The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-09-26

ces of the government, both at home ant
abroad, exclusively in the hands of ma
tive born citizens Opposed to every kline
of despotism) as being at once the bes
entitled to the honors and enoluments
thereof, and the best qualified to under
stand and promote the interest aud sus.
tain the dignity of the country.
ReSolved, That the Governor be re
quested to forward a copy of these re.
solves to each of the present members
aud members elect of the congressional
delegation of this commonwealth.
Approved by the Governor April 8,
1855.
NO. 4.-MAINK.
AN ACT aunuling the nsturali ration powers o
courts in this State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Represe tatives in Legislature assem-
bled, as follows:
SEC. L. No court created by the
authority of this State, however extend
ed its jurisdiction, or by whatever name
designated, nor any funetionary per-
tanning to said court, shall hereafter hold
or exercise any jurisdiction in the ad-
ministration of the laws of Congress,
| conmonly known as the Naturalization
laws; nor shall said court take cogni-
zanee of any application of any alien to
beadmitted to become citizen, to mako
any record or grant, or issue any certif
icGte or other document or paper, where
by an alien shall be naturalized or made
citizen of the United States Provi-
ded that all cases where application
has been made and fled in any court,
shall be saved from the operation of the
foregoing section.
Sec 2 This act shall take effect
from and after its approval by the Gov
ernor.
Approved March l6, 1856.
AN ACT regulating the suffrage OF naturalzsd eit-
izeDs.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House
of Representatives in Legislature assem-
bled, as follows:
Sec. /. No person of foreign birth
who shall claim the right to vote by
reason of naturalization papers issued
to him from any court in the United
States, shall have the right to vote in
any city, town or plantation in this state,
unless three months, at least, before the
day of election, he shall produce and
exhibit to the alderman, selectmen, or
assessors of the city, town or plantation
in which he resides and has his home,
his said NATURALIZATION papers. Aud
the said alderman, seiectmen and asses
sors, shall enter in book to be kept by
them for that purpose, the name of said
person, the date of the issue of the pa
pers, aud the court by which the same
we're issued And if it shall appear to
said alderman, selectmen, or assessors,
that said papers were in duo form, and |
were issued by court having jurisdic-
tioa of said matters, and that the per-
son producing them is the party to whom
they were issued, they shall cause his
name to be entered on the check of such |
city, town or plantation, and to be con-
tinued on said list SO long as he shall |
citizen of such city, town or
plantation, aud entitled to vote therein.
SEC. 2 IF said alderman, selectmen
or assessors, shall be of the opinion
that the papers so produced arc not
genuine, or that the parties SO producing
them, is not the person to VIII hom they
we're issued, they shall not be required
TO make such entries in said book, not
,nter the name of such person on the
check list, as aforesaid but such per-
son SO produced and exhibited his pa
,ers shall not be deprived of his right
% vote by reason of his name not be-
ug entered in the said book, but his
light to vote shall be determined in the
same mauner it would if this act had not
been passed.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts
with this act are hereby re-
oealed.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect
rom and after it's approval by the Gov
,rnor.
Approved March IL, 1855. +
COPIED from the " Maine Free Press
Extra, containing public laws ofthe
tate of Maine passed by the thirty
ourth Legislature, A. D., 1859