The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-29
CLERK FLANAGAN
 EKPLAIES METHOD
 OF NATURALIZATIl N
What Foreign-Born Must Do In Order to Become Citizens
 of United States.

l For the beneft 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 petiitioneE must be 8 years of age and a. resident of Fairfield county. No witnesses are required for first papers
 Second Paper-Petitioner must be at-1east 21 years of age.
 Petitioner must be a, resident of l 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 E(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 honorab1y discharged soldier from the army of the United States may file his petition without a. first paper. Any honorataly 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 eases the hon- oraaoIe discharge must be produced at the time of the, fling Of the pc tition. When any parent who has taken out his first paper dies before he is Inaturalized the widow or children may out taking out first paper. but they must produce the first paper of the deceased at the time the petition is d1ed.
 Petitioner must De 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 files his pez tition, who are citizens and who have known that he has resided in the Uni- I ted States for the last five years, sex- cept as provided below, and in the state of Connecticut for the last year. If such witnesses are natura1ized citi- zens they must brina their papers with them at the time of the filing of the | petition.
 If the petitioner has not resided in l the state for the last five years, he
 may establish by two witnesses the time of his residence within the state, | provided that it has been for the last l 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 depositio11s taken must bring the names and addresses of such wit nesses at the time they file their pe- tttions, which dispositions. are to be taken by the division Of natura1iza- l ton. Any nonorabIy discharged spl- | 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 Tn the l United States on or before June 29. 1908, before they can file their peti- tfons must obtain a Certificate of | Arrival, the same being obtained by petitioner applying to this office for a, blank Request for Certificate of Ar I rfval.,s which blank is to be filled out
 by petitioner and sent to Chief, Di- vision Of Naturaliation, 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 1 piled with by those who arrived on or before June 2s, 1906.
 Secretary of War Garrison decided to remit the $60o.ooo fine imposed on l the Hamburg-Anerican line for the
 landing of arms and ammunition at
 Puerta Plata.
 Jack Frost delivered a knockout
 blow to lots Of ragden truck in sec
 tions of Long Island.
 The Borough of North PlainfeId at
 a special election voted in favor of
 being consolidated with the city of 1 Plainfield, N. J.
 l THOUCHI SHE