Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-06
STANDARDIZATION LatD.
AN ACT

: Be it enacted by the Senate and Honfe
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congrefs ailembled, That any
alien being free white perfon may be.
admitted 70 become a citizen of the Unit
cd States, or any OF them, on the follow
ing conditions and not otherwiie -
Fnf, That he ihall have declared on
cath or affirmation, before the fupreme, in-
perior, diaritt or circuit court of iome one
Of the States, or OF the territorial diitriets
es the United States, or circuit or dit
srief court of the United States, three years
at leaf, before his admifion, that It was
bona fde,'hi intentionto become a.citizen
Of the United States, and &c renounce Tor
ever, all allegiance and fidelity to any TO-
reign prince, potentate, fate or iove-
reignty whatever, and particularly by
name, the prince, potentate, fate ortove-
iregnty whereof fuch alien may, at the
time, be a citizen or fubject.
SeeoadJ, That he lhalI, at the time OF
his application to be admitted, declare on
oath or affirmation, before fone one OF the
courts aforefaid, that he will fuPPort the
contribution Of the United States, and that
he doth, absolutely and entirely renounce
and abjure all allegiance and fidelity 10
every foreign prince, potentate, fate or
iovereignty whatever, ard particularly by
naIne the prince, potentate, fate or love
reignty whereof he was before citlzeno or
fubject; which proceedings fhall be re-
corded by the clerk Of che court.
7Bfydy. That the court admitting iuch
alien fhall be la5isded that he has reilded
within the United States five years at leaft,
and within the fate or territory where
iuch court is at the time held, one year
at Leaf; and it fhall further appear to
their fatisfatfion, that during that time,
he has behaved as man OF a good moral
character, attached to the principles OF the
contribution of the United States, and well
& difpofed TO the good order and happiness OF
the fame Presided, That the oath OF
the applicant fllall, in no cafe, be allow
ed 70 prove his rehdence.
Foanbb, That in cafe the alien apply
ing to be admitted TO citizenlhip, fhall
have borne any hereditary title, or been
of any cf the orders of nobility in the
Kingdom or fate from which he came, he
ihall, in addition to the above requifte,
make an express remuneration of his title
or order OF nobility in the courtto which
bis application fhall be made, which renun-
citation fhall be recorded in the iaid court.
Preceded, That no alien who fhall be ana
iyecitizep, denizen or fubjett ofany coun-
try, fate or fovereign, with whom the y.
States ihall beat war, at the time OF his APP
plication, ihall be then admitted to be ci-
tizen of the United States: Preceded aJio,
That any alien who was reGding within
the limits, and under the jurifditton Of the
United States, before the z9th day of jan
usry, one thoufand ieven hundred and
ninety-hye, may be admitted TO become
a citizen, on due proof made to fome one
of the courts atorelaid, that he has Reid
ed two years at leaf, within and under
the jurifdiefionof the United Safes, and
one year, at leaf, Immediately preceding
his application, within the fate or terrific
ny where fuch court is, at the time held );
and on his declaring on oath or affirmation,
that he will fpport the contribution of the
United States, and that he doth!abfolutely
and entirely renounce and abjure ali ALI
ance and fidelity to any foreign prince,
posensate, fate, and fovereignty, whate-
yer, and particularly, by name, the prince,
potentate, fate or fovereignty whereof he
was before citizen or fubjeet: and
moreover on its appearing to the fatisfac-
tion OF the cours, thar during the fad term
of two years, he has behaved as man OF
good moral character, attached to the con-
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