Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17
BYaUTHORITY.7
AN ACE
BAIT Inner.

Relatiye to evidence in cases of natu-,I;zat;o,
DE " enacted ty me Senate ard House Of Re-
Prese"tu iues 81 the United States of lyHerTca IN
congress assembled, That the cert,fca OF re-
port and registry, required as evidence Of he
tune OF arrival in the L. States, acc,rri,n,- r. ,b
second section OF the act of the fourteenth of A.
Pril, one thousand ght hundred and TWO ent,tI
ed An act 10 establish an inform rule Of n.r,,
ralization, and TO repeal the act heretofore pass-
ed ON his subject :" and also certificate from,
uc y ePer ClerK or parliamentary, OF the declara~
ton OF intention, made before a court a.ore5aid
and required as the first condition ACCORDING TO
u'e hrst section of SAID ac, shall be exh brtei by
every alien on his application to be admitted a
crizen OF the U States, in pursuance OF sand act
who shall have arrived within the limits and ~
der the jurisdiction of the United States since the
eighteenth day of June, one thousand e;p,h1 nm
dred and twelve, and shall each be raci,s, 80 All
length, IN the record OF the court, admitting such
alien Otherwise he shall not be deem ed % Nv.
computed with lie coud Ions requisite for be-.
coming citlzen of the United States And any
pretended admission Of an allen, who shall have
arrived WITHIN the limits and Under the iurtsdic-
'lon OF the United States, since the sad eigh-
eenth day OF June, one Thousand eight hund ed
md twelve, to be acitjzen after the pron,I,cra.
ton OF tins act, without such re .ItaI Of e,cb
ceruhcate at tul length, shall be OF no validity
or effect under the act at resald.
Sec. 2. PrOuded, and be II further eyacte,L
l ,aI
to exclude from admission 10 c,tizeDshiD ans
free white person who was resid ucr WIN - ~
mlts and under he jurIsd ,ction of the Utue5
states at any me jetw-en the eigh eentb da, nF
June, one thousand seven hun red and n,ra.y,
| ght and the fourteenth DAY of April one Inn.
sand eight hundred and two, and who. hav,np,
lcontmued to reside therein without having -
any declaration or intention before courI oF ra
cord as azores aid, may be entried IN becnn,,.
cltIzen of the Unted States according In The a,-
| OF the twenty-siXth of March one hons nd .,bt
hundred and four, entitled 50 An ACT IN ,dI,t?,o,,
to an act, entitled " An act t. establish ON 80;
form rule OF naturalization, and to repesl he rt
heretofore passed on that subiec,." Whenever
any person without a certificate of such ,IecIa,o
ton OF intention shall make application 10 he II
United a citizen ofthe United States IS af,raa y.
IL snail be proven TO he satisfaction of ;he Court
mat the applicant was residing wi'hin The In,
and under the jurisdiction OF the United S,,,as
before the fourteenth day of April, one Thousand
| eight hundred and two, and has cont iutisd t re-
side within The same, or he shall NJ, be so adj.
mitted. And the residence of he applicant viii
| IN the limits and under the jurls,i on of he
United States for leGSt FIVE years mmeda eI,,
preceding the time of such ap "a in srau he
proved by oath or aihrma tou If CITIZENS nj he
! United States winch cIuzens shall be named -,
ne record as WITNESSES. And sucn con. nued
residence within the lImI and und err he iur;.
dictlon of the Uniled S a e, when s,t,sf,~irr'Iv
proved, and the place o. places where ti,-. H.
cant has resided fot tie la, iiveve.r, - ,i,,,e-
SAID, shall be stated and a., eyg.tl er with
the names OF such ciuz.ns ID he record of the
court admitting the spP cant; o,her,, iss tbs
same shall not entite HIM 10 be cor. idg-ed a-J
deemed a citizen Of the United ST, es.
III CLAY.
Speaker ofAe House Of Rebresenf.tfz,e,
JOHN GAILLARU,
President Of the Senate pro fg5ob,r.
March q, 13t5-APYRoyEp "f'''6