New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-18
CPrELIC-NO, 1881

(PUBLIC-NO. 163.
AN ACT to amend the naturalization laws
and to punish crimes against the same,
and for other purposes.
| Be it enacted bv 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 to 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 i'm
| prisOnment for a term not exceeding five
| years. and not less than one year, and to a
| 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 Tor any
| such person. shall knowingly persOnate any
| other person than himself, or falsely appear
| in the name OF a deceased person, or in an
assumed or fictitious name. or II any per-
| son shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit
| any oath, affirmation notice, affidavit, GER
| titcate, order, record, signature or other
| instrument, paper or proceeding required OF
providing for the naturalization of aliens;
| or shall utter, SELL dispose of, or use as true
or genuine, or for 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 if any person shall in any man
ner use, for the purpose of regis
tering a voter, or as evidence OF
right to vote or otherwise, unlawftlly, any
order, certificate of citizenship, or certifi-
cate. Judgment or exemplifcatiOns showing
such person to be admitted to be citizen,
whether heretofore or hereafter issued or
made, knowing that such order or certificate,
Judgment or exemplifcation has been I'M
lawfully issued or made; or Ii 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 i'll 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 unlawfully Obtained or if any
person, and without lawful excuse, shall
knowingly have or be possessed of any
false, forged, ante-dated or counterfeit GER
titcate 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 certlt-
cate of citizenship knewn to such person
to have been procured by fraud or by the
al hy-p ,tl
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 fraudulentlv altered or ante-dated; or
if any person who has been or may be a1
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
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at
hard labor. for period of not less than one
year nor more than five years, or be 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
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 Il citizen of the United States. |
without having been duly admitted TO citl- |
zenship, for any fraudulent purpose what |
ever. Shall be deemed guilty OF a misde- |
meanor. and upon conviction thereof. III due |
course of law. shall be sentenced to pay a |
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.
SIC 4. And be it further enacted, That |
the provisions of this act shall apply to all |
proceedings had or taken. or attempted 10 |
be had or taken. before any court ID which |
any proceeding for naturalization shall be !
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
sand inhabitants it shall be the duty !
of the Judge of the Circuit Court OF !