The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-25

February 3.
| Hgreeably TO notice .gi1en pe)2erdny, MR.. HD4Ms
| a/Red and obtained Leave to bring in tbe fall
|oaoing BILL svkicb svaJ read and pn1ed to tbe
| /eeond reading.
II BILL TO pre4'ent tie ndn/e Of THE tri1ileee5 81
fmmn"ities enjoyed BY foreign minj0ery auitbin
TIE S.
BE it ena6ed by the Senate and Houfe of
Representatives of the United States of Ame-
RIGA in Congrefs aiIembied, That from and after
| the pafiage of this act, if any foreign ambaf1a-
dor, minliter, or other perfon entitled to enjoy
within the u. S. the privileges and immuni-
ties OF foreign minilter, fhall commit any vi
| oiation of the Municipal laws, which, if com
mitted by perfon amenable to the ordinary
judicial authority of the place, where fuch am
bafiador, miniftrr, or other perfon, may be at
the time of committing fuch offence, would be
indicfahle by grand jury, and punifhable by
death, by corporal punifhment, or by imprifon.
| ment or confinement to labor, the PreEdent of
! the U. S. upon application made TO him by the
executive authority of the fate or territory
where fuch offence may be committed, or upon
the complaint TO him Of any perion injured or
| aggrieved by fuch offence 70 committed, and
upon proof of the facts, satisfactory to the faid
PFeiiden', being furniihed to him in fupport of
fnch application or complaint, ff,all be, and
| hereby is, authorized to demand ofthe fovereign
| OF the laid offending anbafiador, minifter, or
other perfon, juftice upon the offender, and re-
paration to any perfon, or perfons thus injured
| or aggrievrd and in cafe of the refufal or ne
g!ect of the faid fovereign, to comply with fuch
demand for jufice and reparation, the Pref
iident ofthe U. S. is hereby further authorized
to order fuch ambafIador, minifter, or other per-
fon 70 offending, to depart from the U. States,
and the territories thereof or to fend him
home TO his foyereign according to the aggra-
| walton of the offence, and at his the faid Pref
dents dfcretion.
| SEc.2. Aud be il further enatFed, That from
and after the paffage of this act, if any foreign
ambafiador, minifler, or other perfon entitled
to enjoy within the u. States the privileges &
immunities of a foreign minifter, fflall within
the u. States or the territories thereof commit
any act of nobility, or enter into any confpiracy
againft the government Of the u. States or fhail
perfonally infult or treat with difrefpee the
PRECEDENT of the u. States for the time being.
the faid PRECEDENT fhall be, ana is hereby autho-
rfed at his difcretion, to order the faid ambaf.
fador, minifter or other perfon 70 offending, to
withdraw from the feat of government and the
territory of Columbia, or to depart from the u.
States and the territories thereof; and in cafe
of refufal or neglect by fuch ambaffador, minif.
ter or other perfon as aforefaid, to obey fuch
order within reaienable time, of which the
taiu FTenueht mail Judge, the laid PRECEDENT
fhall be, and is hereby further authorized to
fend the faid ambaGador, miniffer, or other per-
fon as aforefaid, home to his foveregh and in
either cafe TO demand of the faid fovereign, the
puoihU,ent Of iuch offending amafiador, mi
infer, or other perlon as aforefaid, according
to the nature and aggravation of the offence, &
conformably to the law Of nations.
| SEC. 8. ind be ii further enaaed, That in
every cafe, when the Prefident of the u. States
ihall, under the authority of this aef, order any
foreign ambaiador, minifter or other perfon en-.
titled to enjoy within the u. States the priyi-
| leges and immuDities Of foreign mipifter, TO
withdraw from the feat of government and the
territory of Columbia or to depart from the
| u. States and the territories thereof; or Ihall
fend any fuch offending ambahador, mnifter,
or other perfOn as aforefaid, home to bis Ioye-
reign; the faid Preiident fIaII, in the order ri.
ven to fnth ambagadOr, miniiter, or other per-
fon as aforefaid to depart, or to withdraw, fig.
nifty the offeHce upon which fuCh order ibalI
be founded; and fhall afiign to the fovereign
of the (aid ambafador, miniffer, or other perfon
as aforefaid, the reafons for which fuch order
ifa'i have been given, or for which the faid am,
hafador, minifttr, or other perfon as aforefaid
NAL be tent home particularly fpecifying that
iuch proceedings are Rot on account of any ma
tiora! differences, bot on account of the perfonal
mi conduit OF uch amba1ador, minifer or o.
ther perion as aforefaiJ.