New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-03


The work Of naturalization undor the immediate aus
terday by Judge McCunn The Committee. true to the
old OF the Democratic party ~ the days OF
at the corner OF Tryonrow and Centre and In accord
with previous OF
to the where some OF them were invested
With incpient citizenship by congenal baptism in rum
Thew were then presented With red tickets emitting them
to grat,itous naturalization and with these tnny pro
S seeonS 70 to the poocratc odashoned way less
time than they occupied in quafling Temmany drinks,
S SaeE I the foreign al worms Ta@many
and to effect object ., he % sat at
ed 400 citizens The was ake 1e srpa A ON
days were true and Of course, having been Rfey0usy
in ns S may thu adc
izaton mill Of Tammany aud obtained from the Clerk
ton. In some instances His Honor manufactured citi.
Gems at the rate Of from six to eight minute ana OIL
lighted at his msgnanmity in induging In the cross
examinations which were peculiar 70 Juuse nY anti
Democratic. but extremely vulgar
IL was impossible for our reporters to obtain the names
these circumstance In order to present any useful
record OF the hundreds OF newly made voters iro ap
their residences although they were supposed 70 appear
papers and he was sustained IN ms dees9n Dy .lS
ono Of the clique OF the Beard OF noupcumen anu a
Moeker both Of whom hold their offices only py the gra
clous tn OF Tweed and the other Tammany Leaders
refused TO permit reporters t. see the papers he
thoy IN Court however they heard repository the
names Of NcCaerty and Moran, both OF whom acted as
professional witnesses for asplrants Tor ctzensp VINO
have available friends in the city 70 naturalization
are very explicit and plain Tho Act OF Congress OF
April H. 1907 provides that an alien who three years pc
fore hs admission declares before Circuit or District
Court Of the United States his Intention 10 become ci
zen and swears to support Constitution OF the United
states shall after IL has been satisfactorily proved tnat
he resided five In the country ana Que year
the State or territory where the court Is heu DO eheu
IN fhe riR
Application for naturalization must be made IN open
court and evidence OF residence &C. must I've taken by
the oral examination OF Witnesses and not by previously
nv the act OF March g. 1915 70 made felony to
falsely make forge or any certificate evil
OF citizenship to aid In the same OF 10 pass
atty o. not less than 500 fne Imprisonment at
hard labor for term not less than three years "ln
false swearing by person giving material testimony In
naturalization proceeding before State court Is an
oense against the laws OF the United States punishable
only In the Federal courts -
In 1874 il was enacted that alien who has resided
within the United states three years next preceding ns
70 reside therein during that period, may after no ar
riyee at the age of p years. and after no shall nave re-
mado the declaration" of hts ntonton three years pre-
vous his admission shall DO admitted to citizenship
after making the declaration required at the time O MS
The Act Of Congress passed July H. 1892 provides that
enlisted shall enlist In the armies OF the United states
or shall be hereafter honoraby discharged may be ad
united O citizen OF the United states, upon his
net
lions to become citizen OF the United States and he
shall not required TO prove more than one years resi-
ton 10 become such citizen and the Court admitting
such alien SHALL in addition 10 such PROOF 81 residence
satisfied by competent proof OF such having been
honorably discharged frOm the service OF the United
In brief then TO ente a foreign born person yet un
naturalzed to vote at the coming general election No,
the current month If he has served In the and has
been honorably DISCHARGED ne entitled 70 vote on ~,
10 become citizen and not required ~ pose NOR
tho Of his application. fit should De shown how
ever that the man at any time deserted from etner
Under the acts Congress male children born abroad
only OF ctizens by birth but also OF nsturalzed ct
he s1seso reaching the legal age provided they do
Naiuralized citizens. as well those born upon the
tbey cannot exercise the right OF voting at
next election The frat meeting Of the Board OF Registry
tuesday three weeks before the day which the election
% be held A. this meeting ; st q electors viii be
The ahS will e. held ON
Tor a wo asy neither meeting Of the Board Of Reg
stry the Of any person to be placed on or added
shall appear person before the Board AT the second
the names na pc 10 a the
District. will be erased from the list.
n"rtsn1 10 he numerous class Of citizens who have no
permanent abode. but are periodically ehapgng their
Whose name is not registered IN ne election district
hich he resides and Whers he prooses 10 cote II he
name was gstered that district and he has changed
his place residence 10 another district IL necessary
in order 10 qualify himself voting in the district 10
which he has removed that his erased from the
list Of voters in his former district ana entered upon the
aud In which he proposes vote. removal from one
OF street TO the opposite side, frequently makes
such change Of registry necessary smportan that
the attention OF this class OF citizens should be especially
called these provisions OF the statute above referred
As already stated the Board OF Inspectors OF Regis
try OF Electors each election district required to
meet the place OF holding elections in that district on
,S me Of the voters II that district
TIE day Of such meeting 10 he present year rW be Tues
Il is Important that every eecor Who aimee the last
election has changed his place OF residence and who
matter and his 10 be erased from the regis
try OF his former district and regularly registered In the
his name from the registry Of the fret district dis
psnsabe preliminary TO the new registry The clerks at
poll required to demand OF each voter his exact
address to be recorded opposite the name OF the voter
statement; relation thereto shall be deemed guilty OF
msdemeanor, and shall. upon conviction be punished
with fine Of $50 or by imprisonment, IN the county s,i
voter offers TO VOTE for period Of 10 days. Oh oy both
Any person found guilty of registering In more than
election dstle or Of aiding abettins another In
similar violation Of the law renders himself liable TO an
s :hs ssfs a:sned |
% .ns op gs s
register unless he shall TO the personal knowledge OF
three the inspectors have been duly naturazed shah
prove his naturalization. When the question raised
upon the naturalization Of person, proof shall be made
10 the satisfaction OF the inspectors, by his own oath or
otherwise that the person claiming 10 be placed on the
register lie the Identical person named In the certificate
he produces"
In the Registry law Of 1891 It Is declared that In the
cities Of NewYork and Brooklyn. any person who Is
quaed voter either OF said cities shall have the right
IN any all election districts such city, 10 challenge
and contest the right OF any 10 De placed on any
register. TO vote a poll within said CITY, with the
same effect though she party making the challenge
was qualified voter the district where he makes the
.l..lla.