The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-04-26

the duty or propriety Of unlawfully AS
saulting or killing the officers Of any
government, shall be admitted to citi-
zenship; nor any person who cannot
speak the English language, if he is
physically able to speak, unless he takes
a homestead and complies with the
homestead laws; nor any polygamist OF
a believer in polygamy.
FoRMAL1T1Es 'REQU1RED-DEcLARAr
PETITION.
An alien, otherwise qualified, may de-
clare his intention to become a citizen
after he is eighteen years of age, and be-
sides taking required oath renouncing
former allegiance, the declarant must
set forth his name in full, occupation,
personal description, place of birth, last
foreign residence, the date of his arrival,
the name of the vessel or railroad, in or
over which she came and his present
place of residence.
Not less than two years nor more than
seven, after the alien has filed his de-
claration, he must make and file his Pc
tition. He must sign the petition in his
own hand writing by full name, and set
forth therein the same facts as in his
declaration, and in addition thereto give
the name and place of birth of his wife,
if married, and the place ofher residence
at the time of filing the petition, also if
he has children, the name, date, place of
birth, and place of residence of each
child living. He must further state in
his petition that he is not opposed to
organized government, etc., that he is
not polygamist nor believer in that
institution, and that he can speak the
English language, and that he intends
to reside permanently in the United
States, and if he is of any of the orders
of nobility, he must renounce his title,
also former allegiance, and if he has
been refused citizenship in any court of
the U. s. or any state court, he must
state the reason for such refusal and
show that the cause thereof has been re-
moved. He must verify this petition by
his oath, and it must be further verified
by the oath of two creditable persons
who are themselves citizens.
Notice by posting for ninety days
must be given before the hearing of the
petition. 1t must be heard in open
court before the Judge on stated days
fixed by the rule of the court. The Pc
titioner must establish by the testimony
of two witnesses, who are citizens, his
continuous and immediate residence for
period of five years at least in the U.
S. and one year in the state before the
filing of the petition. If the applicant
has not lived the whole five years in the
jurisdiction where he applies, he may
establish the remaining portion of his
five years residence by the deposition
of two witnesses, who are citizensJ upon
notice to the Bureau of Immigration
and Naturalization, and the U. s. attor-
ney for the district where such witnesses
reside. Then if the applicant satisfac-
torily proves the necessary qualifica.
tions for citizenship and residence, the
Judge will make an order admitting him
to citizenship, upon which order the
clerk will issue to him his certificate OF
citizenship. But no certificate shall be
issued within thirty days of any general
election held in the jurisdiction where
he applies.
For the declaration of intention. S1.OC
Upon filing the petition. ....-... 2.OC
For the certificate of citizenship zoo
besides the customary witness fees pei
diem and mileage of his witnesses
| which the clerk may require the appli.
cant to deposit in advance before sum.
moning any witnesses.
CLERKS
Clerks are personally responsible to
the government for all blank certificates
of citizenship to the amount of $4,000
for each and every certificate they do
not properly account for.
VIOLATIONS OF THE NATURALIZATION
LAWS FINEs-IMPR1soNMENT.
Any person who FORCES certificate of
citizenship is liable to Imprisonment for
not more than ten years or to fine not
more than 100000 or to both.
Any clerk or other person who issues,
or is party to the issuance of certif-
cate of citizenship contrary to law is
guilty of felony and punishable by a
fine not to exceed 100000 or five years
imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.
Any person who is unlawfully pos
sessed of blank certificate of citizen