, 1898-06-11

accordance with the constitutional law of 28th July 1866.
The naturalization of a man includes his wife ana mhor legll'
mate children, unless otherwise determined in each individual case
Danish brthrisht is forfeited by a per@" who becomes q citizen
OF a foreign country. BY the naturalization of a mn III another
country his wife o. minor Legitimate children. If 1hy 40 Q a.. e 81 ha
in the Kingdom. forfeit Danish brthright, but only Ia So So ls as ts
naturalization in the foreign country in question equally c"uSe The
"c4"isiio" by them Of citizenship i" snta i",%fsn f@ eDInny Country NAV
ly Royal resolution be set free dsrG Of his tr relations IT.. n s'% 'n' p .T"i mi tiiY
Il certain space Of time have become citizen 81 ""ohe' COUNTY
Furthermore. Danish birthrjggHt is forfeited by a w"ma" who
wedx a man not possessed ofD"ish brhrisht. aol
such ohllre" equally forfeit Danish bi,thright m t =" lar lar a. tn they ya ARE
minors at The time when the parents wed. i II t a }n' -, ,'"' "eS n''0
uttaned majority they conserve their Danish bF'h''8h''
liza Danish man. or unmarried woman above IS years, or widow,
or divorced woman after the dissolution of her marriage, has been
domicied II u foreign country for al uninterrupted Term o ~ years,
such person forfeits his or her birthright, subject however TO The
limitations made in s s, unless the absence is due o " public Sh"rge
undertaken for the Danish State, or the hlrthright OF such person
has beon reserved by declaration IN writing made before IN expn@.
ton Of said term to The Danish Embassy or Consulate IN he country
OF place, in accordance with the rules provided Tor Such c"ses IN
order to remain valid such "a declaration must O9 repeated before inc
expiration Of every 10th year, counting from the delivery u ne
The access to make such declaration is, however, ope" only to
the person who has removed. and his children, and to the widows
The forfeiture of Danish hrthright includes the wife and
minor legitimate childre" of the person concerned /" I" . lar us they
The ennctments contained in this S may by agreement with a
foreign power be abrOg"ed or m@Iifed in relatio" to 'uo" power.
A person who under the attachments in S Z las forfeited Danish
Dirthri"ht, but has not become a citizen OF another country. r4'
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or even without so doing by special permission OF the King
Bmthright thus re acquired by tile husband includes the "lio
and minor. legitimate children, even if they remain domoIed IN
a foreign country, and notwithstanding that the marriage has been
CONTRACTED or the brth has taken place, after the husbands forfeiture
of Danish birthright, and tho marriage and birth hence ana
not originally cause the wife and tho children to acquire Danish
buthrght.
An illegitim te child whose mother possesses Ln ''sh blrthrISht
acquires by its birth Danish birthright, whether such birth takes
place in the Kingdom or in a foreign country.
In the cases where under the enactments OF the present la"
tile civil position Of u legitimate child agrees with the "Nlt
position Of the father, the corresponding civil position o1 an lIeg'I-
mate child agrees with the civil position of the IAofher.
If the mothers civil position becomes changed IN consequence
of her marriage with IL man, not the father Of the children, such
change does not affect the brlright of the children.
Children found in the Kingdom whose civil position is I'M
known, are held, until otherwise shown, to possess Danish birth
right.
The 2d of the present law applies equally to persons born
before the PRONUNCIATION of the law but not having at that time
acquired bllhright under the ordinance of 18th January 1916,
50. Women who at the time of the PRONUNCIATION OF tins law are
living in wedlock with mm possessed Of Danish birtlright acquire
such light.
IN so far as he circumstances Or event causing acquisition IL lot
fixture OF blrhright shall occur after the PRONUNCIATION Of the law.
This law causes no change in respect OF the civil posiuon 10
which. under actments hitherto valid, persons Of alien birth are
entitled in consequence OF PERMANENT residence u abode tor "
certain time in the Kingdom.
This law. like the anterior enactments concerning brthTight
which it replaces. is valid in all parts of the Danish State.
It does not apply to persons to whom bIhhright is reserved
il accordance with the Peace Treaty Of 3Wh October 1864,
Art. NIX.
TO be complied with by all parties concerned.