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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, Amendments to.

Persons cannot be compelled to appear as witnesses against themselves......... 244
Private property shall not be taken for public use without compensation....... 244
Privileges of accused in criminal prosecutions specified and guaranteed.........

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Right of trial by jury guaranteed in certain suits at common law................ 244
Prohibition of excessive bail.................

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Enumeration of certain rights in constitution are not to deny or disparage
others retained by people.......

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Powers not delegated to the United States reserved to the States.................. 245
Limit on judicial power of the United States.

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Mode of electing President and Vice President of the United States..............

No person ineligible as President shall be the Vice President.. ............... .245
CONVICTS AND FELONS.
Act of California of April 11, 1850.............

Importing convicts into the State forbidden.........................
Convicts for treason excepted.

Penalties and liabilities for violation of law.......................
Law of Connecticut relative thereto.

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Penalty imposed upon persons importing convicts into the State..............
Act of Georgia of February 10, 1787.......

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Felons from other countries or States subject to permanent disabilities.......
Imprisonment in jail until transported from State............ ...............
Penalty to be death in case of return.............................

Right of trial by jury and counter proof allowed........
Act of New Jersey of January 28, 1797.......
Masters of vessels prohibited from landing them............... .................

• 109
Penalty in case masters import or bring them in.......

. 109
Masters to bond to carry them out.............

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Penalty in case of refusal or default.....................................................
Act of Pennsylvania of March 27, 1789....................

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• 145
Captains of vessels prohibited from importing them.....

.. 145
Penalty in case of violation of provisions of law............

.. 146
Masters to bond to carry them out of State.................

.. 146
Act of Pennsylvania of April 15, 1851............................

.... 153
Penalty for importing convicts.............................

.. 153
Act of Rhode Island on subject...............................

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.. 154
Provision in regard to importing convicts.............

154
Act of South Carolina of November 4, 1788................

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Penalty for importation of convicts ....................................... 154, 155, 156
Mode of recovery of fines and forfeitures...............

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Act of Virginia on subject..................................

159
Penalty for importation of convicts............

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D.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE............

215
DELAWARE, revised statutes of, on vessels bringing passengers into the State 85
Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in...,

171
Answer of, to Virginia resolutions of 1798....

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EDUCATION, provision of, for minors in act of Pennsylvania, March 19, 1890. 146

Provision for indentured minors to receive schooling every year of his service 152
EXTRADITION, TREATIES OF.

Treaty with Great Britain of August 9, 1842, extract of ............. ................ 195

Criminals to be delivered up to either party upon requisition....................
Treaty with France of November 9, 1843.

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Criminals to be given up to either party upon requisition........................
Character of crimes parties to be guilty of to be delivered up................... 197
Surrender, by whom to be made....... ............................................. 197
Not to have ex post facto effect...........

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Treaty with the Hawaiian Isles of December 20, 1849................................ 198

Criminals to be given up to either party upon requisition ........................ 198

Character of crimes of which parties given up are to be guilty ..................
Treaty with Prussia and other German States of June 1, 1853....................... 199

Criminals to be given up to either party upon requisition........................ 200
Character of crimes of which parties given up are to be guilty................. 200
None of the contracting parties to give up their own subjects.................., 200
Treaty with Bavaria of November 18, 1854....................

Criminals guilty of certain crimes to be given up to either party on requisition 203

Person guilty of crime in his asylum to be tried for that before given up... 204
Treaty with Hanover of January 18, 1855.................................................. 205

Persons guilty of certain crimes to be given up to either party upon requisition 205

Person guilty of crime in his asylum to be tried for that before given up... 206
Accession to treaty with Prussia by the city of Bremen, October 15, 1853......... 208

Accession said city to previous treaty with Prussia provided for............... 208
Accession to previous treaty with Prussia by Wurtemburg, of Dec. 27, 1853...... 209
Accession to previous treaty with Prussia by Mecklenburg Schwerin, of January
6th, 1854..........

210
Accession to previous treaty with Prussia by Mecklenburg Strelitz, of January
26th, 1854

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Accession to previous treaty with Prussia by Oldenburg, of March 21st, 1854... 212
Accession to previous treaty with Prussia by Schaumburg Lippe, of July 26th, 1854 213
Treaty with the Swiss Confederation, of November 9, 1855............................ 214
Persons guilty of certain crimes to be given up to either party on requisition 214

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FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.. .......................... 247
FLORIDA, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in ............ 176
FRANCE, Extradition treaty with, of November 9th, 1843...........................
FELONS.-See convicts and felons.

G.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Farewell address of............

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GEORGIA, Law of, passed February 10, 1787, prohibiting the importation and

residence of felons into State...
Law of, passed December 22, 1819, against the introduction of alier passen-

gers into State.

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GEORGIA, qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in............ 175
GREAT BRITAIN, Extradition treaty with, of August 9th, 1842.................. 195

H.
HANOVER, Extradition treaty with, of January 18th, 1855.....

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HAWAIIAN ISLES, Extradition treaty with, of December 20th, 1849............ 198

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ILLINOIS, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in...........
INDEPENDENCE, Declaration of...............

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INDIANA, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in...........

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KENTUCKY, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in ......... 179
Resolutions of, in 1798 and 1799........

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LOUISIANA, Act of, passed March 21, 1850, relative to Charity Hospital and
passengers arriving in State............

........... 89
Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in....................... 178

MAINE, Revised statutes of, on vessels bringing passengers and paupers into
State ..............................

........................................... 92
Act of, approved June 22, 1848, relative to bond against passengers becom-
ing public charges...............

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Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in... ................
MARYLAND, Act of, relative to the importation of passengers.....................
Supplement to last recited act of...

