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

NATURALIZATION OF hueudIlV ~ pluVpuWANkp
under such acts or laws, and any person
Of persons taking or making such olth
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 np-
| on conviction thereof DO sentenced 70 ins
prisonment for a term not exceeding 1--WE
years aud not not less than one year, and
TO q fne mot exceeding one thousand dol
lars. .l1 .s.
SEc. @ Ind 81 fuusLeraGcisa That
if any person applying to be admitted .
citizen, or appearing as witness for any
such person, shall knowingly porsouate
any other person lbGn HIMSELF or falsely
swear -inSt tho name Of deceased person, or
il an assumed or fictitious name, or Il any
person shall falsely make, forge, or coun-
terfeit any oath affirmation, notice, atfida-
Wit, certificate, order, record, signature, or
other instrument, ,paper, or prccecaing re-
quired Or Authorized BY any law oract re-
latiug to or providing for the naturaliza-
ton 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, MOI
tice, certificate, order, record, Signature,
instrument, paper, or proceeding as afore-
said; or sell or dispose Of 70 any person
other than the person for whom il was or
ieinalIy issued, any certificate Of citizen
ship, or certificate showing any person to
bc admitted a 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, oroer-
tifcate, Judgment. or exemplifcation.
showing such person to be admitted to bo
a citizen, whether heretofore Or hereafter
issued or made, knowing chat such order
or certificate, Judgment or exemplt6cation
has been unlawfully issued or made; or il
any person shall unlawfully use, of.atsempt
to use, any such order or certificate, issued
to or in the name Of any other. person Of
in q fictitious name, or The name of d de-
ceased person; Or use, or attempt TO use
cr aid, or assist, or participate. il Che use
Of any certificate of citizenship knowing
the same to be forged or counterfeit, or
ante dated, or knowing tie SANG to hive
been pfoc1ed 81 fraud, or otherwise unst
la@faily obtained; OF il any person, and
Without lawful excuse, shall knowingly
have oribe possessed Of aiy false, forged.
dated FOR eounteFfeit certificate Of oiti-
8enship, purporling % haze beon issued
under tte provisions Of any law Of .fhe
United States sfolating 10 naturalization,
knowing such certificate to be false, forged,
anto.dated, or counterfeit will. intent tin-
lawfully to use the same; or if any person
shall obtain, accept, or receive any certifi-,
cate Of citizenship known 10 such person to
have been procured by fraud orhg the use
Of any false name, or by tneanS Of any
false statement made With intehtto procure
or to aid ID procuring, the.issue Of such
certificate, or known tosuch person to be
fraudulently altered OF ante-dated; or il
any person who has been or may be ad-
mitted to be citizen. shall, on oath or
affirmation or by affidavit, knowingly de-
ny that he has been so admitted, with in-
tent to evade or avoid any duty or liability
imposed or required by law. every person
SO offending shall be deemd and adjudged
guilty Of felony, aud on conviction thereof.
shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and
kept at hard labor for a period not less
than one year nor more than Eve years, or
be fined in sum not less than three humid
red dollars nor 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 or abetany 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 aud punishment in
the manner and to the same extent as the
principal party guilty Of such felony, and
sacI person may be tried and convicted
thereof without the previous cdiyicticn Of
such principal; .-...,.
sBgts8u Who SHAH knowingly use any
certificate Of naturalization heretofore
granted, which has been, or shall be. pro-
cured through fraud Or by false evidence,
or has been or shall be issued by the clerk.
Or any other officer Of the court without
any appearance and hearing Of the u2pli-
cant Ia, court and without lawful authority;
and any person who shall falsely represent
himself to be a citizen Of the United States,
without having been duly adsnitted to citi-
zensbip, for any fraudulent purpose what
ever, shall be deemed guilty ofa misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof. 10
due course Of law, shall. be sentenced 70
pay a iine Of not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or be Imprisoned not exceeding
two years, either or both, in tho discre-
ton Of the court taking cognizaucp Of the
$50 a And BE- 4 fa,tRer enacted, That