The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-23

tG6nTlnuSu from age OISsJ
the senate this morning devoted all
its time to this, and much Roadway
This means just what it says, the
place where you have your perrna-
nent home, not the place where you
work. Be prepared to answer, giving
address this way: "2S Main street,
Chicago, Cook county, Illinois," that
is, give number and name of street,
then town, then county, then state.
3. Date of birth?
Write your birthday month, day
and year, on u bit of paper before
going to the registrar, and give the
paper to him the first thing. For
example: August 5, 1894"
If you do not remember the year,
start to answer as you would if
someone asked you your birthday,
as August s." Then say "on my
birthday, this year, will be Cor was)
- years old" The registrar will
then fill in the year of your birth.
Many people do not carry in mind
the year they were born. This may
be obtained by the registrar by sub
tracing the age in years on this
years birthday from 1917.
4. Are you O a natural-born
citizen; (2) a naturalized citizen; (3)
an alien; az or have you declared
your intention to become a citizen
tspecify which,
(D. If you were born in the
United States, including Alaska and
Hawaii, you are a natural-born citi-
zen, no matter what may have been
the citizenship or nationality of your
parents. If you were born in Porto
Rico, you are a citizen of the United
States unless you were born of alien
parentage. If You were born abroad
you are still a citizen Of the United
States if your father was a citizen of
the United States at the time &you
were born, unless you have expa-
triated yourself.
(2). You are a naturalized cfti-
zen if you have completed your nat
uralization; that is, if you have
taken final papers" But you are
not a citizen if you have only de-
clared your intention to become a
citizen (that is, if you have only
taken out first papers"); in the lat
ter case you are only "declarant."
You are also a naturahzed citizen if
although foreign born, your father or
surviving parent became fully nat
uralized while you were under q
years of age, and if you came to the
United States under p.
60. You are a declarant if, al
though a citizen or subject of some
foreign country, you have declared
on oath before a naturalization court
your intention to become citizen of
the United States. Receipt from the
clerk of the court or the certified
cApy of such declarant is often called
taking out first papers," You are
not a declarant if Your first paper
was taken out after September %
1906, and is more than~T years old.
(4). You are an alien if you dc
not fall within one of the three
classes above mentioned.
5. Where Mere you born?
First name the town, then the
state, then the country, as "Colum-
bus, Ohio" Vienna, Austria" Paris
France" Sofia, Bulgaria"
6. If not a citizen, of what coun.
try are you a citizen or subject?
This need be answered only by
aliens and declarants. Remember that
the United States. If an alien or de-
clarant, state the name of your coun
try, as France" Japan" China,
etc.
7. What is your present trade, oc.
cupation, or office?
This does not ask you what vol
once did, nor what you have done
most of the time, nor what YOU am
best fitted to do. IT ASKS YOt
WHAT YOUR JOB IS RIGHT NOW
State briefly, as farmer" miner,
student" "laborer Ton farm, in roll
ing mill. in automobile, wagon d
other factory)," ''machinist in auto
mobile factory" etc. If you hold al
office under state or federal gov
eminent, name the office you 11.old
If you are in one of the following CT
fees or employments, use one of th'
names hereafter mentioned:
"Customhouse clerk" employed il
the transmission of the mails" Of
employed in an armory, arsenal OF
navy yard, mariner, actually en-
ployed in the sea service of citizen Of
merchant within the United States"
8. By whom employed? Where
employed?
If you are working for an indi
vidual, firm, corporation, or associa
ton, state its name. If in business
trade, profession, or employment fcl
yourself, so state. If you are an Of,
ficer of the state or federal govern.
ment say whether your Office is I'M
der the United States, the state, the
county, or a municipality. In answei
TO the question as to where you are