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

WHEEEAs, by the 81 Section of tho Naturali-
EATON Act 1870 lSI Wet. cap. ~ it is provided
that where Her Majesty has entered into u
convention with any foreign State to the effect
that the subjects or citizens Of that State who
have been natHralizcd us British subjects, may
dlvest themselves Of their status as such sub
tecte, 1t slllit be lawful fUr HcT Ma esty, by
Order in Council, to declare that such conven-
ton has htcn entered into by Her Majesty; and
from and after the date OF such Order in Coun-
Gil, any person being originally subject OF citi-
zen OF the State referred 10 IN such Order, " no
mas been natIualizcd as Il British subject, may
within such limit OF time may he provided in
the convention, make Il declaration Of alien
age, an'i from and after nc date OF his so max
ing such declaration s1rll person shall lie re-
regarded hS an aIltn, and as subject Of the
said
"a declaration OF aliena2e may be made az
follows, that is to say: II the declarant be i'll
the United Kingdom, in the presence OF any
justice Of the peace; If elsewhere III Her MaieS-
ty'2 dominioCs IN the presence Of any Judge OF
any court OF civil criminal jurisdiction, OF
any Justice OF the peace, or OF any other officer
fu4 the time being authorized by Jaw, III the
place in which the declarant is to administer
an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose
Ii out OF Her AIajcsty's dominOns, in the pres
ence Of any officer in the Diplomatic or Con.
sular service of HeI Majesty"
AND WHEREAS, such convention was entered
into by Her Majesty with tho United States OF
America, on the 18Th of May. 1870, the ratifica
lions of which were exchanged at Lon don 0x
the 10Th August, 1870; and the 18th day Of
August, 1870, Her Majesty, by Order in CGun-
Gil, did declare that Il con vention had been en-
tered into, TO the effect that the subjects citt-
zens OF those States who had been naturalized
rs British subjects might divcst themselves of
their stotuS as such subjects.
AND WHEREAS, by Il supplementary conven-
ton signed at Washington on Esd February,
1871, the ratitcatOns whereof were exchanged
on the 4th MAY, 1871. AFTER RECITING that By
the second article OF the said first convention Il
had cen stipulated that the MANNER, in which
the remuneration by subjects and citizens of the
contracting parties who had emgrated or might
emigrate from the domniOns of one to those OF
the her party, of their naturalization and the
nlle0iAnca Yni0hf he
made and publicly declared, SHOULD be agreed
upon by the Governments of the respective
countries: 1T WAS. by Article ], AGREED. as
follows, viz: That any person being originally
citizen of tae United States who had previously
to May Is, 1870, been naturaized as British
subject, may at any time before August 10,
1872 and any British subject, who, at the date
first aforesaid, had been naturalized as asciti-
within the United States, may, at any time
before May L, 1872, publicly declare his re-
nunciatiOn OF such nat uraiization by subscrlb-
ing an instrument In writing, substa ntially in
the form hPrCunto appended, and designated az
Annex y.
'.Such venunciation 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
the time being 10 admit alien liza ton,
before the Clerk or Parliamentary Of any such
Court: il the declarant be beyond the terrific
RIGS OF the United States, 10 shall be made in
duplicate, before any Diplomatic Consular
officer OF the United States. One OF such dupli-
Gates shall remain OF record in the custody of
made; the other shall he, without delay, trans
nitted TO thu Department OF State.
"SuGh renunCi tti0R, ii declared by an original
British lect, OF his acquired nationality as q
citizen of the United States, shall, ii the uecla-
rant be- in the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
aud Ireland, be made in duplicate, in the pres
encc Of n Justice of the Peace; IL elsewhere, In
Her BritaonIc Maicsty's dOminiOnS, in tripliCate,
in the presence Of any Judge Of civil or crimi.
nal Jurisdiction, of any Justice Of the Peace, or
of any other officer for the time being author
lied by law, i'll the place in which the declara-
iI1fiin Sn FY
other legal purpose; If out Of Her liajesty's do
minions, in trfpIicate, Ill the presence Of any
officer in the diplomatic on Consular Service OF
Her Majesty
ANNEX 90
81, "A. b, OF Gpsert abode being originality
citizen OF the Unit9d States of America (Or
British subject and having become raturaiZed
within the dominons OF Her Britannia Majesty
as q British subject, Tor as a citizen within the
United States of America) do hereby renounce
my naturalization a British subject (or citi.
zen Of the United Statea;) and declare that 1t Is
of the United States (or British subject.
Made ana Subscribed before nue.. - -. - =.
in (insert country or othor subdivision, and
State, province, colony, legation or consulate,)
this - day OF -, Isl.
(Signed) f. p,
Justice Of the Peace (or other titlc.'D
Now THEREFORE, NOTICE IL HEREBY GIVEN
to all British subjects within the States of North
lied within tho United States, and who desire to
resume their allegiance as British subjects, to
make the declaration iii the form prescribed
before the 18th May, 1872.
ALTHoJGu thc Supplemental Convention Of
the 2;d 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 of
Justice, diplomatic OF 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-
cl8ratiOns. II. =. WALKER,
II. 3. a. Consul for North and South Carolina.
BRITISH CONSULATE,
CHARLEsTON, December, 1917
Apply also to ALEX. SPRCNT,
British Vice Consul,
Wilmington, y. e