The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-11-20

or counterfeit csrii6eate or evidence Of eli
zsBshipn he sAal be.-adislleed lyuiity.as-
felony, aud upon conviction be imprisoned
and fined. You are therefore charged with
the enquiry whether any false, forged or
counterfeit certificates of naturalization have
been issued in this district, saRd L. 10, by
wAOm; and zagainsl sud- pefson, dis bur
duty topresent an indistmeat The same
nay be said,9f those whb procured or caused
such csrtifeates 10 ba issued by Aothers.
You must be satisfied that the person
charged issued it with authority of law, or
that he issurd it without proof, without the
examination ffhs facts necessary to show
the requisites of the statute, and without
that judicial decision and record made Of the
preceding that the law roqaires,- Il IS not
necessary that the whole certificate should
be, false and forged. 1t may be- a false 6iling
jap.ofal certificate bearing a senuipe sigma
I stbre and seal, or the whole Of itimay be false
and forged.
Again, The same law provides "that il any
person shall pass, utter or use as true, any
false certificate Of citizenship, or shall make
sale or dispose of any certificate Of citizen
-shiP.te sny-peTsOn other than the ePersoH-fo r
whom i was originally issued, or to whom
of right it may belong, shall be guilty of
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part Of the stature intends to punish parsons
using certificates furnished to other persons.
1t makes a criminal act, not only to make
and issue false certificates that are falsely and
illegally issued It also includes and in
tends to make criminal the act Ofissaing or
delivering certificates to persons whe have
never been before the court 10 submit their
proof or take the oath Of allegiance, as well
as transferring and d;sposing of certificates
70 persous whohaFe neYss been bef0re
court
There ia another act of Congress to which
it is my duty to call your attention. 1t is
the 18th section Of the act of March 3, 1926.
Hprovides, t'ihat if any person ii any cause,
S8ttef or other proceeding when 40 oath OF
affirmation shall be Tequired, under or by
virtue of any law or laws of the United
States SHALL upon the takfng ofsuch oath or
affirmation, knowingly aud wilfully swear
or sfirm falsely, every person so found shall
be deemed guilty of perjury, and on cOuvic-
tion" be punished. You wiz temem Der that
all proceedings for naturalization are done
under and 10y virtue of the laws Of the United
States. The States have no power 10 natu-
ralize aliens. They have no statutes ou the
subinet.e The State courts when they act,
% SO BY virIu9 Of The Towers conferred upon
ihsm by the laws of the United States.
Hence, when au cath is taken in a State
court in proceeding for naturalization, it is
taken under and by virtue Of law Of the
United States, aui if false under this stat ute,
the person SO charged IL to be indicted aud
tried in the United States Courts Il is
therefore your duty to iDq lire, and f you
are satisfied that any pc son or persons have
taken fslsss oaths in any part Of any pro-
csP6ings forthe Bsturaliz an alien or
if the alien has, himself taken false oath,
then you must indict him, SO that he may
be punished under the law.
| have now, gentlemen, given you my
views on the various subjects that will Oc-
cupy your attention, more at length, per-
has, than WIS necessary. The country has
just passed through warm political canvass
excitement existed and party feelings were
aroused-such a state of things are Incident
to our Institutions and form Of government
They are not neca ssarily Injurious nor dan
gerous. The good sense of the people thus
0bedient to the law, makes them readi-
ly and cheerfuny acquiesce in the viii Of
the majority It may be unfortunate and
unpleasant for you in the performance of a
public duty, such as you are now engaged in,
to be compelled to pass upon acts, generally
regarded as semi-poli:ical, of person belong
ing tpOhe party or the other to which you
was opposed. But have that confidence in
you that l know you will remember that
you are now acting in a capacity that should
know 20 party, and should desire above all
things to enforce the laws Of the county with
frmre can only enjoiR upon you to
see that in your investigaions all partisan
feelings, if aDy you have, be dismissed from
your minds and that you act honestly and
discreetly, wi hlut fear, favor or affection
for any man or class Of men.