Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-29

1 whereof he was before citizen or fubiea |;
aad moreover on iss appearing to the fassfsttion
of the court, that during ths laid term Of tw o
years, he has behaved as . man of good moral
chzrsfler, attached 70 the conilitotioa Of the
United Stats, and we'll difpofed to che good
osdss and hsppise6 OF the fanc snd where the
alien, applying for aamifion to eitizsaiiip,
NAL have borne any hereditary title, or been Of
lazy Of fhe osdeu o. nobilityin the kingdom or
aNte fsom which be came os his s5ossoyer
making 10 the court an exprefs rcnunciaficn Of
his title or order Of nobiity, before he iha!l be
crsitled 10 fach admilIion |: All Of which pro-
cecdings, sequircd in this provifo TO be pehDrmed
in the court, Aali be recorded BY the clerk
thereof Aod provided ALTO. that any alien who
was rrGding within the limits. and under th:
jurifdIdion of the United States az any time
between the faid twenty ninth day Of January.
one thoulsod fcven hundred and ninety i've, and
the eightceath day Of June, one thouiand fevsn
hundred and sinety eight, may, within t~o
ycas after she pafiisg Of this act. b. admitted
10 become citizen, without compliance with
the fra condition above fpcciGed.
Sec. 2. P,svi@<d. aJS. end b. kfsrtbcr
sHa7ed, Th1in addition to the difrctions sforc-
fsid. all ire. white perfons, bsipe aliens, who may
arrive in I'll: United States after the psling Of
tbs act, ihaIi. ia order 70 become ci,izsns OF the
Uaited Stases. make regiafy. and obtain
certificates. ia the following manner, 70 Wit
every Perion deGrsus Of being naturaiizcd ihall.
1t OF the age Of twenty one years make report of.
himfrlf, or it under the age Of twenty one years.
or held in fervice. fhah be reported by his
parent, guardian. matter or mifrcfs, TO rhs clerk
Of the diarid cour OF the diarSt where fuch
alien or aliens 'fhall arrive. or to fome other
court of record of thc United States, or of either
of the territorial diRnets Of tho fame, or of
particalaf aate; aad fuch report (hall sfceraia
the name. birth, place, age, nation and allegiance
of each alien, togsthcr with the country whenee
he or Che migrated. and the place Of his or her
intended icttIemsnt: And il fls.I be the duty of
fuch clerk, on receiving frcb report. 10 record
the fsmc in his Office, aod TO grant 10 the ycrion
making iuch report, aad 10 each individual
concerned sh.rcin. whenever ne ehzllbe reqcircd,
certificate under his hsad aud zeal of Office Of
fuel, report and regiary and for receiving aud
rcgi gitering each report Of an individual or family,
he ihali receive fifty eenrs and for each cerfi-
hsa,e granted purfusni 10 this ad, to an
individosl or family. fifty cents ApA zach csr-
titicate nall be exhibited TO the court by every
alien who may arrive in the United S,atcs, after
the ps0iog Of this sd, on k;s application TO be
nsturai,zsd. As evidence of the time of his arrival
within the United States. y
Sec. 3. Asd avbsra,, doubts have arifen
whether certain courts of record 10 fome of fhe
Aases, are included within the dcfcrption ofdn.
rntt or circuit courts Be II further GRATED.
that every coor Of record in any individual
Rs.e. having common law jurilaidiops ssnA
Zeal and clesk or prethcootasy, fhal I've ecnidcyed
~ diQsid court within the Sncanin6 Of sb6 ats
and csery alien, who may have bosn sxtuvslizcd
in any fuch court, fhzll enjoy. frsm and after
the pading Of the att. the lame fights aud pi-
vileges as If he had been naturalizedin diGriet
or circuit court Of tho United Ssatss. y,
Sec. a. dr1 Be IL fsrbsr ssa7ra,' That the
cW'drn of pcrions duIy nasuraIixed under any
of the Laws of the Unitcd Statcs, or who, pre-
vious 10 the pstIing Of any Iaw on shat iabje0,
by the government Of the United States, may
have bccos,e citacns Of any ole Of the iaid stes,
under the laws thereof, being under the age OF
twenty ono years, AZ tho time Of their yafcar's
being 70 na;uralized or ad mis,cd to the rights Of
fhalI, il Dwelling In the Unired
States, be conGdered a. citizens Of ihe Uaited
Statss, aud the children of perfons who nov are,
or have been citizeas Of the United States, hsii,
though born ous Of the limis and iurifdiSlon
OF the United S,stss, be cooidercd ~ citizens
OF the United States Prsvi6s<, that the tight
Of c;tizenfhip thall not defccnd 20 perions Whole
fathers have never fs6ded within the United
States P,oo;dtd nJs. thar no perion hsrto.
tore proicrsl'ed by any Ratc, or who has been
legally consiced OF having j,ined the army Of
Great Britain. during the late war, fhsli be ad.
mittsd citizen. as sforcfaid. without the con-
a l. - n Il -
perfoo ~n profcrihed.
SEC. s. Aud BE- il (ssbsr ssa7ed. That
al atls heretofore psflsd refpettng nsturalina.
sion, I've, aud the fame are hereby repealed.
NATHANIEL MACON.
Speaker sffks Hosj< Of fRsb,sIsssssisss.
A.. BURR. Pee -Prsfdexs sffbs
Ushed States, asd Ps.6d<ss Of fsbs Sss4ss.
ArPRovsp, April -, Iso,.
TIL: JEFFERSONs
PrsFde~s sffbe Urnrd Stair.
or Mr.. SToDDERTs LETTER,
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