Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-10
A BILL

a BILL,
20 brevent tie abgjc JtBf Pyiwlfgee and
mmaqifier enjoyed BY foyeign mnJc
tr5 zUitbm The United Sate5.
BEn fna7ed BY the Seaate and HsuJf
Of Rfprgfnfzf;ue5 Of The United Stafer
of Ameyica, in C0ggre'J s6fmbfl-
That from and after the paflage Of
this act, if any foreign ambafldour,
miniter, or other perlon, entitled to
enjoy within the United States the
privileges and immunit;es Of for
eign miniler, lhall commit any vio-
lation Of the municipal laws, which,
i committed by perfon amenabIe to
the ordinary judicial authority Of the
place, where fuch ambaiIldour,
minilter, er other Perlcn, may be at
the time Of committing iuch offence,
would 6e indi6table by a grand Jury,
and Puniihable By death, nv corporal
Punlihment, or BY imPri(onment or
confinement ID labour, the Trefdcnt
Of the u. States, upon application
made to him by the executive author
ity Of the fate or territory where
fuch offence may He committed, Or
upon the complaint to him Of any
perion injured or aggrieyed by fuch
offence 10 commlt:d, and upon
facts, latistactory to the faid pref
dent, being furnilhed to him in fup-
port Of fuch application Of complaint,
ihall be, and hereby is, authorized to
demand Of the fovereign Of the faid
offending ambalIadour, minifer, or
other Perfon, juttice upon the often
der and reParation to any Psrlon, or
perlons, thus injured or aggrieved !;
and in cafe Of the refufal or neglect
of the laid fovereign, to comply with
fuch demand for jctice and repara.
ton, the 7reGicut Of the United
States is hereby further authorized,
TO order fuch ambatildour, minilter,
or Other Perlon 70 offending, to ds
part from the United States, and
the territories thereof or to lend
him home to his fovereign, acc ing
TO the agsravatian o. the 4 nee,
and at his The iaid preGdent's direc-
ton.
Sect. :. Ard5s Il j.rtblr en6&c3,
That from and after the paHago Of
this act, if any foreign ambahldour,
miniler, or other perIon entitled to
enjoy within the United States the
privileges and imMuni,ies Of a for
ei5n minifer, lhall within the Uni
ted States or tie territories thereof,
commit any act Of holtility or enter
INTO any confpiracy aBainit the gov
crnment Of the United States, or
ihall perlona,ly infult or treat with
dilrefPe6t the preGdeHt Of the United
States for the time b-ing, the faid
preGdent l1aIl Be, and is hereby au-
thoriGed at his dilcretion, to order
the faid am6afadOur, minifter, or
other perfon 70 offending, TO with
draw from the feat of government
and the territory Of Columbia, or to
depart from the United States and
the territories thereof; and ir cafe
sfrefufal Or neglect BY fuch ambaHl-
dour, miniGer, or other Der[0n, rs
aioretaid, to o5cy fuch oricr within
rea(onable time, Of which the laid
preGden, lhall Judge, the laid pref
Gent lh2lI Be, and is hereby further
authorized, to fend the flid ambafl-
dour, minifer, or other perlon as
atorStajd, home TO his fovereigr ;
and IN either cafe to demand OF the
iovereign, the punilhment Of fuch Of
lending amblAadour, miniIter, or
other Perfon as aforcfaij, j,accsrjing to
the nature and aggrarl;ion Of the Of
icnce and confornably to the laws
of nations.
Sec. ;. AnI x il f1yt5sr r7at7sl,
nat " every cafe, when the preI
Hent Of the Unired States Clll, m
crT the authority Of this at, order
any toreiga amb1flcour. mirifer,
oT o'hsr Perfoa entitled to enjoy
within the United States the priviIe-
geS and ImUupi,ies of foreign min
"'a', to Withdraw from the fea; of