CITIZEN. In English Law. An iabitant of a city. 1 Rolle, 138. The repre entative of a city, in parliament. 1 Black-. tone, Com:n:17,4.
. In American Law. One who, under the Ilnstitutio,n an d laws of, the has t right to vote for representatives in congresti; hid other public Officers,: and who is qualified 'o fill offices in the,,gift of the people. Any white persOn born in the United States, or 'pluralized Person born out of the same, who las not. lost his right as such,—including nen, women, and children: One of the sovereign people. A consti uent member of the sovereignty, synonymous vith the people.' 404.
2. Citizens are either native-born or natn citizens. may fill .any office;; aturalized citizens may be elected or ap ointed to any office under the. constitution f the United States, except the offices of pre- • Rent •and. vice-president. The constitution rovides that "the citizens of each state shall e entitled to all the privilegeb and iniauni-,'. tes.of citizens in the several states." U. S. ;onst..art.4, s. 2. • 3. All natives are not citizens of the:.
Jnited States : the descendants of the -abori ;Mos, ,and 'those of AfriCan origin; are not 'Deae . to the rights' of citizens. • Anterior,. o the adoption of the ' constitution of the ,. Jnited States, each state had the right 1.0 nake citizens of such persons as it pleased.' ['hat constitution does not autharize any but.
persons to become citizens Of the United' itates ; and it must therefore be presumed hat no one is a citizen 'who is not vidiite. 1 :Att. 'Ky. 334 ; 10 Conn. 340 ; 1 Meigs, Tenn.: ?31; 19 How. 393.
A citizen of the United States residing in my of the states of the Union is a citizen•of bat state. '6 Pet. 761; Paine, C. C: 594; L Brock....!C..O. 391; 1.• Paige, Ch.. Is1;• Y..183,t to the citizenship of children born in :ign lands. to citizens, see -10 Rich. Eq. So. C.
18 ; and see 26 Barb. N. Y. 683 ; 9. Mol,.74.: person may be a citizen for some end at the same time not.so for•thers. 7 Md.' ?.09.
Consult 3 .•Story, .1687 2 Kent,ilomm.258 ; Bouvier,.Inst. ; Vattel,.1. 1,.c.