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THIRD CONGRESS. SEss. 11. CH. 19, 20. 1795.
STATUTE II.
Jan. 29, 1795.
[Obsolete.]
Augmentation
ofr bounty ren-
dered more gen-
eral.
1795, ch. 9.
CHAP. XIX.-ne Act in addition to the act entitled dn act to rerulate the
pay of the non-commissioned fticers, musicians and privates of the Militia of the
United States, when called into actual service, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the17nited
States of America in Congress assembled, That the augmentation of
bounty authorized by the fifth section of the act, entitled An act to
regulate the pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates
of the militia of the United States, when called into actual service, and
for other purposes, shall be allowed and paid to such recruits as shall
have enlisted after the passing of the said act, or as shall hereafter enlist,
in like manner as is by the said act provided in cases of enlistment after
the first day of January next.
APPROVED, January 29, 1795.
STATUTE I.
Jan. 29, 1795. CHAP. XX.-ln Act to establish an unifonm rule of Naturalization ; and to repeal
Act of March the act heretofore passed on that subject.(a)
26,1790, ch. FOR carrying into complete effect, the power given by the constitu-
Repealed by
Act of April 14, tion, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization throughout the United
1802, ch. 28. States:
mbowe anien SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
citizen. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any alien,
being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the
United States, or any of them, on the following conditions, and not
otherwise:-,-
To express his First. He shall have declared on oath or affirmation, before the
desire ofbecom. supreme, superior, district or circuit court of some one of the states, or
lag a citizen,
and to renounce of the territories northwest or south of the river Ohio, or a circuit or
his former alle- district court of the United States, three years, at least, before his ad-
glance. mission, that it was bona fide, his intention to become a citizen of the
United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any
foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatever, and particularly,
by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whereof such alien
may, at the time, be a citizen or subject.
To have cer. Secondly. He shall, at the time of his application to be admitted,
tain residence. declare on oath or affirmation, before some one of the courts aforesaid,
that he has resided within the United States, five years at least, and
within the state or territory, where such court is at the time held, one
To be sworn year at least; that he will support the constitution of the United States;
or affirmed to and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all alle-
st the con. giance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty
To renounce whatever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, state or sove-
former allegie reignty, whereof he was before a citizen or subject; which proceedings
ance, shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Court to be Thirdly. The court admitting such alien, shall be satisfied that he
satisfied of cer. has resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United
tain things. States five years; and it shall further appear to their satisfaction, that
during that time, he has behaved as a man of a good moral character,
attached to the principles of the c:onstitution of the United States, and
well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.
To renounce Fourthly. In case the alien applying to be admitted to citizeriship
title, &c. shall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of
nobility, in the kingdom or state from which he came, he shall, in addi-
tion to the above requisites, make an express renunciation of his title or
order of nobility, in the court to which his application shall be made;
which renunciation shall be recorded in the said court.
(a) See note to act of March 26, 1790, chap. 3.
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