Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-28
AS TO PASSPORTS
Rules Which Govern the Granting %
Government Vouchers for Use in For
cigu Lands.

tlSu LANDS.
As the American travel abroad this
year is likely to be very large, on ac-
count IF The French exposition. the mat
t"r ~ passports has become one OF more
interest than ordinary.
In Great Britain an American requires
no voucher from his own country. hut i'll
travelling On the continent there IL no
telling when your national guaranty may
br needed. In Germany. Austria. ana cS-
peciallN in Russia, d passport is indiS-
ptnSablc. 1t is doubtful ii dn unVouChri-
for traveller would be- permitted Ia cross
the frontier OF any country named with
out passport. In Russia and Austria.
and possibly Still in Germany your
landlord calls for your passport with
in u hours after your arrival. He
must report every guest to the police and
ii the person is a foreigner. produce his
passport. The day before ones depart
ure II Is returned 10 him viscd. 50 that ii
Is nearly impossible Tor stranger to
get lost or disappear in any Of these
countries, 50 paterndl and wdtchful are
the authorities.
generally granted on the request Of the
member OF Congress Of the constituent
intending to make a tour Of Europe. BE
fore thr necessary document can issue.
however. the applicant must take the
nath nf allegiance to the United States.
Inc application for a passport must be
~ the form of AN affidavit. with a full
history OF the applicant, setting forth the
place ana date of his or her birth. age in
Years, height in feet and inches, features
viz, shape Of forehead color of eyes.
character Of mouth and chin. color of
hair. complexion. and any popularity Of
face the applicant may possess. In fact
a passport is about as unfattering a
thing rs ever emanated from public Of
iic". To be of any use ii must be abSo-
lutcly accurate in its description. Ladies
of Il certain age are dreadfully abashed
when told that the protection of their
country is Of no use If obtained under
II on h1r aIus III s.,Iv
correct statement OF facts which the
passport bureau Of the state department
requires. The application must be at
tested before an official who can give il
his signature ana seal. Further. the APP
plication must be accompanied by the
certificate Of ''one credible witness that
The applicant i really the person he rep
resents himself to be- and that the facts
set forth in the application for Il pass
port are true to the best of the witness
knowledge and belief.
If the applicant was born abroad Of
American parents. he must show that his
father was born in the United States and
was "a citizen thereof at the time of the
applicant : birth. If this point is not
mace perfectly clear. the state depart
ment can refuse to issue the passport I'M
til it is satisfied.
Naturaized citizens not only are re-
CURED To comply with the foregoing regu-
lation papers, properly certified by the
court issuing them with his application.
He must state from what port and cOun-
lIN ne CGllSlaltb 10 the nlteu states.
ana the year; where he has lived since
his arrival in the United States; what
court naturaliZed him and where; and
that he is the very person described in
the certificate of naturalization.
If the wife or widow OF a naturaliZe1
citizen an applicant for a passport must
forward for the state department infor-
formation certified copy of her hus-
bands naturalization certificate. saying
that She is the wife widow OF the man
therein described. and set forth the facts
of his emigration, his residence here, and
the town or county and state in which
he was naturaiZed. In the same manner
the son or daughter of a naturalized citi-
zen must furnish the information as
above stated.
y passport is good for but two years.
The state department will issue new
one upon the return of the old one.
with the fee for issue, which
is 81. If a man is travelling with his fam
ily-say wife and chldren-it Is sufficient
to mention it-with the number Of chill
dren-in the document.
Professional titles are never inserted in
a passport. Thus. when Gen Sheridan
visited Europe in lS7o-'1l. his passport