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within the time (pecified, deliver up to fuch 
magiftrate all fuch weapons, &c.; and it 
fhall not be lawful for any alien, fubfequent 
to the delivery of fuch account, to buy or to 
have in his poffeffion, or in that of others, 
for his ufe,any weapons, &c. and any fuch 
perfon wilfully negle&ting fo to do, thall on 
Conviction before one juftice he imprifoned 
for not exceeding one month.” § 20. 
“¢ The principal fecretaries of late or 
fecretary to the ford lieutenant in Ireland, 
of one juftice, or any chief magiftrate may 
b; warrant, caufe any koufe occupied by 
any aliens, or in which an alien fhall be a 
odger, not heing a domeftic fervant, to 
be fearched in the day time, and in the 
prefence of a peace officer, todifcover wea- 
pons, &c. concealed.”” § 24. 
«© His majefty, or fuch-lord lieutenant, 
by proclamation, may command every 
alien to regifter himfelf in manner therein- 
after mentioned, and to obtain a licence for 
that purpofe.’ § 22. 
«¢ And if an alien thall be found at 
large, not having obtained fuch licence, 
or an allowance of time to obtain fuch 
licence, fuch perfon fhail, at the difcretion 
of the juftices before whom he fhall be 
convicted, fuffer imprifonment for not ex- 
ceeding fix months.” § 23. 
** In cafeany perfon authorized to grant 
licences, to whom application fhall be 
made, think fit to refufe fuch licence, fuch 
alien, fo applying for fuch licence, fhall be 
forthwith conveyed before a jaftice, and 
committed to prifon, or to one of his ma- 
jefty’s meffengers, until the circumftances 
thal] have been certified to one ef the 
fecretaries of {tate who may either direét 
fuch licence to be granted, or fuch alien 
to be conveyed out of thiskingiom. But 
the perfon authorized to grant fuch licence 
may give fuch alien further time for ob- 
taining fuch licence.” § 24. 
© Tf an alien, having fuch licence, fhall 
be at large in any place not allowed, he 
fhall be liable to all fuch penalties as if not 
ranted.”” 26. 
“© If fuch licence be loft, any perfon 
authorized to grant them, upon procf, on 
oath, nfay grant a frefh licence.” § 26. 
«¢ Tt fhall not be lawfui for any alien to 
Jeave this kingdom without a paffport 
from one of the fecretaries of ftate, or 
fecretary of fuch lord lieutenant, which 
ghall be produced to the officer of cuftems, 
at the port where he fhall embark ; and if 
2ny alien fhall embark en board any veifel, 
not having obtained fuch paffport with 
the privity of the mafter, fuch mafter fhall, 
on conviétion before one juftice, forfeit 
sol,; and in cafe he neglect to pay fuch 
penalty, fuch officer of the cuftems may 
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detain fuch veflel, and fuch alien, being 
convited before any juftice, fhall fuffer 
imprifonment for not exceeding two 
months.”” § 27. 
‘© Aliens, abiding in this kingdom, who 
have quitted their couatry by reafon of 
any troubles in France, or in the coun ries 
conquered by the arms of France, fhall not 
be liable to be held to bail, nor to be taken 
in execution on any judgment, nor by any 
caption for any debt or other caufe of 
action, contracted or arifing in parts be- 
yond feas, other than the dominions of his 
majetty, while fuch aliens were not withia 
the faid dominions.” § 28. 
«* Any alien having obtained a paffport, 
who fhall not proceed with due dilligence 
to leave this kingdom, fhall be liable to 
all fuch penalties as if no paffpcrt were 
granted.” § 29. 
«© Every perfon receiving intohis houfe, 
for the purpofe of lodging for more thia 
twenty four hours, any alien who onght 
to procure a licence, fhall require him tp 
procure fuch licence, and to deliver a 
copy, before fuch perfon fhall receive fucha 
alien, and fhall within twenty-four hours 
after he fhall have come to refide, deliver 
fuch copy to a juftice, or conftable, nezr 
the place, and alfo to the averfeer af tte 
poor, and to the ichoolmatter of the parif 
in Scotland, with a notice that he did 
come to lodge on a day fpecified, whic 
fhall be the very day when he aétually 
came to Icdge; and if any perfon thal 
knowingly receive into his houfe to_lodge; 
any alien net producing fuch licence, or 
not delivering a copy, or fhall negleét to 
deliver fuch copy, with fuch notice, every 
perfon fo offending fhall forfeit not exceed- 
Ing 1ol., one moiety tothe informer, the 
other tothe poor of the parifh” § 30. 
‘© True copies of fuch notices, deliver- 
ed as aforefaid, fall, in London, and 
within the bills of mortality, be tran/- 
mitted once in every week to an officer 
appointed for that purpofe, end in every 
ether part of the kingdom four times i# 
every year; on the firlf of December, 
March, February, and September, to the 
clerk of the peace ; to be laid by him be 
fore the next quarterly feffions, to be by 
them certified to one of the fccretaries 
aforefaid.”” § 32. 
«© Mayor, alderman, or any one juftice 
for any county or place, authorifed by one 
of the fecre‘aries of ftate, or by ftich fecre- 
tary of the lord lieutenant, or by order of 
his majefty in council, may caufe any alien 
to be taken into cuftody and examined ; 
and if it fhall appear fit to detain fuch alien, 
may order fuch alien to be detained in cut 
tody until his majefty’s pleafure thall be 
ce ' knows, 
