Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-01-26
BRITISH
Naturalization Notice

WHEREAS, by the 3D. Section of the Naturali-
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convention with any foreign State to the effect
that the subjects OF citizens of that State who
divest themselves of their status such sub
jects, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by
Order in Council, to declare that such oOnveR-
ton has been entered into by Her Majesty; and
from and after the date Of such Order in COun-
Gil any person being originally subject or citi-
zen OF the State referred to in such Order, who
has been naturaIizcd a British subject, may,
within such limit OF time as may be provided In
the convention, mako a declaration Of alien
age, and from and after the date OF his 80 max
ing such declaration sach person shall be re-
regarded As an aifen, ana as SUBJECT OF the
State to which he originally belonged a. afore-
said.
"a declaration of alienage may be made as
follows, that is to say If the declarAnt be IN
justice OF the peace; If elsewhere IN Her Majes-
ty's dOminiOns in the presence OF any judge 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 judicial or other legal purpose.
II out of Her Majesty's dominions, in the pres
ence OF any officer in the Diplomatic or Con-
sular service of Her Majesty
AND WHEREAS, such convention was entered
into by Her Majesty with the United States OF
tons OF which were exchanged at Lon don ON
the 10th August, 1870; and the 17th day OF
August, 1870, Her Majesty, by. Order in Coun-
ell, did declare that a convention had been en-
tered into to the effect that the subjects or cti-
zens Of those States who had been naturalized
as British subjects might divest themselves OF
their stotus as such subjects.
AND WHEREAS, by supplementary conven-
ton signed at Washing ton on sd February
1871, the notifications whereof wero exchanged
on the 4th May, 1871 AFTER RECITING that by
the second article OF the said first convention it
| had been stipulated that the MANNER, in which
the remuneration by subjects and citizens OF the
contracting parties who had emigrated or might
| emigrate from the dO1niniOns OF one to those OF
| the other party, Of their naturalization and the
resumption of their native allegiance, might be
| made and publicly declared, SHOULD be agreed
| upon by the Governments of the respective
countries: IT WAS. by Article /, AGREED. as
| follows, viz: That any person being originally a
| citizen OF tae United States who had previously
| to May II, 1870, been naturalizcd rs British
| subject, may at any time before August 10,
1874 and any British subject, who, Ut the date
| first aforesaid, had been naturalized as a citi-
zen within the United States, may, at any time
before May II, 1872, publicly declare his re-
nunciation of such naturalization by subscrib-
| ing instrument in writing, substantially in
the form hereunto appended, and designated az
| Annex A.
| "Such remuneration by an original citizen of
| the United States of British nationality shall
within the territories and jurisdiction OF the
United States, be made in duplicate, in the
presence of any Court authorized by law for
the time being to admit aliens to natuT rail- Zation
or before the Clerk or Parliamentary OF any such
| Court: if the declarant be beyond the terrific
ries Of the United States, it shall be made in
| duplicate, before any Diplomatic OF Consular
omcer OF the OniIeo Ehe Oa huEh aup ~
the Court or officer in whose presence it WA
| made; the other shall be, without delay, trans
| mitted to the Department Of State.
"such remuneration, if declared by an original
| British subject, of his acquired nationality as q
citizen of the United States, SHALL If the decla-
rant be in the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
| and Ireland, be made in duplicate, in the pres
ence OF a Justice of the Peace; If elsewhere, In
| Her Britannia Majestys dominiOns, in triplicate
in the presence of any Judge OF civil or crimi
| nal jurisdiction, of any Justice of the Peace, OF
lied by law in the place III which the declara
ton is, to administer an oath for any judicial Oh
other legal purpose II out OF Her Majesty.s do
minions in triplicate, in the presence OF an!
officer in the Diplomatic or Consular Service o
Her Majesty"
81. A. B., Of Gnsert abode) being originally
citizen of the United States OF America (or
British subjcct) and having become naturalizet
within the dominons of Her Britannia Majest!
n British subject, Tor as a citizen within thu
United States of America do hereby renounc'
my naturalization British subject Tor cti
zen OF the United States;) and declare that II i
INV desire to resume my nationality as a either
OF the United States Tor British subject(.
Made and subscribed before rae,
in Gnsert country or other subdivision, am
State province, colony legation or consulate
Justice Of the Peace (or other title.'')
Now THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIvEI
to all British subjects within the States OF Nortl
and South Carolina, who have become natural
lied within the United States, and who desire f
resume their allegiance as British subjects, t
make the declaration in the form prescribed
before the 18th May, 1872.
ALTHOUGH the Supplemental Convention o
the 23d OF February last only requires tina
American citizens who have been naturalized a
British subjects shall make the Declaration 0
Remuneration before United States Court O
Justice, or Diplomatic or Consular officer of tn
United States, yet it is necessary, to meet tn
requirement of the British Act of Parliament
that the Declaration shall also be made befor
one OF the British judicial Diplomatic or Con
sular Off GERS mentioned in the Sd Section.
No FEE will be levied for receiving these De
claratiOns. II. p. WALKER,
H. b. NJ. Consul for North and South Carolina
BRITISH CONSULATE,
CHARLESTON, December, 1915
Apply also TO ALEX. SPRUNT,
British Vice Consul,
Wilmington, n. G.
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