The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

the State Immediately preceding the
filing Of the petition. The petition
must be supported by asidavits of two
citizens who have personal knowledge
Of the applicants residence; by the
declaration Of intention and b. a GER
tificate from the Department of Com
merce and Labor, stating the time,
place and manner of arrival in the
United States.
The oaths of the petitioner, as well
as the testimony Of his two witnesses,
must be taken in open court. The
fina hearing has to be before the
judge and not the clerk as is the
custom and the final order must be
entered on record. Notice of the
hearing of the petition must be posted
in a public place in the office or the
building occupied by the clerk; this
hearing can be only on stated days,
fixed by the rule of the court, but must
be at least ninety days after the filing
and posting of the notice. The APP
plicant, among other things, must be
able TO speak the English language,
provided he is not a homeSteader. He
must be a believer in organized gov
ernment; must be neither a pOlygamist
nor an anarchist. The court, in ad-
ditiOn to naturalizing an alien may,
upon his application, change his name.
THE United States has the right to
ppear through the district attorney,
cross examine witnesses, and oppose
the claim of the applicant. Proceed
ings may also be instituted to avoid
fraudulent naturalization.
Aliens who have been h~onorably
discharged from the United States
army, need not file a declaration OF
intention, and need prove only one
years residence in the United States.
Aliens, native Of any country at war
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come citizens. hines are not ad-
mitted to citizenship. Children Of
naturalized citizens under s. of TWEEN
ty-One at the time of the naturaliza-
ton Of their parents, and children OF
citizens, no matter if they were born
out of the jurisdiction Of the United
States, are citizens. Alien Sean1en Of
merchant vessels, who have served
three years may be admitted to citi-
zenship. Aliens honorably disc harged
from the navy or marine corps may
be admitted to citizenship after five
years service, without any declara-
ton Of intention.
THE widow and minor children Of
one who declared his intention to be-
come a citizen before death, may, by
petition and without declaration of in
tention, become citizens. But the old
law permitting minors, who have re-
sided in the United States three years
prior to becoming t~Wenty-one, to be
come citizens after five years resi-
dence, any declaration of in
tentiOn has been repealed.
The clerk must keep and file dup
licates Of declarations Of intention,
and send to the Bureau of Emigration
and Naturalization, within thirty days
after the issuance of a certificate Of
citizenship, a duplicate Of such GER
tificate. A stub must be kept " thu
clerk and certified copies Of proceed
ings must be sent to the bure-u. The
clerk is entitled to a fee of one dol
lar for the declaration of intention;
two dollars for docketing the petition
for citizenship, and two dollars for
entering the final order, and issuing
the certificate of citizenship. One
half of these fees so to the clerk, the
remainder to the Department Of Com
merce and Labor.