Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-06-08 00:00:00, page 1

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SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE te
Unites States,
XT THE FIRST SESSION,
Begun and held at the City of Washington, in the
Territory of Columbia, on Monday, the Seventh
of December, one thousand eight hundred and
one.
AN ACT
To efabli/h ah unifonmrulc of naturalization,
and to repeal the afls heretofore puffed on
that fubjebl.
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A-
America, in Congrejs assembled, That any ahen
being a free white person, may be admitted to
become a citizen of the United States, or a
ny of them, on the following conditions, and
not otherwise : —
First, That he shall have declared, on oath
or affirmation, before the supreme, superior,
diftria or circuit court of some one of the
states, or of the territorial diftrias of the
United States, or a circuit or diftria court of
the United States, three years at least, be
fore his admission, that it was bona fide, his
intention to become a citizen of the United
States, and to renounce for ever, all alle
giance and fidelity to any foreign prince,
potentate, slate or sovereignty whatever, and
particularly by name, the prince, potentate,
fate or sovereignty whereof such alien may, c
it the time, be a citizen or fubjed.
Secondly, That he shall, at the time of his
application to be admitted, declare on oath
or affirmation,.before some one of the courts
aforefaid, that he will support the constitu
tion of the United States, and that he doth,
absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure
all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign
prince, potentate, date or sovereignty what-
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, iffort, T. 115 0 120 0
, Pearl -133 33 0 °
Allum, C. Ho 9 °
Anchors, lb. 0 12 0 0
Bread, Ship C. 450 7 0
Butter it ) 015 ° z 7
Beef, common B. 10 0 10 0
mess -- 12 0 00 0
Beans, white bn. 1 20 1 20
Brandy, Spanilh 4th,r. G. 150 150
, Naples 4th pr. — 140 145
Barley bu. 1 0 1 0
Brimstone, C. 250 4 0
Brimstone, Roll C. 450 5 0
Corn, Indian - 075 080
Rye - 095 1 0
Cassia ft) o bo .0 7o
Cloves — 0 0 I 75
Coffee , - 020 022
Cheefe,American -- 0 6 014
Cotton,foreign farce — 040 040
, American -- 0 25 025
Cordage, American C. 14 0 14 5°
, Foreign, -- 12 0 13 0
Chocolate, common ib 020 020
, best ^.2&i — 028 033
Candles, mould -- 019 020
, dipt -- 017 0 17
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 0 14 0
, American none, -- 0 0 00
Copperas, • C. 350 4 °
Cloth, Tow yd. 0 16 0 17
Duck, Russia, iflqual. Bt. 16 0 17 0
FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, ; (For Cajb) ifa2 pr. cent. dis.
do. do. : : : 00 days, : : do. ; 2a 2f pr. ct. dis.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : 2^ to 3 do. do.
Bills on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : ; do. do. do. do.
do. on Amsterdam, payable in \io. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
number 41. vql. III.]
Republican Ledger,
AND
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LA ITS OF THE UNITED STATES.
CTben ?ou Sail t)tfe areas relate fpeah of tljem as t^cp are :
Current prices of per from to
D. C. '.D. C.
Duck, Ravens -- io 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 1 5
Fith, Merchant, C. 4 0 425
,W. India mark. -- 325 375
Scale -- 250 275
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel —7 8 c
Flour, super. frefh — 8 0 000
, fine — 75° 0 0
, middlings —7 0 o 0
, country C. 4 0
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
rs Bristol cr. toby 8, bx. 15 50 16 0
^, + 9by7, — 14 0 0 0
L 8 ^- " # ° "50
O / Hamburg loby h, -.-13 q z g 50
7 b Y9> - 12 50 13 0
Gun Powder ft 050 055
Geneva, Holland 1/? pr G. 117 120
, Americanize — . .990 0 0
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. go 0 25 0
Hogs Lard th, 012 0 14
Iron, Philadelphia T. 140 0 0 0
, Russia '- 120 0 135 0
, Swedes --125 0 140 0
Logwood T. 40 0 45 0
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 0- o ^ 16 0
, dry -- 15 0 15 0
, red — 9 0 0 0
, flieet -- 11 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 17 0 18 0
, , merch. -- 11 0 11 50
shingles -- 150 220
ever, and particularly by name the prince,
potentate, Hate, or sovereignty whereof he
was before a citizen or fubjeft ; which pro
ceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the
court.
