The Robesonian., 1918-09-09

dlan born IN the United States is
cltlzen If % he, his father or mother Y
prior to his birth or before he attain .
ed the age of 21, was allotted land or
received patent in fee prior to Nav {
8, 1906; (2) if he was allotted land ,
subsequent to May 8, 1906. and re-
celved patent in fee to his land:
10 II he was residing in the old In
DIAN territory on March 3, 1901; (4)
II ne lives separate and apart from
his tribe and has adopted the habits
of civilized life
9. Indian-Noncitizen: If you are
noncitizen Indian born in the Unit
ed States. the registrar will place a
check IN this space and proceed to
space l6, leaving spaces 5, 6, Z, 8, 10,
II, IL, 13, IA and Is blank. An In
dian born in the United States shall
be classed as a noncitizen Indian un-
less he falls within one of the classes
OF citizen Indians described in space g..
u. S. Citizen.
10. Native Born: If you are a ma
tive-born citizen of the United States,
the registrar will place check in this
space and proceed to space 16, leav-i
ing spaces II, IL, 13, ID and Is blank.
If you were born in the United States,
including Alaska and Hawaii, you are
native-born citizen of the United
States irrespective of the citizenship
of your parents. Any inhabitant of
Porto Rico, who was Spanish sub
just on April II, 1899, and who re-
sided in Porto Rico on that date. and
continued to reside therein until
April II, 1900, is held to be citizen
natives Of the Spanish peninsula, who
elected to preserve their allegiance
to Spain on or before April II, 1900,
by making declaration, before 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 alb
sent from the island on April II, 1899,
and has since returned, and is not a
citizen of any foreign country, is held
to be a citizen of the United States,
! provided he did not elect to retain his
political status by making declara-
ton under oath Of his decision to do
so within six months after March 2,
1917. IF you were born abroad, you
are still a citizen of the United States
| United States at the time you were
born, unless you have expatriated
yourself.
II. Naturalized: If you are a ma
turalized citizen Of the United States,
the registrar will place check in this
space and proceed to space 16 leav-
ing spaces 10, IL, 13, IA and Is blank.
You are a naturalized citizen if you
have completed your naturaliZa ton,
that is, if you have "taken out final
papers" But you are not a citizen
if you have only declared your inten-
ton to become citizen (that is, if
YOU have only "taken out first pa
pers"); in the latter case you are
declarant.
! 12. Citizen by fathers naturaliza-
ton before registrant's majority
you are a citizen by your father S
naturalization (or your mothers nat
uralization in case your father died
:, registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16, leav-
ing spaces 10, II, 13, IA and Is blank
. The children of persons who have beer
duly naturalized under the laws OF the
:. United States, being under the age. OF
21 at the time Of the naturalization
of their parents, are, If dwelling in the
United States before attaining then
majority, considered as citizens there
of. (Section 2172, U. S. Rev. Stat.
and "a Sta. L., pit. 1, p. 1228).
Alien.
13. Declarant-If you are declar-
u ant alien, the registrar will place
check in this space and proceed te
space Is, leaving spaces 10, IL, y anc
II IA blank. You are a declarant IT, al
s. though citizen or subject OF some
81 other country, you have declared pc
8 fore a naturalization court your IN
! tention to become citizen OF the
- United States. This is referred to as
taking out first papers"
IL Nondeclarant-If you are {
nondeclarant alien. the registrar will
nlace check in this space and "'ro
| ceed to space Is, leaving spaces IL
Il. 12 and 13 blank. You are non 40!
| declarant alien if you do not fall with
in one of the classes described IL
| snaces 10, II, IL and 13 and are no
an Indian. In other words, you ar
"a nondeclarant alien if you are c1ti
zen or subject of some other countr!
than the United States and have no
declared before naturalization cour
your intention to become citizen O
the United States, that is, have no
"taken out first papers"
Is. This need be answered only o!
declarant and nondeclarant allens. he
member that a dCcla1 ant IS not yet
citizen of the United States. II yo'
are an alien of either class, state tn
= name of your country, which the reg
strar will write in this space, Tor ex
amnle. "Great Britain" France,
sItaiy." State also the name OF tn
subdivision of your country in whlc
You we're ordinarily resident betor
proceeding to the United States
which will be written by the regis
trar in parentheses after the name {,
your country, as "Great britain (Sc01 &C
land)."\ In the case OF Czecno-otG
vaks, German or Austrian Poles, a.
satians, Lorrainers., and persons
T nTGzecho- -Slovak, claimed as subject Q
Austria-Hungary," "Pole, claimed a
subject Of Germany or Austria Hun
gary ~Alsatian claimed as subjee