conflitu tion. To re To fupport the conftitution of the United States; and that he doth abfolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign nounce for. prince, potentate, state or fovereignty whatmer allegi- ever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, ftate or fovereignty, whereof he was before a citizen or fubject; which proceedings fhall be recorded by the clerk of the court. ance. fatisfied of certain things, Thirdly. The court admitting fuch alien, fhall be fatisfied that he has refided within the Court to be limits and under the jurifdiction of the United States five years; and it fhall further appear to their fatisfaction, that during that time, he has behaved as a man of a good moral character, attached to the principles of the conftitution of the United States, and welldifpofed to the good order and happiness of the fame. To re tle. Fourthly. In cafe the alien applying to be nounce ti- admitted to citizenship, fhall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility, in the kingdom or ftate from which he came, he fhall, in addition to the above requifites, make an express renunciation of his title or order of nobility, in the court to which his application fhall be made; which renunciation fhall be recorded in the faid court. How an alien now the US. fhall be Sec. 2. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That any alien now refiding within the limits and under the jurifdiction of the Unirefident in ted States, may be admitted to become a citizen, on his declaring on oath or affirmation, come a citi in fome one of the courts aforefaid, that he has refided, two years at least, within and under the jurifdiction of the fame, and one year, at leaft, within the ftate or territory where fuch court is at the time held; that he will fupport the conftitution of the United zen, States; and that he doth abfolutely and en tirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, ftate or fovereignty whatever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, ftate or fovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or fubject; and, moreover, on its appearing to the fatisfaction of the court, that during the faid term of two years, he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the conftitution of the United States, and well difpofed to the good-order and happiness of the fame; and, where the alien applying for admiffion to citizenship, fhall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility in the kingdom or ftate from which he came, on his moreover making in the court, an express renunciation of his title or order of nobility, before he fhall be entitled to fuch admiffion; all of which proceedings, required in this provifo to be performed in the court, fhall be recorded by the clerk thereof. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the children of perfons duly naturalized, dwelling How chilwithin the United States, and being under the dren fall age of twenty-one years, at the time of fuch obtain citizenship naturalization; and the children of citizens thro' their of the United States, born out of the limits parents. and jurifdiction of the United States, fhall be confidered as citizens of the United States: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not defcend to perfons, whofe fathers have never been refident in the United States: Provided alfo, That no perfon heretofore profcribed by any ftate, or who has been legally convicted of having joined the army of GreatBritain, during the late war, fhall be admitted a citizen as aforefaid, without the confent of act the legislature of the state, in which fuch perfon was profcribed. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Former a act, intitled, "An act to establish an uniform repealed. rule of naturalization," paffed the twentyfixth day of March, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety, be, and the fame is hereby repealed. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, APPROVED, January the 29th, 1795: Prefident of the United States. In cafe of CHAPTER LXXXVI. An Act to amend the Act, intitled, "An Act making Alterations in the Treafury and War Departments." BE E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of Amevacancy in rica, in Congress affembled, That in cafe of vathe depart- cancy in the office of Secretary of State, Sefident to fill cretary of the Treasury, or of the Secretary ments, Pre them. of the department of War, or of any officer of either of the faid departments, whofe appointment is not in the head thereof, whereby they cannot perform the duties of their faid refpective offices; it fhall be lawful for the Prefident of the United States, in cafe he fhall think it neceffary, to authorize any per fon or perfons, at his difcretion, to perform FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, APPROVED, February the 13th, 1795: CHAPTER LXXXVII. An Act to authorize the Allowance of Drawback on Part of the Cargo of the Ship Enterprize. (PRIVATE.) CHAPTER LXXXVIII. An Act relative to the Compenfations of certain Officers employed in the Collection of the Duties of Impoft and Tonnage. Sec. 1. BE DE it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That in lieu of the commiffions heretofore by law established, there fhall be allowed to the collectors of the duties of impoft and tonnage, on all monies by them refpectively received on account of the duties aforefaid arifing on tonnage, and on goods, wares and merchandize imported after the laft day of March Specific al- next, as follows, to wit: lowance to collectors, &c. To the collectors of the diftricts of Pennfylvania and New-York, three-tenths of one per cent: To the collector of the diftrict of Boston and Charlestown, and to the collector of the diftrict of Baltimore, five-eighths of one per cent: To the collectors of the diftricts of Salem and Norfolk, feven-eighths of one per cent : To the collectors of the diftricts of Alexandria, Charleston and Savannah, one per cent : To the collector of the diftrict of Newburyport, one and a quarter per cent: To the collectors of the diftricts of Portfmouth, Portland, Newport, Providence, NewHaven and Tappahannock, one and a half per cent : And to the collectors of the diftricts of Vermont, Champlain, Glocefter, Marblehead, Plymouth, Barnftable, Nantucket, EdgarTown, New-Bedford, Dighton, York, Biddeford, Bath, Wifcaffet, Penobscot, Frenchman's-Bay, Machias, Paffamaquoddy, NewLondon, Fairfield, Sagg-Harbour, Perth-Amboy, Burlington, Bridgetown, Great Egg-Harbour, Wilmington in Delaware, Chester, Oxford, Vienna, Snowhill, Annapolis, Nottingham, Cedar-Point, George-Town in Maryland, Bermuda Hundred, Hampton, York. Town, Yeocomico, Dumfries, Foley-landing, Cherrystone, South-Quay, Kentucky, Wilmington in North-Carolina, Newbern, Washington, Cambden, George-Town in SouthCarolina, Edenton, Beaufort, Sunbury, Brunfwick, Saint-Mary's, and Hardwich, two per cent. |