Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-05
NATURALIZATION NOTICE.
mar 3

LIE ATTENTION OF NATURAL-BORN sub
jects of Her Britannia Majesty is called to the
4th and 9Th clauses Of the naturalization Act,
1870" viz:
A. Any person who by reason of his having
been born within the dominions Of Her Majesty
is natural-born g1bject, but who also at the
time Of his birth became under the law of any
foreign State subject of srAch State, and is still
| such subject, may, if of full age and not under
any disability, make declaration of alienage in
manner aforesaid, and from and after tho m ak
| ing of euch declaration of alienage, such per
son shall cease to be British subject. Any
| ions of father being British subject may, il
| of full age. ana not undor any disability. make
a declaration of alienage in manner aforesaid,
and from and after the making OF such decIara'
tion, shall cease to be q British subject.
ExPATRIATIoN.
6. Any British subject who has at any time be
fore, or may at any time after, the passing OF
this act, when in any foreign State and not un'
der any disability. voluntarily become natural
| lied in such State, shall. from and after the
| time Of his so having become naturalized in such
foreign State, be deemed to have ceased to be a
British subject, and be regarded an alien:
Provided. 1.) That where any British subject
has, before the passing of this act. volunta-
rily become naturalized in foreign State
and yet is desirous of remaining British
subject, he may, at any time within two years
after the passing of tL!s act, make decla-
ration that he is desirous OF remaining q
British subject. and upon such declaration
hereinafter referred to as declaration OF
| British nationality, being made, and upon
his taking the oath of allegiance, the decia-
rant shall be deemed to be. and to have beer
| continually, British subject; with this
qualification, that he shall not, when within
the limits of the foreign State in which he
| has been naturalized, be deemed to be 6
| British subject, unless he has ceased to be a
! subject of that State in pursuance of the
| laws thereof, or in pursuance OF treaty &c
| that effect.
(2.) A declaration of British nationality may bt
| made. and the oath of allegiance be taken, al
follows, that is to say: If the declarsnt b'
| in the Unitod Kingdom, in the presence OF 6
Justice of the peace if elsewhere IN He
Maiesty's dominions in the presence of an.
| Judge of any court of civil or criminal 1urIs
| diction. of any Justice of the peace, or OF an.
| other officer for the time being authorized
is to administer an oath for any Judicial o
othcr legal purpose If out of Her Majesty
| donninions, In the presence OF any officer Il
| the diplomatic OF consular service OF He
| Majesty.
ALSO, to the following extract froA the eco
lyention between Her Majesty and the Unite
States OF America relative to Naturalization.
Qualifications exchanged at London, August II
l1S70.)
have become and are naturalized as citizen
within the United States, shall be at liberty
irenounce their naturalization and to resum
their British nationality, provided that such re
lnunciation be publicly declared within two yeal
| after the 12th day of May, 1870.
, Further information may be nad on app4lc'
ton to
ALEX. SPRUNT,
British Vice Consul at
3-eow-7wch Wilmington, N. O.