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Supplement to same, passed March 2d, 1842..........................................

Supplement to same, passed January 30, 1850............. ..............
MASSACHUSETTS, Revised statutes of, on alien passengers and paupers........

Law of, passed April 20, 1837, on alien passengers............. .................
Law of, passed May 10, 1848, on alien passengers......................................
Law of, passed March 16, 1849, on alien passengers............................... 106
Law of, passed March 26, 1850, on alien passengers............................... 106
Law of, passed May 23, 1853, relative to the transit of alien passengers...... 107
Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in...................... 164
Answer of, to Virginia resolutions of 1798.......

276
MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN, Accession of, to Prussian extradition treaty,
January 6th, 1854 ............

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MECKLENBURG STRELITZ, Accession of, to Prussian extradition treaty, Jan-
uary 26th, 1854............

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MICHIGAN, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in.......... 181
MINNESOTA TERRITORY, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of
suffrage in ..........

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MISSISSIPPI, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in ....... 177

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MINORS, Provision for the education of foreign indentured minors in Pennsyl-
vania....................

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MISSOURI, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in............ 182

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NATURALIZATION.

Dates of the several acts of Congress on the subject...........
Remarks on the same.....................

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Act of April 14, 1802, to establish uniform rule of naturalization ..
Alien may become a citizen...................................................................
Conditions ...............................................................................
Exceptions ...........................................................

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Condition in case of alien residing in the United States before Jan. 29, 1795.
Condition in case of alien residing in the United States between January 29,
1795 and June 18, 1798..................

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Proceedings in case of naturalization--how to be recorded.........................
Mode of naturalization prescribed. ..........
Registry of free white persons arriving in the United States-mode of.......
Court of record before which naturalization is to be effected. ..................
Registers' fees...............
Rights of children of persons naturalized ............
Repeal of inconsistent acts.............................
Act in addition to an act for establishing uniform rule of, approved March 26, 1804
Provision in favor of aliens residing in the United States between 18th June,
1798 and April 14, 1802...........

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Widow and children of deceased alien to become citizens when he has com-

plied with first condition.
Act for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels of the

United States, approved March 3, 1813............. ...........................
Continuous residence of five years a necessary qualification........................
Act supplementary to acts heretofore passed, approved July 30, 1813................
Alien enemies who declared their intention previous to 18th June, 1812, may

become citizens ............
Power reserved to apprehend or remove alien enemy any time previous to his

naturalization ...........................................................
Act relative to evidence in cases of naturalization.........................................
Evidence to be exhibited by aliens to become citizens............................
Admission without the recital of the proceeding of no validity ............
Condition in favor of aliens settling in United States between 18th June, 1798
and April 14, 1802, to remain in force......

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Proof of residence of the applicant required..............

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Certificate of naturalization.................................. ................................
Act in addition to act establishing uniform rule, and to repeal previous acts, ap-

proved May 26, 1824................
Conditions on which a minor alien may become a citizen..............................
Declaration necessary in such case, and proof of residence.........................
Confirmation of validity of certificate of citizenship heretofore obtained.......

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Validity of declaration required by the former act on certain conditions....... 10
Sufficiency of declaration of intention made two years before admission ....... 10
Act to amend the acts concerning naturalization, approved May 24, 1828............
Repeal of certain portions of previous acts...............

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Provision in favor of aliens residing in the United States between April 14,

1802 and June 18, 1812 ...........
Proof requisite in such cases........
Act to amend act passed March 3, 1813, approved June 26, 1848.....................
Repeal of requirements of continuous residence for five years.....
Act to secure the right of citizenship to children of citizens of the United States

born out of the limits thereof, approved February 10, 1855........... .....
Persons, sons of citizens, at the time of their birth born out of country, are

citizens of the United States.........
Limit of effect so as not to embrace children of fathers who were never citizens
Citizenship secured to wives of citizens.............

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Comments of Judge Story upon the naturalization clause in the Constitution......

Propriety of confiding the power of naturalization to the General Government
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS TERRITORY, Qualifications necessary to exer-

cise the right of suffrage in.....
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Revised statutes of, on foreign passengers.......................

Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in......

Answer of, to Virginia resolutions of 1798.........
NEW JERSEY, Act of, passed January 28, 1797, against the importation of
foreign convicts......................

..... 109
Act of, passed February 10, 1819, relative to foreign passengers.................. 110
Act of, passed February 19, 1838, relative to alien passengers...................... 110

Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in......................... 170
NEW YORK, Act of, passed May 5th, 1847, relative to foreign passengers....... 112

Act of, amendatory of last act, passed December 15, 1847..........
Act of, passed April 11th, 1849, amendatory of previous acts................

.... 122
Act of, passed April 10th, 1850, also amendatory of previous acts...............
Act of, passed July 11th, 1851, amendatory of previous acts......................
Act of, passed April 11th, 1848, for the protection of emigrants..................
Act of, passed April 10th, 1849, to control last recited act..........................
Act of, passed April 11th, 1849, amendatory of act of April 11th, 1848 ....... 135
Act of, passed December 10th, 1847, relative to foreign passengers............... 136
Act of, passed April 9th, 1851, amendatory of act of April 11th, 1849......... 139
Act of, passed April 13th, 1853, for the protection of emigrant passengers.... 139
Act of, passed July 21st, 1853, amendatory of last act...........

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Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in......................... 169

Answer of, to Virginia resolutions of 1798.............................................. 276
NORTH CAROLINA, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in 174
NEW MEXICO TERRITORY, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of
suffrage in....................................

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OHIO, Qualifications necessary to exercise the right of suffrage in.................. 179

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