Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-13
Rights of American NaturaItzed Citizens
in France.


Reference having been made by some of our CO.
temporaries to recent decision of French court.
10 a ease where military service IN France was
claimed from a naturaliZed citizen OF the United
States who emgrated to this country in his boyhood
have obtained, IN the proper quarter, transia-
ton of the decision which We subJoln.
1t will be seen that the principle contended for by
General Cass in his instruction to Mr.. Wright, at
Berlin on the Sth of July last in the case of Chris
tan Ernst has been recognized by the French tlbu-
nal This precedent WILL it is hoped, have Its due
effect in other European countries where our natu-
rallied citizens are liable to be impressed into mill
tary service =
CAsE-The complainant native Of Uhryiller, left
France thirteen years ago to settle himself IN Anne
RIGA. He was then sixteen years OF age In 1907
he became naturalized citizen of the United States
of America. He returned to France in the month Of
May 1882 to visit his family Uhrviller, but, not
withstanding his protest. he was included on the roll
of the census of the Commune of UhrvIller Tor the
class of 1882 having omitted been in the class OF
1885, and has thus been obliged to draw lots 10 es-
cape the cOnseq Of the position in which he was
placed Zeiter had no other mode than to cause him
self to be recognized by the Tribunal as an American
citizen In consequence he caused the Prefect OF the
Bas Rhin to be summoned to contest the main con-
illusions and determinations here above written, by
notification from the Usher Wurtz, of Strasburg
dated the 2lst March, 1860. The cause having come
up the first time the Tribunal, by order dated 18th
April, 1860, ordered delay, that he might obtain
an atestation from the Consul of the United States
of America at Paris that he had really acquired the
quality of American citizen The cause being again
called up for hearing this day, the plaintiff produc
ed the atestaon required by the order of the 25tt
April and the parties respectfully attend the decis
ion thereon.
In Equity: is there ground to pass upon the claim
of Zeter!
What about costs? A VoLPERT
Notice given and copy left with the PrOcureul
Imperial of the Tribunal Of first instance for the ar
rondisement of WissembOurg at his office, wher
such officer being present and having looked at the
original and received copy by me, Henry Lewis
Cannon attendant on hearings at the Trlbu
nal and usher of Wissembourg, signed the q
June 1860. GARN0N.
All l fran so.
Examined and received copy at Office at Wissem
bourg, I'd June, 1860 RICHERT
| Registered, &c.
After having heard the respective arguments o
the parties as well as those OF the public admins
| tration -
CONSIDERING that by the production of the certif
cate, which was delivered to him on the 18th MAJ
past by the Consul General of the United States a
| Paris, and which has been registered at Wissem
bourg this day, the plaintiff has proven that he Is al
| American citizen.
The Tribunal makes order in favor of the plaintiff
that by production of said certificate he has salts
fed the judgment rendered by this court on the 25t
| April last.
| In consequence, it declares and acknowledge
that the plaintiff Michael letter by his n2turallza
ton in foreign country, has lost the quality o
| Erenchman.