Opinion of Attorney General Bates on CitizenshipU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 - 30 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-4 of 4
Page 13
... law was broadly laid down that this natural connection between the individual and his native country was per- petual ... written law , which plainly declares who are citizens ( citoyens Français ) and who are only the French , ( Français ...
... law was broadly laid down that this natural connection between the individual and his native country was per- petual ... written law , which plainly declares who are citizens ( citoyens Français ) and who are only the French , ( Français ...
Page 15
... written law , and inasmuch as that law does not exclude persons of that descent , and as its terms are manifestly broad enough to include them , it follows inevitably that such persons , born in the country , must be citizens , unless ...
... written law , and inasmuch as that law does not exclude persons of that descent , and as its terms are manifestly broad enough to include them , it follows inevitably that such persons , born in the country , must be citizens , unless ...
Page 22
... written law , nor maintainable by logical argument . It is assumed that a person to be a citizen at all must have all the rights , privileges , and immunities which the most favored one enjoys ; all of the most favored class of citizens ...
... written law , nor maintainable by logical argument . It is assumed that a person to be a citizen at all must have all the rights , privileges , and immunities which the most favored one enjoys ; all of the most favored class of citizens ...
Page 26
... law . Taking the plea , then , strictly as it is written , the persons who are excluded by this judgment from being citizens of Missouri must be negroes , not mulattoes nor mestizos , nor quadroons . They must be of African descent ...
... law . Taking the plea , then , strictly as it is written , the persons who are excluded by this judgment from being citizens of Missouri must be negroes , not mulattoes nor mestizos , nor quadroons . They must be of African descent ...
Other editions - View all
Opinion of Attorney General Bates on Citizenship (Classic Reprint) Edward Bates No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
act of Congress affirm African descent aliens Ambrose American citizenship argument authority belong body politic born chief captain circuit court citizen of Missouri civil classes of citizens coasting trade coexist colored men citizens common constitution of Tennessee crime declares degradation demurrer disqualified Dred Scott election electors English subjects entitled to vote error exalted one enjoys excluded exempt exercised existence favored class free negroes free persons free poll-tax freemen French grades and classes Greece hold office humblest white citizen immunities of citizens individual judgment jurisdiction learned Legaré letter meaning ment merits mulattoes nation natural-born citizen opinion passport Paul persons of color phrase plaintiff plea in abatement political status privileges and immunities qualification quality of citizen question race right of suffrage rights and duties Roman citizens Rome Sandford says slaves statal Supreme Court Tarsus tion title of Roman United Virginia word citizen written law
Popular passages
Page 14 - That any woman who might lawfully be naturalized under the existing laws, married, or who shall be married to a citizen of the United States, shall be deemed and taken to be a citizen.
Page 11 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest; for this man is a Roman.
Page 5 - IV. [Every male person, being twenty-one years of age, and resident in any particular town in this Commonwealth, for the space of one year next preceding, having a freehold estate within the same town, of the annual income of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds, shall have a right to vote in the choice of a representative or representatives for the said town.
Page 11 - And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
Page 14 - That persons heretofore born, or hereafter to be born, out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, whose fathers were, or shall be at the time of their birth, citizens of the United States...
Page 24 - ... shall be entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly and all officers elective by the people...
Page 27 - Amendment, declared that a child born in the United States is a citizen of the United States even though his parents are aliens and ineligible for citizenship by naturalization.
Page 13 - ... jurisdiction of the United States, whose fathers were or may be at the time of their birth citizens thereof, are declared to be citizens of the United States; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whose fathers never resided in the United States.
Page 27 - Upon the whole, therefore, it is the judgment of this court, that it appears by the record before us that the plaintiff in error is not a citizen of Missouri, in the sense in which that word is used in the Constitution; and that the Circuit Court of the United States, for that reason, had no jurisdiction in the case, and could give no judgment in it. Its judgment for the defendant must, consequently, be reversed, and a mandate issued directing the suit to be dismissed for...
Page 6 - In all elections, all white male inhabitants above the age of twenty-one years, having resided in the State one year next preceding the election, and who have paid or are charged with a State or county tax, shall enjoy the right of an elector...