Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by H. D. JOHNSON AND W. C. REDDALL, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. PREFACE. THE importance of a compilation which should combine a simple arrangement of the laws of the United States relative to Naturalization, Emigrants and Emigrant vessels, with the statutes of the several States touching the importation of paupers, convicts, &c., has induced the compilers to prepare the present volume, to which they have devoted the occasional hours not required by their public duties. In addition to the above-named subjects will be found much valuable matter pertaining to the privileges and liabilities of citizens, both native and alien, and all the extradition treaties now in force. The compilers have aimed to make it a useful book of reference to all classes of the community, particularly to such persons as design to become citizens, to Merchants, to Ship-masters engaged in transporting emigrants from the old world-who are often unaware of their legal responsibilities in carrying passengers-and to officers of the Government at home and abroad. The matter introduced has been collected and compared with care, and the volume is put forth under the sanction and approbation of the honorable Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, D. C. INDEX. A. ADDRESS to people of Virginia accompanying resolutions of 1798..... Page. Code of Alabama on vessels bringing passengers into the State........... 76 76 Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in............................................ ARKANSAS, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in........ 183 ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. 177 220 B. BAVARIA, Extradition Treaty with, of September 12th, 1853............ 202 C. CALIFORNIA. Law of California passed April 11, 1850, relative to the importation of convicts. 77 Law of California passed May 3, 1853, on vessels bringing passengers and paupers into the State....... 78 186 85 Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in........................................... CESSION, Act of, from the State of Virginia ceding North Western Territory. 289 CONNECTICUT, Revised statute of, on importing foreign convicts into the State. Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in....... Answer of, to Virginia Resolutions of 1798...... 168 277 COMMERCIAL AGENTS AND CONSULS, Extract from circular of Depart ment of State, of September 18, 1854..... 304 CONFEDERATION, ARTICLES OF.. 221 CONGRESS, Act of, approved April 14, 1802, establishing an uniform rule of naturalization..... 3 Act of, in addition to last act, approved March 26, 1804...... 6 Act of, approved March 3, 1813, requiring five years continuous residence to become a citizen....... 7 Act of, approved July 30, 1813, supplementary to previous naturalization acts. Act of, approved March 22, 1816, relative to evidence in cases of naturalization 7 Act of, approved May 26, 1824, in further addition to previous acts on naturalization....... 9 Act of, approved May 24, 1828, to amend the acts concerning naturalization. 10 Act of, approved June 26, 1848, to amend the act of March 3, 1813............. 11 Act of, approved February 10, 1855, to secure citizenship to certain children. 12 Page. CONGRESS. Act of, approved March 2, 1819, regulating passenger ships and vessels........ 16 Act of, approved March 2, 1847, amendatory of last recited act...... Act of, approved January 31, 1848, exempting American Colonization Society Act of, approved May 17, 1848, providing for the ventilation of passenger Act of, approved March 3, 1849, extending the provisions of all laws regula- Act of, approved March 3, 1855, regulating the carriage of passengers on Act of, approved July 7, 1838, for the better security of the lives of passengers. 20 18 20 20 2225 21 25 25 28 39 43 Act of, approved August 30, 1852, further amendatory of act of July 7, 1838. 45 Ordinance of 1787 as passed by.... Resolutions of October 10, 1780........ Resolutions of April 23, 1784........ CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Preamble Representatives, qualifications of, and how chosen...... Apportionment of representatives and direct taxes.. Qualification of senators. Vice President to be presiding officer of Senate...... 232 232 Provision as to absent members, rules, quorum and expulsion........ 233 233 233 Compensation and privileges of members..... Members cannot be appointed to office, nor can officer be a member........ 234 234 234 Bills to be presented to the President and his power over them..... 234 234 Bills to be laws if not returned in ten days........... 234 Joint orders or resolutions to be approved by the President....... 234 235 |