Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-30

age at his last hirthdAy, disr0gnrdinx
| tho number OF months. He should be
prepared to answer "3F' and not "a
years, 3 months" The fourth question
Is tho date Of birth. which should be
answered by the month. day Of the
month, and year. In case the regis
trant does not know the date OF his
birthday he Is expected to give the
date OF Ais last birthday anniversary,
and how old he then was, and the
registrar is supposed TO do the SUD-
tracing and supply the year.
For the purposes OF the registration
the sub division Of races Is divided into
white, black, and oriental. spaces on
the cards being filed to indicate the
race to which the registrant belongs.
Spaces are provided also to indicate
Indians and whether the rcSistrant Is
citizen Indian or 4 on-citizen Indian.
A citizen Indian is an Indian born in
the United States. II he, his father or
mother prior to his birth, or before ne
attained the age of 81, was allotted
land or received a patent in fee prior
to May 8, 1906; or II the reSistrant was
allotted land subsequent to May s, 1918,
and received a patent in fee to his
land, or if he was residing In the ola
Indian territory on March 3. 1901, or
II he lives separate and apart from ms
tribe and has adopted the habits OF
civilized life An Indian born in the
United states Is classed as non
citizen Indian unless he does not fan
within one of the classes just described.
As to Citizenship.
Citizenship is divided into the follow
ing: Native born. naturalized citizen
by fathers naturalization, and alien
declarant and nondeclarant. the ma
tive born citizen is one born in the
United States, including Alaska and
Hawaii. A person born abroad is sun
q citizen of the United States If his
father was a citizen of the United
States at the time OF the birth, unless
the person has expatriated himself.
4 naturaliZed citizen is one who mas
completed his naturalization by taking
out his final papers" But those who
have only taken out their first papers
are not citizens; they are classed as
dcclarants.
A citizen by his fathers naturafiza-
ton is the child of person who had
been duly naturalized before the chlld
had attained the age of q years. and.
If dwelling in the United States be-
fore attaining his majority, is consid-
cred TO be a citizen OF the country.
A person is a declarant if. altho q
citizen or subject of some other coun-
try, he has declared before naturali-
cation court his intention OF becoming
a citizen Of the United States. and has
received his first papers"
A. non declarant alien is q person
who is a citizen or subject OF some
othher country. who has not declared
before a naturalization court his IN
tention of becoming a citizen. and who
has not received mis- FIRST papers" The
declarant and the non-declarant must
be prepared to give the name OF the
country Of which he is a citizen or sub
ject
Occupation and Relative.
AS regards occupation, the registrant
is ex peccted to answer what his job
is at the time he registered. This does
not mean what he has done most Of
the time. nor what he Is best fitted to
do, but what he is doing, suchsas farm:
err, miner, student, laborer. II the per
son holds an office under the state or
federal government he shokid narnc the
office The name Of the firm, corpo-
ration, or individual must be given, or
If in business for himself the registrant
must so state. including the full ad-
dress OF the place of his employment or
business
The registrant will be required to
give the name and address OF his near
est relative. II the person is married
and his wife Is living her name should
be given. II the person is single or
his wife is dead, ne should give the 4
name of the nearest blood relative. II
he Is not married and has no blood
relatives, he should give the name OF
a close friend. II the registrant re-
ceivcs his mail at any other place
than that given as his home address,
he must state that