The morning times., 1896-08-23

t,,tiop .,r ~, r1,;t>rt q, a<os the a,thority
had nay.r axis,ed .rv where else. Tb,
nower vested In the secratarv NJ STATE has
been teleeated To the arnbassadors and h.
pations Int NOT tn the f,,ns,,ls of This conn.
try. who reprcsent the government abroad.
and from these OFFICIALS passports may a iso
te obtained.
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Inc act Vi Coneress covering ''io caS~
and which provides Tor passports us
unctiy forbids the issuance OF them to any
but United States citizens, and not, as
commonly supposed, TO every United States
citizen who applies.
There have been instances where the
Secretary OF State has refused to give
passport to American citizens when lie
knows that they have been going abroad
on an improper errand. case in point
is the case of the Mormon missionaries
who were going TO spread their doctrines
among the people of Europe, and sought to
put themselves under the protection OF
the United States while engaged in n work
which would bring them into violation OF
the laws of continental countries.
Before issuing u passport proof OF cit
izenship is required II the applicant is
a native born American his affirmation and
the certificates OF identifying witnesses
are accepted as proof. II q naturaliZed
citizen, the certificate OF naturalization,
statement of when and where he was
born, when he vas naturaiized, and what
ship brought him to this country are es-
sentiai III the State Department s,s-
pects that the applicant secured his nat
uraiization papers from false statements,
a passport is refused him. All applicants
are scrut!nized carefully, and the number
Oh irauds prac.icei upon .he department.
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sEf AKA iE r. ssfoRI NEEDED.
For any other person in the party a
separate passport will be required. A
woman's passport may include the children
and servants. BY act OF Congress a fee
of one dollar is required to be collected
for every citizen's passport A passport
is good Tor two years from its date and
can not be renewed II the holder desires
to stay abroad longer he must send in a
new application and new Zee. The
passport division OF the State Department
is now admirably conducted by Messrs.
Gaillard Hunt and James B. Philip.
The changes which 1t is proposed shall be
madein the passport are intended toincrease
its efficiency. After "A statement that the
bearer is n citizen OF the United States
and n request that protection be given
him by the powers to whom he may appeal
with the name OF the owner Of the passport
and the signature and seal OF the Secretary
OF State the document contains filled in
spaces which describe the original owner
His age. stature, type OF forehead. eyes,
nose, mouth. chin, hair, complexion and |
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licuiars nave oi.en oeeil iouhu 10 answer
me same uescrip'ion anu as mas peen said
IN the peeifhihg oil this articles 'ms mas LED
me postoiiiCe oiiiaais oi Iofclgn countries
10 pay money ana give fnaii 10 persons
VINO faiseiy pretend TO be those TO whom
|he money ana man rightiuiy bcionG- The
Ease with wmch Two men may be found |
who VIII correspond to the description
has ma the passport practically Worthless |