Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-01-25

1870, March 26, repealed in 1875.
1895, January 30, repealed April IA, 1902.
1902, April IA,
1904, March 20,
1915, March %.
1916, July 30. A..
1916, April l6. ~
1924, May 26.
1928, May "a.
The first act allowed any alien, being a
free white person, residing within the lin.
its and being under the jurisdiction Of the
United States for 2 years, to become citi-
zen,-the applicant to be person Of good
character, and to take an oath to support
the Constitution. The children of such
persons, under 2l years Of age, and the chill
dren Of citizens, born on the sea, or out of
the limits of the United States, to be con-
sidered as natural born citizens, provided
that those whose fathers had not resided in
the United States should not be citzens,and
that no person prescribed by State shall
be considered a citizen, except by The act Of
the Legislature prescribing such person.
The second act required five years resi-
dence, and that the alien should rcnounce
forever all allegiance and fidelity to any for
eign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty
whatever, and particularly by name the
prince, polentate, state or sovereignty of
which the alien was q subject. lie was
also required 10 declare his intention to be-
conc citizen three years before his admis-
sion to the privilege of citizenship,
The third act required Of The applicant
for the rights of citizenship-thc FIVE years
residence at least, within the United States
and one year in the State or territory where
the application was made, and that during
all the time he should be man of good
moral character, attached to the principles
oftho Constitution OF the United States and
well disposed to the good order and happi-
ness OF the same, "provided, however, that
the oath of the applicant should in no case
be allowed to prove his residence" This
act also required that all persons thereafter
applying for naturalization should make re-
gistry and obtain certificates of the follow
ing facts name, birthplace, age, nation and
allegiance, together with the country from
whence the alien emigrated, the place of
intended settlement, &c. All other in
s,ructions embodied in previous acts were
also incorporated in the law of eighteen
hundred and twenty.
The fourth act was explanatory Of the
third, excep. in the second section, which
made provision for regarding the widows
and children of aliens dying while in the
process of naturalization, citizens, as if such
alien applicant had not died.
The fifth act grewou of the war OF 1912
and afforded aliens who applied for natural
izalion before June lS, 1919, the benefits
of their application, regardless of the coun-
try Of which they were subjects. There
was, however a proyiso, empowering by
law the apprehension and removalo of any
alien before the consummaion Of the act Of
naturalization.
The act made provision for the better en-
forcement Of The laws OF naturalization, es-
pecially in regard to the declaration Of in
tenlion, the certificate of the Clerk Of the
Court o: Prothonotary, and the exhibition of
such evidence upon an application to be-
come citizen.
The Court was prohibited from granting
IN act of naturalization except the facts
were recited at full length, and made part
Of the record Of the Court admitting such
alien.
The seventh act made provision for the
printing and circulation OF existing natural.
izaton laws.
The eighth act absolved, in the case Of
minors, the previous declaration Of 3 years,
but the applicant was called upon to prove
a bona fde intention TO become citizen for
at least three years, and to have been for
five years resident
The ninth and last law, repealed the sec
ond and material provision Of the laws Of
1902 and 1916, and grants certificate Of
citizenship whenever it shall be proved to
the satisfaction Of the Court, that the appli.
cant has resided within the limits and un.
der the jurisdiction of the United States for
At least five years pr, ,ceding such appIcs.
Jon. The proof is to be the oath or sfhr-
nation Of citizens Of the United States.
We have referred to those several laws
most Of which have been repealed, and all
Of which may be found in the four first vol.
umes Of the statues at large, becaus, the
subject has already been very prominently
brought before the two Houses Of Congress
and notices for their repeal given in each, in
the Senate by Mr.. Adams Of Miss, and in
the House of Representatives by Mr.. Tay-
lor Of Tennessee. We do not suppose any
action will BE- had upon the subject at the
present short session, but wha, I. urged
and begun now il is very probabe may be
consummalcd by the next Congress.