Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-08-20

final citizenship with his certificate, a
copy of his original declaration and
his two American citizen witnesses.
This time, the law specifies, he must
tell mis- desires TO the clerk in Eng.
lish and the clerk must find out II he
can talN English.
Then the two witnesses will be
questioned. The ANSWERS to these
questions will be made under oath,
and will be put into the shape of two
affidayits. The witnesses will be ask
ed whether Spageti is a good law
abiding person; whether he ever has
been arrested or sent to Jail; whether
he knows about the American consti
tuition and form of government, and
likes 1t. The witnesses Wal also be
asked few questions about them
selves. ya~f
II everything appears satisfactory
Spagetti will sign the formal applica
ton and the witnesses will sign the
affldavits. Then the clerk will tel
Spagetti to come back on certain
date--about three months later--wher
the court Is In session. So he gives
up his 81 and all his papers and goes
away.
Thereupon the clerk OF the court
starts the ball rolling. The applica,
ton is made out in duplicate, and oue
copy, wICh lne affidavits and certifi.
cate attached, is, within the next so
days, sent to Washington to the bu.
reau Of naturalization. Here 1t is thor.
oughly investigated. The law allows
the bureau sixty days for this sole
purpose, and no final certificate of
citizenship can be given until this
time has expired
And this is where Uncle Sam gets
busy. 1t is not enough that Spagettiis
papers are all In proper form and
look straight. The bureau will send
out inspectors to find If in fact things
are what they seem. If special
agent found the witnesses to be pro-
fessional Witnesses, or Spagetti to be
a felon, or bad character, he would
so report, and the bureau would send
word to the district attorney to ap-
pear in court on the day set for Spa
getti to come in, and to oppose the
granting of citizenship to him. II the
court persisted, the district attorney
could note an appeal to the higher
court.
II, however Spagetti Is found to be
good peaceable man, and his wit
nesses good American citizens, the
agent so reports to the bureau, and
the bureau returns the papers to the
clerk of the court, without objection
to the granting of a certificate of cit
izenship.
So, on the final day, Spagettl goes
to the court with his witnesses; he
shows that he can talk English; he
answers any questions the court de-
sires to ask, and any which may be
put by the district attorney. Then
he pays another 81 (he has paid s. in
ALL, and Is handed a beautifully en-
grayed certificate of citizenship-en-
graved in the bureau Of engraving and
printing in Washington and printed
on money paper-and he is a citizen.
Every care will be taken to prevent
forgery or counterfeiting of the new
certificate of citizenship. Every blank
will be numbered, and clerks of court
can obtain them only from the Wash
lngton authorities and on showing the
Of the court. Each blank
will have TO be accounted for and the
law provides a fine of $50 for any
clerk neglecting TO account for a blank
so furnished
No court Is permitted to issue nat.
certificates within thirty
days prior to an election.