Washington telegraph., 1845-02-26
NATURALIZATION BILL.

The National Infclligenccr Of the 29ih
ut. gives the following abstract Of some Of
the pruv;s ons Of the bii! 10 amend the ma
iuiaiizaiion laws, introduced into the Senate:
4 bill was reported in the Senate by MIR.
BER1IES Oh Monday, f.om the Committee
IN the judiciary, 10 amend the Na'uraliza
ton Laws. The subject being one Of the
highrsi interest to mlny nf our readers, we
have run our eve over the bill 50 as 10 en-
abe us to state briefly its leading features.
The bill proposes to enact that Collectors
o. the Revenue at all the ports of the Uni
ted States shall open and keep books Of
registry, in wlr;ch, nj the request Of any
alien arriving in The United States, his
name, age. stature &c. shall be registered.
and certificate Of such registry gran'edto
The said alien.
The Clerks of Courts the United States
may al any time. heing at least three years
after such registry. on p-esen aiion q me
certificate thereof, record the declaration 81
the mention nf si-h len 10 become perma-
nsntly citizen of the United States, and
grant him 4 ce,tiGca.c Of s.ich declaration.
Two years If er the record Of such de
c'aration, AMI i've years a--rr The registry
| before mentioned Oh tlir exhibition % inc
4 certificates Ol registry an dc 'aration' and
I Oh propf OF god character and attachment
q lie Consii II aii Government ot the
| Uni:el Sta.es IN any Court uf the United
1 Stl:rs. such alien may bc admitted TO be
come a citizen of the United safes on Ger
tain conditions thr most imp iriant Of which
I ap,ears ID be lhl. nj shall have resided one
YEAR Ill least preceding tie application u
l the Sac or - strict in which the Court i
he'll. No duplicate ui' such certificates o
citizenship or registry shall ever be issued
cxccp; upon proof in court and public adver
tisrni,nt III The loss cf the orig nal. Chill
drcn unirr 1j years cf A. at the TING
arrival III tie country are not required x
produce certificates Of reg .strr or oi deciar
alton Of intention II they are proved 10 have
been five years resident AMI Otherwise en-
tiled.
rh, mos. u nicrvativc P p i'ion Of III
bl N thc neAt in order. viz: That M decree
III naturalization .hali be male, or ccriiii
ca.r oi naturalization granted within --
: IN Daih; before The time o. any election q
Prcsi.lcat or Vice PIE si,ien; ofthe L. States
or OF the Electors thereol or within -
.noa a, Of the tim. Of any general election
Ill The plr.ic liar S.aie nr ~ ; rIct ln whicI
ihr apJpl,caiinn il male; AM such deere
Inl Ger iica:c shall c-ln!cr 10 right Or pray
legc 90 c iizel-hip MIA ever except IN Ih
S.a.e q. Distr.c; wherein the same may b
gran,el. fJr the term e .no:i;hs aie
The ia G Thereof.
D,yrc anl certificates discovered 4
h.vr b.rn nI.a.nci by irlnl Dr ialsc p7e
en:.s may, up4n h.a..nG in court at'e
or. ious notice be SCI asi'lr; and all per
sons concern d in such evasion OF the law
n,y b, punished Is Tor high misjemeannr'
Person. n,w in the United States mn,
A. aly rimc within si1 ~ nth alierihe pns+
Ky NJ Jh:s bi.i, avail tArmsn ves Of n
general pro.i.i"n. Of il ID become natural
i:eI w.th5u. the previous registry require
Of aliens hereafter arriving IN the Unite
States.