Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-23
THE new Naturalization Law

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Clerk of Court A. w. Cook has given
an excellent presentment Of the new
naturalization law in the following
letter to an inquirer. AS there is little
general information on this subject the
Tribune publishes the letter hoping it
will be Of interest to those who have
not vet become citizens Of the United
States. The letter follows:
In reply to your letter Of March IS,
1907, asking for information relative
to the naturalization Of aliens, will say
that the present naturalization law be-
came EFFECTIVE September 81, 1906.
That you may understand the different
steps to be taken to become natural
lied citizen, / will give you, in brief,
the requirements of the present law.
Clerks Of the state district court can
accept declaration Of intention and pc
tition for naturalization, only, from
aliens living within the Judicial dis
trict Of which his county forms part,
and an order granting final certificate
of naturalization can be granted, only,
by the Judge Of such district.
In making declaration Of intention
an alien must give date and place
town and country of birth, place Of
last foreign residence, place from
which he enigrated, date day, month
and year-of arrival in the United
States, port Of entry, name Of vessel
or other conveyance on which he ar
rived in the United States and his
present residence. "a personal descrip
ton of the alien is taken by the CLERK
including height, weight, complex
ion. color of eyes and other visible dis
tinctiYe 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 moi
an anarchist or a polygamist nor a be-
lever in the practice of polygamy and
that it is his intention, in good faith,
to become q citizen Of the United
States and permanently reside there
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Declarations Of intention made prior
to the 9th day Of September, 1906. are
good any time. Declarations made
since that date are not good for anS
purpose after seven years from the
date Of issue of same.
After i've years from date Of arrival
in the United States and ait least two
years after making declaration Of ii
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 81
birth, dateday, month and year oj
arrival in the United States, place
i foreign portfrom which he emigrat
ed, port Of entry, name of vessel 81
tsother conveyance on which he arrived
date day, month and yearh ar
4 rived in the state, date Of declaration
Of intention, and file certified copy o
I same; name, place Of birth and place
Of residence Of wife, If married, plac.
and date Of birth and place Of resi-
/ dence OF each child, If any, and in ad
dition to the oath mentioned In til,
declaration OF intention renouncing all
allegiance and fidelity to all foreigl
powers he must state on oath that he
is not opposed to organized govern
ment and that he has resided contin
nously In the United States for at leas
five years and In the state for one year
i Petitioners must speak the Englisl
Il languauge and sign their petition Ii
4 their own handwriting.
An alien who made his declaratio,
i OF intention prior to September n
/ 1906, or who shall after September n
i 1905, declare his intention to becom,
Citizen and who shall make home
stead entry upon the public lands OF Ii,
/ United States and comply III all L
spects with the laws providing to
homestead entries on such lands, b
shall not be required to speak the Eng
Hah language or sign his petition i
his own handwriting.
The petitioner must have present 4