St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-11
Naturalization By State Courts.

u The question has been often raised whether
Che State courts have the constitutional power
TO grant naturalization papers. 2. .-s-' 4' 81
1.-The constitatisH of the United States (arti-
eiei one, section eight gives 90 Congress the
power at1 establish uniform rule of natural
izafiDa rsese ftc5 - - ,sEnI -str. s..f f..
THAT Congress has granted to State courts
the right 10 slaturalize, cannot be denied The
act Of Csngress Of April IA, 1902, entitled TAn
% es&ilsh a uniform rude of characterization.
dfl fepeal the acts heretofore passed lori tac
subjeot,n invests with this power s.shc supreme,
ssrerior district ov eircuit courts of the State
srlterrtosiai sstsicts aof che United Statess The
tl5irii scti0r ufEflle same at, for the purpose
6f senltsyiug .louhts whetiser certain courts of
yecerl IN sos1e of the States
tho leSeriptimi in the first section, expressly
emacts ssJtss fE-r-iiB5g7.s ytE17. bGa s4t.@
-esrT That any ccarts irf fecord in any individual
Ssasa. having eonisnmi IaW1 jurisdiction and a
Eeai and eiefk, ,oF psothonotsfy, shall be,sc
si5esed - aflixtfiet cesrt.. .within the meaning
Pf ll7is aet . and every, alien ypslo may have
bsea n3kuraliz. din amy such caurt Shaii ear;or
Evna azi iafiek the aiAzsge cf fhbEa.f, fhe ~ssae
tizlts erhl lYFisils "a fins hid henaiiat ssSs
jzsa ina ylstrkt or crcllitscouit Of the al'Eaei
-stafess'n 80 = sissG,as Foe ef5ii l''sazg az.
gssg mgrdsz.hmsiE4 4thns egleariy .cmSs.e'i on
fIestafc esarts tise rigistte natst.nzg o''ly
anestiiss s,shsS. ''0 e's'''''''''a @ iona
= i. is pess sfnesl by tlsMc who ts...v ,,,;s
tilat section one Of article sIircs Of ras-
Grlfitnti0R &C the Iiuited States declares that
sthe lullleial EnMerof The limited States shall
% vested ~ one Sapsegne Curt and i'm such
inferior H4urtzyas 0apgress may from time b,
time oa1asn and ahlisa that the as.t of nat
FalszatiQas : in!icial and can he lcgaiiy
igsElalI u Hanes shnt a jpdieisi zpoaTers; that
he SIT k9nftss ylgke partloE flseg judieial
l5NfI ~ % sEnitIai Ststez inasalnrh. ias atfsy
cn1 been ord aimed and establisitai By 6s6-
Grhss compliance axifA thssxfgEau,g,.,s of the
= eand that they caailot, .Itlsercsre.
.be Efhloa conskissstisnally a5flk the sIishta to
.nafeifalitea ImmipRsgt iiof The LdsSsiosR that
EonSFpss ct5aok calsfer the ilsliciai fsewcr, of
theI hi1ed SEaEes ffpon courts which Il has mot
0uslained aad established if is urged that the
SRpfenAs kuFk eE the United States has, deci-
ded repsak4lly thai Congress has no right %
confer On tEe State eoaffs jlirisdction sof eases
arlsin alsdsr the rcyelue laws, and tLat, ,reas-
9nsHg 81 aiatogx. the acti0n Of the Ssafecssuts
IN granting fhe right az cifizenslsip - invalid.
and should be ~ declared blythe Sapnzae
Court. s@zi t-asf! - sY,ssr /. -r-y.,s
!, The premises of the lopponenss ef the right
q tlaa stats eoaFts 70 naizralize are dhfeesise
n oue imptrt@nf particular, on which tise
whole queszis1 seems TO depends, The waiahf
Of their asguhant rests On the assurnption. that
the act of nafkralization = iaslcial act J. IL
may be we'I 4ntenae1, On the other l.aud. .tl,at
: y enilrely administrative; that y juice af =
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