MacKenzie v. Hare
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the construction and constitutionality of the Citizenship Act of March 2, 1907, and the status as to citizenship óf a woman bom under the jurisdiction of the United States and married to a native of a foreign State but residing in the United States, are stated in the opinion. It was not the intention of Congress to deprive women remaining within jurisdiction of United States of citizenship.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the construction and constitutionality of the Citizenship Act of March 2, 1907, and the status as to citizenship óf a woman bom under the jurisdiction of the United States and married to a native of a foreign State but residing in the United States, are stated in the opinion. It was not the intention of Congress to deprive women remaining within jurisdiction of United States of citizenship. David Levy, 1 Bart. El. Cas. 41; In re Wildberger, 204 Fed. Rep. 508; Report No. 4784, 59th Cong., 1st Sess., contained in…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. . Justice McKenna
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mandamus prosecuted by plaintiff in error as petitioner against defendants in error, respondents, as and composing the Board of Election Commissioners of the city and county of San Francisco, to compel her registration as a qualified voter of the city and county, in the appropriate precinct therein.
An alternative writ was issued but a permanent writ was denied upon demurrer to the petition.
The facts are not in dispute, and are stated by Mr. Justice Shaw, who delivered the opinion of the court, as follows:
“The plaintiff was bom and ever…
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