The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21
JUDGE HEBBARD'S
RIGHT TO VOTE
He Denies That He Is Not
a United States
Citizen.
Although Born in Canada He
Did Not Need to Be
Naturalized.
HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE.
Laws OF the Country Quoted in Sup.
port of His Honor's Claim TO
Citizenship.
HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE.

In reply to an article published in
morning paper, in which it is claimed that
Judge Hebbard is not citizen of the
United States, his Honor has given de-
tailed history of his family for several
generations back, and explained his claim
to citizenship.
Judge Hebbard's family, he says, on
both sides, are and have been Americans,
in every sense of the term, ever since their
Puritan fathers landed on Plymou lh
Rock. Upon his mothers side he traces
his descent back to Roger Williams.
Upon his fathers side he is descendant
of the French Huguenots. Timothy Heb
bard, his t-grand father, was born and
resided at Royalton. VT.
AT the time of the birth of Judge Heb
bard's father in 1924, there existed upon
the statute books OF the United States the
following act, approved April Ii, 1902
q q. S. statutes al large, page 1861, which
provides as follows:
Section a. And be it further enacted, that
the children of persons duly naturalized
unGer any OF the laws of the United States, or
who, previous OF the passing of any law on
that subject, by the Government of the United
States, may have become citizens of any one of
the said States, under the laws thereof being
under the age OF II years. at the time of their
parents being so naturalized or admitted to
the ghts OF citizenship, shall, if dwelling in
the United States, be considered as citizens of
the United States, and the children of persons
who now are or have been citizens of the
United States, SHALL though born out of the
limits and jurisdiction OF the United States, be
considered as citizens of the United States;
provided, also, that no person heretofore pro-
scribed by any Stale, or who has been legally
convicted of having joined the army of Great
Britain, during the late war, shall be admitted
citizen as aforesaid without the consent OF
the Legislature OF the State in which such per-
son was prescribed.
Section 5. And be it further enacted that
all acts heretofore passed respecting naturali-
zation be and the same are hereby repealed.
AT this time, therefore, Judge Hebbard's 8
father under this law, Immediately upon
his birth, acquired the status of citizefl
of the Uniteu States and consistently with
that status after his arrival in California.
and about 1867 or 1868, he became regis
tered voteri in Nevada County, having been
advised as to his rights by the HI on. Adj
dIson G. Niles, late Justice of the Supreme
Court of the State of California.
Judge HebDard himself was born in Can
ada April IL. 1854. AT the time of his
birth the act just quoted was in force
and conferred upon him the status of
American citizenship.
Upon his arrival at his Majority in 1875
he applied for letters of citizenship. not
understanding at that time that he was
ready a citizen. The officer having in
c..arge the registration of voters in San
Mateo County, upon the narration of the
foregoing facts, advised him that he wa,
already citizen, and that he had but To
register to vote. and that nothing but reg
istration was necessary to entitle him to
vote. Judge Hebbard thereupon regis
tered and cast his first vote at that time.
During the twenty-one years that have
elapsed since then Judge Hebbard has
registered and voted at every election in
this State, either in San Mateo County or
the City and County of San Francisco, ex-
cept twice. when temporarily absent from
the State of California.
This question OF his citizenship is not a
new one. In 1879 when Judge Hebbard
was candidate tor Superior Judge in San
Mateo County the same question was
raised and disposed of. In 1890 when be
was a candidate for Judge OF the Superior
Court in San Francisco the same question
was again raised and disposed OF. The
ouestion ia now raised for fba +L,.d o.,