Wilmington journal., 1872-01-19
BRITISH
naturalization Notice.

WHEREAS, by tho 3D. Section of the Naturali-
zation Act 1870 (33 Wet. cap. 14) it is provided
that ''where Her Majesty has entered into
that the subjects or citizens Of that State who
have been naturalized as British subjects, may
divest themselves of their status as such sab
iects, 1t shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by
Ortier in Council, to declare that such oonve1a-
ton has been entered into by Her Majesty; and
from and after tho date Of such OrCieT in Coun-
Gill; any person being originally subject or citi-
zen CT the State referred to in such Order, who
has been naturaliZed as British subject, may,
within such limit of time as may be provided In
the convention, make declaration Of alien
age, and from and after the date of his so max
ing such declaration sJch person shall be re-
regarded as an aIien. and as subject of the
State to which hc originally belonged as afore-
said.
''A declaration of alienage may be made as
follows. that is to say: II the declarant be in
the United Kingdom, in the presence Of any
ty's dominions in the presence Of any judge of
any eoart Of civil or criminal jurisdiction. OF
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.
slllar 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 1870, the ratifca
tions of which were exchanged at LoI don ON
tho 10Th August, 1870; and on the 18th day Of
August, 1870, Her Majesty, by Order In COun-
ell, did declare that convention had been en-
zens of those States who had been naturalized
az British subjects might divest themselves of
their stotus as such subjects.
AND WHEREAS, by a supplementary Conven-
ton signed at Washington on Esd February,
1871 the rati1eations whereof were 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 emgrated or might
emgrate from the dOmniOns of one to those of
the other party, of their naturalization and the
mr. Of % sal iyhf he
made and publicly declared SHOULD be agreed
upon by the Governments of the respective
follows, viz: That any person being originally
citizen of tae United States who had previously
to May 13, 1850, been natur3lized a British
1872, and any British subject, who, at the date
first aforesaid, had been naturalized as a citi-
within the United States, may, at any time
before May IL, 1879, publicly declare his re-
nunciation of such naturalization by subscrib-
ing an instrument i'll writing, substantially In
the form hereupto appended, and designated as
Annex a.
..Such remuneration by All original citizen OF
the United States of British nationality shall
within the territories and jurisdiction of the
United States, bc matie in duplicate, In the
presence of any Court authorized by law for
the time being to admit aliens to naturalization,
or before the Clerk or Parliamentary of any such
ries of the United States, it shall be made In
duplicate, before any Diplomatic or Consular
officer of the United States. One of such dnpli-
! Gates shall remain of record In the custody of
, the Court or officer in whose presence 1t was
made the other shall be, without delay. trans
mitted TO the Department OF State.
g. '.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 he in the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland. he made in duplicate, in the pres
ence of a Justice of the Peace; If elsewhere, III
Her Britannia Majesty's dOniniOns in triplicate,
I In the presence Of any Judge Of civil or crimi-
nal Jurisdiction, of any Justice of the Peace, or
ized bv law, in the place in which the declara-
ton Is to administer an oath for any Judicial or
other legal purpose; II out Of Her Aajesty,s do
minions, in triplicate; in the presence OF any
officer in the Diplomatic or Consular Service OF
Her Majesty
IL. A. e.. of (insert abode) being originally a
citizen of the United States of America for a
British subiect) and having become naturaliZed
as a British subject, Cor as citizen within the
United States of America do hereby renOunce
my naturalization as British subject [or citi-
zen of the United StateS;) and declare that 1t is
nv desire to resume my nationality as a citizen
Of the United states Tor British suhject.
Made and subscribed before ue,
in (insert country or other subdivision, and
State, province, colony, legation or consulate,l
this - day OF --, 1E--.
Justice of the Peace tor other title.")
Now THEREFORE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
to ali British subjects within the States Of North
! and South Carolina, who have become natural
lied within the United States, and who desire tC
resume their allegiance as British subjects, tc
make the declaration in the form prescribed
before the 18th May, 1879.
ALTHOUGH the Supplemental Convention o1
the 23d OF February last only requires that
American citizens who have been naturalized as
British subjects shall make the Declaration OF
Remuneration before United States Court O1
Justice or Diplomatic or Consular officer of the
United States, yet 1t 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
sular officers mentioned in the Sd Section.
No FEE will be levied for receiving these De
claratons. II. z. WALKER,
II. b. NJ. Consul for North and South Carolina
BRITISH CONSULATE,
CHARLESTON, December, 1ST1.I
Andy also tp ALEX. SPRCNF,
British Vice Consul,
Wilmington, n. g.