The evening world., 1894-10-18
FROM W0ULD-BE VOTERS.
Questions Relating to the Right of
Franchise Submitted by EVEN
ing World" Readers.

Here Is another batch OF questions on
election matters submitted by Evening
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 a foreigner comes to this country
real nanie but as soon as he lands goes by the
name Of Joseph Brown and is hnown by no other
name here but the Latter M Si,er having resided
the name OF Joseph Brown. and can he vote7
1t has been held that a man may as
sumo as many names as he sees fit, yet
we do not think 1t advisable for you,
without an order Of the Court, to apply
for citizenship under any other name
than the one in which you were baptized.
To the Editor:
Kindly answer through your paper this ques-
tion used to live at 22s Broome street, corner
OF Essex, opposite the dispensary. | removed from
there to AZ Forsyth street on the eth of October
Just month before election day. Please
answer II both places are in the same district
and " yes or not, II I have a right to register
find four cents worth OF stamps, and send to me
your paper. with the answer. by mail. Yours, &C..
r. MENDELsoN, AZ Forsyth street
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
information: man is arrested and brought be.
burglary in the third degree; he Is sentenced to
three years and three months in the Kings County
Pententiary but Ia given his liberty after serving
two and a half years Can he become a citizen
OF the United states1 II he got his citizen papers
out after serving his two and half years, can he
vote? B. @.
You have not informed us whether the
convict is an allen or a native. If
native he has undoubtedly lost his cit
store. If an alien, then it is for the
Judge to pass upon his character and
fitness for citizenship.
To the Editor:
Kindly let me know through your valuable
paper what steps I must take to become a citi-
years. Thanking you beforehand for your great
am respectfully yours A SUBSCRIBER.
II you arrived in this country under
eighteen years OF age, then without hav-
ing filed a previous declaration in court
to court Of record and proving that
you arrived here when less than
eighteen years old, that you have con-
years next Proceeding m din your appiica ] ton ion
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
before making application. If you ar
rived at eighteen years or over then it
will be necessary for you to first declare
your intention before a court of record
ton of intention you may apply to
court of record for naturalization; but
upon making such application 1t viii be
necessary to show that you resided In
hn mi tnI tatn Rxn nd
year in the State in which you apply
next preceding your application.
To the Editor;
Being a reader Of your valuable paper look to
you to enlghten me. How am ! going to get my
full citizen papers7 came to the United States
in March. 1883. and took my first papers out in
moved to New York. and having lost my first
papers am at loss to know what have to do
to get my full papers ,s VIII ! have S to 3b go to to
New York by swearing to the above facts? BY an
swering me through the columns OF your very
| q reader and hoping to be a CITIZEN
Write to the clerk Of the court for a
| duplicate of your first papers. Then ap-
certify to your having been resident
of the United States for five years next
preceding your application.
| To the Editor:
THE Evening. World, Is a man eligible to the
ofice OF President OF the United States II born in
a foreign country under an American nagI by
SO doing you will oblige READER.
p. S.-Parents being Americans, must the child
not be born on 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. can the ''of an un-
naturaIized foreigner" being twenty zone years OF
TOM tS AHI Very Py'" respectfully, 81 HENRY BOOK.
| Certainly. He is a native American
| tending such a fortunate nativity.
To the Editor:
| My home and family are at williamsbridge. N.
| Y, on the 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 yote7 II not. where shall vote, in the
| city or at williamsbrdge? l do not want to
lose vote as am in favor of the Greater
PoNTIcELLo.
Your residence and voting place is
Williamsbridge.
| To the Editor:
There are in this harbor OF New York several
hundred men employed in the lighterage bust
ness-men from all parts of the State. These
| to ten years; never lived on land In either city
| OF Brooklyn. Perth Amboy, New York or Jersey
City. What we want to know is can they law
fully register and vote in any or either oi
their, cities7 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 G. w. Martin has
been two years In the same basin. captain and
family on board. Please let this appear in youi
column, with answer SO II we have the right
we will have time to register. LIGHTERMAN.
Present your case to the Board OF
Elections,