The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-26

SS1NSSt ny hAhSAANA
follows:
Questions will be asked in the order
IN which they appear below. They
should be carefully read so that you
will have your answers ready when
you go before the registrar.
All answers will be written on the
registration card in ink by the regis
trar. who should be careful to spell all
names correctly and to write legibly.
i. Name in Full. Age in Years.
This means all your names spelled
out in full.
State your age today in years only.
Disregard additional months or days.
Be prepared to say 3d. or "25," not
's19 years. 3 months, or the like.
2. Home Address.
This means the place where you
have your permanent home, not the
place where you work. Be prepared
to give the address in this way: 1882
Main street, Chicago, Cook county,
Illinois," that is, give number and
name of street first, then town, then
county and state.
3. Date of Birth.
Write your birthday (month, day,
and year) on a piece Of paper before
going to the registrar, and give the
paper to him the first thing. Exam
pie: august 5, 1884.
If you do not remember the year,
start to answer as you would if some
one asked you your birthday, as "Au-
gust 81 Then say, aon my birthday
this year | will be Tor was --------
years. old" The registrar will then
fill in the year of birth. Many people
do not carry in mind the year they
were born. This may be obtained by
the registrar by subtracting the age
in years on this years birthday from
1917.
4. Are you CD natural-born citi-
gen; (2) a naturalized citizen;
(3) an alien; "a or have you de-
clared your intention TO become
citizen (spacify which)?
III If you were born in the United
States, including Alasal a and Hawaii,
lvou are a natural citizen, no.
matter 81 lat may hapG been the citi-
zenship or nationality of your parents.
tt YOU were born in Porto Rico, you
are a citizen of the United States.
unless YOU were born of alien parent
sge. # you were born abroad, you
are still a citizen of the United
States if your father was citizen OF
the United States at the time you
were born, unless you have ex-
patriated yourself.
f2) You are a naturaiized citizen
if YOU have completed your naturali-
cation; that is, if you have taken out
| final papers, But you are not y
citizen if you have only declared your
intention to become citizen Chat IS,
| if YOU have only taken out first pa
nerss): in the latter case you are
only a "declarant. .
You are also naturalized citizen
if, although foreign born, your father
or surviving parent became fully
| naturalized while you were under u
years of age, and if you came to the
United States under 21.
(3) You are a declarant II, al
though a citizen or subject OF some
foreign country, you have declared
on oath before naturalization court
vo,lr intention to become a citizen OF
the United States. Receipt from the
clerk of the court of the certified copy
of such declaration is often called
| e.taking out first papers. You are
not deciarant if your first paper was
taken out after September 26, 1906,
and is more than years old.
(4l You are an alien if you do not
fall within one of the three classes
| above mentioned.
5. Where were you born?
First name the town, then the state,
then the country, as Columbus,
ohio" "Vienna, Austria" Paris,
France" 'Sofa, Bulgaria. Z
5. If not citizen, of what country
are you a citizen or subject!
This need be answered only by
aliens and dec1arants. Remem-
her that a ssdeclarant" is not yet a
citizen of the United States. II an
alien or declarant, state the name OF
your country, as France, Japan,
/ CHINA, etc.
7. What is your present trade, oceu
patton, or otflce!
This does not ask what you once
/ did, nor what you have done most Of
the time, nor what you are best flttef
to do. 1t asks what your job is righ
now. State briefly, as Farmer,
/ "Miner." Student "Laborer (oi
i farm, in rolling mill, in automobile
4 wagon or other factory)," Machinis
in automobile factory etc. Il yo'
i hold an office under state or fedora
government, name the Office you hold
| IF YOU are in one of the following OF
, fees or employments, use one OF tn
names hereafter mentioned:
"Customhouse clerk, /" employed i
the transmission of the mails, Q
employed in an arnaory, arsenal,
, navy yard" mariner, actually en-
!. ployed in the sea service of citizen 9
) merchant within the United States.
3. By whom employed? Where en-
: ployed?
If you are working for an indivi'
e ual. firm, corporation, or association
state it's name. If in business, trad
profession, or employment for you
f self, so state. If you are an officer
e the state or federal government, 81
t whether your Office is under the Ur
II ted States, the state, the county,
e municipality. In answer TO =
J. question as to where you are enaplo
s cd give the town. county, and sta