Thirdly, That the court admitting fitch a
lien shall be fatisfied that he has resided with
in the United States five years at least, and
within the ft^te or territory where such court
is at the time held, one year at least ; and it
shall further appear to their fatisfaaion, that
during that time, he has behaved as a man
of a good moral charaaer, attached to the
principles of the constitution of the United
States, and well disposed to the good order
and happiness of the fame : Provided, That
the oath of the applicant shall, in no case,
be allowed to prove his residence.
Fourthly, That in case the alien applying
to be admitted to citizenship, shall have
borne any hereditary title, or been of any of
the orders of nobility in the kingdom or slate
from which he came, he shall, in addition
to the above requisite, make an express re
nunciation of his title or order of nobility in
the court to which his application shall be
made, which renunciation shall be recorded
in the said court : Provided, That no alien
who shall be a native citizen, denizen or fub
je& of any country, slate or sovereign, with
whom the United States shall be at war, at
the time of his application, shall be then ad
mitted to be a citizen of the United States :
Provided also, That any alien who was resi
ding within the limits, and under the jurif
didion of the United States, before the
twenty-ninth day of January, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-five, may be ad
mitted to become a citizen, on due proof
made to some one of the courts aforefaid,
that he has resided two years, at least, with
in and under the jurifdi&ion of the United
States, and one year, at least, immediately
preceding his application, within the state or
territory where such court is, at the time
held; and on his declaring on oath, or af
firmation, that he will support the constitu
tion of the United States, and that he doth
absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure
all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince, potentate, state, and sovereignty
©bolefale prices Current, at Portfmoutb, Beto^ampfljira
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, UN SATURDAYS.
doutfe of Grebange, at toofton;
TUESDAY, JUNE 8 1802.
INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days fight, (For Cassi) fter .ent dis.
do. Philadelphia, • : : do. dv. do do.
do. New-York, • : : do. : do. do. do,
do. Philadelphia, or),, , ,
N ew . York, , 6 ° d ^ s > : 2 ^
N. B. Bills at shorter fight, proportionably hig r '
whatever, and particularly, by name, the
prince, potentate, state or sovereignty,
whereof he was before a citizen or fubje&:
and moreover on its appearing to the fatis
fadion of the court, that during the said
term of two years, he has behaved as a man
of good moral charader, attached to the con
stitution of the United States, and well dis
posed to the good order and happiness of the
fame ; and where the alien, applying for ad
mission to citizenfllip, shall have borne any
hereditary title, or been of any of the orders
of nobility in the kingdom or slate from
which he came; on his moreover making in
the court an express renunciation of his title
or order of nobility, before he shall be enti
tled to such admission : all of which proceed
ings, required in this proviso to be perform
ed in the court, shall be recorded by the clerk
thereof : and provided also, that any alien
who was residing within the limits, and un
der the jurifdiaion of the United States at
any time between the said twenty-ninth day
of January, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety five, and the eighteenth day of J," e >
one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight,
may, within two years after the palling of
this adl, be admitted to become a citizen,
without a compliance with the firfl condition
above fpecified..
Sec. 2. Provided also, and be it further
enabled, That in addition to the directions a
forefaid, all free white persons, being aliens,
who may arrive in the United States after
the passing of this aft, shall, in order to be
come citizens of the United States, make
registry, and obtain certificates, in the fol
lowing manner, to wit : every person desi
rous of being naturalized shall, if of the age
of twenty one years, make report of himfelt;
