Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-01
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED
on REGISTRATION DAY
Continued from first page)

Write your birthday (month, day
and year, on piece of paper befort
going TO the registrar, and give ths
paper TO him the first thing ExampIe
August 5, 1894"
II you do not remember the year
start 10 answer as you would if som
one asked you your birthday, as Aug
ust 5th- Then say ION my birthday
THIS YEAR will be Tor was)-
years old" The registrar will theu
I'LL in the year Of birth. Many peopIa
do not carry in mind the year Tho
were born. This may be obtained b.
the registrar by substracting the age
in years on THIS YEARS birthday
from 1917.
{. Are you ODa natural-born citizen
(2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an
alien: 90 or have you declare
your intention TO become a citizen
(specify which,?
OFF you were born in the Unit
States, including Alaska and Hava
you are natural-born citizen, no
matter what may have been the Cit
zenship or nationality of your pa
ents. II you were born in Porto Rico.
you are a citizen OF The United Stat
unless you were born OF alien paren,-
age. II you were born abroad, you
are still 4 citizen Of the United Stat
II your father was a citizen of thr
United States at the time you we
born, unless you have expatriated
yourself
(2)-You are 4 NATURALIZED
CITIZEN if you have COMPLETE
your naturalization; that is. if you
have taken final papers" But you
are not a citizen if you have only de
clarcd your intention to become a cit
zen tthat is, If you have only "takcn
out first papersD; in the latter cas-
you are only 4 "declarant."
You are also a naturalized citizen il
altho foreign born, your father or SUI
yiving parent became fully natural-
lied while you were under 2l years OF
age, and if you came to the United
States under q.
(3)-You are dcclarant if, altho 4
citizen or subject of some foreigu
country. you have declared on oath be
fore naturalization court your in
tcntion to become citizen of tn
United States. Receipt from the clerk
Of the court of the certified copy OF
such declaration is often called "tak-
ing out first papers" You are not
icclarant II your first papers was tax
IN out after Sept. 26, 1906, and is
more than seven years old.
(B-You are an alien if you do not
fall fithin one of the three classes
above mentioned.
J. Where were you born.
First name the town. then the stat. {
hen the country. as columbus, Ohio;"
Vienna, AUSTRIA" Paris, France;r
Sofia, Bulgaria." ,,
). 1t not a citizen. OF what country
are you citizen or subject?
This need be answered only by
Aliens and declarants. Remember
hat "declarant" is not ye, a citizen
If the United States. If an alien or /
ieclarant, state the name of your |
'ountry, as France" "Japan,v
China" etc.
!. What is your present trade. oe-
cupatiOn. or Office! -. !
This does not ask what you once did, /
Tor what you have done most of the
ime, nor what you are best fitted to
10. IT ASKS WHAT YOUR JOB IS /
RIGHT NOW. State briefly, as
farmer" miner" student" lab
'rer" ION farm, in rolling mill, in
automobile, wagon or other factory), |
'machinist in automobile factory, ''etc.
f you hold an office under state ,or
'ederal government, name the Office
'ou hold. II you are in one of the fol- |
owing offices or employments, use |
me of the names hereafter mentioned:
"Custom house clerk" employed IN |
he transmition of the mails" or "em-
'loyed in an armory, arsenal or navy |
ard, mariner, actually employed in |
he sea service of citizen or merchant
within the United States"
J. BY whom employed? Where e..
ployed! sha
If you are working for an indivi- |
iual, firm, corporation, or association, |
state its name. II in business, trade,
profession, or employment for year
self, so state. If you are an officer Of |
he State or Federal government, say |
your office is under the
United States, the State, the county, |
'r municipality. In answer to the
question as to where you are employ
ID, give the town, county, and State
where you work.
>. Have you a father, mother, wife.
child under IL, or a sister Or
brother under II solely dependant
upon you for support (speeify