New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-11

such order or certificate, issued to or in the
name of any other person or in a. fictitious
name, or the name of deceased person, or
use, or attempt to use, or aid, or assist, or
participate in the use OF any certiflcate OF
citizenship, knowing the same to be forged,
counterfeit or ante-dated, or knowing the
same to have been procured by fraud or
otherwise unlawfully obtained; or II any
person, and without lawful excuse, snall
knowingly have or be possessed OF any
false, forged, ante-dated or counterfeit GER
titicate Of citizenship, purpOrting to have
been issued under the provisions OF any law
of the United States relating to naturaliza-
ton. knowing such certificate to be false,
forged. ante-dated or counterfeit with intent
unlawfully to use the same: or it any person
shall obtain, accept Oh receive any certifi-
cate of citizenship known to such person
to have been procured by fraud or by the
use Of any false name, or by means OF
any false statement made with intent to
procure, or to aid in procuring, the issue OF
such certificate, or known to such person to
be fraudulently altered or ante-dated; or
if any person who has been or may be adj
mitted to be citizen shall, on oath or
affirmation, or by affidavit, knowingly deny
that he has been 50 admitted, with intent to
evade or avoid any duty or liability imposed
or required by law, every person so offend
ing shall be deemed and ad!judged guilty of
felony. and. on conviction thereof, shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at
hard labor, for a period Of not less than one
year nor more than five years, or pc fined III
a sum not less than three hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars, or both
such punishments may be imposed. Ill the
discretion of the court. And every person
who shall knowingly and Intentionally aid
or abet any person in the commission of any
such felony, or attempt to do any act hereby
made felony, or counsel, advise or procure,
or attempt to procure, the commission
thereof. shall be liable to Indictment and
punishment in the same manner and to the
same extent as the principal party guilty OF
such felony, and such person may be tried
and convicted thereof without the previous
| conviction of such principal
! SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
| any person who shall knowingly use any
| certificate of naturalization. heretofore
| granted by any court. or which shall here
| after be granted, which has been. or shall
1 be procured through fraud or by false evil
| dence, or has been or shall be issued by the
clerk or any other officer of the court, with
| out any appearance and hearing of the appli-
cant in court and without lawful authority;
| and any person who shall falsely represent
| himself to be citizen Of the United States,
| without having been duly admitted to citi-
zenship, for any fraudulent purpose what
! ever. shall be deemed guilty Of inside
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof, IN due
course Of law, shall be sentenced to pay
! fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or be imprisoned not exceeding two years,
| either or both. in the discretion OF the court
| taking cognizance of the same.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
| the provisions of this act shall apply to all
| proceedings had or taken, or attempted to
be had or taken. before any court in which
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commenced had, or taken, or attempted to
| be commenced, and the courts OF the United
States shall have jurisdiction of all Offenses
| under the provisions of this act. III or be-
fore whatsoever court or tribunal the same
shall have been committed.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That in
any city having upward Of twenty thou
Of the Judge of the Circuit Court of
the United States for the circuit
wherein said city shall be, upon the applica-
ton of two citizens, to appoint IN writing
| for each election district or voting precinct
in said city, and to change or renew said ap-
pointment as occasion may require. from
time to time. two citizens resident OF the
district or precinct, one from each Pontlcal
| party. who. when SO designated, shall be,
and are hereby, authorized to attend at all
times and places fixed for the registration
| of voters who. being registered. would be
entitled to vote for Representative in
Congress. and at all times and places for
holding elections of Representatives in
Congress, and for counting the votes cast at
said elections, and to challenge any name
| proposed to be registered, and any vote
offered. and to be present and witness
throughout the counting Of all votes, and to
| remain where the ballot boxes are kept at
all times after the polls are open until the
votes are finally counted; and said persons
and either OF them shall have the right to
atfiX their signatures or his signature TO
said register for purposes OF identification,
| and to attach thereto or to the certIncate
of the number Of votes cast: and state
ment touching the truth or fairness thereof.
which they or he may ask to attach: and
any one who shall prevent any person desig-
mated from doing any of the acts author
lied as aforesaid, or who shall hinder or
modest any such person in doing any OF the
said acts or shall aid or abet i'll preventing,
hindering or molesting any such person in
respect of any such acts, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanOr, and on conviction shall be
punished by imprisonment not less than one
year.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That in
any city having upward of twenty thou
sand inhabitants, it shall be lawful for the
marshal of the United States for the district
wherein said city also be, to appoint as
many special deputies as may be necessary
| to preserve order at any election at which
Representatives in Congress are to be
chosen; and said deputies are hereby au-
thorized to preserve order at such elections,
and to arr est for any Offense or breach OF
the peace committed in their view.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That
the naturalization laws are hereby ex-
| tended to aliens Of African nativity and to
persons of African descent.
Approved, July IA, 1870.
[PUBLIC-No. Isl.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
construction, preservation and repairs OF
certain Notifications and other works OF
defense, for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-One.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States. OF
America I'm Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and they are hereby, APP
propriated, out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the con-
struction, preservation and repair OF certain
Notifications and other works OF defense for
the year ending the thirtieth of June. eight
cen hundred and seventy-one.
For Fort Preble, Fort Georges and Fort
Scanned, in Portland harbOr, Maine, seven
ty-tive thousand dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor.
| +J,o, = ousand dollars