Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-01
FEDERAL CONTROL
NATURALIZATION
Bureau Of Immigra-
ton Established
Under Law.
COPY OF NEW ACT RECEIVED
By Attorney General Reid.--
Only Certain Courts Have
Jurisdiction.

For the first time the federal gov
ernment is charged under an act OF
Congress, approved June 20, 1906, with
the general control of the naturaliza-
ton of aliens. A bureau of immigra-
ton and naturalization mas been es-
tablished in the department Of com.
merce and labor.
Attorney General William G. Reid
has received through the governor a
copy of the new immigration and natu-
ralization laws with a request that he
give publicity to its provisions. The
attorney general yesterday advised the
commissioner general Of the bureau of
immigration and naturalization what
courts of New Mexico come within the
act of Congress emitting such courts
to assume Jurisdiction in the naturali-
zation of aliens and forwarded the
names of the clerks in the several
courts to that officer in order that they
may be Immediately supplied with the
proper blanks and forms prescribed
by law. Under the said act Of Con-
gress the courts of New Mexico on and
after September 27 next will have no
Jurisdiction in matters Of naturaliza-
tion except under the new law Of June
20, 1906.
How an Alien May be Admitted.
Section four of the law which tells
of the manner in which an alien may
be admitted to become citizen Of the
United States Is in part as follows:
"He shall declare on oath before
the clerk Of any court authorized by
this Act to naturalize aliens, or his
authorized deputy, in the district in
which such alien resides, two years
at least prior to his admission, and
after he has reached the age Of eigh-
teen years, that 1t Is bona fide his
intention to become a citizen Of the
United States, and to renounce forever
all allegiance and fidelity to any fore
ign prince, potentate, state or severe
ignty, and particularly by name, to
the prince, potentate, state or severe.
ignty of which the alien may be at
the time citizen or subject. And
such declaration shall set forth the
name, age, occupation, personal des-
cription, place Of birth, last foreign
residence and allegiance, the date Of
arrival, the name of the vessel, II
any, in which he came to the United
States, and the present place Of resi-
dence in the United States OF said
allen: Provided however, that no
alien who in conformity with the law
in force at the date of his declaration,
has declared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States shall
be required to renew such declara-
tion."
What Courts Have Jurisdiction.
Section three says: "That exclu-
sive Jurisdiction to naturalize aliens
as citizens of the United States is
hereby conferred upon the following
specified courts: United States Cir
cult and District Courts now existing
or which may hereafter be establish
ed by Congress in any State. United
States District Courts for the Terri
tories Of Arizona, New Mexico, Okla
homa, Hawaii, and Alaska; the Su-
preme Court of the District of Colum.
bia. and the United States Courts for
Indian Territory; also all courts Of
record in any State or Territory now
existing, or which may hereafter be
created, having a seal, clerk, and
jurisdiction In actions at law or equity,
or law and equity, in which the amount
In controversy is unlimited. That the
naturalization jurisdiction of all courts
herein specified, State, Territorial,
Federal, shall extend only to aliens
resident within the respective judicial
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