Chapter XXVI: Section 1: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That no alien shall be admitted to become a citizen
of the United States, or of any state, unless in the manner
prescribed by the act, intituled 'An act to establish an
uniform rule of naturalization; and to repeal the act
heretofore passed on that subject,' he shall have declared his
intention to become a citizen of the United States, five
years, at least, before his admission, and shall, at the time
of his application to be admitted, declare and prove, to the
satisfaction of the court having jurisdiction in the case,
that he has resided within the United States fourteen years,
at least, and within the state or territory where, or for
which such court is at the time held, five years, at least,
besides conforming to the other declarations, renunciations
and proofs, by the said act required, anything therein to the
contrary hereof notwithstanding: Provided, that any alien, who
was residing within the limits, and under the jurisdiction of
the United States, before the twenty-ninth day of January, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, may, within one year
after the passing of this act—and any alien who shall have
made the declaration of his intention to become a citizen of
the United States, in conformity to the provisions of the act,
intituled 'An act to establish an uniform rule of
naturalization; and to repeal the act heretofore passed on
that subject,' may, within four years after having made the
declaration aforesaid, be admitted to become a citizen, in the
manner prescribed by the said act, upon his making proof that
he has resided five years, at least, within the limits, and
under the jurisdiction of the United States: And provided
also, that no alien, who shall be a native, citizen, denizen
or subject of any nation or state with whom the United States
shall be at war, at the time of his application, shall be then
admitted to become a citizen of the United States."

_Statutes at Large of the United States, edition 1850.
volume 1, pages 566-567._

The following is the text of the two Alien Acts:

June 25, 1798. Statute II., Chapter lviii.
"An Act Concerning Aliens.