The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-12

Sec 4. That alien may be admitted to become
citizen of the United States in the following and
not otherwise:
First. He shall declare oath before the clerk of
any authorized by this Act to nauraize aliens.
his authorized deputy in the district in which such alien
resides years at least prior to his admission, and
after he has reached the Of eighteen years. that is
bona fde his intention to become citizen of the United
States and To forever all allegiance and fidelity
to any foreign prince potentae state or sovereignty
and particularly by to the prince potentate state
sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time
citizen subject And such declaration shall set forth
the name age occupation personal description place of
brth last foreign residence and allegiance, the date OF
arrival the of the vessel if in which he came
to the United Staes and the present place of residence
in the United States of said alien: Provided, however,
That alien who in conformity with the law in force at
the date of his declaration has declared his intention to
become citizen of the United States shall be required to
renew such declaration.
Second. Not less than two years than seven
years after he has made such declaration of intention he
shall make and le in duplicate. a petition in writing,
signed by the applicant in his handwriting and duly
verified in which petition such applicant shall state his
full name his place of residence (by street and number
if possble) his occupation and if possible the date and
place Of his brth the place from which he emgrated,
and the date and place of his arrival III the United States
and if he entered through port the of the vessel
which he arrived; the time when and the place and
name of the court where he declared his intention be-
citizen of the United Staes if he is married he
shall state the of his wife and, if possible the
country of her nativity and her place Of residence at the
time of the filing of his petition Provided That if he has
filed his declaration before the passage of this Act he
shall not be required to sign the petition his hand
writing.
The petition shall set forth that he is not disbeever
in opposed to organized government, member of
affiliated with any organization body of persons
teaching disbelief in opposed to organized
polyganst believer in the practice of poygamy and
that is his intention to become citizen of the United
States and to absolutely and forever all ae
glance and fidelity to any foreign prince potenate sate
sovereignty and particularly by to the prince
potentate state sovereignty of which he at the time
of filing of his petition be citizen subject, and
that it is his intention to reside permanently within the
United States, and whether not he has been denied ad
mission citizen of the United States and if denied
the ground grounds of such DENIAL the court courts
in which such decision rendered. and that the
for such denial has since been cured removed and
every fact material to his naturalization and required to
be proved upon the final hearing of his application.
The petition shall also be verified by the aidavts of
least credible witnesses, who citizens of the
United States and who shall state in their adavits that
they have personally known the applicant to be resident
of the United States for period of at least five years
continuously and Of the State Territory district in
which the application made for period of at least
year Immediately preceding the date of the filing of his
petition and that they each have personal knowedgethat
the petitioner person of good moral character and
that he is in every way qualified in their opinion to be
admitted as citizen of the United States.
At the time of filing his petition there shall be filed
with the clerk of the certificate from the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor if the petitioner arrives in
the United States after the passage of this Act stating
the date place. and 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 admitted to citizenship,
declare on oath open Court that he will support the
Constitution of the United States and that he absolutely
and entirely and abures all allegiance and
fidelity to any foreign prince potentate state
eighty and particularly by to the prince potentate
state or sovereignty of which he before citizen
subject that he will support and defend the Constitution
and laws of the United States against all enemies foreign
and domestic and bear faith and allegiance to the
same.
Fourth It shall be made to appear to the satisfaction
of the court admitting any alien to citizenship that i'm
mediaey preceding the date Of his application he has
sided continuously within the United States five years at
least and within the State Territory where such court
is at the held year least and that during that
time he has behaved 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 In addition to the oath of the
pcan the testimony of at least two Witnesses citizens
of the United States to the facts of residence moral
character and attachment to the principles of the Con-