The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-26
INFORMATIONON NATURALIZATION

amendment to the State Constitution
which became effective on December
l, 1910:
"Persons of foreign birth who, prior
to the first day of December, A. d
1908, shall have declared their inten
tions to become citizens conformable tt
the laws of the United States on the
subject of naturalization, provided tha
the rights hereby granted to such per
sons shall cease on the first day OF De
cember, A. D. 1872"
Many who have been voting on frs
papers will now be obliged TO become
full fedged citizens if they desire tc
retain their right to vote in this state
They can do so through the means ot
Naturalization.
What is meant by naturalization?
Naturalization is the process where.
by citizen or subject Of one country
becomes citizen of another country
| Who may become naturalized citi-
zens of this country?
All persons who are aliens of any
other country and ere members of the
! white and black races, and who can
prove that they have lived in thiscoun-
try for more then five years and in this
state at least one year prior to the
time of making application for second
papers.
The first step to become naturalized
is to go to the Clerk of Circuit Courts
office at the Court House and secure
the first papers or declaration of in
tention.
What is Declaration of Intentions
A Declaration of Intention is sol
emn oath of an alien that it is his in
tention in good faith to renounce for
ever his foreign allegiance, and to be-
come citizen of this country, and to
permanently reside here.
A Declaration of Intention contains
the following facts:
Name and address of declarant;
Place and date of birth;
Description;
Port of taking boat to come to this
country;
Name of ruler of country of which
he is subject;
Last foreign residence;
Date and port of arrival in the Unit
ed States.
A declaration of intention is good for
7 years after date OF issue. If person
fails to get his second" papers in that
time, he will be obliged to get another
first paper. Within the next year or
two the first Declarations of Intention
issued in this country under the law OF
1906 will become null and void unless
the people holding them file their
applications for second papers before
the seven years are up.
The second step in the naturalization
proceedings is filing an application or
petition for second papers.
A person who has lived in the coun-
try for more than five years and has a
first paper which is more than two
years old, and who can prove his resi-
dence by two witnesses, who must be
citizens, can make petition for second
papers. The witnesses must appear at
the time when the applicant files his
petition and sign the required atfidav-
it's.
The Petition contains the following
facts:
Full name and address of petitioner;
Occupations;
Place and date of birth;
Date and place of emigration;
Name of boat;
Date and port of landing in the Unit
ed States
Date and name of court in which the
Declaration Of Intention was issued.
The first paper must be left with the
Clerk;
If married, name of wife; date and
place of her birth;
Date and place of birth of each child;
Remuneration of allegiance to the
ruler of the country of which he is q
subject.
Many people who have lived in this
country for many years are just learn
ing that they are not citizens of the
United States because parents did not
get either first papers or second pap.
ers. Those people can file petition
for second papers without having first
papers II they come under the follow.
ing three points:
"First. He must have believed him.
self to be citizen of the United States
through misinformation and must have
acted under the impression that he was
States.
"Second. He must have exercised
the rights and duties Of a citizen ir
good faith because of such wrongful
information and belief.
"Third. He must have been entitl
ed for period of more than five year,
to be naturalized as a citizen"
The third step is the final hearing b!
the Court.
The petitioner and his witnesses
must be examined in open court in th,
presence of the Judge. A United
States Officer is present at the fina
hearing and questions petitioners as Il