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 254 FOR'l`Y—FIRS'I` CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 252, 253. 254. 1870. tion until after the fifty-four millions granted in the first section shall have been taken u'. After six Sec. 7. End be it further enacted, That after the expiration of six ‘Z°“°h‘ fpmp months from the passageof this act any banking association located in any incgigitezuav. State having more than its proportion of cireplationl may be removed te im; ¤X¤Q¤¤ <>¥` any State having less than its proportion of ctrculatton, under such rules °“°°l°m°" may and revulations as the comptroller of the currency, with the approval of remove to State =·>, . _ having less, sw. the Secretary of the Treasury, may require: Provzded, That the amount P’°'l*°· of the issue of said banks shall not he deducted from the amount of new issue provided for in this act. Arenovnn, July 12, 1870. July 13, 1870. CHAP. CCLlII.—-An Act to extend the lime for presenting Claims for additional "*""‘—_"‘ Bountzes. Time *`°*_I>*‘°· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 2g§£:“;§'d,_ States J America in Congress assembled, That the time for presenting tional bounties claims for additional bounties granted to soldiers by the twelfth and °"{§2g°‘g,1 296 thirteenth sections of the act of July twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and W 1g_ §;,·_’ sixty-six, is hereby extended until the expiration of six months after the V_¤l-_><l*'· P· 322 passage of this act, after which time all claims for such bounties not prep;’;:é:°,;Q°;;°€:“ sented in due form shall be void;'and the fourth section of the act void. approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An 18££i;‘El1‘gg’§ 4. act inlrglation to additional bounties and for other purposes." is hereby ol. v. .es4. T9 we · V K P {APPROVED, July 13, 1870. July 14, 1870. CHAP. CCLIV.-—An Act to amend the Naturalization Laws and to punish Crimes """"""_` against the same, andjbr other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United KM->Wi¤zlY States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where any }T:,i;f;’§;,g”,?,,:'_ oath, aflirmation, or afiidavit shall be made or taken under or by virtue quired in the of any act or law relating to the naturalization of aliens, or in' any prog?fS;';ll;Z’}Q'{)’:) ceedings under such acts or laws, and any person or persons taking or deemed ,,,,,j,,,~y_ making such oath, atiirmation, or aflidavit, shall knowingly swear or affirm and how pun- falsely, the same shall be deemed and taken to be perjury, and the person i'h°d‘ or persons guilty thereof shall upon conviction thereof be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and not less than one year, and to a line not exceeding one thousand dollars. The d¤i¤g_ot‘ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person applying to be ¤¤¤`¤¤¤ §¤‘»*·¤¤£¤ admitted a citizen, or appearing as a witness for any such person, connection with ·. the ,,,m,,.,,l,,,,_ shall lsnowingly personate any other person than hunself, or falsely aption ofaliens pear in the name of a deceased person, or in an assumed or fictitious S:§l;:f:J;’;_°“Y• name, or if any person shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit any oath, mmf,,,, affirmation, notice, affidavit, certificate, order, record, signature, or other instrument, paper, or proceeding required or authorized by any law or act relating to or providing for the naturalization of aliens; or shall utter, sell, dispose of, or use as true or genuine, or for any unlawful purpose, any false, forged, ante-dated, or counterfeit oath, affirmation, notice, certificate, order, record, signature, instrument, paper, or proceeding as aforesaid; or sell or dispose of to any person other than the person for whom it was originally issued, any certificate of citizenship, or certiIi— cate showing any person to be admitted a citizen ; or if any person shall in any manner use for the purpose of registering as a voter, or as evidence of a right to vote, or otherwise, unlawfully, any order, certificate of citizenship, or certificate, judgment, or exemplification, showing such person to be admitted to be a citizen, whether heretofore or hereafter issued or made, knowing that such order or certiticate, judgment, or exemplitication has been unlawfully issued or made ; or if any person