Proviso ner as is provided in respect to bonds given on the ex- back. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That no bounty, Bounty on draw or drawback, or allowance, shall be made under the authority of this act, unless it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Collector that the pickled fish for which the bounty, drawback, or allowance, shall be claimed, was wholly cured with foreign salt, and on which a duty shall have been secured or paid. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any pickled fish shall be falsely or fraudulently entered with intent to obtain the bounty or allowance on their exportation as here provided, when the said fish are not entitled to the same, the said fish or the value thereof, to be recovered of the person making such false entry, shall be forfeited. Penalties for false ly entering pick led fish to obtain the bounty. made to owners, vessels. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That from and af- Allowance to be ter the last day of December, one thousand eight hun- &c. &c. of fishing dred and fourteen, there shall be paid on the last day of December, annually, to the owner of every vessel or his agent, by the Collector of the district where such vessel may belong, that shall be qualified agreeably to law for carrying on the bank and other cod fisheries, and that shall actually have been employed therein at Proviso. Tonnage allow ance to be made to vessels. sea for the term of four months at the least of the fishing season next preceding, which season is accounted to be from the last day of February, to the last day of November in every year, for each and every ton of such vessels burthen according to her admeasurement as licensed or enrolled, if of twenty tons and not exceeding thirty tons, two dollars and forty cents; and if above thirty tons, four dollars; of which allowance aforesaid three eighth parts shall accrue and belong to the owner of such fishing vessel, and the other five eighths thereof shall be divided by him, his agent, or lawful representative to and among the several fishermen, who shall have been employed in such vessel during the season aforesaid, or a part thereof, as the case may be, in such proportions as the fish they shall respectively have taken may bear to the whole quantity of fish taken on board such vessel during such season: Provided, that the allowance aforesaid on any one vessel for one season, shall not exceed two hundred and seventy two dollars. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That from and afowners of fishing ter the last day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, there shall also be paid on the last day of December annually, to the owner of every fishing boat or vessel of more than five tons and less than twenty tons, or to his agent or lawful representative, by the Collector of the district where such boat or vessel may belong, the sum of one dollar and sixty cents upon every ton admeasurement of such boat or vessel, which allowance shall be accounted for as part of the proceeds of the fares of said boat or vessel, and shall accordingly be so divided among all persons interested therein: Provided however, that this allowance shall be made only to such boats or vessels as shall have been actually employed at sea in the cod fishery, for the term of four months at the least, of the preceding season: And provided also, that such boat or vessel Proviso Proviso. shall have landed, in the course of said preceding season, a quantity of fish not less than twelve quintals for every ton of her admeasurement; the said quantity of fish to be ascertained when dried and cured fit for exportation, and according to the weight thereof as the same shall weigh at the time of delivery when actually sold, which account of the weight, with the original adjustment and settlement of the fare or fares among the owners and fishermen, together with a written account of the length, breadth, and depth of said boat or vessel, and the time she has actually been employed in the fishery in the preceding season, shall in all cases be produced and sworn or affirmed to before the said Collector of the district in order to entitle the owner, his agent, or lawful representative to receive the allowances aforesaid. And if at any time within one year after payment of such allowance it shall appear that any fraud or deceit has been practised in obtaining the same, the boat or vessel upon which such allowance shall have been paid, if found within the district aforesaid, shall be forfeited, otherwise the owner or owners having practised such fraud or deceit, shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars, to be sued for, recovered, and distributed in the same manner as forfeitures and penalties are to be sued for, recovered, and distributed for any breach of the act, entitled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage." vessels to exhibit ed. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the owner owners of fishing or owners of every fishing vessel of twenty tons and certain papers before receiving alupwards, his or their agent or lawful represenative, lowance authoriz. shall, previous to receiving the allowance made by this act, produce to the Collector who is authorized to pay the same, the original agreement or agreements which may have been made with the fishermen employed on board such vessel, as is herein before required, and also a certificate, to be by him or them subscribed, therein mentioning the particular days on No vessels entitled to the authorized which such vessel sailed and returned on the several voyages or fares she may have made in the preceding fishing season to the truth of which he or they shall swear or affirm before the Collector aforesaid. & SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That no ship or vesallowance but up-sel, of twenty tons or upwards, employed as aforesaid on certain condi tions. Penalty for false oaths. Continuance of this act. shall be entitled to the allowance granted by this act, unless the skipper or master thereof shall, before he proceeds on any fishing voyage, make an agreement in writing or in print, with every fisherman employed therein according to the provisions of the act, entitled, "An act for the government of persons in certain fisheries." SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall make any false declaration in any oath er affirmation required by this act, being duly convicted thereof in any court of the United States having jurisdiction of such offence, shall be deemed guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, and shall be punished accordingly. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force until the termination of the war in which the United States are now engaged with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies thereof, and for one year thereafter, and no longer. 29th July, 1813, 1st ses. 13th Con, An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subject. SEC. 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, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, or any of them, on the following conditions, and not otherwise: tions. First, That he shall have declared, on oath or affir- on what condi mation, before the supreme, superior, district or circuit court of some one of the states, or of the territorial districts of the United States, or a circuit or district court of the United States, three years at least, before his admission, 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, state, or sovereignty whatever, and particularly, by name, the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty whereof such alien may, at the time, be a citizen or subject.* Secondly, That he shall,at the time of his application to be admitted, declare on oath or affirmation, be~fore some one of the courts aforesaid, 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 every 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; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.. Thirdly, That the court admitting such alien, shall on what cordibe satisfied that he has resided within the United be naturalized. States five years at least, and within the state or ter ritory where such court is at the time held, one year at least; and it shall further appear to their satisfac-tion, that during that time, he has behaved as a man of a good moral character, attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same: Provided, That the oath of the applicant shall, in no case, be allowed to prove his residence.. See 1st sec. p. 446. tions an alien may |