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writing to fuch officer of the cuftoms, the 
name of the fhip; and every alten who 
fhall fo arrive, and every alien who fhall 
depart from any) port, fhall immediately 
after, dec.are to fuch officer his name 
and rank, or if a domeftic fervant, then 
alfo the name, rank, and defcription of 
his matter, or fhall verbally make {uch de- 
claration, to be reduced to writing, and 
alfo declare the country whence he fhall 
then have come, and the place to which 
he is then going, and his occupation, on 
pain of conviction before one juftice, be 
imprifoned for not exceeding one month.’’ 
; ce Every alien arriving fhall obtain 
from the officer of the cuftoms, a certifi- 
cate of his declaration.” § 10. 
‘* Not to extend to any mariner whom 
the matter fhall certify to be actually en- 
gaged in the navigation of fuch fhip.’’§ 11. 
«¢ Tt fhall not be lawful for any alien, 
f> arriving, to import any-weapons, arms, 
gunpowder, or ammunition whatever, 
other than as merchandize.”” § 12. 
«© When his majefty fhall think it ne- 
velary, by proclamation, or order in coun- 
til, to direct that. aliens fhall not be Jand- 
ed, or fhall not be landed except at fuch 
places and under fuch regulations as there- 
In exprefled, then the mafter fhall not 
faffer any fuch alien to land, contrary to 
{uch proclamation or order, on pain to for- 
feit 4ol. for every alien landed, to‘be reco- 
vered before one juftice, and every veffel 
«« boat ufed in landing fuch alien,. fhall 
he feized and forfeited.” § 13. 
¢¢ No alien fhall depart from the place 
iy which he fhall have arrived, except for 
‘he purpofe of making fuch declaration to 
the chief officer of the cuftoms, or for the 
furpole of obtaining fuch paffport as here- 
wafter mentioned, without previoufly. ob- 
‘taining a pafiport from the chief magif- 
trate of fuch place, or trom one juftice of 
the diftrict. But if fuch mayor or juftice 
fhail fee reafon to refufefuch pafiport, he 
may withhold the fame, and commit fuch 
aljen to the common gaol, or detain him in 
‘uch cuftody as.he thinks fit, until he 
fhall have tranimitted to the fecretary of 
(tate, or fecretary to the lieutenant of Ire- 
hnd, a ftatement of the circumftances, 
end. until he fhall have received the direc. 
fions as to fuch paffport.’” § 54. 
<¢ When any alien, except domeftic 
fervants, or of fuch as have had letters 
-patentof denization, or been naturalized, 
who fhall have arrived fince the rf of 
January, 1792, or during the prefent hof- 
tilities, fhall be defirows to change the 
place of his refidence, fuch alien fhall ob- 
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tain from the chief magiltrate, or any jul. 
tice, a paflport.” § 15. 
<* The mayor or chief magiftrate, or 
any juftice of any county, place, or diftriét, 
is to require of any alien, who arrived after 
the rf day of January, 1792 (except fuct 
domeftic fervants as aforefaid), to exhibic 
his paflport; and in default of exhibiting 
dt, or in eafe it fhall appear thereby that 
fuch alien is not in his way to the place 
exprefled, fuch mayor or jaftice may com- 
mit fach alien to the common gaol, or de= 
tain him until netice be fent to one of the 
fecretaries of ftate, or to the fecretary of 
the lord lieutenant, and unlefs within 24 
days ordered to be difcharged, or to de. 
part the realm, fuch mayor, &c. is to caufe 
fuch alien to be committed to the common 
gaol, until delivered by due courfe of 
law.” § 16. 
«© If any perfon, alien or not, fhall for 
his own, or for the ufe of any other perfon, 
wilfully forge, counterfeit, or alter, &c. 
any paflport, certificate, liceace, or allow- 
ance, or fhall obtain the fame under any 
other name or defcription than that de= 
clared to fuch cuftom-houfe oflicer, or to 
fuch mayor or juftice, or fhall falfely pre- 
tend to be the perfon mentioned, fuch per- 
fon fhall, on conviction thereof in the 
court of King’s Bench, or any court of 
oyer and terminer, gaol delivery, or great 
feffions, or in the jufticiary court in Scot- 
land, or in any court of record in Ireland, 
be impritoned for not exceeding three 
months, and if an alien, fhall alfo, at the 
expiration depart out of this realm within 
atime, and if found therein, after fuch 
time, be tranfported fer feven years.’ 
S17. 
‘¢ His majefty, may order any alien ta 
be detained in cuftody ia fach piace and 
manner as his majefty fhall think fit.” § 128, 
“‘ His majefty, or fuch lord lieutenant, 
may by proclamation or order in council, 
or under fign manual, order any alien, 
who arrived fince the 1% day of January, 
1792, or during the prefent hoftilities, 
other than domettic fervants, to refide in 
any fuch diftriéts as his majefty thall think 
neceflary, on pain to be arreited; and if 
it appear that he did wilfully depart our 
of fach diftriét, he thall be committed to 
the common gaol, and if convicted before 
one justice he fhall be imprifoned for not 
exceeding fix months.’’ § 19. 
<¢ Tt alfo may be ordered, that all aliens 
fhall at fuch time as {pecified, give to fome 
neighbouring magifrate a full account of 
all weapons, arins, gunpowder, and ammu. 
nition, in their poffeflion, or in that of 
‘others for os ule; and fuch alien thalh 
witha 
