Pitman's Naturalization Act 1825 No 12a (NSW)

No. XIII.

All Act to Niitui'ulizo 'J’imothy (Goodwill Pitman, ru...-.

[5<7( July, 1825.] —

\ \ T IIEREAS Timothy GiKxlwm Pitman a citizen of the United ivuambic.

States of Amevica hath been for some time resident in tlie Colony of New South "Wales and is desirous of settling therein And wliercas it is expedient tliat eertain of the advantages and privileges which are enjoyed by llis Alajesty’s natural-born subjects should be

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extended to him tlie said i'imothy Goodwin Pitman Be it therefore oatsa to im tnUen

enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South "Wales with

the advice of the Council tliat when and so soon as the said Timothy by

Goodwin

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Goodwin Pitman sliall have taken and substa-ibod the oaths and shall have suljscrihcd tlie declaration directed and a]i]Jointed in and by a eertain Act ]>assed in the tirst year of the reign of TIis Majesty King George the 3’'irst entitled “ An Act for the further Securilif of His

“ Majestfs Person and Government and the Succession of the Crotm in

“ the Heirs of the late Jdrincess Sophia being Protestants and for

“ extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of W<des and his

To 1)0 ailministei'Wl	“ open and secret Abettors ” (whieli said oaths and declaration the
and roooivod liy tUo-
Cliicf Justicu.	Chief Justice of the Supreme Couid of Kew South AVales is lierehy retiuired and empowered to administer and receive- in manner and form as in the said Act is ])rescribed) and when and so soon as the said Tintotby Goodwin CItman shall also have complied with all otluu- tlu! provisions in the said Act contained and enjoined lie tlie saitl I'imothy Goodwin Pitman sliall tlicrenjion hi; deemed taken and esteemed a natural-born subject of Great Britain and he entitled to all the rights prii'ileges and advantages which are conferred on foreign Protestants by the said Act or by any other Act of I’avliaracnt now in force for naturalizing such foreign Prolt'stants and others as are settled or shall settle in any of llis M,ajesty’s Colonies in America save and except only tlic holding or exercising of any place or ofhee of trust in the Courts of Law oi- n iiat relates to the Treasury of the said Colony or its I)ependeneies.

The Chief Justice 1o	2. And be it further enacted that the said Chief Justice shall
cortifv th a t the oath^

have been tahen and	immediately after such oaths sliall have been taken and such declara­
the dcehimtion he
snbscrilicil Ixjfon;	tion subscribed before him as aforesaid emdity the same and cause
JiiTii and to catnie	the certiileate tliereof to lie recorded in the Supreme Court of the
such ccrtiiieato to
ho itcoidt-d i)i tlie	said Colony and such certificate sliall he deemed and taken to be a
Hiipi'piiie Court.	suffieient proof of tlie said Timothy Goodwin Pitman 1 icing a natural- born subject of fjreat Britain to all intents and jmr^ioses whatsoevc].' save ami except as aforesaid and as such shall he allowed in every Court within tlie said Colony and its Dependencies.