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1222 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Cns. 1012, 1013. 1903. m§;§1§S{:**gQ;lf“,0§{ Sec. 39. That no person who disbelieves in or who is opposed to all maueu. organized government, or who is a member of or aiiiliated with any organization entertaining and teaching such disbelief in or o position to all organized government, or who advocates or teaches fhe duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaultin or killing of any officer or officers, either of s .ci1ic individuals or of officers generally, of the Government of thelillnited States or of any other organized government, because of his or their official character, or who has vio- _ _ lated any of the provisions of this Act, shall be naturalized or be J“‘“°"‘u“q‘}"'i°" made a citizen of the United States. All courts and tribunals and all judges and officers thereof having jurisdiction of naturalization procee ings or duties to perform in regard thereto shall, on the final application for naturalization, make careful inquiry into such matters, an before issuing the final order or certiiicate of naturalization cause to be entered of record the affidavit of the applicant and of his witnesses so far as applicable, reciting and aflirming the truth of ever material fact requisite for naturalization. All final orders and certiii; cates of naturalization hereafter made shall show on their face specifically that said aiiidavits were duly made and recorded, and all orders auf1I` lpertificates that flail to showlsuch facts shall bei null and void. P¤¤¤i YW fm *****8** at an rson w o u se procures natura ization in vio ation m um" of the proirihibns of thislseclitibn syhall be nned not more than five thou· ` sand dollars, or shall be imprisoned not less than one nor more than ten years, or both, and the court in which such conviction is had shall thereupon adjudge and declare the order or decree and all certificates admitting such rson to citizenship null and void, Jurisdiction is hereby conferreclfan the courts having jurisdiction of the trial of such offense to make such adjudication. - P°¤¤“Y *°'****“¤8· That any person who knowingly aids, advises, or encourages any · such person to apply for or to secure naturalization or to iile the preliminary pa rs declaring an intent to become a citizen of the United States, or wh: in any naturalization proceeding knowingl * procures or gives false testimony as to any material fact, or who knowingly makes an aiiidavit false as to any material fact required to be dproved . in such proceeding, shall be fined not more than five thousand ollars, or imprisoned not less than one nor more than ten years, or both. E“‘°"°°“‘°“°‘ The foregoing provisions concerning naturalization shall not be enforced until ninety days after the approval hereof. Approved, March 3, 1903. M¤’f{h_3· CHAP. 1013.-An Act For the relief of certain homestead settlers in the State of `T1;dbllc,b<b. iéz.] Al¤b¤¤¤¤- ` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Un {ted §‘§§lE,{;‘,{‘,§l§’,nd,,n States ofrivneriea in Lbngresa assembled, That whenever any person,

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°°“‘u"°“"" stead entry made on lands granted by the Congress of the United States to the State of Alabama to aid in the construction of the Mobile and Girard Railroad, or the Tennessee and Coosa Railroad, which recovery of said land was made or had by virtue of the title asserted and claimed by either of said railroad companies or its vendee, or successor in interest, shall execute a deed conveying all his or their interest in, or claim to, the land included in such homestead entry to the United States, and file the same with the Secretary of the Interior, such person, association, or corporation shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary of -the Interior a certificate authorizing them or their assigns to enter,