The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-29
Naturalization No.ife
BRITISH
NATURALIZATION NOTICE.

WHEREAS, by the Sd Section Of the Naturaliza-
ton Act 1870 (sS Wet cap. 14) 1t is provided tnat
"where Her Majesty has entered into conVenlon
with any foreign State to the effect that the SUD-
jects or citizens Of that State who have been nalu
rallzed as British subjects, may diVest themselves
Of their status as such subjects, 1t Shall be lawful
for Her Majesty, by Order In Council. to declare
that sucn convention has been entered into by
Her Majesty; and from and after the date OF sich
order In Council, any person being originally
subject or citizen OF the State referred to In such
Order, who has been naturalized as British sub
ject, may, within such limit Of time as may be
provided in the convention, make declaration
OF aienage, O ID from and after the date OF his 80
making such declaration such person shall be re-
regarded as an alien, and as a subject OF tic
State to which he originally belonged as afore-
said.
"a declaration OF alienage may be made as fol-
lows; that is to say II the declarant be In the
United Kingdom, In the presence OF any justice OF
the peace II elsewh re In uer Majesty 's dominions
In the presence OF any jud Q OF any Court OF civil
or criminal Jurisdiction, OF any justice OF the
peace, or Of any other officer for the lime oeins
authorized by law, in the place in which the
declarant is, to administer an oath Tor any Juul-
cial or other legal purpose. II out or Her maJeS-
ty's dominons, In the presence OF any of1icer IN
tile Diplomatic or Consular service OF Her haJ-
esty."
AND WHEREAS, such convention was entered
into by Her Majesty with the United States OF
America, on the 18th Of May, 1870, the ratinca'
tons OF which were exchanged at London, On
the 10th August, 1870; and on The l7th day Of Au'
gust 1870, Her Majesty, by Order IN Counc.i, d'o
declare that convention had been entered into,
to the eject that the subjects or citizens OF those
S'ares who had been raturalzed rs British SUD-
jects might divest themselves OF their status
as such sub ects.
AND WHEREAS, by q supplementary conve tlon
signei at Washington on 23d February, 1871, the
ratincations whereof were exchanged on the 4th
May 1871, aJter recftia0 that by she second arii-
Gle OF The said first convention 1t had been stlpu'
la,ed that the manner, In which :he Remuneration
by subj cts and ctize. Of the cont acting parties
who had emigrated or might emigrate from the
dominions OF one to those OF the other rarty,
OF their tltGl zIion and the resumption OF
their native allegiance, might be made aud puo-
licly declared, should be agreed upon by the
Governments OF the respective countries 1T WAS
by Article /, AGREED, as follows, viz That any
per. on Being originally citizen OF the United
States who had previously to May Is, 1870, been
natnralIzed as British subjec', may at any time
baiore August 10, 1872, and any British subject,
who, at the date first aforesaid, had been natura'
lied as citizen within the United states, may,
at any time before May II. 1872, publicly declare
his remuneration OF such naturalization by sub.
tcribing an instrument in writing. substantially
in the form hereunto appended, and designated as
AnneXA.
"Such renunciation by an original citizen OF the
United States OF British nationality shall, within
the territories and jurisdiction OF the United
States be made 10 duplicate, In the presence OF
any Court auth, ,,rized by law for the time being
to admit aliens to naturalization, or oe'ofe the
Clerk or Prothonotary OF any such Court: II the
declaraut be beyond the territories OF the United
States 1t shall be made In Duplicate, before any
Diplomatic or Consular officer OF the United
States One Of such duplicates shall remain or
record in the custody OF the Court or officer In
whose presence 1t was made; the other shall be-
without delay, transmitted 10 the Department oil
State.
"Such renunciatIon, II declared by an original
British subject, OF his acquired nationality as a
citizen OF the United States, shall, II the deca-
rant be In the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
and Ireland, he made In duplicate, IN the presence
Of Justice Of the Peace; II elsewhere, in Her
Britannia Majesty's dominiuns In trlplicale, In
The presence OF any Judge OF civil or criminal
urisdctlon OF any JIstlce OF the Peace, or OF any
other officer for the time being authorized by
law, In the place in which the decarant s, to adj
minister an oath for any judicial or other legal
pupose; II out OF Her Majes,y's dominions in
tripiica'e, in the presence OF any officer In the
Dip .omalic or Consular Service OF Her Majesty"
ANNEX (A.)
81, A. B., OF (fnsert abodel being originally cit
jzen OF the United States uf America TOR British
subjectl and having become naturallzed within
tne dOminiOns OF Her Bri'annic Majesty rs
British subject, Ton as citizen 1otttin ne United
States or Anle1fca) do hereby rensuncr my natu-
ralizariOu US a British subject tor citizen or The
United States) and decla that 1t ia my desire 10
resume my nationality as q citizen Of the United
States (or British Suoject.)
rSigned) Abb.
Made and subscribed before me. - In
ttlSprt country or other subdivision, and STATE,
province, colony, legation on consulate, this-
DAY Of -. 1877.
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