The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-18

How Foref0n-Born Persons mav fcoufre
1fffe to Public Lands.
Persons OF foreign birth and parentage
who have not been naturalized. nor de-
clared their intention To become citizens
OF the United States, nor received honor
able discharges from the military or
naval service OF the government. may
purchase lands at private entry within
the state and may acquire title to min
eral lands within the territories 1t was
probably theintention ofth lawmakers,
when enacting the law on this subject
passed by the last congress, to prevent
the requirement by aliens OF title to a2ri-
cultural lands in the several territories.
and, AS the law has not been construed
by the courts or the Interior Department.
it may be that the object has been at
tanned. / am OF opinion, however, that
il Is very doubtful whether the right to
purchase land at private entry i'm the
territories-if any can be found subject
to such entry-has been denied to Tor
eigners by said act.
In ordinary cases OF entry under the
presumption and timber-culture laws, an
alien who has declared his or her inten-
ton to become a citizen OF the United
States may acquire title 10 public lands.
An entry may be initiated under the
y
declaration Of intention respecting citi-
zenship, but the naturalization must be
complete before title can be perfected.
In the administration OF the public
land laws, an honorable discharge from
the military or naval service OF the
United States Is considered as equivalent
to a declaration OF intention To become n
citizen so far as relates to the initiation
OF claim.
A declaration OF intention by an entry
man, who dies before being fully natural
lied, IL deemed equivalent TO a declara-
ton by his widow or minor children. An
alien can acquire no rights, as against an
adverse claimant, by settlement upon
public land. Such settlers rights. i'm the
absence OF adverse claim, will relate back
TO date OF original settlement upon be-
coming naturalized.
The alien heirs of a deceased home
steader may purchase under section two
act June Is, 1880, unless forbidden by
the alien act referred to above.
The son who came to thiscountry as a
minor with his father, and whose father
still living-has only declared his in
tention TO become citizen, is not quail
fled 70 make entry without having filed
his own declaration OF intention.
An alien who has been honorably dis
'uhiRtu ifotI uit IiihtitTy OF nhNal ser
vice oil the United States, may initiate n
homestead entry but must take out citi-
zenship papers before he can complete
his entry and receive patent.
The nineteen-year-old daughter OF n
person who had declared his intention to
become "a citizen, but had not vet re-
ceived his final citizenship papers, may
in person or by guardian make proof
upon the homestead OF her deceased IA
ther, provided she shall have continued
either in person or 10y proxy TO cultivate
and reside on the land embraced, and is
able to show that she has taken the
oaths required by naturalization laws.
The full naturalizatio OF an alien
naturalizes his wife and all minor chill
dren.
The marriage OF an alien woman to
an American citizen endows her with
citizenship.
The children OF an alien who were
minors at the date OF his declaration OF
intention TO become citizen, must com
plete their naturalization in the event
that the citizenship OF the father was not
completed prior to the attainment by
them OF their majorities.
An alien who immlgrates during his
minority and remains until after his ma
iority must become naturalized II he de-
sires TO exercise the rights and enjoy the
privileges OF citizenship.
Alien women may be naturalized the
same as foreign born men, the proceeding
being precisely similar.
The rules respecting citizenship in re-
lation 10 entries OF public lands apply to
all alike without regard To sex.
HENRY n. CoPP.