The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-24

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parents. If you were born in Porto
Rico, you are a citizen of the Unit
ed States, unless you were born OF
alien parentage. Ii you were born,
abroad, you are still citizen of the
United States if your father was
citizen of the United States at the
time you were born, unless you have
eXpatriated yourself.
GU You are a naturallzed cltl-
zen if you have completed your natu-
ralization; that is, if you have TAX
en- final papers," But you are not a
citizen if you have only declared your
! intention to become citizen (that is,
| if you have only taken out first pa
pers'D; in the latter case you are
only ''declarant."
You are also a naturalized citizen
if, although foreign born, your father
or surviving parent became fully
naturalized while you were under II
years of age, and if you came to the
United States under 81.
(3) You are declarant II, al
though 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 court of the certified copy OF
such declaration is often called "tak-
ing out first papers" You are not
declarant if your first paper was
taken out after September 26, 1905,
and is more than years old. !.
ca 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 "Colum-
bus, Ohio" 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
that a ''declarant" is not yet citi-
zen of the United States. If an alien
or declarant, state the name of your
country, as France" Japan,
China" etc.
7. What is your present trade.
occupation, or office?
This does not ask what you once
did, nor what you have done most OF
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. 1t asks what your job is right
now State briefly, as Farmer,
Miner Student ''Laborer toll
farm, in rolling mill, in automobile,
wagon, or other factory" ," "Alachin.
ist in automobile factory" etc. II
you hold an office under State or fed
eral government. name the office you
hold. If you are in one of the fol-
lowing Offices or employments, use
one of the names hereafter mention
ed:
"Customhouse clerk 'employed
in the transmission of the mails, or
"employed in an armory, arsenal, or
navy yard" mariner, actually en-
ployed in the sea service of citizen or
merchant within the United States.
8. BY whom employed? Where
employed?
If you are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation, or association,
state it's name If in business, trade,
profession. or employment for your
self, so state. If you are an officer OF
the State or federal government. say
whether your Office is under the Unit
| ed States, the State, the county. or
municipality. In answer to the cues
tion as to when YOU are employed.
give the town, county, and State
/ where you work.
9. Have you father, mother.
wife, child under -, or sister or
brother under II solely dependent
upon you for support (specify
which,?
Consider your answer thoughtful
ly. If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you
alone have a duty to feed, do not let
your military ardor interfere with
the wish of the nation to reduce
wars misery to a minimum. On the
other hand, unless the person YOU
have in mind is solely dependent on
you. do not hide behind petticoats or
children.
10. Married or single twhich) =?
Race (specify which,?
This does not ask whether you
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to your race, state brief
lly whether Caucasian, Mongol-
IAN Negro" Malayan," or In
dian.
II. What military service have
YOU had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or State?
No matter what country you
served, you must give complete in
formation. In answering these ques-
tions, first name your rank, using one