The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-06

submit rnv ease and ask whether or not
am entitled TO register ancer the present
las without being nzs1raliEsd- vas eorn
~ Ireland IN is47 and came 10 the Iniise
~Eafes sEsh my father ia 1855. Ny father
took out his nrst papers IN Infiana IN 1853
and voted ~ the presidential election m
that year. and II every subsequent cleo
ton until his death IN I..s ! enlisted
September D. f-3 N the First Indiana
Beafv artillery aad served until January
=, I.SS. and hold al honorable discharge
Aaee then l have served thres years as
deputy postmaster and now held L ni;ed
states pension certificate. I arm certainly
ct;izeu NJ the United States and Of the
state Of 8ashir gton: Why not OF the city
81 Seattle? I have lived IN the same xsrt
IN this city Tor the past four years and
have voted AZ every election for the pas:
three years. 0fB soLDfER"
Early last spring City Clerk stoneman
propoEnded . number Of queries 10 Cor
poraIon Counsel Donwcrth concerning
his duties under the law. These questions
and answers. under date Of Nav p. lssss,
are given as showing the construction
placed upon the set by the city officials:
Question a man exhibit. his fathers
naturalization papers. can ne swear that
he came 20 this country a rninorg
Aaswer-Ssturalizatio Of father nat
uralizes his minor children. provided they
are in the United States at the time OF the
fathers naturalization. In such a case
the naturalization papers Of the father are
the naturalization papers OF the son. and
the production Of them. in my opinion,
complies with the requirements of the act
Bot ~ must appear that the son yas in this
country and was 4 minor at the date that
his father became a citizen.
OFF he can 80 swear, and the records
are destroyed. and also his fathers papers
making IL Impossible for him 10 show
papers or certified copies. can be swear 10
the fact and register without exhibiting
his fathers papersY
A.-The registration act requires each
voter Of foreign birth az the time of regis
terlDg 10 exhibit 20 the registration officer
the proper certificate or copy of the same
This provision Is mandatory and under no
circumstances can the certificate or COPY
be dispensed with. Ii man is unable to
produce such papers or copies. by reason
OF the destruction of the court records. he
should at least make proof of that fact in
court before having his name put upon the
books To hold thai the production of
the papers may be dispensed with By
swearing 10 the burning OF the courthouse
would be 10 give 10 the &C; n construction
the opposite of what IL plainly intends.
Q-tan a passport from the United
States to a foreign country be used in lieu
OF naturalization papers,
Att cannot.
Q-Can an honorable discharge from
the United States army or navy, showing
oath OF allegiance, be taken as proof Of cit
izenship7
At cannot
Q.-What is the legal definition for the
words IAN actua! permanent resident of
the state of Washington for eleven
months ten days last past. of the county of
King for seventy days last past and of the
ward and precinct for ten days last past"
Attendance is usually defined as being
synonymous with dwelling place or home,
and a resident Is one dwelling or having
his abode in any place. In order to COM
ply, therefore, with the law the person
registering must have actually had his
permanent abode in the state, county and
precinct for the time required; that is. his
home must have been within the required
place for the required time. Temporary
absence from the state on business or
pleasure by persons having an established
abode here would not disqualify them
from registering.
q Can any case arise in which there
may be deviation from the rule that an
applicant must exhibit papers either of
declaration OF intention or of naturaliza-
tion9
A.-The requirement regarding the pro-
duction characterization papers or declar-
alton OF intention is as mandatory as the
requirement that the eiector shall person.
ally attend az the registration Office