Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-27
CITIZENSHIP Of
ALIENS IS URGED
NATURALIZATION EXAMINER
POINTS FACTS OF INTEREST
TO WoULD-eE CITIZENS.
MANY TAKE OUT FIRST
PAPERS AND THEN STOP
They Become Worthless in Time. and Il
Is Important That Immediate Aiian-
ton Be- Given to Final Naturalization
--Examiner Calls Attention Of Aliens
to tho Importance Of Citizenship.

United States Naturalization EX
is assigned to this state as the rep
resentative of the ST. Louis, Mo-, nat
uraliZation district has just completed
an examination of the naturalization
clerk of the district court of this coun-
~. He states that this inspection in
dicates a considerable number of the
foreign born residents of the county,
who as a preliminary step to citizen
ship filed their declarations of inten-
ton Commonly known as first pa
pers'). have been negligent in their eff
forts to complete their naturalization.
Under existing naturalization law,
the life of a declaration OF intention is
limited to seven years. ii being re-
quired that petition for naturalization
commonly known as second papers)
be filed thereon not less than two years
and not more than seven years. follow
ing the date of eXt<A ton of such
declaration. This fact is apparently
not generally known among those who
in this country have filed their declara-
tons of intention. as already very
considerable number of such papers
have expired uT 'iapsed" y. reason
of this limitation. 1t will accordingly
be necessary for the holders of such
papers to file new declarations. if they
desire citizenship. and delay a least
two years thereafter before being again
eligible to petition for naturalization.
Papers Will Become Worthless.
An equally large number of declara-
! tons Of intention in the hands of the
foreign born residents of this county.
I though still good, will nevertheless be-
/, come worthless in very short time.
thru the limitation placed by law On
the life Of such papers. unless the hold
! ers at once exercise their privilege OF
! petitioning for citizenship thereon.
1 This matter, being one of great i'm
/ portance to the individuals concerned,
! should receive their immediate atten-
ton. The district court at Marshall
town is the state court having nat
uralization jurisdiction turnout this
county. All candidates for citizenship
! as vel! as for declarations Of intention.
/ should present themselves before the
), clerk Of the court. He will gladly
| render every assistance in his power
in these matters. The fling fee for a
petition for naturalization is 81; for
a declaration Of intention 81.
May File Any Time.
Applications for citizenship. as well
! as declarations Of intention, may be
fled at any time during the office
1 hours of the clerk of the court. Many
aliens labor under the impression that
! they must file their papers during the
/ sessions Of the court. This is not the
case, however. 1t is better to apply
! when the court is not in session, as
the clerk will then have more time to
assist candidates. No time will be lost
! in pursuing this course as ninety days
must elapse in any case following the
| filing Of a petition before 1t can be
! heard this period being given the gov
eminent in which to investigate the
! character, etc., Of the candidate, and
his witnesses.
Citizenship Is Important.
The matter Of citizenship is one of
increasing Importance, particularly
/ where those Of foreign birth are con-
cerned For instance, in case of war
between the United States and for
/! eign power, the subjects Of that coun-
try resident in the United States at the
time. would under our laws be de-
barred from naturalization during the
period of such war Again, property
as we'll as civic rights depend very
often wholly on the citizenship status
of the person concerned. The children
Of those who are foreign born are
especially concerned, as the naturali-
cation Of the parent confers citizenship
upon his minor children who may a,
tho time he dwelling within the United