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 378 'l‘rrx.s xxx.—NATURALIZATION. T I T L E X X X. NATURALIZATION. s. glbli. Aliens, how naturaliaed. 2in7L Alien enemiu not admitted. 2166. Aliens honorably discharged from 2172. Children of persons naturalized unmilitary service. der certain laws to be citisens. 2167. Minor residents. · 2173. Police court of District of Columbia 2168. Widow and children of declarants. has no power to naturaliae foreign- 2169. Aliens of African nativity and de- _ ers. scent. 2174. Naturalization of seamen. 2170. Rgséderéce of five years in United Aliens. MW Mt- Sec. 2165. An alien may be admitted to become acitizen of the United “”l'”d· States in the followinlg manner, and not otherwise: Declaration 0 { First. He shall dec are on oath, before a circuit or district court of the ________, o recor o any 0 the tates aving common—law 'urisdiction an a 14 ,4,,,,;],18;,2, ,._ seal and clerk, two ears, at least, prior to his admission, that it is bona 28, ss. 1, 3, v. 2, pp. fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce 153. 155- forever all allegiance and fidelity to any forei prince, potentate, state, 26Ma* 1824 c · · if. 186 é 4  4 PAQ: or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, 1’F,,b_’,l8{6,c_ 5, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject. v. 19, p. 2.-Campbell r. Gordon, 6 Cr., 178; Stark v. Chesapeake Ins. Co., 7 Cr., 420; ghm&ck41i;3th1r3a:;;k, 2 Wh., 259; Osborn 1-. United States Bank, 9 Wh., 827; Spratt 1-. pn s,. 0***1 iq ¤¤pP¤¤ Second. He shall, at the time of his application to be admitted declare 3;: %°£Qg§“§2',:;f on oath, befonesome one of the courts above specified, that he will sup: .—..i»- .- port the Constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and 281: *§P;*gl8°%é§- entirely renounces and ab]ures all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign ’ ’ ’’P‘ ‘ prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty; and, {particularly, by name, to th; prince, p)otepmtel;_s:1ate, or siovereignpy bc; whicgupe was before a Ol izen or su ]ec ; w 10 procee ings s a recor bv the clerk of the court. ` E¤¤i<l¢¤¤¢ in Third. It shall be made to appear to the sat' facti f th rt ga}? En*3*“gb:5 admitting such allen_ that he has resided within the United Stateswiilve monl chmm,_ ytpartp at llesist, and withmletspse; Stage plr 'lzprritorybwhere such court is at e me e oneyeara · an t at urin t atfm b hasbehsved as_a man of aéood moral charaicter, attached togthe principlgs of the (lonstitution of the United States, and well disposed to the iood order and llnlappinpss) of the game; hint the oath of the applicant sha in no case be lowe rove is residence. Ti¤l¤¤¤f¤<>l>ility Fourth. lin case the alien a plving to be admitted to citizenshi has °°b°"’“°““°°d· borne_any hereditary title, orlbeen of any of the orders of nobility in the kingdom or state from which he came, he shall, in addition to the above requisites, make an express renunciation of his title or order of nobility in the court  which his application is made, and his renuncia— Pm0m mama tion_ shall be recorded in the court. in the Uniing _ E1fth._Any alien who was residing within the limits and under the gw, wom 29 jurisdiction of the United States be ore the twenty-ninth da of Janu- January, 1795. ary, one tlipnsand segen hundred and ninety-tive, may be admitted to become a c11zen,on ue roof made to some f th rtsabo specified, that he has resdded two years, at lets; ivithih cth: jurisdil: tion of the United_States, and one year, at least, immediately preceding his application, within the State or Territory where such court is at gxés télmlpfheldp spd pp hiasidseclaring on oath that he will su(pport tlw ns ion o e ni tates and th t h absol tel anl ieuounces and abjures all allegianee and fidelitay to arlly fdrei Bpliiliheeey potentate, state, or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name to gthle prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty whereof he was before a eitizen or sub:
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