Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-04-05

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British Nationality; a. If they
happen to be born in the British
dominions of foreign parents.
in which case they may. if of
full age and If under no disabili-
ty, make declaration of alien
age; q If they voluntarily be-
come naturalized in foreign
state x
Shonld British subjects born
in foreign countries retain their
British Nationality, and continue
to reside in the country of their
birth, their British Nationality
will not avail them if claimed
as subjects or citizens of the
country in question.
IAN alien to whom a certificate
of naturalization is granted shall
in the United Kingdom be eutitl-
ed to all political and other
rights. power, and privileges, and
be subject to all obligations, to
which a natural born British
subject is entitled or subject in
the VI it'd Kingdom, with
this qualification, that be shall
not, when within the limits of
the foreign state of which he
was subject previously to OBJ
tanning his certificate of natural
izttion. be deemed to be
British subject unless he has
ceased to be a subject of that
state in pursuance of the laws
thereof. or in pursuance of
treaty to that effect. -
NATURALIZATION LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
An alien seeking naturalization
as citizen of the United States
must declare on oath, at least two
years before his admission that
it is, bona-fide. his intention to
become citizen of the United
States, and to rencunce forever
all allegiance and fidelity to any
foreign state or ruler, and parti-
cularly to the one of which he be
at the time cit; or subject.
At the time of his application
for admission he must also de-
clare on oath before a proper
court. that he will support the
Constitution of the United States.
and that be absolutely AID
entirely renounces and abjures al
allegiance and fidelity to every
foreign prince. potentate. state
or sovereignty. and particularly.
by name to the prince. rotentate.
state or sovereignty of which he
was before citizen or subject.
Chapter VII, Article VIII, of
Civil Code relating to the n tur-
alization of foreigners in the Ha-
waiian Islands, was amended in
1887 during the special session of
the Legislature held in that year,
and the Ito themI obnoxious sec
ton (No. 1922 was dropped out
by the gang now in power, who
in that year had a majority in
the House. The section read as
follows: every foreigner SO
naturalized, shall be deemed to
all intents and purposes a native
of the Hawaiian Islands, be
amenable only to the laws of
this Kingdom, and to the author
ity and controi thereof, to be EMIT
led to the protection of said laws.
and be no longer amenable to his
native Sovereign while residing
in this Kingdom, nor entitled to
resort to his native country for
protection or Intervention. He
shall be amenable for every such
resort, to the pains AMI penalties
annexed to rebellion by the Crimi-
nal Code. And every foreigner
so naturalizsd. shall be ent tied
to all the rights. privileges and
im.nunities of an Hawaiian sub
jects."
Now. that they are in temper
airy power. they put forward the
same section differently worsled.
bat with the same intent
The p &. style is: ..I--do SOL
emily swear in the presence Of
Almighty God that | will support
and bear true aileyianes 10 the Pro
risionaf Government of the Ha-
,caiiaa Islands, and will oppose
any attempt to re-establish mon
archical government in the HI
waiian Islands.
After reading che foregoing, it
appears rather inclusive, that.
any foreigner taking tile PIG oath
forfeits his allegiance to his osn