The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-21

daily papers last summer these statis-
tics appeared: in 1906, when Gary be-
came a corporate city there was a
population Of 334 people and the tax
able property was valued at s2.77,645.
Now the city of Gary has a population
of over thirty thousand people and the
taxable property valued at $50, 00O. 900.
! 4 city government had to be instituted
and departments organized to keep
breast of this rapid increase of popu-
lation and capital. If Gary today
| should be behind the other cities Of
] Northern Indiana and the cities of it's
size in the nation at large there might
/ be ample justification therefor-as no
city has had such a rapid growth. But
on the contrary the city IS leading most
cities in its scientific handling of civic
problems. For example the sanitary
and sewage problem is being handled
| in such a manner as TO elicit the ad-
| miration and praise of the recent In
: ternational Convention of Sanitary Ex-
perts In Washington; Scribners Maya
zine in recent article on model cities
building: and more is being said about
teh Gary school sysm than of any ether
in the union
Gary can lead in another phase Of
American civic life II the citizens who
speak the English language and are
familiar with America institutions
and standards of living will cooperate.
Most of the people VINO speak foreign
languages in Gary have come TO
America to make homes. and desire to
become citizens and to understand our
Institutions. Gary should lead in the
naturalization of foreigners.
Every citizen should be familiar with
the naturalization. laws of the United
States and be able to answer an in
quiry as how to attain citizenship.
In the first place foreigner must
reside in the United States five years
before he can become citizen He
should as soon as possible. after enter
ing the country appear before a proper
court and upon oath, declare his bona
, nde intention to become a citizen and
renounce his allegiance to any foreign
power. In Gary the proper court is the
Lake county circuit court at Grown
, Point This declaration is then record
ed and the clerk furnished the appll
cant with certified copy which /:
sometimes called the first papers"
in the second place. after he has com
pleted his five years residence h,
: should file in his own handwriting hi.
petition for citizenship. stating that h
: IS not opposed to organized govern
g ment. is not a polygamist,s intends t.
e become a citizen, and renounces his NJ
: legfance to his former country. Thi
r petition must be verified by the aft
y davits of two citizens certifying to tn
residence and good moral character 0
the applicant. Before he can file thi
petition he must also have resided a
least a year in Indiana In he lande
| be
: certificate from the Department o
Commerce and Labor showing date o
: arrival and the declaration of inten
: ton must be fled with this petition.
I The third and final step is take
4 ninety days from the fling of the pc
i tition, the applicant Is required to ap
! pear in open court and renew his ad
: herance to the declarations made in tn
petition. He must be able to speak tn
: English language. When the court
a satisfied a certificate of naturalizatio
= is granted, and he becomes a either
a His wife and children under twenty
/, one years of age become citizens 3
4 the same time
3 To sum up the whole process. NOR
e. briefly;
l. The declaration of intention c
first papers" must be secured at lea.
n two years before the final certificate
i issued. The final papers must be s,
cured within seven years after til
FIRST papers" were issued or the prc
4 cess has to begin over again, and a ne
declaration of intention made.
2 The petition for final papers
. must be made after five years residenC
}. in the United States
g. Ninty days later he appears
30 court and receives the anal certii
q cate" providing he can speak the Eni
o. ish language, and that he can pass Il
n examination in the rudiments of GO
We eminent
'g The act which governs naturalizatis
al was passed by Congress June %, ~
90 and became a law in Oct 1, 1906. The
er are several other points that have TO
fulhlled as follows:
70; l. No certificate of naturalizatiC
ut may be issued within thirty days pr
50 ceding a general election.
Wy 3 The petitioner for final pape
e. must speak the English language al
10; must sign the papers in his own han
Mt writing;
g. Aliens may make their declar
q tion at the age Of eighteen.
o. 4 All fees are assessed by the &c
'5' eral government; one dollar for t
Is. declaration and two dollars for the ?
IT. tition and certificate. with a depo!
st for witnesses. which is returned if n
10 used.
10 This in brief is the method by viii
the alien becomes a citizen and all ci
zens should encourage the foreigne
to become part of our great countl
instead of being an observer only
ts Will make for the greater stability
lc. Gary as well as the country at lars
u to have our foreign people become ci
zens.
"a The constitution schools are GO
&c; Quoting pracueal courses n f-ilsii sh
&c, foreigners VINO are Just learning
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