Evening journal., 1906-09-06
NEW LAWS ON
NATURALIZATION
Regulations Relating to th(
Enforce menl Of the
Statute
DUTIES OF COURT CLERK

Acting Secretary Lawrence o. Murray.
Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor, in Washington. has Issued The
regulations relating to the enforcement
Of :he recently enacted naturalization
laws.
The division Of naturalization, pndsr
the law, is made part Of the Bureau
Of immigration. which now is known az
the Bureau Of immigration and natural!-
zation. Judge Campbell. who was a mem-
Der of the commission which conducted
the inquiry into naturalization laws of
the various states, has been made chief
Of the division of naturalization. The
work Of the division will begin actively
September q, after which the regulations
viii be effective in all parts Of the couu-
try Some Of the more important regula-
tions follows:
Declarations Of intention made prior
TO September q 1906, before clerks Of
courts having jurisdiction to naturalize
aliens under the law existing at the time
may be used IN lieu of the declarations
required by the act of June %, 1906 at
any time after the expiration Of two
years from the date when made.
Declaration Of intention.
"Allens who have made declarations Of
Intention prior to September q. 1906 un-
der the law in force at the time cannot
be required as a preliminary to fling their
petitions for naturalization to file new
declarations Of precedent to naturaliza.
tion to speak the English language
"Alens who make the declaration of
intention required by law prior to Sep
tember q, 1906. unless they can be natu-
rallied before that date under the laws
then in force, must comply with the re-
quirements of the act Of June 90, 1906.
in regard to the filing of petitions for
naturalization and furn shing proof. eN-
cept that they will not be required TO
/ speak the English language or to sign
petitions In their own handwriting
mo certificate Of naturalization shall
be issued to petitioner until after the
judge Of the'court granting natural zaticn
has signed the order to that effect.
In every case in which the name Of
naturalized alien is changed by order
/ of court, as provided IN section g. the
/ clerks of'courts are required to report 10
/ the Bureau Of immigration and Natu-
ralization, when transmitting 10 It the
/ duplicate of the certificate CT naturaliz,-
/ tion Of the alien whose name is changed,
both in the original and the new name Of
tho said person.
Duties Of Clerks of Courts.
Applications for the issuance Of dc
larauons of intention, or certificates OF
naturalization. in lieu of declarations OF
intention or certificates Of naturalization
claimed to have been lest or destroyed
shall be made under oath to the clerk IT
the court by which any such declaration
of intention or certificates Of naturaliza.
tion was originally issued. and shah o1n-
tain full information in regard to the
lost or destroyed papers. and as to thi
time, place and circumstances Of suol
alleged loss or destruction.
III an alien Is physically unable e
speak, that fact should be stated in his
petition for naturalzati in lieu of tn.
statement, I am able to speak the Eng
lish language
Clerks Of COURTS shall not receive dec
iarations Of intention to become ci.izeri
from other aliens than white persons az,
persons Of African nativity or Of Afr.c
descent.
Under section 2i66 of the revised stat
utes an honorably discharged soldier whit
is Of the age Of p years and upward ma,
be admitted TO become a citizen Of thl
United States without making the decla
ration Of intention required of othe
Glers
clerk Of courts having jurisdiction 4
naturallze under the provisions Of tn
Act of June %. 1906. are request d. il
case the foregoing rules and regulation
fail to remove from their minds doub
as to the proper course of action in an,
case, to write to the Bureau Of Immigra
ton and Naturalization for instruction
before taking such action"