The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-08-27
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NEW NATURALIZATION LAWS
Full Text of the Act

FOllONlng IS the leAt Ol thc ANe 1O "'N"N the Naturalization Laws, to punish crimes apainst the same, andafor other purposes" as passed by both Houses of Congress Be I enacted by the S1qte and House cf R,p- rs.e... . c- ~.~-st- ( i3tR S',ss 0f America in Congress assembled That in all cases where any oath, affirmation, or affidavit shall be made or taken under or by virtue of any act or law relating to the naturalization of aliens, or in any proceedings under such acts or laws, and any person or persons taking or making such oath, affirmation, or affidavit, shall know ingly affirm or swear 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 impris onment for a term not exceeding five years and not less than one year, and to fine not exceeding Sl GOO.
 Section 2 Aad o. d further enacted That if any person applying to be admitted citizen, or appearing as a witness for any such per son, shall knowingly personate any other per son than himself or falsely appear in the name of deceased person, or in an assumed or ficticious name, or if any person shall make, forge or counterfeit any oath, affirmation, mo- tice, affidavit, certificate, order, record, sig nature or other instrument, paper or proceed ing required or authorized by any law or act
 
 ton of aliens; or shall utter, sell or dispose of, or use as true or genuine, or for any un- lawful purpose, any false, forged, ante-dated or counterfeit oath, affirmation, notice, cer- tifcate, order, record, signature, instrument, paper or proceeding aforesaid; or sell or dispose of to any person other than the per son for whom 1t was originally issued, any certificate of citizenship or certificate show ing any person to be admitted a citizen or if any person shall in any manner use for the purpose of registering as voter, or as evil dence of right to vote, or otherwise unlaw- fully. any order, certificate of citizenship or certificate, judgment or exempihcations show ing such person to be admitted to be a cti- zen, whether heretofore or hereafter issued or made knowing that such order or certif. cate, judgment or exemplifcation has beer unlawfully issued or made; or if any person shall unlawfully use, or attempt to use, any such order or certificate, issued to or in tho name of any other person, or in a ficticioui name of a deceased person; or use or at tempt to use, or aid, or assist, or participate in the use of any certificate of citizenship knowing the same to be forged, or counter feit, or antetlated, or knowing the same tC have been procured by fraud, or otherwise unlawiully obtained or if any person, ant without lawful excuse, shall knowingly hav' tOooNcoNo dated, or counterfeit certificate of citizen ship, purporting to have been issued unde the provisions of any law of the Unite' States relating to naturalization, knowin such certificate to be false, forged, ante-dated or counterfeit with intent unlawfully to us the same; or if any person shall obtain, ac cept, or receive any certificate of citizenshi known to such person to have been procure' by fraud or by the use of any false name, O by means of any false statement made wit intent to procure, or to aid in procuring, tn issue of such certificate, or known to sue person to be fraudulently altered or ante dated or if any person who has been C may be admitted to be citizen shall, o oath or affirmation, or by affidavit, knowing ly deny that he has been SO admitted, wit intent to evade or avoid any duty or liabilit imposed or required by law, every person offending shall be deemed and adjudged gui ty of felony, and, on conviction thereof, sha be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept hard labor for period not less than one ye; nor more than five years or be fined in a SUI not less than $500 nor more than $l 900, both such punishments may be imposed, the discretion of the Court. And every pc son who shall knowingly and intentional aid or abet any person in the commission any such felony, or attempt to do any a hereby made felony, or counsel, advise, or pr cure, or attempt to procure the commissio thereof, shall be liable to indictment and in prisonment in the same manner and to Il same extent as the principal party guilty
 such felony, and such person may be trie and convicted thereof without the preyiol conviction of such principal.
 Section g. And Gs u J@Tther enacted, I'm any person who shall knowingly use any ce tifcate of naturalization heretofore grant, by any Court or which shall hereafter granted, which has been, OF shall be, pr cured through fraud, or by false evidence, has been or shall be issued by the clerk, any other officer of the Court without ar appearance and hearing of the applicant Court and without lawful authority and ar person who shall falsely represent himself be citizen of the United States, wthoI having been duly admitted to citizenship, f any fraudulent purpose whatever, shall deemed guilty of a msdemeanor, and up< conviction thereof, in due process of law, sha be sentenced to pay fine of not exceediI one thousand dollars or be imprisoned nt exceeding two years, either or both, in u discretion of the Court taking cognizance the same.
 Section 4. And Dc n fartler enacted. Tn the provisions of this Act shall apply to a proceedings had or taken, or attempted to l had or taken, before any Court in which an proceedings for naturalization shall be COT menced, had, or taken, or attempted to commenced; and the Courts of the Unite States shall have jurisdiction of all offens under the provisions of this Act, or befol whatsoever Court or tribunal the same sha