Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-08


which the amount in controversy is
unlimited" In Illinois the circuit court
/ is the only court having jurisdiction
where the amount in controversy is
| unlimited, the Jurisdiction in the coun-
| ty court, where the naturalization has
been carried On the past, being limited.
Former Declarations Good.
Declarations made before Sept. q,
before clerks of courts now having
jurisdiction, may be used in lieu of
declarations required by the new law
of June %, 1906, at any time after the
expiration of two years from the date
when made Aliens who have made
their declarations under the old law,
will not be required to make new
declarations, nor required as prece-
dent to naturalization, to speak the
English language. Unless they can
be naturalized before Sept. 27, aliens
who have made declarations under the
old law, must comply with the new
law in regard to filing petitions and
furnishing proof, except that they will
not be required to speak the English
language or sign the petitions in their
Form Permanent Record.
The declarations of intention will
be furnished in bound volumes, as a
court record. In addition to the bound
records. the duplicate and triplicate
declarations will be loose sheets, the
triplicate to be given to the petitioner.
and the duplicate to be forwarded to
the bureau of immigration and natur-
alization. Duplicates of the petition
for naturalization will be furnished in
the same way, the duplicate to be for
warded to the bureau within so days
after execution. The same system will
be used in the certificates of natural
ization, the bound books consisting
OF original and duplicate certificates
and stubs. The original goes to the
petitioner. the duplicate to the bureau
of immigration and naturalization. and
the stub forms the court record. No
certificate shall be issued until
signed order is given by the judge of.
the court granting the naturalization.
In Changing Names.
In every case the name of a natural
lied alien is changed by order of court,
the bureau, when transmitting it TO the
duplicates, the original and new name
of the petitioner
In application for papers to replace
lost declarations. petitions. or certifi-
Gates, full proof under oath must be
made to the clerk regarding the lost
paper, and in every case where the
clerk issues such 4 paper, he must
mark on the record of the first one
an entry to the effect that a new one
has been issued and must report to
the bureau.
If an alien is physically unable to
speak, this must be stated in lieu of
the statement that he is able 10 speak
,he English language. A list of those
refused naturalization must be for
warded to the bureau within so days
after the sitting of court in natural
ization cases, and the reasons for de,
nying naturalization must be reported.
Names must be entered in full or
Ill the forms. .
Clerks are not allowed to receive
any declarations from other than
white aliens and persons of African ma
-ivity or of African descent.
In Regard to soldiers.
Provision is made that soldiers hon,
0rably discharged, who are over f21
nay be naturalized without making n
declaration of intention, and clerks
are required to note upon the petition
and on the records, the fact that the
petition is a discharged soldier
Clerks are instructed to report that
names of the petitioners and witness
IS have been conspicuously posted, as
-equired by law.