Under the act of March 3. 1891. the fact of citizenship was made a jurisdictional issue. or. rather. a jurisdictional fact. This vorthy man had in the meantime grown old and his memory had failed him. His house had been destroyed by fire. and notwithstanding he stated under oath that lie had been naturalized. lie was unable to state where lie had taken out his naturalization papers. There is no question of these facts. he had held office in Texas. lie had presided as a judge of elections. a certificate for land as a citizen of Texas had been issued to him. and as a citizen of the republic of Texas a patent to the land had been issued to hiu. Under the laws of Texas every man who was in Texas during the days of the republic and rendered service during that period became a citizen of the republic of Texas. and under the enabling act admitting Texas to the Union every man who was a citizen of the republic of Texas became a citizen of the United States.
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