CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-05-21
CRIMINAL 0FFENSE TO Vote
WITHOUT FINAL PAPERS


approved June 29, 1906, and became
effective September 27.~1aO6' a num-
ber of radical changes were made IN
the naturalization laws of the United
States.
Declarations of intention made prior
to September 27, 1906, are of full
force, and certificates of naturaliza-
ton may be issued upon them in the
manner provided in said act.
Any alien 81 years of age or up
ward, being a white person or per-
son of African nativity or OF African
descent, who made his or her declara:
ton of intention to become citizen
more than two years ago may appear
at the office of the clerk OF the dis
trict court in the county where he re-
sides and make petition for natural-
zation. He must at the same time and
place have two witnesses who are
themselves native born citizens or VINO
have received their naturalization pa
pers and who must swear that they
have personally known the applicant
to be a resident of the United States
for a period of at least five years con-
tinuously and of this state for at
least one year Immediately preceding
the date of filing his petition and that
they each have personal knowledge
that the petitioner is a person OF good
moral character and is in every way
qualified, in their opinion, to be ad-
mitted as a citizen of the United
States.
At the time of filing his petition he
must also file his declaration of in
tention or a certified copy thereof and
pay the fees provided for by said act.
The certificate of citizenship cannot
be issued until notice of the filing OF
said petition has been posted by the
clerk for at least ninety days and 1t
must be issued by order of the judge
made in open court after an examlna-
ton of the petitioner and his two
witnesses.
If the petitioner cannot secure the
attendance of two witnesses who have
personal knowledge of the facts which
must be proved, he may produce wit
nesses who have known him for at
least one year and may introduce
dispositions of other witnesses as to
the remainder of the five years, but
the names of said witnesses must be
furnished to the clerk when said petit
ton is filed.
No certificate of citizenship can be
issued by any court within thirty days
preceding any general election.
No foreign born person has the
right to vote at any election unless he
has received his certificate of natural
ization. The laws of Colorado former,
ly permitted any foreign born citizen
to vote as soon as he had declared his
intention to become a citizen, but this
has been changed and it is now a
criminal offense for any foreign born
person to vote unless he has received
his final papers.
Since no certificate can be issued
within thirty days preceding an cleo
ton and until at least ninety days af-
ter the filing of the petition, any for
eign born person who desires to vote
on November 3rd, must file his petit
ton for naturalization not later than
July 3rd.
1t frequently happens that it is
necessary for the petitioner to secure
additional information before his petit
tion can be filed, and any person ex-
pecting to become naturaliZed in time
to vote this year should make appli-
cation at as early date as possible.
1t is necessary to state in the petit
ton, if possible, the name, place of
residence, occupation, date and place
of birth, place from which he emil
grated date and place of arrival in
the United States, name of vessel on
which he arrived, and, If married,
name of wife, and If he has children,
the name date and place Of birth and
place of residence of each child liv-
ing at the time of filing of his petit
ton.
The naturalization of a husband
naturaliZes the wife, and the natural
iZation of a parent naturalizes the
minor children. At the time and as
a part of the naturalization of any
alien, the court may make a decree
changing the name of said alien.
Any alien may. after he has reach
ed the age of IS years, appear at the
office of the clerk of the district court
in the county in which he resides,
and declare his intention to become a
citizen of the United States, and no
certificate of naturalization can be is
sued until at least two years after
such declaration is made, except that
an alien of 81 years and upward may
be admitted to become citizen with
out making the declaration of his in
tentiOn If he has been hOnorably dis
charged from the army of the United
States, or after service of five con-
secutive years in the United States
navy, or after one enlistment of four
yearS in tho JTpitad Ctatoc ripa