Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-30

The department of commerce and
labor in Washington is mailing to
clerks of courts letters of instruc-
tons relative to the naturalization of
provisions for which were
modified in a law passed by congress
June 20, 1906. The regulations under
which transformation into citizens of
the United States are made will be
read with interest. The letters is as
follows:
To clerks of courts authorized to
naturalize aliens:
1. The provisions of the act ap-
proved June 20, 1906, to provide a
uniform rule of naturalization
throughout the United States, except
as to the organization of administra-
i've Offices in Washington, and the
preparation of records of arrivals by
immigration officers, do not become
effective until Setember 27, 1906.
2. Prior to September ~, 1906,
aliens may be naturalized under the
laws in force at the time of the pass
age of the act of June 20, 1906
8. Declarations of intention to be.
come citizens may also be made under
such prior laws until September 81,
1906, and such declarations may be
used to secure naturalization under
the act of June 20, 1906, as though
they had been made under its provis.
ions.
Who May Act.
4. Only those state or territorial
courts having seal. clerk, and jur.
isdiction in actions at law or equity,
Or law and equity, in which the
amount in controversy is unlimited"
may naturalize aliens ON and after
September 27. 1906.
s. The clerks of such state courts.
upon application therefor and the sub.
of authoritative evidence (pre-
ferably the certificate OF the chief law
officer of their state Or territory that
their courts, respectively, come within
the provisions of the said act of June
20, 1906, will be supplied with neces.
sary blank forms and records, the sup
ply being based upon statements by
such clerks as to the amount of nat
uralization business transacted by
their courts, respectively, during the
year prior ii such application.
6. Clerks of such courts, when fur.
nished on appliation with such forms,
etc., will also be furnished with blank
forms of requisition upon which all
subsequent applications for supplies
will be made.
Further Rules.
z. Clerks of such courts should
also. in making original application,
state the number of aliens who have
made declaration or intention to be-
come citizens and will be entitled dur.
ing the first year to become natural.
lied, so that it may be known whether
they will require, during each year.
certificates of naturalization.
8. Under an act entitled IAN act
to validate certain certificates of nat. |
uralization,' also approved June 20,
1906, such certificates of naturaliza.
ton as have been issued since March
3, 1908, without containing the state
ment required by the immigration act
OF said date in regard to anarchists.
may be substituted by certificates un.
der the naturalization act of June 20.
1906, upon application therefor in &C.
cordance with the provisions of said
act. The clerks of courts which have
issued such defective certificates
should therefor notify the bureau of
and naturalization of the
number of such certificates outstand.
ing.
James Randolph Garfield.
Acting Secretary.
Will Prevent Fraud.
Changes in the naturalization laws
OF the country will now make it i'm
possible for politicians to herd in a |
bunch of newly feged American citi. |
zens Just prior to election day.
Inc new law was written by Con.
gresham Boyge of Colorado and
VIII go into effect in the fail and the
governor of the state will issue orders
TO every court in the state in regard |
70 It. 1t was passed by congress at
the last term.
hitherto anyone who had taken ont
MS hrst papers at the end of three
years could be made into an Amer. |
can ciuzesn in five minutes. The new
law makes it necessary for the appli. |
cant to citizenship to have mis- name |
posted in some prominent place for % !
days prior to his final papers being
issued. This will give the public an
opportunity of seeing who is becoming |
naturaiized and If any fraud is being |
perpetrated to make complaint.
Must Wait Two Years.
Under the new law the foreigner On
arrival will be given dated certif-
cate. At the end OF two wears he NOV