New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-03
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
THE NEW NATURALIZATION Law
PASSED BY CONGRESS-.

THE NEW NATURALIZATION LAW
PASSED BY CONGRESS-.
The following bill has passed both houses
Of Congress:
An act to amend the naturalization laws
and to punish crimes against the same.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in all
cases where any OATH affirmation, or affi-
davit shall be made or taken under or by
virtue of any act or law relating 10 the
naturalization Of aliens, or in any proceed
ings under such acts or laws, and any per-
son or persons taking or making such oath,
affirmation, or affidavit, shall knowingly
swear or affirm falsely, the same shall be
deemed and taken to be perjury and the
person or persons guilty thereof shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to in
prisonment for a term not exceeding five
years, and not less than one year, and to q
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
if any person applying to be admitted
citizen, or appearing as a witness for any
such person, shall knowingly personate any
other person than himself, or falsely appear
in the name OF deceased person, or in an
assumed or fictitious name, or if any per-
son shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit
any oath, affirmation, notice, affidavit GER
tificate, order, record, signature, or other
instrument, paper or proceeding required or
authorized by any law or act relating to or
providing for the naturalization of aliens;
or shall alter, sell, dispose of, or use as true
or genuine, or tor any unlawful purpose,
any false, forged, ante-dated or counterfeit
oath, affirmation, notice, certificate, order
record, signature, instrument, paper or pro-
ceeding as aforesaid; or sell or dispose Of to
any person other than the person for whom
it was originally issued any certificate of
citizenship, or certificate showing any
person to be admitted citizen;
or IT any person shall in any man.
ner use, for the purpose of regis
tering as voter, or as evidence Of
right to vote or otherwise, unlawfully, any
order, certificate of citizenship, or certifi-
cate, Judgment or exemplifcatiOns showing
such person to be admitted to be a citizen,
whether heretofore or hereafter issued or
made, knowing that such order or certificate,
judgment or exempliticatiOn has been un-
lawfully issued or made or if any person
shall unlawfully use or attempt to use, any
such order or certificate, issued to or in the
name of any other person, or in 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 certificate of
citizenship, knowing the same to be forged,
counterfeit or ante-dated, or knowing the |
same to have been procured by fraud or |
otherwise unlawfclly obtained or if any !
person, and without lawful excuse, shall |
knowingly have or be possessed of any
false, forged, ante-dated or counterfeit Ger
tificate 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 if any person
shall obtain, accept or 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 aid in procuring, the issue of
such certificate, or known BY such person
10 be fraudulently dated or ante-dated or
# any person who has been or may be adj
mitted to be a citizen shall, on oath or
affirmation, or by affidavit, knowingly deny
that he has been SO 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 adjudged guilty of
felony, and on conviction thereof, shall be
to be imprisoned and kept at
hard labor, for period of not less than one
year nor more than five years, or be fined in
4 sum not less than three hundred dollars
Tor more than one thousand dollars, or both
such punishments may be imposed, in the |
discretion Of the court And every person |
who shall knowingly and Intentionally aid
IT abet any person in the commission Of any
uch felony, or attempt to do any act hereby
made felony, or counsel, advise or procure,
,r attempt to procure, the commission
thereof, shall be liable to indictment and
IN the same manner and to the
same extent as the principal party guilty of
such felony, and snch person may be tried
md convicted thereof without the previous
Of such princil al
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
my person who shall knowingly use any ..
certificate Of naturalization heretofore
granted by any court, or which shall here :
lfter be granted, which has been, or shall !
,e procured through fraud or by false evil !
Ience, or has been or shall be issued by the 4,
Jerk or any other officer of the court, with :
ut any appearance and hearing of the ap- :
licant in and without lawful authority; :
nd any person who shall falsely represent :
imself to be citizen of the United States, !,
'ithout having been duly admitted to citi- I
,nship for any fraudulent purpose what .
yer, shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE i
eanOr, and upon conviction thereof, in due
purse of law, shall be sentenced to pay
ne of not exceeding one thousand dollars, ;,
be imprisoned not exceeding two years,
Their or both, in the discretion of the court =
king cognizance of the same.
SEC. A. And be ii further enacted, That .
e provisions of this act shall apply to all !.
oceedings had or taken, or attempted to -
had or taken, before any court in which y
v proceedings for naturalization shall he a a
had, or taken, or attempted to u :;
commenced, and the courts of the United u
ates shall have jurisdiction of all otfenses ~
der the provisions of this act, in or be- " "
q whatsoever court or tribunal the same e,
all have been commenced. ~
nc. 5. And be it further enacted, That in -,
' city having upward of twenty thou 81
ID inhabitants it shall be the duty of the
'ge of the Circuit or District Court OF r.,
United States for the circuit or district ~
erein said city shall be, upon the appllca- ~
n of two citizens, to appoint in writing
each election district or voting preclnst an an
aid city, and to change or renew SAID APP aD
ntments as occasion may require, from Ill