The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-11
Proclamation
NATURALIZATION NOTICE.

THE ATTENTION Of Natural.born subjects Of Her
Britannia Majesty Is called to the 4th and 9th
clauses OF the DECENTRALIZATION Act, 1907 Nz:'
4. Any person who by reason Of his having
been born within the dominlons Of Her Majesty In
q natural born subject, but who also at the time
OF his birth became under the law OF any foreign
State q subject or such State, and is still sucn
subject, may, If OF full age and not under any dis
ability, make q declaration Of alienage In manner
aforesaid, aud from and after the making OF spch
declaration Of alienage, such person shan cease to
be o British subject. Any person VINO Is pSrn out
British subi:ot may, II OF full age, and MOI under
any disability, make q declaration OF alien8ge IN
manner aforesaid, and from and after the making
Of such declaration, shall cease to be a British
subject. 5.
8. ANY British subject who has az any time DO
fore or may at any time after, the passing OF This
act, when In any foreign State, and not under any
disability, voluntarily become naturall6ed In sueh
State, shall, from and after the time OF ms 30 hep.
ing'become naturaliZed IN such foreign State, re
deemed 70. have ceased to oe'a Britisb snuecL
and be regarded as an alien:
Provided, ~ That where any British suo1eet
has, befossthe passing OF this act, Voluntarily
become naturalized In o foreign state and
yet Is DESTROYS OF remaining Q British subject,
he tnsy, at any time within two years after
the passing or this act, make 8 declaratfen
that he ID destrous OF remaining aBritish sub
lect, and upon such declaration l,i nsre aaa1aeE
ality, being made, and upon his taking the
oath or allegiance, the declarant shall be
deemed to be, and to have Deen continually,
q British subject; with this qualification, that
he shall not, when within the limits OF the
foreign State Ia which be has been natural
lied, be deemed TO be a Britlsh.su6tect unless
he has ceased TO be q subject OF that state m
pursuance Of. the laWR thereof, or IN pnrsu.
ance OF a treaty to that effect.
~ A declaration OF British nationality may De
made, and the onta Of allegiance be TAKEN, as
follows, that is TO say: If the declarant be 10
the United Kingdom, IN, the presehcs OF 9 JUS
tIce OF the prace; II elsewhere In Her Males
TVS dominions, In the presence Of any Judge
OF any court OF civil or criminal jurisdiction,
Of any justice OF the peace, or ol any other
officer for the time being authorized b ylawi IN
the place In which the declaIant is to dmin
lister an oath Tor any judicial or other legal
purpose; II cut OF Her Majessy's domlnlons,
In the presence Of any officer in the diplomatic
On consular service OF Her Majesty.
Also, to the following extract from the .Con-
vention between Her Majesty and the United
States OF America relative to Naturalization"
Qualifications exchanged at London, August 10,
1901
-ARr1cL7H. = British subjects T. who
have become and are naturalized as citizens
within the United States, shall be at liberty to re-
'n0ancs their naturalization and TO resume theR
British nationality, provided that such renuncia-
ton be pubholy declared within tTo years alter
the .12til day or May, 1870.
FURTHER information may be had on applica-
tion to d. T. wAbhEh'
Il, B. M. Consul at Oh arieston.
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