The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-13
Naturalization Noiire.
BRITISH
NATURALIZATION NOTICE.

WHEREAS, by the Sd Section Of the Natura!iza
tion Act 1870 t33 Wit cap. 14 It Is provided that
"where Her Majesty has entered into convention
with any-forelgn State to the effect that the sub
Iects or citizens OF that State who have been nefu
rnlIzed as British subjects, may divestt tn mselves
OF their status as such subjects, II shall be lawful
for Her Majesty by Order In Council. to declare
that such convention has been entered Into D.!
Her Majesty; and from and after the date OF sicn
Order In Council, any person being originally
subject or citizen OF the State referred to In such
Order, who has been MAJ uralizrd as British sub.
iect, may, within such limit OF time as may be
| provided in the convention, make declaration
OF alIenage, d from and after the date OF his 80
making such declaration such person shall be re.
REGARDED as an allen, and az q subject OF the
state to which he originally belonged as afore-
said.
"a declaration OF allenage 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 Her Msjesty's domlnons
In the presence Of any ud e Of any court Of civil
or criminal Jurisdiction, OF any Justice OF the
peace, or OF any other officer 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 Ma3es-
ty's dominlons, In the presence Of any of1cer In
the Diplomatic or Consular service OF Her Maj.
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.
tIono or ,ubiob ruora avoh auUcd at Tond1n on
the 10th August, 1870; and on he 18th day OF Au.
gust, 1870, Her Majesty, by 0rder In Council did
declare that q convention had been entered into,
to the effect that the subjects or citizens Of those
s. ates who had been rstursllzed us Bilish SUBJ
jects might divest themselves OF their status
as such sub ects.
AND WHEREAS, by supplementary conye tion
sIgnel at Washington on 23d February, 1871 the
Publications whereof were exchanged on ihe 4ta
May, 1871 at1er recittro that by the second arti.
Gle OF the said first convention 1t had been stpu.
lated that the manner, In which the renunclaton
by subjects and ctlze.s Of The contracting parties
who had cmlgrated or might emigrate from the
dominions OF one to those of the other rarty,
OF their naturalization and the resumption OF
their native allegiance, might be made and pub.
licly declared, should be agreed upon by the
Governments Of the respective countries IT WAS,
by Article /, AGREED, as follows, viz, TIas any
person being originally citizen OF the United
States who had previously to May Is, 1870, been
naturalizcd as British subjec, may at any time
before August 10, 1872 and any British subject,
who, at the date nrat aforesaid, had been natura
ICED as q citizen within the United States, may,
ut any time before Ma, H. 1872, publicly declare
his remuneration OF such naturalization by sub.
scrlbing an instrument in writing, substantially
In the form hereunto appended, and designated a.
Annex A.
"SucE reauncietIon BY an original citizen OF the
United States OF British nationality shall, within
the territories and Jurisdiction OF the Uni'e
States be made iu duplicate, In the presence OF
any Court auth r,zed by law for the lime being
to admit aliens to natural zaIion, or before 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 tile United
States. One OF such duplicates shall remain OF
record In the custody OF the Court or officer In
whose presence it was made; the other shall he,
without delay, transmitted TO the Department OF
State.
"Such remuneration, II declared by an original
British subject OF his acquired nationality as q
citizen OF the United States, shall, II the dec'a-
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
Brt: annie Majesty's domnions. In trlplicate, in
the presence Of any Judge Of civil or criminal
Jurisdiction OF any Justice OF the Peace CT OF any
other officer for the time being authorized BY
law In the place in which the declarant is to ad.
minister an oath for any judicial or other legal
pupose; II out Of Her Msjesty's domnions, in
trlpllca,e, In the presence OF any oflcer in the
Dip omalic or Consular Service OF Her Majesty"
ANNEX (A.)
"I A. B., OF tinsert aoode) being originally cit
Izen OF the Unied States OF America tor British
suoject) and having become naiuralized within
the domnious OF Her Briannic Majesty az q
British subject tOr as citizen tDfthf1 the United
States Or Anne1cGl do hereby reaslnS, & my n nat1, s
United States;) and deela that lt Is my desire 70
resume my Nationality as citizen OF the United
States Tor British suo5ect)
tSigned) A.B.
Made and subscribed before me. -- In
tinsprt country or other subdivision, ana STATE,
prouince, colony, legation or consulate, ttis --
day Of -; 49,. ~
(SlQned) N. F.,
Justice Of the Peace Tor other tttle.")
Now THEREFORE, NOTICE 1s HEREBY GIVEN to
all British subjects within the States CfNorth and
South Carolina, who have become naturalzed
within the United States and who desire to resume
| their allegiance as British subjects, to make the
declaration In the form prescribed before the 18th
| May, 1872.
ALTHOUGH the Supplemental Convention OF the
23d OF February last only requires that American
citizens who have been naturalized as British
subjects shall make the Declaration OF Renuncia.
ton before United States Court OF Justice, or
| iplomatic or Consular officer OF the United
Sites, yet It 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
mentioned In the Sd Section.
No FEE will be levied for receiving these Decla.
4 raiions H. 2. WALKER,
II. b. NJ Consul for North and South Carolina.
BRITISH CONSULATE,
CHARLESTON, December, l871.)
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