The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1795-03-13 00:00:00, page 1

LAWS of the United States.
PUBLISHED
BT AUTHORITY.
TbirdCONGRESS Q-UNITED STATES,
, AT THE SECOND SESSION,
Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the
date of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the third of
November, 1794.
An AR in addition loan 4#, entitled,
" An aa to regulate the pay of the
noncommissioned officers, musicians &
privates, of the militia of the Unit
ed States, when called into aaual
service, and for other purposes.
pE jtenaaed by the Senate and
D House of Repr/fentatives of the
United States of America, in Congress
assembled, That the augmentation of
„ bounty authorized b, the fifth feaion
of the aa, entitled, “ An aft to regu
late the pay of the non-commissioned
officers, muficiant and privates, of the
militia, of the United States, when
called into a&ual service, and for oth
er purpofei," (hall be allowed and
paid to such recruits at (hall have en
listed after the passing of the said aft,
or as shall hereafter enlist, in like man
ner, a; is by the said fl provided in
cases of enlistment, after the firft day
of January next. .
Approved, Jan. 29, 1795.
George Washington.
An Aa to establish an uniform rule of
naturalization ; and to repeal the a#
heretofore passed on that fabjea.
FOR carrying into complete effea,
the power given by the constitution,
to establish an uniform rule of natura
lization throughout the United States;
Sec. i. BE it enaaed b, the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress
assembled, That any alien, being a free
white person, may be admitted to be
come a citizen of the United States,
or any of them, on the following con
ditions, and not otherwise :—
First. He shall have declared on
oath or affirmation, before the fu-1
preme, Superior, diftria or circuit
court of some one of the States, orof
the territories north weft or sooth of
the river Ohio, or a circuit or diftrid
L court of the United States, 3 years,
F it least, before his admission, that it
' was bona fide, his intention to become
a citizen of the United States, and to
renounce forever all allegiance and fi
delity to any foreign prince, potentate,
state or sovereignty whatever, and par
ticularly, by name, the prince, poten
tate, state or sovereignty whereof such
alien may, at the time, be a citizen or
fubjed.
Secondly. He shall, at the time of
his application to be admitted, declare
an oath or affirmation, before some
one of the courts aforefaid, that ^
has resided within the United States,
{ five years at least,
or territory, where such court is at the
time held, one year at least ; that he
will support the confutation of the
United States ; and that he doth ab
solutely and entirely renounce and &
lire allegiance and fidelity to every
foreign face, potentate, state or fov-°
ereianty whatever, and particularly by
name the prince, potentate, flavor
fover^gnty, , hereof he was before a
fo^be^ecOTded 'ty the cteTof '^
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CONCORD, (NEWHAMPSKIRE,) PRINTEDAN DFUBUSH_E_D_BYjEJ^JAHJ<U&^^
Thirdly. The court admitting such
alien, shall be fatisfied that he has re
sided within the limits and under the
jurifdiajon of the United States, five
years ; and it shall further appear to
their fatisfaaion,that duringthat time,
;he has behaved as a man of a good
moral character, attached to the prin'
cipies of the constitution of the Unit
;ed States, & well disposed to the good
I order and happ^inefs of the fame.
Fourthly. la case the alien apply
ing to be admitted to citizenship, shall
have borne any hereditary title, or
been of any of the orders of nobility,
in the kingdom or state from which
he came, he shall, in addition to the
above requisites, make an express re
nunciation of his title or order of no
bility, in the court to which his appli
cation, shall be made ; which renun
ciation shall be recorded in the said
court.
Sec. 2. Provided aheap, and be it
further enaßed, ,That any alien now
raiding within the limits and under
the jurifdiaion of the United States
may be admitted to become a citizen,
on his declaring on oath or affirma
tion, in some one of the courts afore
faid, that he has resided two years, at
least, within and under the jurifdiaion
of the fame, and one year, at lea ft,
within the state or territory where
such court is at the time held ; that
he will support the conftirution of the
United State# § fed that he do<h<b.
folutely and entirely renounce and ab
jure all allegiance and fidelity ro ,any
foreign prince, potentate, state or sov
ereignty whatever, and particularly by
name, the prince, potentate, state or
sovereignty, whereof he was before a
citizen or fubj,ecl ; and moreover on
its appearing to the fatisfaaion of the
court, that during the said term of
two years, he has behaved as a man
of good moral charter, attached to
the conftituiion of cht United Stares,
and well disposed to the good order
and happiness of the fame; irid, where
Ithe alien applying for adn^fliun to cit
izenship, shall have borne any heredi
tary title, or been of any of the orders
of nobility, in the kingdom or state
from which he came, on his moreover
making in the court an expels renun
ciation of his title or order of nobility,
before he shall be entitled to such ad
miffioo ; ali of which proceedings, re
quired in this provifq to be performed
in the court, Ihall be recorded by the
clerk thereof.
Sec, 3. &> e " father enaaed,
That the children of person, cuty na
turalized, dwelling within the United
States, I^^^^ the age of 21
years, at the time of such naturaliza
tion ; and the children of citizens of
the United States, bora out of the
limits a^ jurifdiaion of the United
States, (hall be considered M citizens
of the United Stated Provided, That
the right of cit zenihip (hall oo<de
scend to persons whole taiteftta
never been re fide\t in the United
States : Provided also, That no per
son heretofore proscribed by any state,
or who has been legally convided of
having joined the army of Greatbrit
ain, during the late war, (hall be ad
mitted a citizen a, aforefaid, without
the contest of the legifliture of the
flue, in which such person was pro-
Ifcribed. :
FRIDAY, March 13, 1795.
