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

/ If the petitioner arrives in the United
States after the passage of this act,
Istating the date, place and manner
of his arrival in the United States,
and the declaration of intention of
such petitioner, which certificate and
/ declaration shall be attached to and
made part Of said petition.
| Third. He shall, before he is adj
mitted to citizenship, declare on. oath
in open court that he viii support the
constitution of the United States, and
! that he absolutely and entirely
renounces and abjures all allegiance
and fidelity to any foreign prince,
potentate, state or sovereignty, and
particularly by name to the prince,
potentate, state or sovereignty of
which he was before citizen or sub
ject; that he will support and defend.
the constitution and laws of the
United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic, and bear true
faith and allegiance to the same. H.
Fourth 1t shall be made to ap-
pear to the satisfaction Of the court
admitting any alien to citizenship
that Immediately preceding the date
Of his application he has resided con-
j tinuously within the United States
five years at least, and within the
state or territory where such court
is at the time held one year at least,
and that during that time he has
behaved as man Of good moral
character, attached to. the principles
of the constitution of the United
States, and we'll disposed to the good
order and happiness of the same. In
addition to the oath of the applicant,
the testimony of at least two wit
nesses, citizens of the United States,
as to the facts of residence, moral
4 character, and attachment to the
principles of the constitution shall
be required, and the name, place
4 of residence, and occupation of each
! witness shall be set forth in the
record.
i Fifth. In case the alien applying
to be admitted to citizenship has
4 borne any hereditary title, or has
been of any of the orders Of nobility
in the kingdom or state from which
he came, he shall, in addition to the
4 above requisites, make an express
i remuneration of his title or order of
nobility in the court to, which his
! application is made, and his renun-
citation shall be recorded in the court.
j Sixth. When any alien who has
declared his intention to become a
4 citizen of the United States dies be-
fore he is actually naturalized the
widow and minor children of such
alien may, by complying with the
other provisions of this act, be nat
uralized without making any dec
I laration Of intention.
Sec. 5. That the clerk of the
court shall, Immediately after filing
the petition, give notice thereof by
posting in a public and conspicuous
place in his Office, Or in the building
in which his office is situated, under
. an appropriate heading, the name,
nativity, and residence of the alien,
, the date and place of his arrival in
, the United States, and the date, as
nearly as may be, for the final hear
ing of his petition, and the names of
: the witnesses whom the applicant
expects to summon in his behalf;
and the clerk shall, if the applicant
, requests it, issue a subpoena for the
witnesses so named by the said ap-
!, plicant to appear upon the day set
! for the final hearing, but in case
such witnesses cannot be produced
upon the final hearing other wit
/ nesses may be summoned.
Sec. s. That petitions for nat
: uralization may be made and filed
! during term time or vacation of the
! court and shall be docketed the same
Il day as filed, but final action thereon
!, shall be had only on stated days, to
j be fixed BY rule Of the court, and in
4 no case shall final action be had upon
Il a petition until at least ninety days
have elapsed after fling and posting
& the, notice Of such petition. Pro.
/ yided, that no person shall be nat.
i uralized nor shall any certificate Of
/ naturalization be issued by any court
within thirty days preceding the
j holding of any general election
j within its territorial jurisdiction
1t shall be lawful at the time and
as part Of the naturalization q
i any alien, for the court, In Its dis
! erection, upon the petition Of sucf
I alien, to make decree changing thu
Z name Of said alien. and his eertif
T cate Of naturalization shall be issuet
!. to him III accordance Herewith.