NATURALIZATION ACT, 1855.
IN THE NINETEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. Session 3, No. 1.
ANALYSIS. Title. 2. Persons may be naturalized by ProtlamaPreamble reciting No. 2, Session 2. tion. Persons Darned in Schedule A to be 3. Short title. naturalized.
An Act for the Naturalization of certain Persons in the Colony of New Zealand [Assented to 15th September, 1855.] WHEREAS by an Act made and passed by the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled " The Naturalization Act, 1854," No. 2,J Sess. 2; it was among other things enacted, that all and singular the persons who should be declared to come within the operation of the said Act, by any Proclamation to be issued by the Governor, should be deemed and taken, until the next Session of the General Assembly within the Islands of New Zealand, to be natural born subjects of Her Majesty. And Whereas the persons particularly described in the Schedule marked "A" hereunto annexed, have from time to time been so declared to come within the operation of the said recited Ordinance, and it is expedient that there should be removed from them within the Colony of New Zealand the disabilities to which aliens are by law subjected. 13e it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand as follows :
Title. Preamble retiting No. 2, St'ttimi 2.
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Persons named in Schedule A to be naturalized.
1. All and singular the persons who are particularly described in the Schedule marked "A" to this Act annexed, shall to all intents and purposes whatever within the Colony of New Zealand, be deemed and taken to be, and to have been from the dates set opposite their names respectively, natural born subjects of Her Majesty, as if they had been respectively born within the realm of fcngland. 2. And whereas there are certain other persons resident in New Zealand whom it may be expedient to relieve from the disabilities to which aliens are by law subject, but whose names and descriptions have not been accurately ascertained, Be it further enacted that all and singular the persons who shall be declared to come within the operation of this Act by any Proclamation to be issued in that behalf by His Excellency the Governor, or Officer administering the Government, shall ba deemed and taken until the termination of the next Session of the General Assembly to be natural born subjects of Her Majesty within the Islands of New Zealand, as fully to all intents and purposes, as if their names had respectively been inserted in the Schedule hereunto annexed, Provided alivays that every such Proclamation shall contain the description, occupation, or calling of the person or persons therein named, and of his or their residence at the date of such Proclamation. 3. This Act shall be entitled, and may be cited as "The Naturalization Act, 1855."
Persons mar he naturalized by Proclamation.
Short title.
SCHEDULE A.
In the name of Her Majesty I assent to this Act. Thomas Gore Browne, Governor Auckland, 15th September, 1855,
Date from which Date of Procla- Name. Native of. Occupation, Naturalization Residence, mation. is to take effect. 6th Oct. 1853 William Golf ... France Storekeeper 6th Oct. 1853 Wbanganui 1st Nov. 3 854 Ferdinand Mei2r ... Prussia Landing Waiter 16th Sept, 1854 Wellington H M Customs 29tb Dec. 1354 August Zollner .. Germany Farmer 1st Jan. 1854 Mahurangi 29th Dec. 1854 Frederick Helmas .. Germany Farmer 1st Jan. 1855 Mahurangi 24th Jan. 1855 John Godfried Engst Germany Merchant '2nd July 1852 Chatham Islands 8th March ]855 Charles Arnaboldi .. I taly Optician 26th Feb. 1855 Auckland 21st April 1855 Adolpbe De Meuron Switzerland Settler 16th Marchl855 Auckland 21st. Apiil 18" 5 Charles Petschler ..Germany Merchant 20th March 1855 Auckland 21st April 1855 Adolpbe David .. Belgium Settler 22ad Mar. 1855 Auckland 12th June 1855 Henry Cooper .. India Labourer 17th May 1855 Auckland 30.h June 1855 Leon De Laville .. France Clerk in Survey 18th June 1855 Auckland Office SOtbJune 1855 Paul Henri Droz .. Switzerland Watchmakeranri 18th June 1855 Auckland Jeweller 30th June 1855 Yuguste Berthold .. Switzerland Watchmaker and i 8th June 1855 Auckland Jeweller
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NATURALIZATION ACT, 1855., Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1855 Session I
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