Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-04-04


present residence. A personal descrip
tion Of the alien is taken Dy the clers
including height, weight complex
ion. color OF eyes and other visible dis
tinctive marks.
In addition to the above informa
ton the alien must take an oath re
nouncing all allegiance and fidelity to
all foreign powers. and that he is not
an anarchist or polygamist nor be
lever in the practice OF poiygamy and
that 1t is his intention. in good faith,
to become citizen OF the United
States and permanently reside there
In.
Declarations Of intention made priol
to the eth day Of September, 1906, are
good any time. Declarations made
since that date are not good for any
purpose after seven years from the
date of issue OF same.
After five years from date of arrival
in the United States and at least two
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tention the alien may file with the
clerk Of the court petition for natur
alization. in which he must give full
name, residence. place and date of
birth. date-day. month and year-of
arrival in the United States. place
foreign port-from which he emigrat
ed. port of entry, name of vessel OF
other conveyance on which he arrived
date-day, month and sear-he ar
rived in the state. date Of declaration
of intention. and file certified copy Of
same; name. place of birth and place
OF residence nf WIFE, II married. place
and date of Airth and place Of resi-
dence of each child, II any. and in al
dition to the oath mentioned in tn,
declaration of intention renouncing all
allegiance and fidelity to all foreign
powers he must state on oath that he
is not opposed to organized govern
ment and hat he has resided contin
uously in I e United States for at least
five years nd in the state for one year
Petitioners must speak the English
languauge and sign their petition in
their own handwriting.
An alien who made his declaration
OF intention prior to September 81.
1906, or who shall after September q,
1906. declare his intention to become
a citizen and who shall make home
stead entry upon the public lands of the
United States and comply in all re
spects with the laws providing for
homestead entries on such lands. ne
shall not be required to sresk the Eng
lish language or sign his petition in
his own handwriting.
The petitioner must have present at
the time OF filing his petition two wit
nesses, who are citizens OF the United
States, who have known him for at
least five years The clerk files pc
tition and fixes date, as near as may
be, of hearing for final papers, which
hearing must be in open court. No
tice of such hearing is posted by the
clerk in his Office for at least ninety
days. On the date set for final hear
ing. or later. the petitioner appears
in open court with two witnesses ap-
pearing on his petition II these wit
nesses cannot be produced others may
be used If the court is satisfied from
the evidence that the petitioner pos
sesses the necessary qualifications to
become citizen of the United States
an order will be entered admitting him
as such and final certificate of nat
uralization will be issued to him
| All records, books and blank forms
are furnished by the Bureau of Nat
uralization at Washington and all re-
ports together with copies of all
papers issued by the clerk are for
warded to this bureau Clerks are re-
Iquired to make monthly and quarterly
reports. The following fees are re-
quired to be collected:
Taking declaration of intention. 81.
Filling petition for naturalization 81.
Final certificate of naturalization So
Duplicate of declaration of intention
to become citizen and final certifi-
cate of citizenship may be obtained
upon proper proof of loss or destruc-
tion of the original. Application for
such duplicate must be made to the
clerk of court in whose office the
original record was made. The APP
plication must be made under oath
stating particulars of loss or destruc-
ton of the original The application
is submitted to the Bureau of Natural
ization and if proper showing is
made the clerk will be directed to
issue such duplicate.
That you may understand that
these requirements must be complied
with to the letter quote from lette,
received from the chief of the Bureau
of Naturalization dated February IL,
1907, which in part is as follows: 1T
is found necessary to return declara-
ton No /. The name of the vessel
has not been given. Such information
can generally be obtained by writing
to the collector of customs at the port
OF arrival, and a clerk of court
should not accept the declaration of
an alien until such effort has been
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