Smyrna times., 1854-11-08
The Naturalization Laws.

As this Is the reason OF the political year
when most attention is given to the legal theory k
and the PARTISAN practice of naturalization. il
may not be embarrassing to refer to the subject
while it is freshesti in the public mind. Natives |
are all persons born within the jurisdiction and 1
allegiance to the United States; and so extend
ed and liberal in application is this definition,
that an infant born of alien parents temporari-
ly in our country, and returning to its fathers,
foreign home short time afterwards, can claim
citizenship at any time in after life. Aliens
are all persons born tcithont the Jurisdiction
and allegiance to the United States. So strin-
gent, to, is his definition, that the infant of
American parents, born while the latter are in |
Europe upon temporary travel, is an alien
born Such an infant is, however, entitled to |
citizenship in the United States without any
Observation-Disclosures its own allegiance
Through that of the parents = and this was made |
perfect.law by an act of Congress to that eff. |
feet in 1895, althougha subsequent statute, in |
1902, is held to limit that provision to children
ofpersons who then SOere or had been citizens.
Whether this Limitation exist or not, the COM
mon law will accomplish the result as above
stated. The naturalization ola father, more
over, relates to his minor children, and they
become, on his citizenship becoming perfect.
entitled to be considered citizens of the Uni
ted States at their majority. Minors of parents
not naturalized coming to this country at any
time prior to the age of sixteen years, may be.
come naturallzed without any declaration of
intentions having been made, and simply up~n
proof of this five years residence, and of inten.
> ton during the last three years of that residence
u to'become citizen. fla minor comes TO the
United States at any time after sixteen wears
ofage, the same exception as to dcclor,t;o, u,
intention applies up to the age of eighteen. ONLY
his period for application for naturalization !.
Is prolonged twenty-one years by the same lenoth
9 OF time that measures the commencement q,
q his residence after sixteen and before eighteen
A, for instances: if he comes at the are of sevop.
Is teen years and eleven months to the United
l. States. he may apply for citizenship at the apc
u OF twenty-five years and eleven months: but j
D. he comes at the age of eighteen years and ont
month, he must make declaration, and his time
: for application counts five years there c',nr
- lie then comes under the genc:ai operation
): the naturalization laws, winch provides for fv
years residence in the United States. and
= ueSlaration OF intention made on court reeor
TWO Full years before such application of citi
: zenship is made. Before IS4s. this five yea
residence must have been continuous-and il
was held SO strictly as to shut out person VIII
only set foot on the Canada shore while upo
an excursion for the purpose of taking drink
81, but in this latter year, Daniel Webster drafte
- law which was passed repeating the words o
T which this constructonwas based, TO wit"Vitl
out being atany time during the said five wear
out OF the territory Of the United States"
I'd an alien die after declaration, and before fiji
naturalization, his widow and children becon
thcreupOn citizens. He must, if liyipr. in n
der to secure his naturalization papers. bav
resided IN the State wherein he takes the,
one year. His declaration may be made i
pc one State and his naturalization occur in ano
nj Their, II he have record certificate of the first
and his five years residence may have been
perfect rowing one from State 10 State nm I
ce that one year previous to application-for tn
at laws of naturalization are Federal and No
~ State. The States may only pass laws rcgul;
ting alien contracts and naturalized yotes-a
&C for example; the laws in some States aIlowin
ed aliens to contract as to real estate and the on
10 in our own Obliging naturalization before &c
oJ days preceding an election, if the party desire
vote at such an election. -t.
nc These are the substantial matters of matt
ne ralization, and the practice under it. II is
~ subject which ever and anon crecps into part
he principles. In 1870, only two years previou
e. residence was required In 1895, it was mad
RS. five years. In 1903, when there was stron
w "Know Nothing" mania in the country, il wa
- made fourteen years. This lasted only fou
at years, when the term was reduced to FIVE years
This was in 1902; and although during III
ne succeeding fifty-two years that bring us TO Il,
:, present, numerous attemps have been made
II alter and even expnge the statutes Unnatural
NJ cation, the last period of residence remains il
or tact-Rey Stone City. $3.50
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Nv TAKING A NEwsrAPER.-An old friend an
ne original Native American of 1874, said yestc,
=, day, he feared that he should be compelled /
ed stop taking the Sun, as times were so tigI
nd with him. AS he was talking, he pulled de
Cd lcious segar, which must have cost forty dol
2 lars thousand, and moment afterwards CAV
ay four cents for an apple from a stand, and boug
e a little tin measure of walnuts. This is In
us reason why many persons find small chang
scarce; they are continually buying uselcs
or things. Three segars day will cost over fort
five dollars year, and the San only cost TIRE
y, dollars aud thirteen cents a, year. The segar
- are q selfish Injury while the MINER nfInrI