The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25

made in The Tribune some time ago.
They are practically the same as those
in use in Luzcrne county, the blank
applications being exactly similar.
Heretofore an applicant after making
oath to his age, residence and the like,
before the prothonotary or clerk of the
courts could rush up stairs to judge
and be naturalized providing he could
tell that the laws of the United States
were made in Washington; the laws
of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg; that
Mckinley was president and Hastings
governor, and that this was a republic
differing from an empire or kingdom in
that it is governed by the people.
Now the alien must file his applica-
tion thirty days before it is to be pass
ed upon and IL must he advertised in
the Legal News for three full cCnsec-
utive weeks before it can be presented
TO naturalization court Applications
Will be heard only on the first day of
each regular term of common pleas and
quarter sessions in court room No.
and at no other time and in no other
place. The applicant must present his
petition through an attorney. Counter
petitions will be heard. The rules in
full are as follows:
THE NEW RULES.
Now, January "a, 1895 it is ordered that
the following rules, entitled "Naturaliza-
| tion," be adopted as the rules of Com
mon Pleas and of the Court of Quarter
| Sessions, governing the practice of said
courts in the matter of petitions OF aliens
| to be admitted to become citizens OF the
| United States.
Rule 2O4-Hereafter petitions of aliens
| to be admitted to become citizens OF the
United States pursuant to the acts OF
! congress in such provided, VIII be
| heard in court room No on the first
| day of each of the regular terms OF the
| Court of Quarter Sessions ana of the
| Court of Common Pleas in each year,
| beginning with the first week of March
term 1898 in the Common Pleas and April
| sessions 1885, i'm the Quarter Sessions, and
| at no other times or place; and the time
| of the court, in court room No. on the
several days above designated, Will be
exclusively devoted to the hearing or
| regularly before the court to be disposed
of on such day
Rule 2O5-All applications shall be by
| petition. In the preparation of petitions,
| printed forms thereon in blank such as
| designated by court and ordered to be
| filed II the office of the prothonotary anu
| clerk of the court shall be used and no
| others.
Rule 2O6-An petitions must be prepared
| and represented by an attorney at law
| authorized to practice in these courts.
and employed by the petitioner. In the
| preparation of petitions the names. dates.
| places, etc, to be supplied, as indicated
| blythe printed forms, must be legibly and
| fully written. At or before the time of
| filing thereof, in the prothonotarys or
| clerks Office, as the case may be, every
petition must be signed and sworn to by
| the petitioner in person, and have en-
| dorsed on the back thereof, his name and
| place of residence, the name and place
of residence, Of his proposed witness in
| support of the facts therein alleged, the
| date of filing endorsed by the prothOno-
| tary or clerk). and the signature or the
| attorney representing such petition. The
| legal fees payable to the prOthonotary
| or clerk, for his official services connect
ed with proceedings upon any petition,
| including the costs of advertising or pub
| fishing the naturalization list and notice
full by the petitioner or his attorney, at
the time of filing the petition.
| NUMBERING OF PETITIONS.
Rule 2O7-All declarations of intention
and all petitions for admission filed in
as the case may be, shall forthwith be
| numbered by the proper officer. In each
| office declarations and petitions shall be
consecutively numbered, each in sepa,,
| rate series and separately preserved
among the files thereof.
Rule 20S--The prothonotary and clerk,
respectively shall procure and keep dock
cts entitled Naturalization Dockets,'
arranged n alphabetical form, as to the
names of aliens making declarations of
intentions, and petitioning to be ad-
| present Judgment indices of the Court
| of Common Pleas. Each page of said
dockets shall contain columns arranged
and entitled in the order and as follows
Name of alien.
City, borough or township.
| County.
| Nationality.
Date of filing declaration.
| Date of filing petition.
Date of disposing of petition.
Granted or refused.
Rule 209-In cases of declarations of in
tention and of petitions for admission
the name of the declarant or petitioner,
as the case may be- together with the
number of his declaration, or petition,
the name of the place of hs residence,
his nationality and the date of filing his
declaration shall at the time of such til-
ing, be entered in the, naturalization
docket, by the proper officer, and upon
the order of the court being made, grant
ing or refusing the petition of any petit
TONERS, the date of such granting or le-
fusal shall be entered in the column en-
| titled date of disposition of petition"
and the word "granted" or refused" as
thecase may be, shall be entered in the
appropriate column, opposite the name
Rule 2lO-Thirty days prior TO each day
fiXe dby these rules for the hearing of
petitions, the prothonotary and clerk
shall jointly prepare one list ito be
known as the Naturalization List') OF
all the petitions on tile in their respective
|
upon the naturalization list. such list
shall contain the name and place of resi-
dence of each petitioner. The prothono,,
| tary and clerk shall Jointly cause said
list, together with notice of the day on
which the several petitions will be heard
to be published once week for three
! | full consecutive weeks prior to the day
of hearing, in the Lackawanna Legal
: News,
> HEARING OF PETITIONS.
Rule 2l1-No petition will be heard un.
less 1t has been filed at least thirty days
! before it is brought up for hearing and
published in the naturalization list as
prescribed In the foregoing rule.
Rule 2l2-On the several days fixed fol
hearing the cases appearing on the ma
turalization list for each day will be dis
posed of In their order; but cases ON pre-
Vious lists, which have not been hearC
( by reason of lack OF time on the part o.
the court, will be entitled to precedence
\ The case of each petitioner shall bC
formally presented by his attorney. Oh
7 Jecuons to granting the prayer of the
\ petition may be by remonstrances, duly
( signed and sworn TO, setting forth IN,
, objections and filed at any time befor,
the hearing; but the absence of objec
( ! tions or remOnstrances will not reliev,
the petitioner from making out his caus,
} or be ground for granting the prayer o
( the petition.
} Rule 213-The essential facts alleged IN
each petition must be established at tn,
hearing by competent and fairly salts
factory evidence Every petitioner vii
be required to testify before the court
\ In the English language, to EXHIBIT
fair understanding of commonly spokeI
English; to show some comprehension
! of the constitution of the United States
and OF this state and of our form of gov
ernment and the duties of a citizen anC
10 evinee an appreciation of the solemn
ity and significance of an oath to sup
port them.
Rule 2l4-unless satisfactory proof shal
be furnished that Is unattainable, ever,
petitioner will also be required to pro
) duce at the hearing. and to file with hi