The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-09-22

DISQUALIFICATION VI uAAOHog W ~ y es@rl ~
under such acts or laws. and any person
OF persons taking or making such 9th
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 up
on conviction thereof DO sentenced 70 inn
prisonment for term not exceeding 1--WE
years and not not less than one year, and
to tine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars. ..s
SIC. q. .aad b Il further macted, Thai
IL any person applying to be admitted .
citizen, or appearing as witness for any
such person, shall knowingly personate
any other person than himself, or falsely
swear in the name ofadcceased person. or
ia an assumed or fictitious name, or if any
person shall falsely make, forge, or conn
ierfeit any oath, affirmation, notice, attida-
Wit, certificate, order, record; signature, or
other instrument, paper, or prorecalng re-
quired Of authorized BY any law ornct re-
lating to or providing for the naturaliza-
ton Of aliens; or shall uttos, sell, dispose
Of, or use as true or genuine, or for any
unlawful purpose, any false, forged, ante
dated, or counterfeit oath, affirmation, mo-
tice, certificate, order, record, siguature,
instrument. paper, or proceeding as aforo-
said; or sell or dispose Of to any person
other than the person for whom it was or
ieiually issued, any certificate Of citizen;
ship, or certificate showing any person to
be admitted citizen; or if any person
shall in any manner use for the purpose Of
registering as voter. or as evidence Of a
right to vote, or otherwise, unlawfully,
any order, certificate Of citizenship, or GER
tiicate, judgment. Or exempliacation.
showing such person to DO admitted to DO
a citizen, whether heretofore or hereafter
issued or made. knowing That such order
or certificate, Judgment or exemplffcation
has been unlawfully issued or made; or il
any person shall unlawfully use, OF attempt
ito use, any uchorder or certificate, issued
TO or in the name Of any other person. OF
in q fictitious name, or the mans Of q de-
ceased person; or use, or attcaipt 70 use,
Or aid, Or assist, or participated the use
ef. any certifcate4of citizenship, knowing
tthe Same to be forged, or counterfeit, or
,apte-dated, or knowing the SANG to hass
been procured ~ fraud, or otherwise uns
iawtaily obtained,s OF Il any person, and
Without lawful excuse, shall knowingly
haze orbe possessed of a,y false forged,
Eante.datcd, or eouaterfoit certificate Of citi-
zenship, purportiug 10 have been issued
under tho provisions Of any law Of the
United States felating 10 naturalization,
knowing such certificate to DO false, forged,
ante.datcd, or counterfeit, with intent rn-
lawfully to use the same; or il any person
shall obtain, accept, or receive any certiti'
cate of citizenship known to spchsperscn 70
have been procured by fraud orby the use
Of any false name, or by ineans Of anJ
4 false Statement made with intentto procure
or to adm procuring, thesissue Of stct
! certificate, ;or known to such person to b.
fraudulently ALTERED Of ante-dated; or i
iany person who has been or may be I'D.
4 mitted to be citizen. shall, on oath OF
affirmation or by affidavit, knowingly de-
nv that he has been so admitted, with in
/ tent to evade or avoid any duty or liability
imposed or required by law. every person
50 offending shall be deemd and adjudged
guilty Of felony, and on conviction thereof.
shall DO sentenced to be imprisoned and
kept Of hard labor for period not less
than one year nor more than Eve years, or
be fined in sum notices. than three humid
red dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, or both such punishmants may be
imposed, in the discretion Of the court,
Aud every person who shall knowingly
and Intentionally aid or abet any person in
the commission Of any such felony. or at
tempt to do any act hereby made felony.
or counsel, advise, or procure, or attempt
10 procure, the commission thereofS shall
Be liable to indictment and punishment in
The manner and to che same extent as the
principal party guilty Of such felony. and
sich person may be tried and convicted
thereof without The previous ccnsictioh Of
such principal
Sfsc. y, Ai1 te Il fttgtliel' eilacie1' ~ ~
my person who shall knowingly use any.
certificate Of naturalization. heretofore
granted, which has been orshall be, pro-
cured through fraud Or by false evidence,
or has been Or shall beissued by the clerk,
Or any other officer Of the court without
any appearance and hearing Of the pepli-
can't Ia court and without lawful authority;
and any person who shall falsely represent
himself TO be citizen Of the United States,
without having been duly adnitted to citi-
zenship. for any fraudulent purpose what
ever, shall be deemed guilty Ola misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof. 10
due course Of law, shall. be sentenced to
pay 6ne Of not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding
two years, either or both, in tho discre-
ton Of the court taking cognizance Of the