The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-25
The New Naturalization Law
FuuText Of the Statute.

and for other purposes.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House of |
Representatives. OF fthe United States Of Ameri-
ca an Congress assembled. That in all cases
where any oath. affirmation or affidavit shall !
be made or taken under. or by viItue of any
act or law relating to the naturalization Of
aliens, or in any proceedings under such acts
or laws, and any person or persOus taking or
making such oath, affirmation or affidavit,
shall knowingly swear or affirm falsely, the
same shall be deemed and taken to be per-
jury. and the person or persons guilty there
of. shall upon conviction thereof. te SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for term not
exceeding five years and not les than one
year, and to fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars.
SIC 2 And be IL further enacted, That
If any person applying to be admitted cit
izen, or appearing 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 person shall
falsely make, forge or counterfeit any oath
affirmation, notice, affidavit, certificate, or
der record, signature, or O'ler Instrument,
paper, or proce eding required or authorized
by any law or act relating tn or providing
for the naturalization Of aliens or shall ut
ter, sell, dispose of, or use as true or genu
inc, or for any unlawful purpOec, any false,
forged, ante-dated, or counterfeit oath, aflir-
nation, notice. certificate, order, record.
signature. instrument. paper, or proceeding
as aforesaid or sell or dispose of to any perN
son other than the person for when it was
originally 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 # registering
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or otherwise. unlawfully, any order, certif-
cate of citizenship, or certificate, Judgment
or exemplification, showing such person to
be admitted to be citizen, whether hereto
fore or hereafter issued or made, knowing
that such order or certificate, Judgment or
exemplihcation has been unlawfully 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 a fictitious name, or the
name OF 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
feited, or ante-dated, or knowing the same
to have been procured by fraud, or other
wise unlawfully obtained or if any person,
without lawful excuse. shall knowingly have
or be possessed of any false, forged. ante
dated or counterfeit certificate of citizeIIslp
purporting to have been issued under the
provisions of any law of the United States
relating to naturalization, knowing such Ger
tificate to be false, forged, ante-dated, or
counterfeit certificate of citizenship. with in
tent unlawfully to use the same or if any
person shall obtain, accept or receive any
certificate of citizenship known to such Ter
son to have been procured by fraud or by
the use of any false name, or by means OF
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cure, or to aid in procuring, the issue Of
tuch certificate, or known to such person to
be fraudulently altered or antedated ; or if
any person who has been or may be admit
ted to be a citizen shall, on oath or affirma-
tion, 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 offending
shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felo-
ny, and, on conviction thereof shall be SEN
fenced tc be imprisoned and kept at hard
labor for period not less than one year nor
more than five years, or DO fined in n sum
not less than $500 nor more than 81 900, or
both such punishments may be imposed, in
the discretion Of the court. And every
person who shall knowingly and intention
ally aid or abet any person in the commission
of any such felony, or ATTEMPT to do any
or 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
tuch person may be tried and convicted
thereof without the previous conviction Of
Sach principal.
SIC 8. And be it further enacted, That
any person who shall Knowingly use any
certificate of naturalization heretofore grant
ed by any court, or which shall hereafter be
granted, which has been or shall be, pro-
eUred through Irand or by false evidence or
has been or shall ee issued by the clerk, tr
any other officer Of the court without fny
appearance and hearing of the applicant in
court ard without Law fll AM hority and sny
person who shall falsely represent himself to
be citizen OF the United States, without
having been duly admitted TO citizenship.
tor any fraudulent purpose whatever, shall
be deemed guilty OF a miSdemPanoT, and
upon conviction thereof, in due course Of law,
shall be sentenced TO pay fine nf not ex
ceediDg one thOnSap6 dollars, or be i,npris-
oned not exceeding two years. either OF 10th.
IN the discretion Of the court taking eooni-
zance of the same.
SIC. 4. And be it further enacted That.
the pToTiS:SBs OF Ibis aet shall apply 80 all
preceed'ngS had or taken, or attempted TO
DC had or taken, before any cont in which
any processing for naturalization shall De
commenced. had, o. taken.Or attempted to be
commenced and lhe couIts Of the United
States shall have jurisdiction Of al offences
under abe provisions Of shis ast, N ~ before
Whatsoever eoEyt or tribunal the same shall
hare been committed
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