Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
LTIZENSHIP
shts Are Acquired in
Iious Nations.
mites offered Foreigner
Continental COuntries-Fun-
my naturalization Laws
of Rnssia.

I with commerce, to open WIDE the dOor
for the reception and naturalization
of foreigners. But there are none the
less some very striking differences in
the laws of nations as affecting the
strangers within their gates.
Great Britain, for instance. differs
materially from continental nations IN
the opportunities she offers foreigners
resident in that country to natural
ize"-that is 10 say, to become on an abb
solute equality with the 'natural-born
subject"
It's rules are very simple in the mat
ter. Any foreigner who has been
resident IN the United Kingdom for five
years, and intends to go on living there,
has only to apply to the home office, Civ
ing full particulars Of his birth, means
of subsistence, and stating his inten-
ton 10 reside in the United Kingdom,
for a certificate of naturalization to be
supplied him. Then all he has to do
is to take the oath Of allegiance to her
majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs and
successors. This done, and the GER
tifcate registered at the home office,
and he is as much of Briton as if he
had been born there.
In Austria a stranger may acquire
rights of naturalization by being en-
ployed as public functionary. But
as there are only very few foreign
ers who hold public positions, this is
I small factor in the situation. And
ven il one served in the Austrian
rmy, one is not granted the rights
citizenship. The authorities only
e the power of granting naturaliza-
certificates to individuals who have
nonducting profession in the
for ten years. So that in this
ATTIC land foreigners are alb
.uste.} ..y-rred from citizenship.
'.-u1.y is certainly better in this
cspect. There one need only be nom
mated, not appointed, to any public
Office TO become citizen, and, though
certain exceptions are made as to Jews,
the authorities are empowered to
70 any stranger who can sat-
rJ as to his beir.; reasonably
aucted and having a means Of
urod.
9. 1stria and Germany are alike
aa respect, however. No Ger
.u -ian may leave his country
shout permission, and even II that is
wen they forfeit-theoretically, at
7st-ther citizenship.
Some nations are very jealous Of TAX
's nan back once he has, by nat
zing, ceased to be citizen of the
d Of his birth. France, in this re-
has perhaps the wisest rule. a
aJ ceases to be Il Frcnchraan
office under foreign gov.
bout permission, or even
himself abroad fer
But he can GTc.H
81. his own COURT
md Of his abortion,
reinstated.
c whole, is the most +.
Of the naturalization Z.
despite the fact tia. IN.
~ sable body Of la.crna.
subject, Disagreement,
a"' frequently occur. and.
ss assumed serious Gi.sr.
2 has also cropped up in y
controversy.
'sry recent years England +
an Englishman who laG ST..
.A another country 10 Leccr
Hritish subject; and cgCa..w.
'ns repudiated his Eatic.a.;, no..
.la2,l, for the time being. &C. be ,a,
iHlsh protection, or OF any inC!r
,hccTn to Britannia than a Pole or II
apaniard.
Russia has very funny naturalization
laws. Anyone may become n subject
OF the car by taking the oath OF allie.
@lence 10 him, and this he can. n he
chooses, renounce at pleasure. But With
r''ural'born Russian subjects the law
J" extremely strict, and the ear can
call any Of these back to Russia at any
moment he chooses and compel them 20
e there.
0''hcr funny point--nnd on,
'y liked by advanced women
ING wife always takes her hr
'..,onoIiiy even II he alters
'>2ch times Cincinnati
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