The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-04
Wouee Of the Marshal of Virginia.
ACT RESPECTING ALIEN ENENIES
Passed 6tL JuIy

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SECT BE az enacted BY the Senate and House
q representatives Of the u. States Of .inericu,
." congress assembled, That whenever there t,aii
oe uec'ared war between the United States and
any foreign government, or any invasion or pr,dsto-
ry incursion shall be perperrated. atteu,lt, a. mr.
threatened against the territory OF IN United Stats,
py any ioreisu nation or government, and the Pres
Il Vi .ne United States shall make public pTocla-
NATION of the event, ali natives, ciuze,,s, der,zens.
Or SUBJECTS oil the hostile nation or government. he
'ny mates ot the age OF fourteen years and upwards,
VINO shall be within the United States, and NOT actu-
any naturaiized, shall be liable TO be apprehended.
restrained, secured and removed, as alien enemies.
And the President OF the u. States shall he. and he
is hereoy authorised, in any event as aforesaid. Inv
ms proclamation thereof, or other public act. to d.
rect the conduct to be Observed, on the part of the
United states, towards the Aliens vino become liable.
as aforesaid the manner aud degree OF the res.
tralnt TO which they shall be subject, and in wbat
cases, and upon what security their Oidence shall
DC peri,itted, and to provide for the removal of
.hos., VINO, not being permitted to reside within the
Chheu States, shall refuse or neglect to depart
thereirom and TO establish any other reeulations
which snail be found necessary in the premises aud
Tor the public sa;cty-ErovIded, That aliens resi-
ueht witiin the United States, who shall become Ii
aoie as enemies, in the manner aforesaid, and who
shal rot be ehafgeabie with actual hostility, or other
crime against the public safety, shall be allowed for
the recovery, disposal, and removal of their goods &
effects; a. tor their departure, the full time which,
OF shali be stipulated by any treaty, where any shall
nave been between the United States, and tile hos
Tile nation o. government, of which they shall be
natives, eItIzeiis, denizens or subjects; and where
osnch treaty shali have existed, the President of
tuS United States may ascertain and declare such
reasonable tue as may be consistent with the pub
lie safety, X according to the dictates of humanity
and national hospitality.
SEC. Q. ind De it further enacted, That after any
shall be made as afor SAID, IL shall be
the duty of the several courts OF the u. States.
q OF each state, having criminal iurisdi ction, & of the
severa! judges and Justices of the courts of the Uni
ted States, and they shall te, and are hereby res
Pecuyely Authorised upon complaint, against any
alien or alien enemies, as afore said, who shall be re-
sident q at large within such jurisdiction or district,
to the danger of the public peace or safety, and
contrary TO the tenor or intent of such proclamation
or other regulations which the President of the u.
States shall and may establish in the premises, to
cause such alien or aliens to be duly appreiien.
ded and convened before such court, Judge or
justice and after a full examination and hearing
on such compliant, and sufficient cause therefor an.
pearing, shgll and may order such alien or aliens to
be removed out OF the territory of the United States,
or to give sureties OF their good behaviour, or to
be otherwise restrained, conformabIy to the procla-
nation or regulations which shall and may be estab-
lished as aforesaid, and may imprison, or Otherwise
secure such alien or aliens, until the order which
shall and may be made, as aforesaid, shall be per-
formed.
SECS 8. find be it farther enacted, That it shall
the duty OF the marshal OF the district in which any
alien enemy shall he apprehended, who by the Pre-
sident OF the U. States, or by order of any court,
judge or justice, as aforesaid, shall be required to
depart, and to be removed, as aforesaid to provide
therefor, and to execute such order, by himself or
his deputy, or other discreet person or persons to
be employed by him, by causing a removal of such
alien out of the territory of tie United States and
for such removal, the marshall shall have the war
rant Of the President ofthe United States, or of the
court, Judge, or justice ordering the same, as the
case may be.
JONATHAN DAYTON, Seeaker ofthe
House .cf RepresentatiVes.
THEODORE SEDGWICK, President of The
SENATE pro teanbOre,
IltPrOUed, July 6, 1898.
JOHN ADAMS,
| President Of the u, States.
! AN ACT
Supplementary to the act entitled I" An act respec-
ting alien enemies"
EpE IL enacted BY the Senate and House of Rebye-
I'D seHfdfives Of the United Stetes of .4aaeyica in
Congress assembled, That nothing in the proyiso
contained in the act entitled " An act respecting ali.
EN- enemies" approved on the sixth day Of july. one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-eiglt, shall he
extended or construed TO extend to any treaty. or 10
any article Of any treaty, which shall have expired,
or which shall not be IN force, at the time when the
proclamation of the president shall issue.
HENRY CLAY,
Speaker efthe House Of Re6resentnives
VIM. III. WORD,
President IF the Senate, pro tentbO,e
July 6, 1919.