Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
HOW TO GET CITIZENS PAPERS.
Information for Benefit of Parties
Desiring to Become Citizens of
the United Statee.
Notice of Intention or First PAPERS.

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First papers may be taken out any time
after your arrival i'll the United States,
providing you are Eighteen (1S) year old
or over, but you must reside five 60 years
i'll the United States and you must be
over 81 years of age before you can apply
for your second papers. But if you lived
in the United States before you were
eighteen (1S) years old, hat time counts
just the same as it does after. For in
stance, had you arrived in this country at
the age of sixteen (Io) you would wait
two (2) years or until you became eigh-
teen (1S) and then apply for your first
papers and after having received them
you would only have to wait three (3)
years before p%etitioning for YOU second
papers. Your first papers must be two
years old before you can make application
for your second papers.
You do not need any witnesses in tax
ing out your first papers.
No person can be naturalized without
taking out first papers, even though he
came to this country before the age of
eighteen (IS) years. Except i'll case of
honorable discharged soldiers who are
exempt from certain formalities under
the present law.
Petition for Final or Second Papers.
After you have lived five years in the
United States and your first papers are
two ~ years old you may go to the office
OF the Clerk Of the District Court in the
County i'll which you lived, bringing
your first papers with you, together with
two witnesses (both of whom are citizens
of the United States and who will make
oath that they have known you to have
been a resident of the United States con-
%tinuously for five years and over and a
resident OF the State for at least one YEAR,
and apply tor your second papers.
Note the Following Carefully.
If YOU arrived i'll this country since
June 2otll, 1906, (the date the new law
took effect aside from all the foregoing
requirements You must be able to speak
the English language and to write your
full name before you can ask for your
second papers. This applies to all persons
who have taken out first papers since
June goth, 1906. If you arrived in this
country since that date YOU must write to
the Clerk of Court to send you a blank
application for a Certificate of Landing.
This you must fill out and send as
directed to Washington, D. c.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor will then send your Certificate of
Landing to the Clerk Of Court.
When he has received same he will
notify you, and you can her come in
with your witnesses and file your petition
for final papers.
Hearing for Final Papers.
After You have made the above petition
you must then wait ninety days before
you can get your final papers.
The clerk will mail you a notice stating
the time set for final hearing of your
petition before the court.
On The date set you must appear and
be sure and bring two of the witnesses
whom you named at the time of petition
ing.
Fees for Naturalization Papers.
The naturalization of the father natur-
allies the wife and children under 21
years of age. /.
s1.oo for your intention or first papers
and 3d. when you file your petition.
Parties interested will be given all in
formation possible upon addressing the
Clerk of the District Court,
Langdon, Cavalier County North Dakota.