The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-14


Anyone who becomes naturaiized I'M
der the provisions of Article ) shall
file a petition with the local official re-
questing him TO apply to the board of
the interior through the higher official
concerned to have his case put on
record.
Anyone who is living abroad shall
apply to the consul asking him to apply
to the minister, or he may apply direct
" to the minister, requesting him to
communicate with the board of the in
terror to have his case put on record
CHAPTER III.
eign Countries.
Article IL Any Chinese subject who
wishes TO be naturalized in any foreign
country must apply for permission to
renounee his Chinese nationality.
Article II. All Chinese subjects who
are not included in the following cate
gories may receive permission to re-
nounee their nationality:
(a) Those VINO are involved in I'M
settled criminal or civil cases at law.
(b) Those bound to military SER
vice.
| (c) Those who have not paid their
| lawful taxes.
(d) Those who have received off
| ciaI rank.
Article 49, Anyone who belongs to
any of the following classes is consid-
cred as having renouneed Chinese ma
| tionality;
(a) A Chinese woman who has mar
ried foreigner.
(b) One who has been adopted by
foreigner and lives with him.
(c) An i1legitimate child of a for
eign father whose father resumes re-
sponsibility for him or her.
(d) An illegitimate child Of a for
eign woman whose father refuses re-
! sponsibility but whose mother acknowl-
edges responsibility for him or her
Those who renounce their nationality
according to Section A of this article
are restricted to those who are regular
lv married and whose marriages are
| put on record. If, according to the
laws of the country concerned, mar
riage is not recorded as comforting ma
/ tionality, the woman shall be accounted
a Chinese subject.
Those who renounce their nationality
according to the provisions of Sections
. B, c and D of this article are limited
to those who are minors according to
Chinese law and who have not become
wives.
Article "A. When a man has re-
nounced his nationality, his wife and
minor children are considered also to
have renowned their nationality If
the wife wishes to retain her national
ity, or if the father wishes his minor
children to retain their nationality, he
may file petition to that effect, and
they will be considered as retaining
their Chinese nationality.
Article. /. No woman having a hl1s-
band may apply independently to re-
nounce her nationality. Those who are
minors according to Chinese law, and
all others who are not responsible are
not allowed to apply to renounce their
nationality.
Article Is. No Chinese who has re-
nouneed his nationality may enjoy any
OF the privileges reserved for Chinese
subjects in the interior of China.
Article II. Anyone applying to re-
nounce his nationality must file state
ment that he is not under any of the
disabilities enumerated in Article II,
and that he has committed no crime not
yet discovered.
Article IS. Anyone who applies to
renounce his nationality must file an
application with the local official of
his native place requesting him to ap-
ply to the board of the interior through
the higher officials concerned. for the
issue of a permit. If he is in for
eng country, he may request the min
lister through the consul, or the min
lister direct, to apply to the board of
the interior. The date of the permit
will be taken as proof of the time when
nationality was renowned.
Those who have not applied for and
received permission to renounce their
nationality will, without inquiry into
the circumstances of the case, be held
to their Chinese allegiance.
Those who have renowned their ma
tionality according TO the provisions
of Article IS will act as provided for
IN the third paragraph of Article 10.
CHAPTER ".