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chandize, at fome place without the United States, as are now required by law for obtaining the drawback on exportation, within one year, in cafe fuch goods have been shipped to any part of Europe or America, and within two years, if to any part of Afia or Africa: Provided nevertheless, That when it shall be Provo. made appear to the fatisfaction of the collector, to whom fuch certificates are directed to be returned, that fuch certificates could not be obtained, the exporter or exporters fhall be permitted to offer fuch other teftimony, as to the landing or lofs of the goods, wares and merchandize, as he may have; which proof fhall be referred to the comptroller of the treafury, who fhall have power and authority to admit the fame, if he fhall deem it faisfactory, and to direct the collector to cancel the bond accordingly.

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Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That fo much of the act, intitled, "An act to provide act repealmore effectually for the collection of the duties ed. impofed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or veffels," as extends the credits on bonds given for duties on account of the drawback on goods exported, fhall, after the faid last day of March next, be repealed: Provided, That nothing herein contained fhall Provilu. be construed to extend to any allowance made upon goods, wares and merchandize imported before the faid last day of March next. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, January the 29th, 1795:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.
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CHAPTER LXXXIV.

An Act in Addition to the Act, intitled, “An Act to regulate the Pay of the non-commiffioned Officers, Muficians and Privates of the Militia of the United States, when called into actual Service, and for other Purpofes."

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the augmentation of bounty authorized by the fifth fection of the act, intitled, "An act to regulate the pay of the non-commiffioned officers, musicians and privates of the militia of the United States, when called into actual fervice, and for other purposes," fhall be allowed and paid to fuch recruits as fhall have inlifted after the paffing of the faid act, or as fhall hereafter inlift, in like manner as is by the faid act provided in cafes of inliftment after the first day of January next.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, January the 29th, 1795:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXXXV.

An Act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturaliza. tion; and to repeal the Act heretofore paffed an that Subject.

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"OR carrying into complete effect, the power given by the conftitution, to estabfifh an uniform rule of naturalization throughout the United States.:.

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Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of How an Reprefentatives of the United States of America, alien may in Congress affembled, That any alien, being a citizen. free white perfon, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, or any of them, on the following conditions, and not otherwife:

Firft. He fhall have declared on oath or af- To exprefs firmation, before the fupreme, fuperior, diftrict his deze of becoming a or circuit court of fome one of the ftates, or citizen, and of the territories north-weft, or fouth of the ri- to renoun ver Ohio, or a circuit or diftrict court of the allegiance. United States, three years, at least, before his admiffion, 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, ftate or fovereignty whatever, and particularly, by name, the prince, poténtate, ftate or fovereignty whereof fuch alien may, at the time, be a citizen or fubject.

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Secondly. He fhall, at the time of his ap- To have plication to be admitted, declare on oath or af- certain refirmation, before fome one of the courts aforefaid, that he has refided within the United States, five years at leaft, and within the ftate or territory, where fuch court is at the time held, one year at leaft; that he will fupport

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To fupport the conftitution of the United States; and that he doth abfolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign nounce for. prince, potentate, state or fovereignty whatmer allegi- ever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, ftate or fovereignty, whereof he was before a citizen or fubject; which proceedings fhall be recorded by the clerk of the court.

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Thirdly. The court admitting fuch alien, fhall be fatisfied that he has refided within the Court to be limits and under the jurifdiction of the United States five years; and it fhall further appear to their fatisfaction, that during that time, he has behaved as a man of a good moral character, attached to the principles of the conftitution of the United States, and welldifpofed to the good order and happiness of the fame.

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Fourthly. In case the alien applying to be nounce ti admitted to citizenship, fhall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility, in the kingdom or ftate from which he came, he fhall, in addition to the above re. quifites, make an exprefs renunciation of his title or order of nobility, in the court to which his application fhall be made; which renunciation fhall be recorded in the faid court.

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Sec. 2. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That any alien now refiding within the limits and under the jurifdiction of the Unirefident in ted States, may be admitted to become a citizen, on his declaring on oath or affirmation, come a citi- in fome one of the courts aforefaid, that he has refided, two years at least, within and under the jurifdiction of the fame, and one year, at leaft, within the ftate or territory where fuch court is at the time held; that he will fupport the conftitution of the United

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States; and that he doth abfolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or fovereignty whatever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, state or fovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or fubject; and, moreover, on its appearing to the fatisfaction of the court, that during the faid term of two years, he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the conftitution of the United States, and well difpofed to the good-order and happinefs of the fame; and, where the alien applying for admiffion to citizenship, fhall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility in the kingdom or ftate from which he came, on his moreover making in the court, an exprefs renunciation of his title or order of nobility, before he fhall be entitled to fuch admiffion; all of which proceedings, required in this provifo to be performed in the court, fhall be recorded by the clerk thereof.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the children of perfons duly naturalized, dwelling How chilwithin the United States, and being under the dren fhall age of twenty-one years, at the time of fuch obtain citi," zenship naturalization; and the children of citizens thro' their of the United States, born out of the limits parents. and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be confidered as citizens of the United States: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not defcend to perfons, whofe fathers have never been refident in the United States: Provided alfo, That no perfon heretofore proscribed by any ftate, or who has been legally convicted of having joined the army of GreatBritain, during the late war, fhall be admitted a citizen as aforefaid, without the consent of

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