The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
FROM WOULD-BE VOTERS.
Questions Relating 10 the Right of
FIVnchise submitted by EVEN
Ing MOrIdt Readers.

| World" readers. Some OF them are SO
obscure as to render direct and salts
factory answers impossible.
To the Editor:
Evening World by answering the following
Questions; II foreigner comes to this country
real name. but as seen MS he lands goes by the
| name OF Joseph Brown and is known BY no other
ten years. sss h. &C., s citizen ia
the name OF Joseph Brown. and eau he vo,e'
1t has been held that a man may as
sumo as many names as ns sees At, yet
we do not think It advisable for you,
without an order Of tho Ccurt, TO apply
for citizenship under any other name
than the one in which yor were baptized.
Kindly answer through your paper this uues-
tlon | used to live at 22s Broome street corner
Of Essex opposite the 'dispenssry removed from
just one month before election day. Please
answer II both places are In the same district
and vote on election day next7 Enclosed please
hnd four cents worth Of stamps and send to me
" n. MENDELsoN. Il Forsyth str street It.
You may register II you have been a
resident of the election district in which
you live for the thirty days preceding
election day.
To the Editor:
Being constant reader OF your valuable paper,
| take the liberty Of asking you for the following
| -'rmation: A man is arrested and brought be.
fore the Court OF Sessions and found guilty Of
three years and three months In the Kings County
Penitentiary but Is given his liberty after serving
Two -, ana S,,,I hall years Can he become citizen
out after serving his two and hair years. can ne
! vote! a. O.
! You have not informed us whether the
convict Is an alien or a native. If
native he has undoubtedly lost his cit
izenship which the Governor may re-
store. If an alien, then It is for the
Judge to pass upon his character and
| fitness for citizenship.
To the Editor:
| Kindly let know through your valuable
| paper what steps must take to become a citi-
zen OF the United States. I am a spaniard and
have resided in this country for about twelve
years. Thanking you beforehand for your great
klndness and wishing your paper great success.
am respectfully yours, SUBSCRIBER.
| II you arrived in this country under
| eighteen years of age, then without hav-
ing filed previous declaration in court
you may become citizen by applying
to a court Of record and proving that
you arrived here when less than
eighteen years old, that you have con
years next proceeding your application
and one year In the State. and by prov
ing that 1t has been your intention to
become a citizen for at least two years
rived at eighteen years or over then 1t
Will be necessary for you to first declare
your intention before a court Of record
and then two years after your declara
| ton OF Intention you may apply to
a court of record for naturalization; but
upon making such application 1t will be
the United States FIVE years and one
year in the State In which you apply
next preceding your application.
| peinv readsr NJ vour valuahle naner I look 10
you to enishten me. How am going to get my
full citizen papers7 / came to the United states
moved to New York and having los, my hrst
% get my, full papers: viii ! have TO 80 TO
Pennsylaynia to get them, or can ! get them In
swering me through the columns OF your very
valuable paper you Will confer great favor on
reader and hoping to be CITIZEN.
Write to the clerk of the court for a
duplicate of your first papers. Then ap-
pear in court with a witness who can
certify to your having been a resident
of the United States for five years next
preceding your application.
To the Editor;
Would you be kind enough to inform me through
he EsnnE m hs un %as ss esPe b" ne
a foreign country under an American reg, BY
doing you VIII GoliFs nr sE AZ ssj,s
not he born American soil!
The child takes the country of his
| parents unless the Parents have re-
nounced allegiance prior to his birth.
To the Editor:
To settle a dispute. the ''of un-
naturalized foreigner" beirg twenty years Of
age and born in this county. vote at an cleo
tion? Very respectfully, HENRY BOOK.
Certainly. He is a native American
and Is entitled to all the privileges at
tending such a fortunate nativity.
To the Editor
| My home and family are at Wllliamsbridge, N.
Y, tho Harlem Railroad. and my business
keeping me in the city late at night, | sleep at
my ONCE as much as do at home Do | lose
, | my vote? II not, where shall | vote, in the
city at Williamsbridge? I do not want to
lose my vote, am In favor OF the Greater
New York Very respectfully,
Your residence and voting place is
, Williamsbridge
To the Editor:
There are in this harbor OF New York several
hundred men employed In the lghterage bust
ness-men from all parts OF the State. These
men haye been here In this business from two
Z to ten years; never lived on land In either city
OF Brooklyn. Perth AmbOy, New York Jersey
city. What want to know Is they law
fully register and vote in any either OF
their cities! Never having lived in any house
on shore hut always on their boats We some
times stay from two to six months in one place.
and In one Instance the boat q. W. Martin has
beeh two years In the basin. captain and
l family on board. Please let this appear In your
column. with answer. II have the right
we will have time to register LIGHTERMAN.
Present your case to the Board of
Elections.