or if under the age of twenty one years, oi
held in service, shall be reported by his par
ent, guardian, mailer or mistress, to the clerk
of the diftria court of the dillrift where such
alien or aliens shall arrive, or to some other
court of record of the United States, or of
either of the territorial diflri&s of the fame,
or of a particular state ; and such report shall
afeertain the name, birth, place, age, nation
and allegiance of each alien, together with
the country whence he or Ihe migrated, anu
Current prices of per from Jo
D. C. D., C.
Lemons //^ bx. 8 0 850
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, ft, 020 0 0
Molalles G. 045 048
Nutmegs tb 5 ° 55°
Nail Rods force C. 750 8 0
relent M - °34 034
to |6d J ' — 066 070
^ I 6d, wrought -- 117 0 0
< I lod, do. infpe&ed -- 166 , x 75
^ I 2od, do. do. -- 242 250
(Sheathing; cut C. 1, 50 0 0
^ f Liver none B. 14 0 14 0
Q^Linfeed G. 1 0 1 8
Pepper ' ft, 028 028
Pork, best pieces B. 20 0 0 0
, common -- 14 0 15 0
Peas bu. 1 25 1 50
Pimento lb 0 17 0 181
Pitch, B. 6 0 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 375 4 0
Redwood T. 55 0 60 c
Raisins /r^ calk 7 50 750
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 4 1 17
, Windward 3d pr.— 080 086
Rice scarce C. 550 0 0
Rosin scarce B. „ 4-50 4 50
Soap, white ffi 014 016
, brown -- 010 012
, cattle --• -0 17 0 0
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 17 0
, Eaft-lndia -- 12 0 13 0
, Weft-India — 9 0 *l2 0
Dotting ettenuare, nor set seton ouflt fn malice.
[1 DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
Current prices of per from to
Starch, Poland tb 020 bo
, American --o 12| 017
Sugar, Loaf tb 025 026
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 6 0 0 o
, Turk's Bland --6 0 6 9
; Liverpool — 450 5 0
, Rock -7 0 00
Steel, German ft 014 o p
, Englilh -- 016 OX7
Salt Petre, refined -- o2s 0 0
Shot Patent, C. Io 0 10 0
,fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
| do. do. heading — 26 0 28 9
>) W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
<IR. O. hhd. — 10 0 ix 2rf
^ I do. Shooks 066 000
(W. O. do. 1 20 1 00
Tin in sheets bt. 18 0 20 o
Tar 1 B. 325 32$
Turpentine -- 4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 10 0 0
, Souchong -- 067 070
, Bohea -.0 3 4 0 34
Tobacco, JameSßivCr C. 7 0 0 0
, Georgia -- 550 6 0
TwiffifrfewiAg doz. 550 0 0
, seine — S'-O 550
, ("Madeira 77. 217 283
I Lisbon — 133 138
Z < Sherry, — 117 125
^ I Malaga farce q.c. 30 0 30 o
I ^ (Red Port — 140
the place of his or her intended settlement :
and it shall be the duty of such clerk, on re
ceiving such report, to record the fame in
his office, and to grant to the person making
such report, and to each individual concern
ed therein, whenever he shall be required, a
certificate under his hand and seal of office of
such report and registry ; and for receiving
and registering each report of an individual
or family, he shall receive fifty cents ; and
for each certificate granted pursuant to this
adl, to an individual or family, fifty cents :
and such certificate shall be exhibited to the•
court by every alien who may arrive in the
United States, after the passing of this a&,
on his application to be naturalized, as evi
dence of the time of his arrival within the
United States.
Sec. 3. And whereas, doubts have arisen
whether certain courts of record in some of
the states, are included within the descrip
tion of diftria or circuit courts : Be it fur
ther enabled, that every court of record in a
ny individual slate, having common law ju
rifdiaion, and a seal and clerk or prothono
tary, shall be considered as a diftria court
within the meaning of this am ; and every
alien, who may have been naturalized in a
ny such court, shall enjoy, from and after the
puffing of the a&, the fame rights and privi
leges as if he had been naturalized in a dif
tria or circuit court of the United States.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, That
the children of persons duly naturalized un
der any of the laws of the United States, or
who, previous to the passing of any law on
that fubjed, by the government of the Unit
ed States, may have become citizens of any
one of the said llates, under the laws thereof,
being under the age of twenty one years, at
the time of their parent's being so naturali
zed or admitted to the rights of citizenship,
thall, if dwelling in the United States, bg
considered as citizens of the United States,
and the children of persons who now are, or
have been citizens of the United States, shall,
though born out of the limits and jurisdic
tion of the United States, be considered as
citizens of the United States : Provided, that
the right of citizenship fhal?not defeend to
perfonswhofe fathers have never resided with-