The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-22

| Washington, May 20, 1924.
| Approved: JAMES MONROE.
An ACT in further addition to "An &C, 20 ss.
tsbIish an uniform rule OF Naturalization,
| and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on
! that subject.
he IS enacfed 5y tie Senate and House of
Refresenfat0es Of she United States Of f.fr;rr
| iea IN Congress assembled, That any alien, be
Ing q free white person and minor, under
! the sge Of tweny.ons years, who shall have
resided in the United States three years next
preceding his arriving st the age OF twen'y
ono years, aud who shall have continued 10
reside therela to the time he may make ap.
p'icAlion to be Admitted q citizen thereof, may,
sfer no arrives IT The age Of Iwenty.one years.
and alter be shail have resided five years
within the United States, including he three
OF hi. minority, be sdmntsd citizen Of the
United States, wi,hou, having made the dc.
ciaIation required IN the hrM condition Of the
hrst section OF the act 10 which this is sddi-
ton, three years previous TO his admission
Provided, such alien shall make the declara.
tiop ,equ.red therein al the time Of his or her
admission and shall further declare, on oath,
and prove, to the sa,is!aciioD of the Court,
that, Tor three years neyt preceding, il has
been the bona ide Intention oil such alien to
become ci,izeo Of The United States and
shali, in oil other respects, comply with the
laws in regOrd 10 NATURALIZATION.
Sec. 9. Ind be if further enacted, That DO
certificates OF cilizenship, or pstursli3s,ion,
heretofore obtained {, ON any Court Of Record
wiihio the Unted States, shall be deemed in.
valid, in CONSEQUENCE of an omission TO com.
ply with the 'eou,:iiion of the first section of
ihe act, entitled IAN act relative to evidence
10 cases of naturalization" passed the twen,y
second day Of March, one thousand Gig b, hun
| dted and six,sen.
Sec 8 Ind be IL further enacted, Tha, the
declaration reQuired by the FIRST condition spe.
cited in the Grst section of the act, 10 which
this is an sddilon, shall, IL the ssme has been
bona 6de made before tho Gle is Of either ef
the Courts in the said condition Damed, DO ss
vslid as If il had been made before the said
Cours,respscliveIy.
Sec. 4.@And be n further enacted, That .
declaration by any alien, being free white
| person, OF his intended application 10 be sd
| ruited q citixnn of the United States, made
| 10 the manne, and 70, IN prescribed 10 the
| i.st condition specified IN tho frsi section oil
| the act TO which ,hs is ia edition, Two yea's
befsre hIo admission, shall be sufficient com
| pliance With said condition any ahing IN the
said act, or IN any subsequent act, 10 the con.
| trsry notwithstanding.
Washington, May 25, 1879
Approved; JAMES MONROE,
| An ACT authorizing the employment of cd.
ditiopal clerks, and certain messengers, and
| assistants, and other per sons, in the seversi
departments. "a. e, a,
BE 10 enacted By he Senate and Ho:.se of
REPRESENTATIVES efhs Unhed S.ales Of diner
ica in Congress assembled, That st shall be
lawful for tho respective Departments, hcre-
ioafter mentioned, TO employ the following
Clerks, 10 addition 10 those authorised BY ex.
i:'ing laws, that Is TO say: So e
10 The Treasury Department, one clerk,
whose salary shall no, exceed tho sum oi one
thousand one hundred and Gliy dollars per an
nom p.
In The Office OF the Treasurer, one clerk,
whose salary shall not exceed The Gum of ejgh,
bundted dollars, snd one assistant 10 the chief
clerk, whose salary shall not exceed the sum
OF four hundred dolla's per auoum;
IN the Office of the Fifth Auditor, one clark,
whose ,aiay shall not exceed one thousand
four hundred dollars, and two clerks, whose
saei'cst 'osPcSiVe'y, sUsi nov eNCeeu ooe
thousand one hundred and 6fy dollars !;
In the Navy Department one clerk, whose
salary shall no, exceed ono thousand dollars
In The Office Of the Navy Commissioner,
ihfe, clerks, and one dfaughlsnao, whose ssI
aries, respectively. shall not exceed tho sum
OF enc thousand doIla per snnum;
IN .hs vfice Of the Pos,msstef General,
ious eis'ks. whose salaries, respectively, shall
not e2ceed the sum Of one thousand dollars;
and Two clerks, whose salaries, respectively.
,hal! no, exceed the sum Of eight hundred
dollars PEI anDum;
ln the Office Of the Comn,issa = General OF
Subsistence, TWO cle'k,, whose ssisries, to
gc,her, shah no, exceed the sum VI Two ,hou.
sand one hundred end if'y dollars per an
nun;
In the Engineer Department, Two clerks,
whose salaries, together, shall no, e:cee3 the
sun Of Two thousand one hundred and 6IiJ