The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-30
Naturalization Notire.
BRITISH
NATURALIZATION NOTICE.

NATURALIZATION NOTICE.
WHEREAS, by the 81 Section Of the Natura1iza.
tion Act 1870 tas vi. cap l4) it is provided that
"where Her Majesty has entered into convention
with any foreign State to the effect that the sub.
jects or citizens Of that State who have been nalu-
rallied as British subjects, may divest tn :mselves
of their status as such subjects It shall be lawful
FOR Her Majesty, by Orderin Council. to declare
that such convention has been entered into BY
Her Majesty; and from and after the date OF s7ch
Order In Council any person being originally
subject or citizen OF the State referred to in such
Order, who has been na,urallzed as q British sub.
Ject, may, within such limit of time as may be Z
provided In the convention, make declaration
OF alienage, from and after the date OF his so
making such declaration such person shall be re-
REGARDED as an alien, and as n subject OF the
State TO which he originally belonged as sfore-
said. Il
"a declaration OF alienage may be made as fol-
lows; that Is to say: II the declarent be IN the
United Kingdom, IN the presence OF any justice OF
the peace; II elsewh re In Her AsJesty's dominions
In the presence Of any jud se Of any court OF civil
or criminal Jurisdiction, Of any Justice OF the
peace, or of any other oflcer for the time being
authorized by law, In the place In which the
declarant is, to administer an oath for any judi
cIal or other legal purpose. II out OF Her Majes.
tys dominions, in the presence Of any of1cer In
the Diplomatic or Consular Bel vice Of Her MAJ:
esty."
AND WHEREAS, such convention was enteaed
into by Her Majesty with the United States OF
Ne ho
tions Of which were exchanged at London, On
the 10th August, 1870; and on The 18th day OF Au.
gust, 1870, Her Majesty, by Order in Council, did
declare that q convention had been entered into,
to the eject that the subjects or citizens Of those
s ates who had been raturalized as British SUBJ
jects might divest themselves OF their status
as such sub ects.
AND WHERsAs, by supplementary conve ton
signed at WashingtoA on 23d February, 1871, the
rstincatlOns whereof were exchanged on the 4th
May, 1871, G1er rectttng that by the second arti.
Gle of the said first convention 1t had been stipu-
lated that the manner, In which the renunciatfon
by subjects and ctize.s Of the contracting parties
who had emigrated or might emigrate from the
domInions OF one to those OF the other party,
Of their naturalization and the resumption OF
their native allegiance, might be made aud pub
licly declared, should be ag'eed upon by the
Governments Of the respective countries IT WAS,
by Article l, AGREED, as follows, viz, That any
person being originally citizen OF the United
States who had previously to May Is, 1870. been
naturallzed as British subjec., may at any time
before August TO- 1872, and any British subject,
who, at the date first aforesaid, had been natura-
ICED as citizen within the United States may,
at any time before May u, 1872, publicly declare
his renunclation Of such naturalization by sub.
scrbIng an instrument in writing, substantially
In the form hereunto appended, and designated -
Annex A.
"such reuunciation BY an original citizen OF the
United States OF British nationality shall, within
the territorieR and Jurisdiction Of the United
States, be made ip duplicate, in the presence Of
any Court auth ,rlzed bJ law for the time being
to admit aliens to naturalization, q afore tho
Clerk or Prothonotary Of any such Court: II the
declarant be beyond the territories Of the United
States, It shall be made in duplicate before any
Diplomatic or Consular on1cer OF the United
States. One Of such duplicates shall remain OF
record in the custody OF the Court or oincsr In
whose presence 1t was made; the other shall be,
without delay, transmitted to the Department OF
State.
"Such renunciatlon, II declared by an original
British subject, of his acquired nationality as
citizen OF the United States, shall, II the deca-
rant be In the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland, be made In duplicate In the presence
Of Justice Of the Peace; II elsewhere, in Her
Bri annie Majesty's domnIons. In triplicate, ip
the presence OF any Judge Of civil or criminal
Jurisdiction OF any Justice Of the Peace, or Of any
other oflcer for the time being authorized by
law, In the place in which tho dsclarant is to ad
minister On oath for any judicial or other legal
pupose; II out Of Her Msjes,y's dom:nions, In
trlpicate, in the presence OF any oficer In the
Dip omatic or Consular Service O. Her MsJesty.n
ANNEX tA.)
az A B., OF tfnsert dbode) being originally CIT.
izen Of the United States Of America Tor British
su6tectI and having become naturallzed within
the dominions OF Her Bri annio Majesty as
British subject, Tor as citizen totthta u1e United
States or An,e1tca) do hereby Iensunc- my natu.
ralIz alton us British subject TOR citizen Of The
United States;l and decla that 1t IL my desire 10
resum, my nationality as q citizen Of the United
States tor British su1JectJ
Made and subscribed before me. --in
sss osxcs sot G osr or sssea ess aSs e
dAS Of {slgnedj '''7' Eff,
Justice Of The Peace tor other tttle.")
Now THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to
all British subjects within the States Of North and
South Carolina, who have become naturalIzed
within the United States, and who desire to resume
their allegiance as British subjects, to make the
declaration In the form prescrbcd before the 18th
May, 1872.
ALTHOUGH the Supplemental Convention of the
23d of February last only requires that American
citizens who have been naturalzed as British
subjects shall make the Declaration OF Renuncia-
tIon before United States Court Of Justice, or
diplomatic or Consular officer OF the United
States. yet Is necessary, to meet the require
ments OF the British Act Of Parliament, that the
Declaration shall also be made before one OF the
British Judicial Diplomatic or Consular officers
n, ,ent}ona In tho Qd Section.