The Colorado statesman., 1918-09-07
UNITED STATES CITIZEN.

UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
10. NATIVE BORN-If you are a ma
tive-born citizen of the United States,
the register will place check in thls
space and proceed to space 16, leaving
spaces IL. ~. 13. IA and 10 blank. III
you were born in the United States.
including Alaska and Hawaii, you are
n native-born citizen of the United
States Irrespective of the citizenship OF
your parents Any inhabitant of Porto
Rico. who was Spanish subject on
April IL, 1899, and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date. and continued to reside
therein until April IL, 1900, is held TO
be citizen OF Porto Rico. except such
Inhabitants. natives of the Spanish pc
ninsula. who elected to preserve their
allegiance to Spain on or before April
IL. 1900. by making a declaration. be-
fore a court OF record. of their decision
to do so. Any citizen of Porto Rico as
above defined. and any native of Porto
Rico who was temporarily absent from
the island on April IL, 1893, and has
since returned, and is not a citizen OF
any foreign country. is held to be
citizen OF the United States, provided
he did not elect to retain his political
status by making declaration under
oath of his decision to do so within six
months after March 2. 1917. II you
were born abroad, you are still citi-
zen of the United States II your father
was citizen OF the United States at
the time you were born, unless you
have expatriated yourself.
IL. NATURALIZED-If you are
naturalized citizen of the United States.
the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces 10. -. 13. IA and is blank. You
are a naturalized citizen IL you have
completed your naturaliza tion. that is,
IL you have taken out final papers"
But you are not a citizen il you have
only declared your intention to become
"a citizen (that is, IL You have only
taken out first papers'D: in the latter
case you are declarant.
IL. CITIZEN BY FATHERS NATU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT'S
MAJORITY.-If you are a citizen by your
fathers naturalization Cor your mothers
naturalization in case your father died)
before you attained your majority. the
registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16, leaving
spaces 10. IL. 13. Il and Is blank. The
children of persons who have been duly
naturalized under the laws OF the Unit
ed States. being under the age of
twenty-one at the time of the naturali-
Zation of their parents, are, IL dwelling
in the United States before attaining
their majority. considered as citizens
thereof CSec. 2l72. L. s. Rev. Stat
and "a stat. L.. pit l. p. 122s)
ALIEN
13. DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
clarant alien, the registrar will place
check in this space and proceed to
space Is, leaving spaces 10. II, u and "A
blank. You are a declarant If, although
a citizen subject of some other coun-
try, you have declared before natural
ization court your intention to become
citizen of the United States. This is re-
ferred to as taking out first papers
IA NONDECLARANT.-If you are
nondeclarant alien. the registrar will
place a check in this space and pro-
ceed to space Is. leaving spaces 10. II. IL
and l3 blank You are nondeclarant
alien II you do not fall within one of the
classes described in spaces 10. ii, II and l3
and are not an Indian. In other words.
YOU are a nondeclarant alien If you are
citizen or subject of some other country
than the United States and have not de-
clared before "A naturalization court your
intention to become a citizen of the Unit
ed States that is. have not taken out
first papers"
Is This need be answered only by de-
clarant and nondeclarant aliens. Remem-
| ber that a declarant is not yet citizen
of the United States. If you are an alien
OF either class, state the name of your
country which the registrar Will write in
this space for example, Great Britain"
France" Italy" State also the name
of the subdivision of your country IN
which you were ordinarily resident be-
fore proceeding to the United States.
which will be written by the registrar In
parentheses after the name of your coun-
| try, as Great Britain (Scotland). In
| the case of Czecho-Slovaks. German or
Austrian Poles. Alsatians. Lorrainers.
and persons of like status. the, reg
| istrant may answer 'Czecho-Slovak,
claimed as subject OF Austria-Huh-
gary" POLE claimed as subject
of Germany or Austria Hungary
'.Alsatian claimed subject OF Ger
| many" ETC. and such an entry shall be
made by the registrar
II not a citizen Of the United States.
of what nation are you citizen or
subject?
16 PRESENT OCCUPATION. - This
means your present occupation. trade, or
| employment which the registrar will en-
ter in this space. Do not state what you
once did nor what you have done most
| of the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do Simply state what your job Is
right now State briefly. as farmer"
miner" student" ''laborer" (on farm.
in rolling mill. in automobile. wagon, or
other factory, "machinist in automobile
factory" etc. II you hold an office under
state or Federal Government. name the
office you hold.
working for an Individual. firm. corpora
ton, or association, state its name. III
in business, trade. profession, or employ
ment for yourself. so state. III you are an
officer of the State or Federal Govern
the United States. the State. the county.
or municipality. The registrar VIII
make an appropriate entry.
1s-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR
BUSINESS.-This means where you work.
give the number and name of street hrst,
then city or town, then county and State
or r f.. ID. number first, then town, then
county and state. The registrar will
make the entries.
NEAREST RELATIVE.
49, NAME.-f you are married and
YOUR wife is living, her name should be
stated II you are single or your wife Is
dead. you should state the name of your
nearest blood relative. II you are not
married and have no blood relative, the
name of a close friend should be stated.
The Registrar will make the entry.
30 ADDRESS.-In stating the address,
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