The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27
CLERK FLANAGAN
 EXPLAINS METHOD
 OF NATURALIZATION
What Foreign-BOrn Must Do In Order to Become Citizens
 of United States.

For the benefit of those who desire to take out standardization papers The Farmer prints today the requirements of applicants and the procedure to be taken at the office of the clerk of Ghe Superior court before the pRpeTl may be obtained. M J. Flanagan is the clerk who has charge of issuing nat uraIization papers in this county. To obtain the first paper the pee1Gtoner must be IS years of age and a resident of Fairfield county. No witnesses are required for first paperA
 Second Paper-PetiHoner must be at least 21 years Of age.
 Petitioner must be a EeStden& of Fairfield County.
 Petitioner must have restdsd in the United States for the last i've years and in the state Of Connecticut for the last year.
 Petitioner must bring his nrst paper (except as hereinafter set forth) with him at the time he files his petition, which first paper must have been ta- ken out at least two and not more than seven years before the date 0e a. ing his petition.
 Any honorably discharged solder from the army of the United States may file his petition without Q first paper. Any honorafOly discharged sailor from the United Stateg navy who has served five consecutive years may file his petition without a first
 
 orab1e discharge must be produced at the time of the fI1ng of the pe- tition. When any parent who has taken out his first paper dies before he is natura1ized the widow or chi1dren may file a, petition for second paper with out taking out first paper, but they must produce; the first paper of the deceased at the time the petition, is filed.
 Petitioner must be able to eign the petition in his own handwriting, and be able to speak the Eng1ish language. Petitioner must bring two witnesses with him at the time he files his pe- tition, who are citizens and who have known that he has resided in the Uni ted States for. the last five years ex- cept as provided below and in the state of Connecticut for the last year. If such witnesses are natlxra1ized citi- zens they must brine their papers with them at the time of the filing of the petition.
 If the petitioner has not resided in the state for the last five years. he may establish by two witnesses the time Of his residence within the Stats. provided that 1t has been for the last year, and the remaining portion Of his last five years residence within the United States may be proved by the dispositions Of two wdtnesse8 who are citizens. Petitioners wishing to have such dispositions taken. must bring the names and addresses of such wit snesses at the time they hIs their pe- titfons which dispositions are to be taken by the diY1sion Of naturaliza- tion Any hpnorably discharged sol- dier from the United States army is not required to prove more that one years residence within the United States previous to filing his petition
 Petitioners who arrived En the United States on or before Juns 2s 1906. before they can file their peti- lions must obtain a Certificate of Arrival. the same being obtained by petitioner applying to this ofdce for a blank Request for Certificate of Ar rivaI,,s which blank is to be filled out by petitioner and sene to Chief, Di- vision of Naturaliat1on. Washington. D. C., petitioner being notified when to appear at this oh1ce with his wit nesses The other seven requirements as before set forth must also be com piled with by those who arrived on or before June 2e, 1906.