The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
NEW NATURALIZATION LAW.


New regulations affecting the ma
turalization of foreign.born citizens
are prescribed in a law e enacted at the
last session of congress-, and which
will 60 into effect September p. Its
provisions differ materially from the
law now in effect, and are defined in
this newspaper summary:
Jurisdiction to n%aturalize is be.
slowed upon the courts, the same as
under the existing law, but no court
may grant naturalizat alton papers to
an alien not residing within its par
ticulsr judicial district. Consecu-
lively numbered blank forms are sup.
piled, and before final papers are
granted the applicant for citizenship
must make oath before the clerk that
it is his bona ide intention to become
a citizen. renouncing all allegiance as
at present. But before he may do
this he will be required to have been
in the country for a period of no less
than two years and he must not be
younger than eighteen years. In his
declaration of intention he must set
forth the same facts as when he al
registered upon his arrival.
Not less than two years or more
than seven years after filing his dec.
laration Of intention, the applicant
for citizenship must file in duplicate a
petition in writing, signed In his own
handwriting and properly verified,
in which he shall give his full name,
place Of residence, street number, II
residing in a city, etc., place of birth,
age, place from which he e%migrated,
port Of entry, name Of vessel and date
of its landing, together with other in.
formation OF like nature. In addition
to this he will, il married, be required
to give the name of his wife, place of
her birth, names and number of chill
dren, where born, their age and a COM.
plete description of them.
But this is not all. The petitioner
must also swear that he Is not q mem.
Der of any organization which teaches
disbelief in or opposition to organized
government; that he is not q polyga.
mist or believer in polygamy: that it
Is his intention to remain permanently
in the country aud that he has e.
been denied citizenship, or If he has,
give the reason thereof. He must fur.
ther make the usual remuneration of
allegiance to all foreign powers and
p%otentates.
The petition must be verified by the
nNidavits OF at least two credible wit.
nesses, citizens Of the United States,
that they have known the petitioner
for ut least five years and that he has
been q resident Of the United States
that long and a resident Of the state,
territory or district in which the APP
plication is made for at least one year
immedi ately preceding the date of ill.
ing the petition. The witnesses will
also be required to swear to the moral
character of the man and their belief
that he will make u good citizen.
AT the same time the petition for
naturalization is filed with the clerk
there must also be filed with that Of
fetal q certificate from the bureau of
naturalization and immigration stat.
ing the time OF the petitioners arrival
In the country aud other inform alton
corroborativc of the facts alleged by
him. If everything appears regular
the clerk Of the court shall then post
a bulletin giving the date of final
hearing, which in no case shall be
less than ninety days.
No citizenship papers shall be
granted within thirty days preceding
any general election.
No alien who cannot speak the Eng.
fish language shall be naturalized.
Through the district attorney the
government reserves the right to op.
pose naturalization of any alien and
If notice Of opposition is given the
Judge is debarred from granting final
papers until after the expiration of
thirty days. This is done to afford
the government ample opportunity to
begin proceedings to prevent the is.
suance OF papers. TO aid or abet in
any way a fraudulent application for
naturalizatio is made a felony and is
punishable as such.