The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-11
TO BECOME
A CITIZEN
Procedure Which Must Be
Followed Out
BY THOSE TAKING PAPERS
~ Rsqsust Of Many. Part Of the Fed
eral Naturalization Law. Approved
June -. 1905. Is Hereby
Published

Inasmuch as naturalization court is "a
be held soon the requirements a. 70 &C.
lion by prospective citizens. a. part Of
the federal naturalization law. arc here.
BY giseni
First, lie shall declare On oath before
the clerk Of any court authorized by
this act 20 natufalife aliens. or his Au.
thoriEed deputy, in the district In which
such allen resides, two years AZ least
prior 60 his admission, and after Ne has
reached the age Of eighteen years. that
Il Is bona ilde his intention % become
citizen Of the United States, and 70
renounce forever all allegiance and hdel.
ny to any foreign prinee. potnntate.
state. or sovereignty. and particularly.
BY name, 20 the prince. potensatc. state.
OF sovereignty Of which the alienl may
be Al The time a citizen or subject. And
such declaration shall set forth name.
age, occupation, personal description,
place Of birth, last foreign residence and
allegiance, the date Of arrival. the name
Of the vessel, II any, In which he came
70 the United States, and the present
place Of residence In the United States
Of said alien. Provided. however, that
no alien who. In conformity With the
law in force az the date Of his declare.
ton, has declared his intention 10 be.
come = citizen Of the United States shall
be required 70 renew such declaration.
Second. Not lees than two years ar
more than seven years after he has
made such declaratlon Of intention he
shall make and iile. in duplicate, 9 peti.
tion In writing, signed BY the applicast
in his own handwriting and duly yeri.
fed, in which petition such applicant
shall state his full name bis place OF
residence BY street and number, u pos.
sihle1. his occupation, and. II possible,
the waite and place Of his birth; the
place from which he emigsted. and the
date and place Of his arrival In the
United states. and, II he entered through
A port. the name Of the vessel on which
he arrived; the time when and the place
and name Of the court where be declared
his intention TO become a citizen Of the
United States; II he IL married he shall
state the name Of his wife, and, " pos.
sible, the country Of her nativity and
her place Of residence Al the time OF 81.
ing bis petition; and II he has children,
the name, date, and place OF birth and
place Of residence OF each child living at
the time Of the filing Of his petition;
Provided, That II he has filed bis declar.
alton before the passage Of this act he
shall not be required TO sign the petit
tion In his own handwriting.
The petition shall set forth that he il
not . disbeliever In or opposed 10 or
ganiEed government, or member Of af-
fliated With any organization or body
Of persons teaching disbelief in or op.
posed to organized government, a polyg-
amist or believer in the practice Of po-
lygamy, and that Il Is his intention to
become citizen Of the United STATE
and to renounce absolutely and forever
all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign !
prince. potentate, state, or sovereignty, |
and particularly BY name 10 the prince, |
potentate, state. or sovereignty Of which |
he at the time Of fling OF his petition |
may be a citizen or subject, and that it |
Is his intention 70 reside permanently /
within the United States. and whether
or not he has been denied admission as l
a citizen of the United States, and, II |
denied, the ground or grounds Of such |
denial, the court or courts in which such I
decision was rendered. and that the cause
for such denial has since been cured
or removed, and every fact material to
his naturalization and required TO be
proved upon the final hearing Of his ap-
plication.
The petition shall also be verified by 4
the affidavits Of az least two credible 1
witnesses. who are citizens Of the United
States, and who shall state in their afr
iavits that they have personally known
the applicant to be a resident Of the
United States for a period of at least
i've years continuously, and Of the state,
territory, or district III which the appli. 4
,ation is made for period Of at least
1ne year Immediately preceding the date
of the fling Of his petition, and that
hey each have personal knowledge that
he applicant to be resident Of the
character, and that he is in every way
lualifed. in their opinion, to be admitted
Is citizen Of the United States.
At the time Of filing his petition there
shall be filed with the clerk of the court
certificate from the department of
commerce and labor, ii the petitioner
arrives in the United States after the
,assage of this act, stating the date,