Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-12
NATURiLIZ NOTICE.

l. he ATTENTION OF NATURAL-IO2N sub
jects of t'er Britannia Maiest: is called to the
4th and 9Th clauses OF the Decentralization ACT
1870" viz:
been born within the dominions OF Her Majesty
is a natursl-born subject, but who also at the
tins of his birth became under the law of any
foreign State subj of such State, and is still
such subj act, may, If of full age and not under
any disability, make declaration Of a,ienage in
manner aforesaid, and fIom and after the N ak
ing of such declaration of alieuage, snch per
son shall cease to be British subject. Any
person who is Dorn out Of Her Majesty 3 -don1in-
ions of father being d British subject may, if
of full ge, rot under any Disability. make
a declaration Of alienage in manner storesa'd.
and from and after the making of such declara-
tion, shall cease to be BrItish subject.
EXPATRIATIoN.
6. Any British ubject who hae at any time be.
fore. or may at any time after. the passing OF
this act. when in foreign ktSte, and not un-
der any disa ability. voluntari become natural
ICED in such State, shall from and af er b.
time of his SO having become naturaiized IN eucF
foreign State. be deemed TO have ceased TO be q
British subject, and be regarded al alien:
ProUided, II That where any British sut ject
has, before the passing OF this act. voinn5 a.
riIy become natural, Zed in a f:reign State
AID yet is DESTROYS Of remaining u British
subject, he may, at any time within two years
after the passing of this act. make decla'
ration that he is desirOus OF remaining a
British subject, and upon such decarat'>1
hereinafter ref7rred to as a declaration OF
British nationality, being made, md upon
his taking the oath of allegiance, the 6ecla-
rant shall bs deemed to be, and 10 have been
continually, British subject; with Il is
qualification, that he shall not, when withiu
the limits of the foreign State in which he
has been naturaIiz9d, be deemed to be 8
British subject, unless he has ceased to be 5
subject OF that state IN pursuance OF the
laRs thereof or in pursuance OF treaty to
that effect.
(2) A declaration Of British nationality may he
made and the osih of aleg giance be taken. as
follows, tn at is to say: If the declarant be
in the United Kingdom, in tie lrIsence OF +
Justice of the peace: If else here IN He1
Majesty's dominiOns, in the presence OF any
iu6ee of sny court of civil criminal juris-
diction. of any Justice of the peace. or of any
other officer for the time being authorized
by Jaw in the place in which tho dec'aran
ia to administer an oath for any Judicial OF
| other legal purpose II out OF Her MslesSy
dornnions, in the presence OF any o1hcer II
the diplomatic or consular service OF He1
| Majesty.
| Also to tho following extract froIl tho Scr
vention between Fer Majesty and the Unltet
| States of America relative to Naturalization.
| Qualifications exchanged a. London, August 10
1S7O.)
| ARTICLE II. British subjects VIII
| have become and natUraIizad as citizen
| within the United States, shall be at liberty tt
| renounce their naturalization and to resum
| their British nationality, provided that such re
| nunciation be publicly declared within two year
| after the 18th day of May, 1870.
| Further informs alton msy be had on appica
| tion to
| ALEX SPRUNT,
British Vice Consul at
S-eoW-7wch Wilmington, N. O.