Sec. 4. And be it farther enaaed,
That the aft, entitled 66 An ad to es
tablish an uniform rule of naturaliza
tion," puffed the twenty sixth day of
March, one thousand seven hundred
and ninety, be, and the fame is here
by repeated.,
Approved, Jan. 29, 1795.
George Washington. ,
Laws of Newbamp/hire.
Passed at the S@ffion of the Legislature begun
and holden at Concord, in Dec. 1794.
State of Newbampjhire.
An A& to facilitate the opening and
making paffablea certain road from
Barlow's mills (so called) in Strat
ford, in the county of Grafton, io
said state, to the great road in Shel
burne.
Whereas a road or highway beginning
at Barlow's mills (so called; in Strat;
ford in the county of Grafton, in;
said state, thence running through \
Stratford, Piercy, Wirf^'s Loca
tion, Paufarg, Maixfarg, Shel
burn addition, and to the great road
in Shelburne, has of late been laid 1
out by order, and at the expen/e of
this state ; and whereas the opening
and making pafoble the said rood,
- would be of great public utility,
.Therefore.
BE it enaaed by the Senate and Houfe\
of Representatives in General Court
convened. That the proprietors and
owners of lands in the several towns
and places through which said road is
laid refpeaively, ought, and shall,
within two years from and after the
puffing of this ad, cur, clear, bridge,
and m^ke passable for loaded teams
and passengers, the said road or high
way, within their refyeaive towns and
places, and produce to the treasurer of
this state, an authentic certificate
thereof from the Court of Common
Pleas in the county where said road is
fruited.
And be it further enaaed, That up
on the failure or neglect of the pro
prietor, and owners of any, all, or ei
ther of the said towns and places, re
fpedively to cur, clear, bridge, and
make passable the said road or high
way, in manner aforefaid, and to pro
duce a certificate thereof, as aforefaid,
that it shall be the duty of the treas
urer of this state, for the time then be
ing, and rt is hereby direfted that the
said treasurer do thereupon issue his
warrants for levying, collecting, and
paying into the treasury of this state,
a sum or sums equal co three cents up
oh the acre, on each and every acre of
land, in all such delinquent towns and
places refpeai>ely ; and that the said
treasurer, with all officers and pther
persons therein concerned, observe and
govem^mtelves by the rulei, di
regions and regulations prescribed in
law for colleaing state taxes upon un
improved lands, in towns and places
unincorporated, which foms, , when
paid into the treasury, are hereby ap
propriated to the fofe purpose of cut
ting, clearing, bridging, and making
good and passable as aforefaid, the
said roads in the refpeftive towhsand
places, in such manner asmineral
Cota shall hereafter direft.'
And be it further enaaed, that the
secretary cause the whole of the fore
going aft to be published three weeks
focceffively, in the Newhampfhire
Gazette, commencing within one
month from and after the puffing
hereof.
Approved, Jan. 16, 1795.
ROSOLVED, that the operation of
the several votes and refolvesdirect
ing the treasurer to issue his warrants
upon the grant of the firft State tax,
for collecting the sums advanced by
the State to the several towns, in the
payment of Representatives' attend
ance, prior to the adoption of the pres
ent conftitutioo, be. suspended so far
as relpeds any State tax that may be
granted this session.
ityrowd, January 2, 1795°
RESOLVED, That the treasurer be
directed to i^ke effectual measures for
the collection of all the money due
to this state, on notes of hand, by the
I firft day of October next ; and to ap
-Iply the fame, with the residue of the
:money which (hall then be in the tret
fury, or so much thereof as may be
teceffary, referring fufficient for the
support of government, to the dis
charge of the loan of twelve thousand
pounds, negotiated in pursuance of
an act or law passed last session.
Appro^d, ,aa. 6, >795-
RESOLVED, That the treasurer be
I directed to report to the House of
; Reprefentativet at the next session of
the General Court immediately suc
ceeding the time when the rax voted
this session shall become payable, a
particular statement of the dtficiences
ip payment ot said tax, if any ; and
likewise the extern that have ten
issued ; and that it shall be considered
as the duty of the treaforer to make
limiter reports on all future grants of
taxes.
<Approved, Jan. 14, I,9fr
Political Miscellany.
HEAR AN OLD SOLDIER 1
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Messrs. Russbll & Davis,
THE Mirrour of Jan„2d, fell
into my hands, fronted with
IHE SOLDIER, NUMBER IX.
Having a leisure moment, I read it.
It being the firft number that I have
attended to, consequently if I am not
correa in taking the whole of the
writer's ideas, the public, I trust, will
afford their candour, ufoal on fuch^
occasions—
. The writer, in his former numbers,
M well as this, has endeavoured to
(how that Military Duty is borne ty
a class of citizens least able to bear it,'
that is, those of the least property—
and that those exempted from milita
ry duty receive a greater benefit from
the foftitution than those obliged by
law to perform military duty—and
concludes with some severe remarks
(if not threats) on the authority —|
When a writer comes forward in this
fine, and complains of an injury done
to a certain elaG of citizens, ,d a
burden thrown upon them more than
they ought to bear, it is the duty of
all to examine the fubjed cooly, and
if an iniurv subsists. to endeavour 10
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"NUMBER 125.
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