The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-08-06
AN ACT



ever there shall be declared war between the Unit
ed States and any foreign nation or government, or
any nyasion predatory ncursion shan De perpe-
traed attempted, threatened against the terrIto-
r, Of the United States BY sny foreign nation or gov
eminent, and the President OF the Cbed States
shall make public proclama OF the event, all
tyes, citizens, denizens, subjects TO the hostile
nation or government, being males OF the age Of
fourteen years OF upwards who shall be within the
United States and actually naturaizeu, shall be
liable TO be apprehended, secured and removed. as
alien enemies Aud the President OF the United
States shall be and he is hereby authorized IN any
vent as afore said, by his proclamation thereof, or
other public act 70 dIrecrthe conduct 10 be observ
ed on the part OF the United States, tow ards the ALI
ems who shall become liable, as aforesaid the man.
ner and degree Of the restraint TO which they shall
he subject, and in what cases, and upon what
curity their residence shall be Pormitted and to
provide for the removal Of those, WHO, not being
permitted to reside within the United States, shall
refuse or neglect depart therefrom and to cstab
lish any other regulators which shall be found
cessary in the premises and for the public safety
P,ozlded, That aliens resident within the UDited
States who shall become liable as enemies, IN the
manner as aforesaid, and who shall not be chargea-
bic with ctual hostility, other crime against the
public safety shall be allowed for the recovery, dis
posal, and removal Of their goods and effects, and
for their departure, the full time which Is or shall be
stipulated by any treaty, where any shall have been
between the United States, and the hostile nation
government, of which they shall be natives, cit.
zens, denizens or subjects and where no such
treaty shall have existed the President Of the Unit
ed States may and declare such Reasonable
time as may be consistent with the public safety,
and according to the dictates Of humanity and ma
tional hospitality.
Sec Q ind be 40 further enacted, That after any
proclamation shall be made aforesaid, it shall be
the duty OF the several courts of the United States,
and of each State having criminal Jurisdictions and
of the several judges and Justices OF the courts oe
the United States and they shall be and are hereby
respectively, authorized, upon complaint against any
alien or alien enemies, rs aforesaid, who shall be
resident and at large within such jurisdiction dis.
trct, to the danger of the public leace or safety,
and contrary TO the tenor intent OF such proclsma-
tion or other regulations which the President OF the
United States shall and may establish IN the premis
es, to such alien aliens TO be duly apprehen
ded and convened before such court, judge or JUS
tice and after full examination and hearing on
such complaint, and sufficient cause therefor appear
ing, shall and may order such alien aliens To be
removed OF the territory Of the United States,
or to give sureies of their good behavior or to be
otherwise restrained, confermably to the prOcama-
tion regulations which shall and may be establish
ed aforesaid, aud may imprison, or otherwise Sc
cure such alien aliens until the order which shall
and may be made, as aforesaid, shall be performed
Sec ind be IL further enacted, That 1t shall be
the duty of the shsl Of the district in which any
alien enem, shall be spprehended, who by the Pres
ident OF the United States by order of any court
Judge or justice, as aforesaid, shall be required to
depart and to be removed, as aforesaid, toprovide
therefor, and to execute such order, by himself or
his deputy, other discreet person or persons,
be employed by him, by causing rmovak Of such
alien out Of the territory Of the United Sta(&s; and
for such removal, the marshal shall have<the war
rant of the President of the United Sates or OF the
court Judge or justsS ordering The same as the
Speaker Of hhe House Of Representatives.
THEODORE shEDCNiCX
President Of The Senate PRO fenpore.
JOHN ADAMS,
President Of the United States
AN ACT
Supplementary 10 the act, entitled I" An act
respecting alien enemies"
ID Il n enacted M the Senate and House Of Represe'.
ID tapes Of Me United States Of .fmersca, an Con-
g,css assembled That nothing IN the provso contain
cd in the at entitled " An act respecting alien en-
cmcs," approved on the sixth day OF July, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety Eight, shall be
extended or construed to extend any treaty which
shall have expired, or which shall be in force
the time when the proclamation of the President
shall issue. IL. CLAY,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
WILLIAM IA. CRAWFORD,
President Of the Senate pro tembore
July 6, I9l2.-APPRovEp,
JAMES MADISON.
NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE,
July Hh, 1912
A Ill BRIrrsH SUBJECTS in the United States are
"A required forthwith to report to the marshals
Tor to the persons to be appointed by them) OF the
respective states territories within which they may
reside, their names, their age, the time they have
been in the United States, the persons composing
their families, the places Of their residence, and
their occupations pursuits and whether, and at
what time, they have made the application to the
courts required by law, preparatory to their nat
uraliza,on--and the Marshalls, respectively, are to
make to the Department of State, returns Of all
pritish suh;.cis the above