The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-02
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 naturalization papers The Farmer prints today the requirements of applicants and the procedure to be taken at the office of the clerk of the Superior court before the papers may be obtained. M. J. Flanagan is the clerk who has charge of issuing nat uralization papers in this county. To obtain the first paper the petitioner must be 8 years of age and a resident of Fairfield county. No witnesses are required for first papers
 Second PaperEPetitioners must be at least 21 years of age.
 Petitioner must be a resident of Fairfield County.
 Petitioner must have resided in the United States for the last five years and in the state of Connecticut for the last year.
 Petitioner must bring his first 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 of hl ing his petition.
 Any honorably discharged soldier from the army of the United States may file his petition without a first paper. Any honorab1y discharged sailor from. the United States navy who has served five consecutive years may file his petition without a, first paper. In the last two cases the hon. orabIe discharge must be produced at the time, of the fling Of the pe- tition. When any parent who has taken out his first paper dies before he is naturalized the widow or children may file 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 d1ed.
 Petitioner must be able to sign the petition in his own handwriting, and be able to speak the English language. Petitioner must bring two witnesses with him at the time he f1es his De- 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 naturalized citi- zens they must bring 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 with nesses the time of his residence within the state, provided that it 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 witnesses who are citizens. Petitioners wishing to have such dispositions taken, must bring the names and addresses of such wit nesses at the time they file their pe- titions, which dispositions are to be taken by the division of naturalfza- ton: Any honorably 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 in the United States on or before June 2s. 1906, before they can file their petf- tions must obtain a Certificate of Arrival, the same being obtained by petitioner applying to this office for a blank Request for Certificate of Ar rival" which blank is to be filled out by petitioner and sent to Chief, Df- vision of Naturalization, Washington, D. C., petitioner being notified when to appear at this office 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 29, 1908.