New-York tribune., 1874-10-26

movement to deprive said foreign citizens Of their
eral ocals in the affairs State intended to invite
conflicts and disorder; and we denounce tne
and disposition Of the Executive In submitting 10 Tue
dictation Of said Federal officials.
Resoiped, That earnestly recommend to every reg
stered citizen thus nauralized to present himself az
Resolred That if this outrage be consummated, we
hold up 10 popular execraon the indvdua authors OF
zens ALBERT VOORHEES,.
President Executive Committee.
E. G. DILL, Chief Secretary.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL FIELD DECIDES AGAINST THE
JURISDICTION OF THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 25-AttOrney- General
Field has given his opinion addressed to the State Reg
ster of Voters from which the following extracts are
made:
SIR Your communication Of the 2oth inst is received
and the question PROFOUND 10 me- Wheher tne sec
and First District Courts Of the Parish OF orleans
authority under the act OF Congress OF the tn Oh
April 1902 grant naturalization certificates TO aliens
and thereby confer them the right OF clDzenshlp
have considered the question with more thah oruuary
care, and with view OF having THESE grave
fairly and legally determined The NTH secton oi te
act OF Congress of the lh of April 1902 PROVIDES tns
evey court of record I'm any individual State having
common law, jurisdiction, and seal ana clefk proho
notary, shall be considered District Court within me
meaning of this act, and every aien VINO may n1he I've
been naturazed in such court shall enjoy after the
he had been naturszed in District Circuit Court of
United States q Stat at Large, 1851 MAINTAIN tnaC
acter and Jurisdiction of the courts clothed Win power
by the act Congress to Daturaze aliens The inquiry
then suggests Itself, Does tne occonu Ohou
Court contain tine attributes required in the
section above cited If 1t does not possess al OF
them it cannot naturalize. The Second District Court
is a court OF limited jurisdiction. and malntan without
fear successful that the Second slc
Cour has not now nor has had since 1864 any other
power of Jurisdiction except that which strictly belongs
10 Probate Court Will IL be cOntended tnat court SO
limited ia its jurisdictions, confined entirely to probate
matters with power TO decide upon controversies
between citizens generally, could he ciassed as court
exercising common law powersf
Hare follows An array Of authorities showing that
court to naturaze aliens must have common law uris
izinna nj
Ionisiapa are cited. one of which SAYS: The Second
District Court has only probate jurisdiction The other
saws: The Second District Court has only Iuris
dction TO try suit against heirs VINO had oeen put III
possessiOn OF property OF succession The Attorney
General then saws "his derives all Of urisic
tion from and its proceedings are strictly dependent
upOn statutory law"
In conclusion he says: After a very careful and
patient examination of the question you nave submitted
10 me for my official opinion and If know myself with
determination to dvest my mind OF all political IN
huence in coming to a conclusion, am constrained 10
say that believe that under the third section OF
the act of Congress- approved the l4th OF April 1902
the Second District Court Of this parish has the Jurisdc
ton TO grant naturalization to aliens.