Naturalization Act 1856
Naturalization Act 1856
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Naturalization Act 1856
Public Act |
1856 No 2 |
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Date of assent |
7 July 1856 |
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Contents
An Act for the Naturalization of certain Persons in the Colony of New Zealand.
Preamble reciting No. 2, Session II.
WHEREAS by an Act made and passed by the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “The Naturalization Act, 1854,”
(No. 2, Session II.,) 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 he removed from them within the Colony of New Zealand the disabilities to which aliens are by law subjected:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand as follows:—
1 Person named in Schedule A to be naturalized.
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 England.
2 Persons may be naturalized by Proclamation.
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, as from the time to be in the respective cases in that behalf specified by such Proclamation, be deemed and taken, until the termination of the next Session of the General Assembly, to be and to have been, as from such specified time, 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 always 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 Short Title.
This Act shall be intituled and may be cited as “The Naturalization Act, 1856.”
Schedule A
| Date of Proclamation. | Name. | Native of | Occupation. | Date from which Naturalization is to take effect. | Residence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 12, 1855 | John Maké | Germany | Labourer | May 28, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Carl Loëbe | Germany | Labourer | May 28, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Henry Ziems | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Carl Ziems | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Fritz Ziems | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Matthias Achilles | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Carl Brenneke | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Theodore Bode | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Joseph Bormann | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Ludwig Gründer | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Oct. 12, 1855 | Ernest Peinemann | Germany | Musician | May 8, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Feb. 11, 1856 | John Inez | Portugal | Carpenter | Jan. 1, 1854 | Auckland. |
| Feb. 11, 1856 | Theodore Bernhard Thebing | Prussia | Doctor | April 15, 1855 | Nelson. |
| Feb. 11, 1856 | Benjamin Moses | Germany | Storekeeper | Jan. 1, 1853 | Auckland. |
| Feb. 11, 1856 | Wendolin Albietz | Germany | Labourer | Jan. 1, 1853 | Auckland. |
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