Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-06-06
Alien and SeditiOn Laws.

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renewed and frightened.
Alien and Sedition Laws.
An act concerning AIiens.
Sec. L. Be it enacted, &c, That
it shall be lawful for the President of
the United States, at any time during
the continuance Of this Act, TO order
all such Aliens as he shall Judge dam
gerous TO the peace and safety of the
United States, or shall have reasonable
grounds to suspect are concerned in
any reasonable or secret Vaccinations
against the Government thereof, to de-
part out of the territory Of the United
States, within such time as shall be ex-
pressed in such order; which order
shall be served on such Alien by deliv-
ering him a copy thereof, or leaving
the same at his usual abode, and re-
turned to the office of the Secretary
ofState by the marshal or other person
to whom the same shall be directed.
And in case any Alien, so ordered TO
depart, shall be found at large within
the United States after the time limited
in such order for his departure, and
not having obtained a license from the
President to reside therein, or, having
obtained such license, shall not have con-
formed thereto, every such Alien shall,
on conviction thereof, be imprisoned
for term not exceeding three years,
and shall never after be admitted to be-
come a citizen of the United States:
Prorided Arrays, and be 1t further en-
acted, That if any Alien SO ordered to
depart, shall prove, to the satisfaction
of the President, by evidence to be
taken before such person or persons
as the President shall direct, who are
for that purpose hereby authorized TO
administer oaths, that no injury or
danger to the United States will arise
from suffering such Alien to reside
therein, the President may grant IL
cense TO such Alien to remain within
the United States for such time as he
shall judge proper, and at such place
as he may designate. And the Presi-
dent may also require of such Alien to
enter into bond to the United States,
in such penal sum as he may direct,
with one or more sufficient sureties; to
the satisfaction of the person authoriz-
ed by the President to take the same,
conditioned for the good behavior of
such Alien during his residence in the
United States, and not violating bis L.
cense, which license the President may
revoke whenever he shall think proper.
SEC. 2. That it shall be lawful for
the President ofthe United States, when
ever he may deem it necessary for the
public safety to order to be removed
out of the territory thereof anv Alien
who may. or shall be, in prison in pur-
suance of this Act; and to cause to be
arrested, and sent out of the United
States, such of those Aliens as shall
have been ordered to depart therefrom
and shall not have obtained a license as
aforesaid, in all cases where, in the opin-
ion of the President, the public safety
requires speedy removal. And if the
Alien SO removed, or sent out of the
United States, by the President, shall
voluntarily return thereto, unless by
permission of the President of the Uni
ted States, such Alien, on conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned so long as,
inthe opinion ofthe President, the pub
lie safety may require.
Sec. 3. That every master or COM
mander of any ship or vessel which
shall come into any port of the United
States after the first day of July next,
shall Immediately on his arrival, make
report, in writing, to the collector OF
other chief officer of the Customs OF
such port of all Aliens, if any, on
board his vessel, specifying their names,
age, the place of nativity, the country
from which they shall have come, then
ton to which they belong and owe alle-
glance, their occupation, and a descrip-
ton of their persons, as far as he shall
be informed thereof; and on, failure
every such master and commander
shall forfeit and pay three hundred
dollars, for the payment whereof, on
default of such master or commander
such vessel shall also be holden, and
may, by such collector or other officer
of the Customs, be detained. And il
shall be the duty of such collector, OF
other officer of the Customs, forthwith
to transmit, to the office of the Depart
ment of State, true copies of all such
returns.
SEC. 4. That the Circuit and Dis.
trict Courts of the United States shall
respectively, have cognizance OF al
crimes and offences against this Act
And all marshals, and other officers ol
the United States, are required to exc
cute all precepts and orders of the
President of the United States issued
in pursuance or by virtue of this Act.
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