lars; the marshal of the district of South Carolina, three hundred dollars; the marshal of the district of Georgia, two hundred and fifty dollars. And to obviate all doubts which may arise respecting the persons to be returned, and the manner of making returns,
Rules for ascertaining residence.Sec. 5. Be it enacted, That every person whose usual place of abode shall be in any family on the aforesaid first Monday in August next, shall be returned as of such family; and the name of every person, who shall be an inhabitant of any district, but without a settled place of residence, shall be inserted in the column of the aforesaid schedule, which is allotted for the heads of families, in that division where he or she shall be on the said first Monday in August next, and every person occasionally absent at the time of the enumeration, as belonging to that place in which he usually resides in the United States.
What person of a family shall render an account of the numbers therein,Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That each and every person more than sixteen years of age, whether heads of families or not, belonging to any family within any division of a district made or established within the United States, shall be, and hereby is, obliged to render to such assistant of the division, a true account, if required, to the best of his or her knowledge, of all and every person belonging to such family respectively, according to the several descriptions aforesaid, on pain of forfeiting twenty dollars,and penalty for refusing. to be sued for and recovered by such assistant, the one half for his own use, and the other half for the use of the United States.
Copies of the schedule in each division to be set up at public places, and when.
Extended to Rhode Island by act of July 5, 1790, ch. 25.
To the state of Vermont, March 2, 1791, ch. 12.Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That each assistant shall, previous to making his return to the marshal, cause a correct copy, signed by himself, of the schedule, containing the number of inhabitants within his division, to be set up at two of the most public places within the same, there to remain for the inspection of all concerned; for each of which copies the said assistant shall be entitled to receive two dollars, provided proof of a copy of the schedule having been so set up and suffered to remain, shall be transmitted to the marshal, with the return of the number of persons; and in case any assistant shall fail to make such proof to the marshal, he shall forfeit the compensation by this act allowed him.
Approved, March 1, 1790.
Statute ⅠⅠ.March 26, 1790.
Chap. III.—An Act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.[1]
Repealed by act of January 29, 1795, ch. 20.
Alien whites may become citizens, and how.Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any alien, being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen thereof, on application to any common law court of record, in any one of the states wherein he shall have resided for the term of one year at least, and making proof to the satisfaction of such court, that he is a person of good character, and taking the oath or affirmation prescribed by law, to support the constitution of the United States, which oath or affirmation such court shall administer; and the clerk of such court shall record such application, and the pro-
- ↑ This act was repealed by an act passed January 29, 1795, chap. 20.
The acts relating to naturalization subsequent to the act of March 26, 1790, have been: “An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject,” January 29, 1795, chap. 20. Repealed April 14, 1802.
An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on the subject, passed April 14, 1802, chap. 28.
An act in addition to an act entituled, “An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on the subject,” passed March 26, 1804, chap. 47.
An act relative to evidence in cases of naturalization, passed March 22, 1816, chap. 32.
An act in further addition to “An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject,” passed May 26, 1824, chap. 186.
An act to amend the acts concerning naturalization, passed May 24, 1828, chap. 116.
