APPENDIX. ACTS OF CONGRESS: EMBRACING THE LAWS OF NATURALIZATION AND THE AUTHENTICATION OF RECORDS BETWEEN THE STATES. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND INDEX. CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA AND INDEX. NATURALIZATION LAWS. Act approved April 14th, 1802. Act approved May 24th, 1828. Act approved July 17th, 1862. Act approved July 14th, 1870. Treaties respecting naturalization. An Act to establish a uniform rule of Naturalization, and to repeal the Acts heretofore passed on that subject. [Approved April 14th, 1802.] SECTION 1. What aliens may become citizens. 1. Renunciation of foreign allegiance. 2. Oath to support Constitution and renouncing allegiance. 3. Residence, character, and attachment to the United States. 4. Renunciation of title of nobility. Alien enemy. Resident in 1795. Decree in naturalization to be recorded. SECTION 2. Repealed May 24th, 1828. SECTION 3. Residents in 1798. What Courts have jurisdiction to naturalize. SECTION 4. Children of naturalized citizens are citizens. Of non-residents and proscribed persons. in United before moral and such Court is at the time held one year at least; and it Residence shall further appear to their satisfaction that during that States time he has behaved as a man of good moral character, admission; attached to the principles of the Constitution of the character, United States, and well disposed to the good order and attachment happiness of the same; provided, that the oath of the Constituapplicant shall in no case be allowed to prove his residence. to the Federal tion. Renuncia tion of title of nobility. enemies. resident 4. That in case the alien applying to be admitted to citizenship 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 addition 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 made and recorded in the said Court; provided, that no alien who Alien shall be a native citizen, or subject of any country, State, or sovereign with whom the United States shall be at war at the time of his application, shall be then admitted to be a citizen of the United States; provided, also, that Aliens any alien who was residing within the limits and under in 1795. the jurisdiction of the United States before the twentyninth day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, may be admitted to become a citizen on due proof made to some one of the Courts aforesaid, that he has resided two years at least within and under the jurisdiction of the United States, and one year at least immediately preceding his application within the State or Territory where such Court is at the time held, and on his declaring, on oath or affirmation, that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, State, or sovereignty whatever, and particularly by name the prince, potentate, State, or sovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or subject; and moreover, on its appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that during said term of two years he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happi |