The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-05-26
June 6 IS REGISTRATION
DAY

ctnct in the parish has been appointed
by the Sheriff In connection with the
registration Of all men between the
nges Of y and 80 as provided In the
transcription bin JUST passed by the
Congress and signed by President
! Wilson.
Each registrar will be required 20
take Federal oath Of service Registra-
ton day all over the country will be
June 5. from ! a IN. to p. m.
No racial lines are drawn IN this
registration; ALL. men between the
ages Of q and 30 are required 20
register without further not~f, and
there IL severe penalty for non.
compliance with government reguIa.
ttons. Here are the Federal orders
Questions will be asked for son TO
answer Ia the order I'm which lhey ap.
pear on this paper These questions
are set out below With detailed infor.
nation 30 help you answer them
Do not write on, mark. or otherwise
mniiiaie these instructions. Do not r..
move them They should be carefully
read SO tina, sou will have your answers
ready when sou so before the Reg.
tstrar
All answers will be written on the
Registration Card IN ink by the Regis,
trar, vho should be careful Ia spell an
names correctly aud to write ieeibiy
I, Name In Full age In Years, --
This means all Your names spelled
ont in full
state your age today Ia years only
Disregard additional months or DAYS
BE prepared 20 say 10 !" or "25, not
10 years. Z months, OF the like
~ Home Address,
This means the place where you hsve
your permanent home, not tho place
where you work he prepared To give |
the address in this way, "g32 Main
Street Chicago, Cook County, Illinois"
hat Is, give number and name 81 street |
FIRST. then towa, then county and State |
;. Date Of Birth,
Write your birthday tmoath. day, and |
YEAR, on piece Of paper before going |
la the Registrar, and give the paper 10 |
him the frst thing Example August !
!. 1894
II you do not remember the year,
start TO answer as you would II some. /
)ne asked you your birthday, as
August Sth Then say "on my birth.
iay this year will be Tor wasl -
years old The Registrar will then
I'll In the year Of birth Many people
10 not carry In mind the year they
Vere born This may be obtained by
he Registrar by subtracting the age in
years on this years birthday from 1917 /
!, Are you ~ a nataFaIborn citizen;
ca naturaIired citizen; 81 an
alien: "a or have you declared
your intention to become . citizen
tspeeHy whiehDf |
a. n you werc born Ia the united
states. iaeladiHg Alaska and Hawaii,
'oH are q nasuTatboFn eitixsa, ne mat.
er what may have bren the citizenship
u nationality Of your parents II you
we're born Ia Porto Rico. yon are q
.ttizen of the United States. unless you
'ere born of alien pareutage If you
we're born abroad, you are still a citizen
Il the United states If your father vas
citizen OF the United States at the
Ime you were born, unless you have
xpatriated yourself |,
t2i You are q naturaIixea citizen II
on have completes your natHraliEa
ion that Is. II you have taken flnal
'apers But YOU are not citizen II
op have only declared your intentiou
o become a citizeH chat IL, If you
ave only taken cut frst papers, |,
u the latter caseyou are only de
larant.
You are also q Hs,uFalized citizen Ii.
Though foreign born, your father or
nryiying parent became fully nainrat
ted while sou we're under II years Of
ge. and II you came 81 the United
tates under Il
81 Yon are a aetlarant II. although |
citizen or subject Of some foreign
oautry. you have declared on cath
efore a naturalization court your in.
entiou 10 become a citizen ~ the
'nltcd States Receipt from the clerk
4 the couri Of the certified cops Of such
eclaratlou IL often called taking out
rst papers You are not a deelarant
your Arsi paper Nas taken out after
september gs, 1895 and is more thaa
years Did
ca You are an alien II you 30 not