Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-02-16
BRITISH
Naturalization Notice.

ASOOASSs
WHEREAS, by the 81 Section of The Naturaii-
Zation Yet 1910 {si Wet. cap. ~ it il provided
that ''Waere Tier Majesty has entered into a
convention with amy foreign State to the effect
that the subjects OF citizens OF that State who
have been uaturaliZed a. British subjects, may
,Iirest themselves of their status ;,S such uI,
jectS, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by
Order i'll Council, to declare that such cOnyCn-
ton has been entered into by Her Majesty and
from and after the date Of such Order i'm Ceun-
Gil, any person being originally subject or "i:i-
zen OF the State referred Ia in such Order, wEo
has been naturaii2cd as British subject, may,
within such limit OF time as may lie provided III
the convention, make a declaration oil alien
age, and from and after the date OF his 20 MAX
ing such declaration SIch person shall be re-
regarded as aIicu, ami u subject Of the
State 10 which Ii" originally h:.longcd a. atore-
said.
"a declaration OF aiscnage may lie made as
follows, that is to say: Ii the dcclaraut be in
the United Kingdom, III the presence of any
Justice OF the peace; il elsewhere Ill Her Males
ty'S dolnnlohs III inc pt",S5hCc on any 1u'tSe oL
any court of civil Oh criminal jurisdiction, OF
any justice of the lcace. ar OF any other officer
for the time being authorized by law, in the
place i'll which the dcclarant is, to administer
oath for any Judicial or other legal purpose.
Ii ont OF Her MajcstSs domlnlonS, III the pres
ence of any officer in the DIPLOMATS ar Con.
sular service of Her Majesty"
AND WHEREAS, such convention was entered
INTO by Her Majesty with the United States Of
America. on the 18th of May. 1S1p the ratitica
tons of which were exchanged at LoI don Oh
the 10Th August, 1870; and ON the 1Ith day of
August. 1870, Her Majesty, by Order i'll CGun.
Gil, did declare that Il convention had been en-
tered ttICCJ tIlat Tile SUBJECTS or Citi-
zens Of those States who had been naturalilcd
as British subjects might divCet themselves OF
their stotus us such subjects.
AND WHEREAS, by supplementary ""nycn-
ton signed at Washington on sd February,
1871. the Publications whereof were exchanged
on the 4th May, 1911, AFTER RECITING that by
the second article of tie said first convention il
had been stipulated that the MANNER, in which
the remuneration by subjects and citizens of the
contracting parties WHO had cmigratcd or might
elaigrate from the dOminiOns OF one to those OF
the other party, Of their naturalization and the
resumption of their native allegiance, mig ht be
made and publicly declared, SHOULD be agreed
upon by the Governments of the respective
countries; IT WAS. 10y Article !, -AGEEER, as
citizen of tae United States who had previously
10 May -, 1870, been naturaliZed as British
subject, may at any time before August 10,
first aforesaid, had been natUraliZcd as citi-
within the United States, may, at any time
before May l., 1872, publicly declare his
nunciatiOn of such naturalization by sIIbscrib
ing an instrument in writing, substantially in
the form hercuntO appended, and designated as
Annex y.
''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 i'll duplicate, i'll the
pr ~ence of amy Court authorized by law Tor
the time being to admit aliens TO naturalization,
or before the Clerk ProthOnOtary of any such
Court ii the deClarant be beyond the terrific
ries of the United States, it snail be made in
officer OF the United States. One Of such dupii-
Gates shall remain of record i'll the custody of
made; the other shall be, without delay, trans
nitted to the Department of State.
''Such remuneration, it declared by an original
British subject, OF his acquired nationality as a
citizen of the United States, shall, il the decla-
rant be i'll the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland, be made in duplicate, i'll the pres
encc OF a Justice of the Peace; if elsewhere. in
Her britannia Majcsty's domiIioIls, i'll triplcate
in the presence of any Judge OF civil or criIni.
nal Jurisdictions OF any Justice OF the Peace OF
of any other officer Tor the time being author
lied by law. in the place in which the declara
ton is, to administer al oath for amy judicial)t
other legal purpose; if out Of Her Majesty'S do
miniOns, i'll triplicate, i'll the presence Of any
officer in the Diplomatic Or Consular Service OF
Her Majesty
~, 4. B., of (insert abode) being originailya
citizen OF tho United States of America Cor q
British subiect) and having become naturaized
within the dOminons OF Her Britannia Majesty
as British subject, (or rs citizen within the
United States OF Americal do hereby rcnOunce
my naturalization Il British subject Tor Cti-
zen Of the United States;) and declare that it is
OF the United States Tor British Subject(.
(Signed) "A. 3.
Made and subscribed before rue, -----
IN (lnsert country or other subdITlSion, and
State, province, colony, legation or COnsulatc,)
this -- day OF -, 1S7-.
Justice of the Peace (or other titie.'0
Now THEREFORE, NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
TO all British subjects within the States of North
and South Carolina, who have become natural
lzed within the Unted states ana vino desreti
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 natura?ized az
British subjects shall make the Declaration of
Remuneration before United States Court Of
Justice, or Diplomatic or Consular officer Of the
United States, yet it is necessary, to meet the
requirements of the British Act of Parliament,
that the Declaration shall also be made before
one of the British Judicial, Diplomatic or Con-
suar officers mentioned in the Sd Section.
No FEE will be levied for receiving these De
claratons. II. p. WALKER,
Fl. 3. NJ. Consul for North and South CarOlir
BRITISH CONSULATE,
CHARLESTON. December, 1915
Apply also to ALEX. SPRUNT,
British Vice Consul,
Wilmington, x. T..
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