The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-07-21
PASSPORTS.
-kAac Need for Those Who Travel In
Foreign Lands.

EOFelEm LnItuSs
Passports are not absolutely required Of
american travellers abroad, said an official
Az the State Department to a reporter, but
IL Is much safer to have them for the pur-
poses of identification at bankers, Consular
ofhcies and embassies of the United States
IN foreign countries. 1t is not obligatory
upon tourists in Great Britain and France
10 show passports but Germany and Russia
are different. So thoroughly are these coun-
tries policed and patrolled that every stran-
ger arriving is instantly marked, and unless
identified by such document as passport,
Or other official voucher, he is subjected to
considerable annoyance, and may, indeed,
be arrested. Especially is this true in the
cases of persons who settle down in either
of these countries for protracted stay. In.
stantly the police place them under surveiL
lance, and this is shortly followed by de.
mand for passport, which, if produced, is
bar to any further molestation. But il is
when Identification at a bank is necessary
that the passport issued from Washington
is invaluable, since it describes fully the
personal appearance of the holder of the
document and is equally as good ms pho
:ograph for the purposes of detecting
rauds"
How can passport be obtained ?"
Personal or written application should
be made to the Department of State, accom-
panied by fee of $5 When the applica.
ton is received the Secretary of State refers
it to the Passport Division and reply is
sent to the person who proposes to travel
in the shape of a circular, which must be
filled up and returned to the department
Passports are issued to citizens of the United
States. If he is q naturalized citizen his
naturalization papers must be sent to tho
department.. If he is native born he must
transmit his own affidavit to that effect The
blank form, which is sent to applicants, is
about the size of legal cap paper, and con-
tains the blank affidayits referred to and a
space to be filed in with personal descrip-
ton. The applicant must give his age, his
height in feet and inches, and describe his
forehead, eyes, nose mouth, chin, hair,
complexion and face. Appended is the oath
Of allegiance to the United States !"
docs each member of family require
a passports"
mot necessarily. If the applicant is L
be accompanied by his wife, minor children
or servants, it will be sufficient to state the
names and ages of such persons and their
relationship to the applicant, when single
passport for the whole will suffice. For any
other person in the party separate pasu
port will be required woman's passport
may include her minor children and ser.
wants"
6 How long does passport hold good p
For two years from its date and nc
longer. new one may be obtained, how.
ever, by stating the date and number of the
old one, paying the fee of So and furnish
ing satisfactory evidence that the applicant
is at the time within the United States.
Very often it occurs that person is called
upon to leave the United States in such a
hurry that there is no time to communicate
with the State Department at Washington
In such an event and in country where the
United States has no diplomatic representa-
tive application should be made to the chief
consular officer, MS in Cuba, Egypt, Tan,
eiers and Tripoli."