Miller v. Reinhart
Supreme Court of Georgia
Appeal from Ordinary, in Montgomery Superior Court. Tried before Judge Holt, April Term, 1855. James M. Reinhart applied for letters of administration upon the estate of his wife, Cassa Reinhart. John Miller cayeated the application. On appeal to the Superior Court, from the decision of the Ordinary, the questions in this case arose.
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Appeal from Ordinary, in Montgomery Superior Court. Tried before Judge Holt, April Term, 1855. James M. Reinhart applied for letters of administration upon the estate of his wife, Cassa Reinhart. John Miller cayeated the application. On appeal to the Superior Court, from the decision of the Ordinary, the questions in this case arose. The applicant offered in evidence the following testimony: 1st. His letters of citizenship, to wit: State of Georgia, Chatham County : United Stales of America, in the Superior Court of Chatham County. To all whom these presents may come, greeting: I, John 3T.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] The question is, was the decision admitting the certificate right?
Proceedings of naturalization have to be recorded — “ which -proceedings shall be recorded by the Clerk of the Court,” is the language of the Act of Congress on the subject. (2 Story’s Laws U. S. 851.)
The certificate does not give the words of any part of the record. The certificate seems to be a statement of what, hr the Clerk’s opinion, is the legal import or effect of the different particulars cf which the record may consist.
For the admission of such a certificate as…
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