Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-19

The clerks of the superior court in this county are now ready to look after the naturalization business. A case has been erected in the hallway in the City hall, near the door of the clerks office, in which must be posted by the clerk the petition for naturalization im- mediately after it is filed. This is a long blank Whmich has to be filled out, giving name, address, birthplace. occu- patton, date of arriving in country, ves- sel coming on, declaration of place of becoming citizen. name of wife and children, if any, statement of disbelief in anarchy polygamy, and renouncing all other allegiance whether or not he is able to speak English, residence in this country and whether he had ap- piled before or not. The names of the witnesses to be called must also be given.
 The feees charged are as follows: Application for declaration of intention $1; petition for naturalization, $4 half of which is for the making. hIing and docketing, and the other half for en- tering the final order and issuing final certificate.
 Those who want to be naturalized or who desire to make a declaration of in- tention should call at teh clerks office and get the proper form, which can be taken away and filled out as required The declaration of intention is issued in triplicate. one being on file in the clerks office, one going to the bureau of immigration and naturalization, and the third to the applicant. These pa- pers are given to the applicant in a manilla jacket on which is printed the penalties for violation of the natural ization laws. and they are stiff ones.
 The petition for citizenship is made in duplicate. the original being filed here and the duplicate goes to the government department. The certih- cate of naturalization is made in du- plicate, the original being given to the person, the other to the department Iaxyf ha pla
 It is necessary to declare Intentions two years before the naturalization can take place. It is necessary to be in the country before one will be made a citizen and it is necessary to make a petition for naturalization not less than two years nor more than seven after the intentions are taken out. The petitions for citizenship must be sign be verified by afidaVits of two who are citizens as to his being a resident in the country five years and in the state one year. It is necessary for all those coming into the country since the passage of the act to file a certih- cate with the department stating the steamer they came over on After the petitions are filed they must be posted for ninety days and in case of change in witnesses they must be posted 90 days also before final action can be taken by the court. No alien can be naturalized unless he can opcdh Lnt i~AiSiihlt lhliE udSFs l1Nti9 final hearing shall be in open court before a judge thereof and every final petition shall be in the hand of the court. Upon the final hearing the ap- plicant and witnesses can be exam ined, the United States having the right to appear and produce evidence and be heard in opposition.
 The clerks are responsible for all blanks and must account for them. The hours have been fixed by the clerks of the superior court of this county so as not to conflict with other duties and are on Saturday from 10 to l, during which time they will look after naturalization business. The de- lay in preparation for this work was because of the failure to get sufficient quantity of blanks. The best way for the applicants to do is to make an appointment with the clerk. For the naturalization purpose the superior court will be in session in this county in Norwich in June on the first Tues day. The United States district att torney takes charge of the proceed ings.