The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-12
Jhe Albang gegister.
CoFFIcIAL-1
Laws of the United States.

PASSED AT THE 1sr SESSION OF 42D coSGREss
AN ACT authorizing the Secretary of War to
place at the disposal of the Lyons Monument
Association, of Missouri, certain condemned
cannon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatires Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War
be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
place at the disposal of the Lyon Monument As.
socation. of the State of Missouri twelve con-
demned cannon, to be used for the purpose oferect
ing monument in the city of st. Louis, Mis-
souri,. to the memory of the late Brigadcr Gen.
eral Nathaniel Lyon.
Approved, April Is, 1871.
Supplemental convention between the United
States and Great Britainy concerning the re-
nunciation of naturalization in certain
Signed February %, 1871 Ratified March "A,
1871 Ratifcations exchanged May a. 1871;
Proclaimed May 5, 1871.
ny THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, convention supplemental to the con-
vention of May 13, 1870, between the United
States of America and her majesty the Queen of
the United Kingdom of G treat Britain and Ireland
concerning naturalization, concluded and
signed at Washington by their respective plenipo-
teptiaries, the twenty third day of February,
1871, which supplemental convention is word for
word follows:
Whereas, by the second article of the coven-
| tion between the United States of America and
! her majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain end Ireland, for regulating the cit
izenship of citizens and subjects of the contract
/ ing parties who have emigrated, or may emgrate,
! from the dominions of the to the domnons
of the other party, signed at London, on tho 18th
/ of May, 1870, it was stipulated that the manner
/ in which the renunciston by such citizens and
subjects of their naturalization, and the resump-
| ton of their native allegiance, may be made and
publicly declared, should be agreed upon by the
| governments of the respective countries, the
praai fnff Tfpfta aA Sfafa of and
her majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland. for the purpose of cf-
/ fecting such agreement have resolved to conclude
/ a supplemental convention. and have named as
their plenipotentiaries, that is to say, the Pres-
dent of the United States of America, Hamilton
Fish, Secretary of State, and her majesty the
/ Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland. Sir Edward Thornton, knight Com
rnander of the most honorable order of the Bath,
and her envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
potentiary to the United States of America, who
have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I. Any person, being originally citi-
of the United States, who had previously to
May 18th, 1870, been naturalized as British sub
jcct may. at any time before August 10th. 1872,
/ and any British subject who Mt the date first
aforesaid, had been naturalized as citizen within
| the United States, may, at any time before May
18th, 1872, publicly declare his Remuneration of
such naturalization by subscribing an Instrument
in writing, substantially in the form hereunto ap-
pended. and designated as Annex A..
Such renunciation, by risinal citizen of the
United States of British nationality, SHALL within
the territories and Jurisdiction of the United
States, be made in duplicate, in the presence OF
any court authorized by law for the time being to
admit aliens to naturalization, before the clerk
or prothonotary ofany such courat: if the declar-
be beyond the territories of the United States
it shall be made in duplicate, before any dplo-
matte consular officer of the United States.
One of such duplicates shall remain of record in
the custody of the court or officer in whose pres
ence it made; the other shall be, without de-
lay, transmitted to the Department of State.
Such remuneration, if declared by original
British sui.iect of his acquired nationality
citizen of the United States, shall, if the declar
ant be in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, be made in duplicate. in the presence
of justice of the peace; if elsewhere in Hcl
Britannia Majesty's dominions, in triplicate, il
the presence of ny judge of civil criminal ju
risdiction, of any justice of the pcace. of an,
other officer for the time being authorized by law
in the place in which the declarant is, to admin
/ lister m oath for any judicial other legal pur
pose; if out of her majesty dominions, in trpli
cate, in the presente of any officer in the diplo
matte consular service of her majesty.
ARTICLE II. Tie contracting parties hereby
engage to communicate, each to the other, from
time time. lists of the persons who, within the
respective dominions and territories, befor
: their diplomatic and consular officers, have dc
clared their remuneration of naturalization, will
the dates and places of making such declarations
and such information to the abode of the declar
ants and the times and places of their na;uraiiza
ton, they may have furnished.
ARTICLE III. The present convention shall b
ratified by the President of the United States, b,
and with the advice and consent of the Senat
thereof, and by Her Britannia Majesty, and tn
ratifeations shall be exchanged at Washington a
{ soon may be convenient.
In witness whereof the respective plcnipoten
tiaries have signed the same, and hare afixe
thereto their respective seals.
Done at Washington the twenty-third day 0
| February, in the year of our Lord one thousan
, eight hundred and seventy
fsEALl HAMILTON FISH
fsgAL.i EDW'D THORNTON.
=
Annex A.
], A. B., of linsert abodeJ. being originally
citizen of the United States of America Tor
British subject, and having become nnturalize'
within the domnions of Her Britannia Majest.
as a British subject for as a citizen within tn
United States of America], do hereby repounc
my naturalization as British subject FOR citizci
of the United Statcsl, and declare that 1t is m.
desire to resume my nationality as citizen Of th
United States Tor British snhjectl
(Signed) A. D.
Made and subscribed to before me, --
in [insert country other subdivision, and State
province. colony, legation. orconsulatcl or this -
day of ---, 1877.
fSigned) j.. II,
Justice of the Peace Tor other titlel.
[sEAL.l HAMILTON FISH.
sEALl EDW'D THORNTON.
4 And whereas the said supplemental convcntio
has been duly ratified on both parts, and the r.
spectiye notifications of the same were exchange
r in this city the fourth day of May. by Hami
ton Fish, Secretary of State of the United Statei
0 and Sir Edward Thornton, X. C. B., Her Britain
mic Majesty envoy extraordinary and ministe
plenipotentiary accredited to this government. o.
the part of their respective governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that l, uLrssE
America, have caused tho said sufplemsn - COP
| yention to be made public, to the end that tn
same and every clause and article thereon my =
observed and fulfilfed with good faitn py the ~
ted States and The citizens thereof
In witness whereof have hereunto ses my
band and caused the seal Of the onitea Ssa.ss y