The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-27
"a new ONES.
This Number of Citizens Made
Here Monday.

+ Judge j. d. Ensign Of the District
Court accompanied by Clerk of the
Courts j. p. Johnson and Deputies
Alex Hamilton and U. G. Holloway;
Sheriff w. j. Bates and Deputy Owen
Gately, were here Monday evening
and held an adjouI ned term of court
at the city hall for the purpose of is
suing second. or final citizenship pap
ers to a large number of applicants.
Business was quite brisk during the
Time court was in session and it was
midnight before an adjournment, to
meet in Biwabik the following day,
was taken. Ninety-four were put
through the ropes and are entitled to
all the rights and privileges accruing
by being citizen of this glorious
country.
The prospects are that this will be
the last visit of the court on their
citizen-making tours as the new law
which takes affect the last of Septem-
Der places the matter of becoming an
American citizen in a far different
light and henceforth second papers
will be much harder to get.
The new law has not as yet been
thoroughly dissected, but the main
points go to show that something be-
SIDES swearing will have to be done
hafOra cacuripu no tnr, li1otiop no poro
The matter of good citizenship will
be prominent factor and it will be
necessary to post names of intending
citizens in conspicuous places for a
period of time in order to give all
those knowing detrimental things
against the applicant chance to say
their say.
That an alien must live at least five
years in the United States and file his
declaration Of intention at least two
years prior to getting his certificate
are the main features of the new law,
June 20 and which will be
operative Sept. 20. The new law is
different in almost every respect from
the old one and in general way is
said to be much more strict.
The courts having exclusive iurls-
diction to naturalize aliens are the
United States circuit and district
courts, the supreme court for the dis
trict of Columbia and the United
States courts for the Indian Territory
also all courts of record having a seal
a clerk and Jurisdiction in actions in
which the amount in controversy is
unlimited.
The bureau of immigration and
must have an accurate
description Of each immigrant and
the connecting link comes in this
that the clerk of each court
where application is made for full
papers, must notify the
bureau and send a description of the
applicant including the date and
place of their arrival in this country,
oOCdiuSulp Ou WulCu uG CdlllS.
His intention to become a citizen
must be formally declared at least
TWO years and not more than seyen
years before he actually applies for
papers.
The question of whether lie is a
in or an opponent of
govel nment or member of
my such organization. is specifically
and the applicant must
lot be polygamist or believer in
The petition shall be verified by at
east two credible witnesses, who are
citizens of the United States, who
shall be prepared to swear that they
lave known the applicant to be resi-
lent of the United States for period
If at least five years continuously and
If the state, territory or district in
which the application is made for at
east one year preceding the time of
he application. He shall also file
With the clerk of the courts copy of