Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-30

mitted to become citizen of the
United States in the following man
ner and not otherwise: y
First. He shall declare on oath be-
fore 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 it is his bona f1de in
tention to become citizen of the
United States, and to renounee for
ever all allegiance and fidelity to any
foreign prince, potentate, state, or
sovereignty, and particularly, by
name, to the prince, potentate, state,
or sovereignty, and particularly, by
name, to the prince, potentate, state,
or sovereignty of which the alien
may be at that time a citizen or SUBJ
ject. And such declaration shall set
forth the name, age, occupation, per-
sonal description, place of birth, last
foreign residence and allegiance, the
date of arrival, the name of vessel, if
any, in which he came to the United
States and the present place of res
idence in the United States of said
alien: Provided however, that no
oil Iva itxy hn
law in force at the date of his decla-
ration, has declared his intention to
become citizen of the United States
shall be required to renew such dec
laration. 3 ea,a. .s~'s. .
Second. Not less than two years
nor more than seven years after he
has made such declaration of inten-
tion he shall. make and file, in dup
licate, "a petition in. writing, signed
by the applicant in his own hand
writing and duly verified, in which
petition such applicant shall state
his full name, his place of residence
(by street and number, if possible) J,
his occupation, and, If possible, the
date and place of his birth ); the place
from which he emigrated, and the
date and place of his arrival in the
United States, and, if he entered
through a port, the name of the YES
sci on which he arrived; the time
when and the place and name of the
court where he declared his inten-
ton to become a citizen of the
United States; if he is married he
shall state the name of his wife and,
| if possible, the country Of her nativ-
| ity and her place Of residence at the
time Of filing his petition; and if he
has children, the name, date and
place Of birth and place Of residence
!of each child living at the time if the
filing of his petition: Provided,
that if he has filed his declaration
before the passage of this act he
lshall not be required to sign the
petition in his own handwriting.
| : The. petition shall set forth that
he is not disbeliever in or opposed
to organized government, or mem
Der Of or affiliated with any organ
| ization or body of persons teaching
/ disbelief in or opposed to organized
government, a polygamist or be-
lever in the practice Of polygamy
and that it is his intention to become
a citizen of the United States and tc
renounce absolutely and forever all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince. potentate, state or SOY.
ereignty, and particularly by name
to the prince, potentate, state OF
sovereignty Of which he at the time
4 of fling Of his petition may be 8
! citizen or subject, and that it is his
4 intention to reside permanently
within the United States, and
whether or not he has been denied
admission as a citizen Of, the United
States, and, If denied, the ground o.
grounds of such denial, the court Of
courts in which such decision was
rendered, and that the cause for sucI
denial has since been cured or re
moved, and every fact material tx
I his naturalization and required to be
proved upon the final hearing Of hi:
4 application.
The petition shall also be verified
by the afidavits Of at least two cred
i ib1e witnesses, who are citizens 81
the United States. and who shall
state In their affldayits that the.
have personally known the appli
cant to be resident Of the Unitet
4 States for period Of at least NV
years continuously, and Of the state
TERRITORY or district in which the ap
] plication is made for q period Of d
least one year immed iately proceed
| ing the date Of the filing Of his pc
tition, and that they each have per
sonal knowledge that the petitionel
1 liz ii person OF good moral character