The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
new PASSPORT
rules IN FORCE
Regulations May End Frauds
That Have Been PTaCtlCed.
FULL DETAILS OF JOURNEY

davit and Three Photographs Are
Now Required-Where One is Going
When Abroad and Why Must Be
Explained In Full.
To prevent passport frauds the Unit
ed States government has put into ef
feet the new passport system author |
lied by President Wilson's executive |
order of Dec. 10. This requires a |
double application for passport and |
three photographs of the applicant and |
provides for the introduction of an in |
spection system by which every pass
port will be countersigned by United
States treasury inspector when the
traveller boards ship, as well as the es-
Enlistment Of special passport bu-
reau In New York city.
All applications for passports must
be made in duplicate. These applica-
uons must be sent to Washington.
where passports will be issued by the
state department. as In the past, al
though in emergency passports may
be issued by the bureau in New York.
The original application will be kept
on file in Washington. When the pass
port is issued it will be sent to the bu-
reau in New York, accompanied by the
duplicate copy of the application. The
applicant will be notified to call at the
bureau for his passport. The duplicate
application will be placed in the hands
Of an inspector for use in examining
the holder of the passport when the
latter boards ship to sail.
Must Tell About Intended Trip.
The application must name the coup-
tries it is intended to visit and give
the object of the trip. The passport
will contain this blank: 81 intend to
leave the United States from the port
of -, sailing on board the - on
-, 1916" which must be filed in. No
passport will be issued to person who
fails to state the vessel on which he in
tends TO sail. Passports will be good
only on the designated steamers.
One of the three photographs re-
quired to be furnished in each case
will be retained in the state depart
ment in Washington, another will be
attached to the passport and the third
to the duplicate application to be
used by the inspector When the ap-
plicant calls at the New York bureau
for his passport the photograph on the
passport will be consulted; again, he
must be checked up by photograph
when he boards ship to sail.
Tho now rau1ipamantc boua hna,,
adopted as a result of the recent pass
port frauds. They are intended to
give the American passport greater
value and prestige. as well as to pre-
vent fraud. The reforms decided upon
are based partially on reports sent to
Washington by Richard w. Fournoy.
chief of the bureau of citizenship of
the state department, who has spent
several months abroad studying the
passport situation as affecting Ameri-
cans.
How Passports Are Issued.
No one but the secretary of state
may grant and issue passports in the
United States, and he is empowered to
refuse them in his discretion. Pass
ports are not issued by American dip.
lomatic and consular officers abroad,
except in cases of emergency, and a
citizen who is abroad and desires to
procure passport must apply there
for through the nearest diplomatic or
consular officer to the secretary of
state.
The applicant must take the oath of
aItaUiono tn tha ITpitad Ctotoc on1 h;s
application must be accompanied by
description of himself.
In addition to these requirements,
"a person born in the United States in
a place where births are recorded will
be required to submit a birth certificate
with his application" In the case Of
person born abroad whose father was
a native citizen of the United States
application must show that the father
was born in the United States, resided
therein and was citizen at the time
of the applicants birth. The depart
ment may require that this affidavit be
supported by that of one other citizen
acquainted with the facts
A naturalized citizen must transmit
his certificate of naturalization or
duly certified copy of the court record
thereof with his application.
A passport expires six months from
the date Of its issuance. A new one
will be issued upon new application.
accompanied by the old passport. and
may be renewed abroad by diplo-
matte or principal consular officer of
the United States. No passport will
be renewed more than twice
American citizens going direct to
France from the United States are re-
quired to bear passports vised by
French diplomatic or consular officers
In the United States. An American
citizen who sojourns in some other
foreign country before visiting France
should inquire of the American or
French diplomatic representatives In
such foreign country concerning the
special formnlities which it will be
necessary for him TO fnlfill hefora on.