The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31

question whether q boy born abroad OF parents
born in the United States would be eligible to
the Office of President of the United States is
one that has never been brought TO the test OF
Federal court decision. The constitution says
that "no person except a natural-born citizen
or a citizen of the United States at the time of |
the adoption of this constitution shall be eligi- |
bic to the Office of President Neither shall |
any person be eligible to that office who shall
not have attained the age OF 80 years and have
been fourteen years resident within the |
United States" The naturalization act OF |
March 20, 1870, says that "the children of citi- |
zens of the United States that may be
born beyond seas or out of the limits OF !
the United States shall be held as natural |
born citizens; provided that the rights |
of citizenship shall not descend to persons |
whose fathers have never been residents |
of the United States" Under the law of 1855 it |
was declared that all persons that are born |
outside of the limits and jurisdiction of the
United States, whose fathers at the time are |
citizens of the United States are citizens of the
United States These are the laws that bear on |
the subject, but ii is certain that any one born
in foreign country of American parents |
would find some difficulty in being able TO |
even obtain a nomination, and if he did and
should by chance be elected it is doubtful if he
would be allowed TO take his seat until the
question of his citizenship should be decided
by the Federal courts. son of American
parents born at sea on board OF 8 vessel sailing
ably be 9 natural-born citizen for every vessel
that sails under the American flag is consid-
POLL TAx-W. W. W., City. 1t is claimed by
poll-tax collectors that when they give notice
to an employer that he has twenty-five men
working for him and that they will hold him
responsible for the payment of the poll tax
they owe, that is sufficient notice for him to
pay the tax under the section which declares
that "every person paying the poll tax OF an
other may deduct the same from any indebted
ness to such other person. In your eommu.-
nication you say that your employer notified
you that he had been notified TO pay the poll
tax of ''John Jones and twenty-four others
working for him. that all but you allowed
him to make the payment, you telling him that
the notice was insufficient and that you had
until June to pay the amount claimed; and
you further say that your employer now holds
your 80. The chances are that he will hold
that So until the day before delinquency, pay
1t to the collector and hand you q receipt with
your name on it. The section of the law which
applies to the true name appearing on notice
to an employer is that which refers to cases
where parties indebted for poll tax have re-
fused to pay it. In such q case when the en-
ployer is notified that one of his employees
whose name IS given has refused TO pay he is
liable for the payment thereof.
To JOIN THE NAvy-H. P. B., Seid Valley,
Siskiyou County, and W. S. and w. c., Stock
ton, California. At this time there is no naval
recruiting station, but a young man who
wishes to enter the United States navy can
United States vessel Independence Mare
Island, CAL, and it will be filed until such
time as there is opportunity to join, when
the applicant will be notified. If the applicant
is under Is years OF age he will be received on
board of the Independence an apprentice.
The enlistment is for period OF three years,
and must be with the consent of parents or
guardian. The applicant should have at least
good grammar education. Application
should be filed with the commander OF the
vessel named. At first the apprentice is paid
$l1, then $12. When he reaches the grade Of
ordinary seaman he will receive $40 month,
and when he is rated able seaman he will re-
ceive $24 month. When he enlists he is fur
nished clothing OF the value of S45.
SUBLIME PoRTE-Z. s., Santa Cruz, Cal. Sub
lime Porte is the name given TO the building
in which are the Offices OF the Vizir and other |
high functIonaries OF the Ottoman Empire, |
hence the Turkish Government, which is writ |
ten in the language of the empire Bab-i-Huma- |
yum, and pronounced as if written Bab-e-hum- |
a-yun. Poole in his history of Turkey saws: |
ga quay, on which were mounted several large |
pieces of artillery, ran along outside the sea-
wall, which as well as the city wall was
pierced with number of gates, but only one
was in general use. This was the great gate of |
the seraglio, the Bab-i- Humayun or imperial
gate, that sublime porte from which the Otto
man Government derives the name by which
it is best known. Piled up on one side just
without this gate were pyramids of heads,
rebels, as solid1y as the skulls that once
bleached upon London Bridge over Temple
Bar"
CoINs-Paeheco, Contra Costa County, CAL,
A. B. c., and M, City. A silver half-dime may |
be purchased for forty cents, but there is not |
any demand by coin collectors for such; |
3cent piece of 1867 silver sells for rs cents to |
81 10, and a nickel one for from IS to 40 cents
There is no demand for such coins. A half |
dollar of 1876 will not be purchased by deal |
ers, but they sell them for various prices. One |
having the date first cut and has tops of fig |
ures in the base and bearing the New Orleans |
mint mark are offered for from 50 80 to So 80. |
coin OF that date with small date figures or
large figures are sold for from rs TO 80 cents. |
No demand for half Collar of 1910. Dealers
who have such for sale charge from 81 so to
81 90 Tor coin with the date line in small
figures and from 80 cents TO 81 10 for one with
date In large ones.
PER CAPITA TAx-Q. X. p, City. Each of the
fraternal organizations in the United States
levy per capita tax for the purpose of meet
ing expenses within the State in which such
organization exists, and this tax varies with
the necessities. Some of the organizations
levy tax to meet the requirements of the
superior body of the order. AS the tax varies
in each State it is impossible to give the answer
asked for, as If it were obtainable, it's length
would crowd out every other question asked
In order to secure this information YOU would
have to obtain list of each fraternal organi-
cation in each of the forty-four States and in
each Territory then write to the secretary of
cdCu superior DOuy the amount OF TAX
posed within his Jurisdiction.
ADMISSION TO THE BARI. A. S., City. Senate
bill BAT, which has become law, is as follows:
Every applicant for admission as an attorney
must produce satisfactory testimonials of good
moral character and undergo strict examination
In open court as to his qualifications by the JUS
tlces or The supreme Court, by the Justice hold
ing one OF the departments thereof or by notices.
than three OF the Supreme Court Commissioners to
be designated and appointed by the Chief Justice
O.
port the result of such examination to the Supreme
Court for fnal action; provided that the several
superior Courts OF this State may admit applicants
10 practce as attorneys and counseors of their
spectlve courts, but not elsewhere, upon strict ex
animation IN open court and not otherwise, and
upon satisfactory testimonials of good moral char
acter.
NO SUCH LAW. L. B., San Jose, Cal. There
IS no law that declares that members of the
Grand Army of the Republic shall be given
Government positions or appointments in pref
erence to other citizens. There is, however,
law that says that "the age of limitation does
not apply to any person (applying for posi-
tom honorably discharged from the military
or naval service of the United States by reason
OF disability resulting from wounds or sickness