The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
Who Cannot Become Naturalized as
Citizens of the United States.

No person who is polygamist or be-
believe in organized government.
No person who belongs to a society
that holds or teaches opposition to or
gained government.
No person that belongs to a society
that teaches the duty, the necessity or
propriety of assaulting or killing anv
officer or officers of the United States.
or any other organized government.
No person who is polygamist or be-
lever in polygamy can be naturalized
or made citizen of the United States.
The First Papers.
Making the declaration of intention
to become a citizen of the United
States, or as it is often called rtak-
ing out first papers, is the first step
In the process of naturalization,
The process is simple and requires
no witnesses. 1t consists in the GOING
before the clerk of the county court in
the county where the applicant resides
or before the clerk of a United States
court, and taking an oath of renuneia-
tion of all foreign allegiance, and par
ticularly naming the ruler of which the
alien may be at that time a sub iect
and making a declaration that it is
bona fide the intention of the alien to
become a citizen of the United States.
This may be done By any alien over
the age of Is years at any time after
arrival in the United States. The
clerk of the court win furnish the
proper form and administer the oath
The Petition
After the applicant has been in the
United States five years in all, contin-
uously, and at least two years after he
has made his declaration before refer
red to, which two years may be d parL
of the five years residence required,
he may then go to either of the offic
ials before mentioned and have his
petition for final papers made out. This
petition must be made at least 80 days
before term of court.
1t will be filled out by the clerk on
information furnished by the applicant,
and the form need not be mentioned
here.
The petition viii be accompanied by
the affidavits of two witnesses, who
must be citizens of the United States,
and who know and are able to testify
that the applicant has resided during
the previous five years, at least, in
the United States, and the preceding
year in the state of Vermont, and that
/ he IS IN every way qualified to become
2 citizen of the United States.
Certificate of Landing.
If the applicant came to the United
States after June %, 1906, before he
can make the petition above mention
ed he win have to obtain certifcat,
of landing from the immigration bu
rcau. The county clerk, will, on his
request, make an application for him
If the applicant came TO the United
States before june 10, 1906, this will
rot be necessary.
Final Examination
The petition having been fled by the
c.erk at least 90 days before term OF
court as before stated, the next pro
cceding is for the applicant to come
to court when the same is in session
usually on a special day liked for nat
, uralization purposes during the term
with the two witnesses who signed hi
petition; examination is then had il
: open court of the applicant and sait
two witnesses as TO the applicant Z
qualifications for citizenship.
| If the examination is satisfactory t,
the court the applicant is then admit
| ted to take the full oath of aliegianc
to the United States, and a final eel
' tifcate is granted him of full citizen
4 ship.