NATURALIZED CITIZEN. One who, being born an alien, has lawfully1 become a citizen of the United States Under the constitution and laws.
2. He has all the rights of a natural born citizen, except that of being eligible2 as president or vice-president of the United States. In foreign countries he has a right to be treated as such, and will be so considered even in tlie country of his birth, at least for most purposes. 1 Bos. & P. 430. See Citizen; Domicil; Inhabitant.
NAUFRAGE, French mar3. law. When, by the violent agitation4 of the waves, the impetuosity of the winds, the storm, or the lightning, a vessel5 is swallowed up, or so shattered that there remain only the pieces, the accident is called naufrage.
2. It differs from echouement, which is, when the vessel, remains6 whole, but is grounded; or from bris, which is, when it strikes against a rock or a coast; or from sombrer, which is, the sinking of the vessel in the sea, when it is swallowed up, and which may be caused by any accident whatever. Pardes. n. 643, Vide Wreck7.
NAUTAE. Strictly8 speaking, only carriers by water are comprehended under this word. But the rules which regulate such carriers have been applied9 to carriers by land. 2 Ld. Raym. 917; 1 Bell's Com. 467.
NAVAL10 OFFICER. The name of an officer of the United States, whose duties are prescribed by various acts of congress.
2. Naval officers are appointed for the term of four years, but are removable from office at pleasure. Act of May 15, 1820, 1, 3 Story, L. U . S. 1790.
3. The act of March 2, 1799, 21, 1 Story, L. U. S. 590, prescribes that the naval officer shall receive copies of all manifests, and entries, and shall, together with the collector, estimate the duties on all goods, wares11, and merchandise, subject to duty, (and no duties shall be received without such estimate,) and shall keep a separate record thereof, and shall countersign12 all permits, clearances13, certificates, debentures14, and other documents, to be granted by the collector; he shall also examine the collector's abstracts of duties, and other accounts of receipts, bonds, and expenditures15, and, if found right, he shall certify16 the same.
4. And by 68, of the same law, it is enacted17, that every collector, naval officer, and surveyor, or other person specially18 appointed, by either of them, for that purpose, shall have full power and authority to enter any ship or vessel, in which they shall have reason to suspect any goods, wares, or merchandise, subject to duty, are concealed19, and therein to search for, seize, and secure, any such goods, wares, or merchandise and if they shall have cause to suspect a concealment20 thereof in any particular dwelling21 house, store, building, or other place, they or either of them shall, upon proper application, on oath, to any justice of the peace, be entitled to a warrant to enter such house, store, or other place (in the day time only,) and there to search for such goods; and if any shall be found, to seize and secure the same for trial; and all such goods, wares and merchandise, on which the duties shall not have been paid, or secured to be paid, shall be forfeited22.
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