Telegram-herald., 1889-06-17
GET YOUR PASSPORT
A. kxcsllsnt Freeaution II You
Are Going Abroad.
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NAsaIsGroN. june i3--Are you go
TX abroad this summer, If you con
template a ylslf - the Paris expos ton.
Iaunt up the Kline Or possibly = Trip
iDto the dOmnions of the Gar, before
you bay your steamer ticket and have
your name painted on your trunk, pat
dollar odl IA an envelope, address IL
u the state Department. Washington,
indOrsed Passport D.vis.On,' and re-
quest that a passport blank be- sent 10
you, taking pans - state whether you
are native born or a naturalzed cit
zen. II you at on TINS suggestion you
w.u probably have reasons 10 be thank
ful % the TELEGRAA-HEEALD before
your tour IS over.
A passport Is Ike mans visiting
card or that famous revolver IN Texas,
of which We have all heard 50 much.
You may ramble all over Europe and
never have occasion % need pass
port, bat when you do want it you
want It badly, and It's absence may
cause YOU considerable trouble and
annoy yance. IL always affords a ready
means II Identification and enables
man 70 establish h.s citizenship. With
out it, il might De- almost impossible for
him - dO 50.
After having sent your dollar 10 the
STATE Department you wll, IN the course
OF a day or two, receive a formidable
ST Of printed instructions, and With
the instructions printed blank which
the applicant il required to ill up.
IA tile form You Viii be required 10
give your residence, the place and date
ot your birth. the fact as 20 the citizen
snip OF ysur father, and your occupA-
ton. Il the applicant J. 20 be- accom-
panied by nis vile and MINOR children
that must also bc specified as one pass
port Viii cover the entire family. The
age of the wife and children must also
be gwen. In addition the oath of
allegiance must bc taken, which has TO
be- sworn 20 before a notary public and
his seal affixed.
Resides. the Information already fur
nished tn department the applicant i
reqired 70 give ms age, stature N feet
and inches, orahcad whe ther high or
low. color Of eyes. shape of nose, ditto
mouth and chm, color OF haIr. com
pleXiOu and face" Just exactly how
the last enquiry should b. answered s
unknown 10 the officials of the State
department.. and I'm fact some latitude
may bo allowed To a man who has IN
cold blood % write q minute descrip-
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a. viii be seen later, II Is wise To make
the description sufficiently accurate 80
that II affords i means of identified
ton.
The application must also be signed
by person who Is personally acq quaint
ed with the applicant.
IL . naturalIzed citizen wants to pro-
cure passport IN addition to the above
he VIII be- required 20 state when be
cWgrated, the name of the ship on
winch be- sailed and the port from
whence he left. the date OF his natural
izatlOu and the court in which he took
the oath. His naturalization papers
must accompany the application
There are four different passports
used by the state department. They
are all engraved on the same kind ot
paper, and are identical Is regards size,
only the wording differs.
\ passport Is engraved on heavy
bond paper (which. by the by. s made
m England. r. the American manufac-
turer> could not compete with the Eng
hsn .2lVab inches, amt folded in halves
so a- to form e double -leet The wa
Ter mark IS a very handsome piece OF
work, and represents tae eagle with
eutsTetChed wings resting on a scroll
containing the words ~ Pluribus
iuum. At the top and hottom of tie
page are the words United states of
America' and department OF state"
The passport reads in this way.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
To all ~ whom these presents shall
come, greeting.
I, the undersigned, Secretary OF state
for the United states of America. here
bY request all whom It may concern to
permit ....-...---.. a citizen Of the United
States. safely and freely u pass. and in
case of need to give HIM all lawful aid
and protection.
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