Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-05-10
MONDA1c, Mr. 10, 1902.

Hateg an iOvertigrty whatever, ard particularly,
b. name, the prince. Potentate, tate or overeigny
whereof ne was before citizen or futje6t and
moreover on IT'S appearing 10 the fatsteclon of
he court, that Crring tn fad tern Of two years,
he has behaved as man Of good moral character,
attached 10 the coniil uton CT the United States
and well dJfpofcd 10 the good order and happnefs
Of the fame and where the alien, apply ing for
alnifiion 70 oit zenlhip, fh2 have boz ne any her
CdiiafY title, been OF any Of any Of the orders
Of debility IN the kingdom hate from which he
crme on j. moreover making in the court an
exPrets rennncEtion Of his title order az nobility
before he That be entitled to fuch admIlEon all
OF which proceedings, required n this prOvio TO
DC Perfol med IN the court, iha be recorded by
the clerk thereof. and provided alto, that aoy ahen
who was rrfding within the limits, and ueder the
juriidetion Of he United States at any time be
ywetn the faid twenty ninth day Of January, one
thouiand feven hundred and ninety five, and the
ell h'eenth day o. June, one thcufsnd feven humid
red and ninety eight, may, within two yyars after
the paifng Of tiiq act, be admitted 70 become a
citizen, without compliance with the hrit condi-
ton above fp-c'fed.
Sec. a. Pyozf4ed ai5. and Be il ff-fbey rna6ed,
That in addition TO the directions aorefaId, all free
white perfons, being aliens, who may rive IN The
United States after the paRing OF this act fha, ia
order 10 become citizens of the United Sta'eS,
make regiftry, and Oh ain certificates, in the fol
oEirg manner, to wit every periOn dehrOus of
being naUrslized ihal. Il o. the age Of twenty oHe
year,, n Ike report e himfef or # under The age
OF twenty one years, held n ierVice, iha BE re-
ported by his parent, guardian. malter or mltrefs
70 the clerk Of the difriS court OF the difr G
wrhre fuch alien or aliens ihall arrive, TO iomc
other court Of record IF tire United States, or Of
either of the territorial d,frets Of The fame, or Of
particular Fate Il; and hlch report mall alcertaiO
tBe NAME birth, place, age, ration ard allegiance
" each alien, together with the country whence
ne o. he migrated, AID the place Of his or her ia
tended fettemcnt. end i lhall b. the duiy Of
fuCh clerk, receiving fch report, to record the
lame ~ bis Office, and TO graz to the periOn max
ing Iuch rrplrt, and D each individual concerned
therein, whoever n fha he r5Guirec, certificate
under his baud and feat cI Office of Guch repor, AMI
rVgitry and toI receiving and relihtrIng each &c
port of an individual or family, fifty ceuts and
iuch certificate ihall be exhibited 10 The court by
every alien VINO MAJ arrive ID the United States,
after The Paiiing Of act On his application 70 r
hatOraized as evidence Cf the time Oh his arrival
within the Urited States.
SEC. >5ad v5eyses, doubts have arfen whether
tam courts Of records ia ome Of The ates incued
within the deicrption q difrict circuit courts s.
rfa'fbe Sna67d that every Of ecorG in any ind
Vdual itate, having common law jurfdi6tioR, and
zeal and clerk prochonotary, nal he opnGiyred as
diiiTct cour wrhn The meaning of THIS act and eve
~ alien, Who may have been natural zcd in any ugh
court h'a enjoy, from and after the Pahng u the a
the Tame rights and privileges if be had been natural
sec. AHd Be fHTfbr enact d. That the Chi dren OF
Perion' duly natura red under any of the of the
Unued States or who previous the pAfFug Of any
law on tha' iae6t by th9 government Of the Ulited
States may have become zens Of any Of the lad
Rates snder the laws thereof being undcr the age Of
twenty years at he time Of thsr pa ents being g.
naturaiz admitted to he rights Of citizenihtp
ihal II dwelling within the United States be couGder-
cd As citzens Of the United States, and tbs chdeu Of
peions who are, have been citizens 81 the Uni
TED States ihal though sorn Of the limits and u
HdItton OF the United States be conGdered cit,tns
OF the Unired States Proyled that the right Of citi-
zenihip iha not defend Perons Whole fathers have
never reiided within the United States Pyovi4s9 as
that no peron heretofore profcrted by any Rare or
who has been legally convicted of having joined the ar
my OF Great BttAin. dur ng the late war hal be ad-
united citizen, as aforeaid, wthon' the conlent Of
the segin4ure OF he Rate il which fch pcrlon ygss
Proicri bed.
Sec S. Aqd5s hJlrf5er eaaSia8, That al ata hereto
fore Pafed rePe6tng natur1ization be, and the fame
afe hereby repealed.
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