The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-21
VOTERS SHOULD SIT
Up AND TAKE
NOTICE
Important Provisions of New
Naturalization LAWS Ef-
fective Sept. %.

VMO1e VI le6S udS Deen SAID IN these
columns Of late with reference to the
new naturalization laws, which are to
become effective on September %.
Those contemplating becoming natur-
allied should make note of the fol-
lowing important provisions:
The new law becomes effective
from and after ninety days from the
~date OF Its passage; it was approved
June 70, 1906, and therefore would
become operative about September %
of the present year; and it will be
seen that persons who desire to vote
this fall, who have not taken out their
naturalization papers prior to Septem-
Der 2S, cannot get them in time to
vote.
Exclusive jurisdiction to naturalfze
aliens is conferred upon the United
States courts, also upon All courts
of record in any state or territory
now existing or which may hereafter
be created, having seal and a clerk,
and jurisdiction in actions at law or
equity, or law and equity in which
the amount in controversy is unlimit-
ed, and shall extend only to aliens
resident within the respective iudic-
1al districts of such courts"
Not less than two years nor more
than seven years after the alien has
made a declaration of intention, he
shall make and file in duplicate a
petition, in writing, signed by the
applicant in his own handwriting.
and duly verified, in which petition
such applicant shall state his full
name, place of residence, OCCUPATION.
date and place of his birth, place from
which he emigrated, the date and
place of his arrival into the United
States; if he is married, the name of
his wife, and if possible the country
of her nativity, and If he has chill
dren the name, date and place Of
birth and place of residence of each
child; that he is not a disbeliever
IN or opposed to organized govern
ment; is not polygamist or believer
in polygamy, and the petition shall be
verified by the afiidavits of at least two
credible witnesses who are citizens
OF the United States: and many other
requirements which have heretofore
been made. 4
The law also provides that the
clerk of the court shall Immediately
after the filing of the petition give
notice thereof by posting in public
and conspicuous place in his Office the
material facts stated in the petition,
and the date, as nearly as may be,
for the final hearing on the petition,
the names of the witnesses. etc. Pc
titions may be made and filed during
term time or vacation of the court,
and shall be dOcketed the same day az
filed, but final action thereon shall be
had only on stated days to be fixed
by rule of court, and in no case shall
final action be had upon petition I'M
til at least ninety days shall have
elapsed after the filing and posting of
the notice Of such petition.
1t Is further provided that no per-
son shall be naturalized, nor shall any
certificate of naturalization be issued
by any court within thirty days pre-
ceding the holding of any general
election within its territorial jurisdic-
ton; and it shall be lawful at the
time, and as part of the naturaliza-
ton of any alien for the court in it's
discretion upon the petition of such
alien to make decree changing the
name of said alien, and, his certificate
of naturalization shall be issued to
him in accordance Herewith.
Section provides that no alien
shall be naturalized or admitted as
citizen of the United States who can
not speak the English language. There
are some exceptions to this rule which
can be discovered upon reading of
the law.
Every final hearing upon petition
shall be had in open court before a
Judge or the judges thereof, and
the United States have right to
appear before the courts in these pro-
ceedings and cross examine the pc
titioner and witnesses, etc.
All blanks upon which naturaliza-
ton papers are made will be furnished
by the government, and a general
reading of the law indicates that the
government proposes that the strict
est rules shall be adopted in the ad-
mission to citizenship of aliens.