The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
LEGAL HOLIDAY FOR REGISTRATION


him to register. The first person to
register in the county was Ira W.
Wertenberger, who is a teacher here
and who is going away to visit before
registration day. He is native OF
Michigan and twenty-eight years old.
visitors here should apply at the
registration offices and register so
that their registration can be forward
ed by mail to their own home before
June 5.
IF anyone is sick, he may send a
person before registration day to the
registration officer of his precinct,
who, if satisfied of his good faith, will
deputize such person to register the
Isick man. This should be done before
hand. Let all remember that they reg
lister in their own precincts. Notices
will be sent out with the appointments
and will be put up. | urge all to read
the conditions, and especially request
business men and employers to do so
in order that they may explain the
conditions to those who may be puz-
zled and who may appeal to them for
information"
The following is a complete copy Of
the poster that will be put up:
Questions will be asked for you to
answer in the order in which they ap-
pear on this paper. These questions
are set out below with detailed infOT
nation to help you answer them.
DO not write on, mark, or other
wise mutilate these Instructions Do
not remove them. They should be
carefully read so that you will have
your answers ready when you go be-
fore 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 leg
IDLY.
1. 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 "19" or "25", not
"19 years, 8 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, IL
linOis;" that is, give number and name
OF street first, then town, then county
and state.
8. 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. Elk
ample: August 5, 1894"
If you do not remember the year,
start to answer as you would if some
one asked you your birthday, as "Au-
gust 9TH" Then say ION my birthday
this year l 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 ID a natural-born cit
izen; naturalized citizen; CD an
alien; "a or have you declared yOuI
intention to become a citizen Specify
which,
"a If you were born in the United
States, including Alaska and Hawaii,
you are a natural-born citizen, no
matter what may have been the cit
izenship or nationality of your par
ents If you were born in Porto Rico
you are a citizen of the United States,
unless you were born of alien parent
age. If you were born abroad you
are still citizen of the United States
ii your father was citizen of the Uni
ted States at the time you were born
unless you have eXpatriated yourself
CD You are a naturaliZed citizen ii
you have completed your naturaliza-
ton; that is, ii you have taken final
papers, But you are not citizen il
you have only declared your intention
/ to become a citizen Chat is if have
only taken out first papersD in the
! latter case you are only a "declarant'
You are also a naturalizel citizen if
although foreign born, your father OF
| surviving parent became fully natur-
allied while you were under q years
of age, and if you came to the United
States under 81.
I'd You are a declarant if, although
a citizen or subject of some foreign
country, you have declared on oatl
before a naturalization court your in
tentiOn to become citizen of the Uni
ted States. Receipt from the clerk Of
the court of the certified copy of sucl
declaration is often called taking
out first papers" You are not a dec
larant if your first paper was taken
out after September 20, 1906, and is
more than z years old.
a. You are an alien if you do moi
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, o. >
Vienna, Austria" Paris, France;
Sofia, Bulgaria"
6. If not a citizen, of what country
are you a citizen or subject?
This need be answered only by
aliens and declarants. Remember tina
a "declarant" is not yet a citizen O.
the United States. If an alien or dec
larant, state the name of your coun
try, as France" Japan" "China,
etc
z. What is your present trade, oc
cupatiOn. or office?
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