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I. That the note mentioned in the complaint was made and delivered to defendant upon a usurious agreement between the defendant and the plaintiff, that defendant should pay to plaintiff, and that plaintiff should reserve and secure to himself, for the loan of money, a greater sum than at the rate of seven per cent. per annum-to wit, at the rate of ten per cent. per annum.

II. That said sum was deducted and reserved from the amount of said note by plaintiff, and the balance only paid to this defendant-that is to say, that this defendant agreed to pay, and the plaintiff agreed to receive, the sum of fifty dollars for said loan, the plaintiff reserving and securing to himself, for the loan of money on said note until the maturity thereof, the sum of fifty dollars.

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CHAPTER CIII.

CRIMES AGAINST THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

1. WHEN a civil action is pending in any of the United States courts, and one of the parties to the action dies, the action does not abate by the death of such party, but the executor or administrator of the deceased party may be substituted in the action. This does not apply to actions for personal injuries or actions for penalties, in which the cause of action does not survive the person.

2. Congress has the power to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations. Congress have enacted that— 1. If any person shall commit upon the high seas, or in any river or bay out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, murder or robbery or any other offence, which if committed within the body of the county would, by the laws of the United States, be punishable with death; or, 2. If any

1. When a civil action is pending in any of the United States courts, and one of the parties to the action dies, what effect is produced? Who may be substituted for the deceased party in the action? To what actions does this provision not apply?

2. What crimes and felonies has Congress the power to define and

captain or mariner of any ship or other vessel shall pirati cally or feloniously run away with such ship or vessel, or any goods or merchandise to the value of fifty dollars, or yield such ship or vessel voluntarily to any pirate; or, 3. If any seaman shall lay violent hands upon his commander, thereby to hinder and prevent his fighting in defence of his ship or goods committed to his trust, or shall make a revolt in the ship;--every such person shall be deemed, taken, and adjudged to be a pirate and felon, and being thereof convicted, shall suffer death.

3. The trial of crimes committed on the high seas shall be in the Circuit Court of the United States in the district where the offender is arrested, or into which he may first be brought. All persons who aid, assist, counsel, or advise such piracies are declared to be accessories before the fact, and being thereof convicted, shall suffer death. Every person who entertains or conceals such pirate, or receives any of the property feloniously taken, knowing that such piracy has been committed, is deemed an accessory after the fact, and is liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding three years.

4. If any person owing allegiance to the United States of America shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort, he shall be adjudged guilty of treason against the United States, and shall suffer death. If any person shall have knowledge of the commission of treason, and shall conceal the same, and not disclose the same to the President or some judge of the United States, or the governor or one of the judges or

punish? Where must a piracy be committed? What acts there committed are adjudged to be piracy? What is the penalty for piracy?

3. In what court does the trial of crimes committed on the high seas take place? Who are declared to be accessories to piracy before the fact? What is the penalty? Who are declared to be accessories after the fact? What is the penalty?

4. Who may commit treason against the government of the United States? What acts constitute treason? What is the penalty for treason? If a person has knowledge of the commission of treason, to whom should

justices of the State, he is deemed guilty of misprision of treason, and is subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding seven years.

5. If any person within any fort, arsenal, dock-yard, magazine, or in any other place, or district of country under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, shall commit the crime of wilful murder, on being convicted thereof, he shall suffer death. If any person shall have knowledge of the commission of such crime, and shall conceal the same, he shall be adjudged guilty of misprision of felony, and shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding three

years.

6. If any person shall commit the crime of manslaughter in any place under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, on conviction, he shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than three years.

7. The government has defined the various crimes against property committed within its exclusive jurisdiction, such as larceny, embezzlement, receiving stolen goods, forgery of deeds, forgery of public securities, setting fire to public buildings, etc., and has affixed the penalties. It has defined the crimes against public justice, such as perjury, subornation of perjury, rescuing prisoners, corruptly influencing jurors, obstructing the adminis tration of justice, bribery of custom-house officers, smuggling, bribery of members of Congress or public officers, accepting bribes, etc., and has affixed the penalties. It

he reveal it? If he does not, of what is he deemed guilty? What is the penalty?

5. Where must the crime of murder be committed, to come within the jurisdiction of the United States courts? What is the penalty? If any person shall have knowledge of such murder and shall conceal it, of what is he deemed guilty? What is the penalty?

6. What is the penalty for manslaughter committed within the jurisdiction of the United States courts?

7. What crimes against property have the national government de

has defined the offences against the coin, such as counterfeiting gold or silver coin, uttering the same, counterfeiting copper coin, debasing the coin, counterfeiting foreign gold and silver coin in actual use and circulation, and importing such coin with intent to utter the same. It has affixed the penalties to each of these crimes.

8. The government has described the various crimes relating to the post-office, such as embezzling or destroying letters, stealing from letters, robbing the mail, obstructing the mail, stealing mail-bags, forging stamps, etc. It has affixed penalties to each of these crimes.

CHAPTER CIV.

NATURALIZATION.

1. CONGRESS has the power, under the constitution, to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. Any alien, being a free white person, may become a citizen of the United States, on the following conditions:

(1.) He must declare, on oath; that it is his intention, bona fide, to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to every 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.

(2.) At the expiration of two years after declaring his intention to become a citizen, he may make application to be admitted. He must then declare, on oath, that he

fined, and affixed their penalties? What crimes against public justice? What crimes against the coin?

8. What crimes relating to the post-office are defined and penalties affixed?

1. What power in reference to naturalization has Congress? What alien may become a citizen? What must he declare on oath? What to

will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he does solemnly and entirely renounce and adjure 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.

(3.) Such alien may declare his intention to become a citizen, and make his application to be admitted before any district or circuit court of the United States, or before any State court having common-law jurisdiction, and a seal and clerk or prothonotary. If the declaration be made before the clerk of either of these courts, it will be as valid as if made before the court.

2. The court admitting such alien shall be satisfied that he has resided within the United States five years at least, and within the State or Territory, where such court is at the time held, one year at least. It shall further appear to their satisfaction, that during that time he has behaved as a man of 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. The residence and good moral character of the applicant must be established by witnesses produced and examined in court. The oath of the applicant is in no case allowed to prove his residence. The proceedings in court must be recorded by the clerk.

3. In case the alien applying to be admitted to citizenship shall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility in the kingdom or state from which he came, he must make an express renunciation of

renounce? When may he make application to be admitted? What must he then declare on oath? Before whom may an alien declare his intentions, and make his application to be admitted to citizenship?

2. Of what must the court admitting such alien be satisfied? What must satisfactorily appear as to the character of the applicant? Where must the witnesses as to character and residence be examined? Is the oath of the applicant allowed in any case, to prove his residence? Are these proceedings recorded?

3. In case the alien has borne any hereditary title? If he be an alien

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