afore.
said. the isiceaent;er or other person in whose clutoity he shall tits.
forthwith, upon its being signified to him that such excuse or rews
pun is alleged by such Alien, shall make known the same to thy
said fliswietary of Skate, who iapon receiving sitch notitimtiun. or
in slay ease in which he shall be informed that any such excuse Of
Taman it .131vart: by. or on behalf of any Mime. unarm rrordiseno-
IWOS or Urdu a, gall the reulese. shall turthwith suspend the e):•
ecution of such Proclamation in Order, until the nitattr can be
delomtined tat the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Cowie: send
such Alien. ii in emaudy under eny such warrant, shall releasin in
each eust.ely Jowl the said lauds shall have signified their de.
tsnninetiou thereon• unless in the mean ti tt the said Secretary
B all consent tee, ur the said Lords thall pudic Order for tae re•
l:eue of such arcs, either with or without security.
Thus it appears that an Alien, on alleging. any
g.rcuse or mews, even to the I)ilicer executing the'
liarrAnt, for non-compliance with the ()olcr, has
r4g4l to have such excare or r MAIM taken into consi-
u•r&Aluu by the Privy Council, ccithotit Aug a
sysLiiz aa-yeal to theist. That the",• no out: word
is tite whole .tact relative 1., the sci-urc cl'i.aperi and
‘;'ls., uur one word author6ing dote co!faeoleat