Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-05

Ing spaces 5. 6. Z, 8, 10. II. II. Is. IA and IL
blank. An Indian born in the United
States shall be classed as q noncitlzen In
dian unless he falls within one of the
classes of citizen Indians described IN
space 8.
UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
10. NATIVE BORN.-If you are a ma
the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces IL. IL, IS. IA and Is blank. If
you were born In the United States.
including Alaska and Hawaii. you are
a native-born citizen of the United
States irrespective of the citizenship OF
your parents. Any i%nhabitant Of Porto
Rico. who was a Spanish subject on
April II, 1899. and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date. and continued to reside
therein until April II, 1900, is held to
be a 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
ebove defined. and any native of Porto
Rico who was temporarily absent 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 declaration under
oath of his decision to do so within six
months after March 2. 1917. If you
were born abroad. you are still a citi-
was a citizen of the United States at
the time you were born, unless you
have expatriated yourself.
, IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are a
naturalized citizen of the United States.
the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces 10. IL, 10. IA and Is blank. You
are a naturalized citizen II you have
completed your naturalization. that is.
If you have taken out final papers,
But you are not a citizen if you have
only declared your intention to become
a citizen Chat is. If you have only
out first papers"): in the latter
case you are a declarant.
~. CITIZEN BY FATHERS NATU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGlSTRANT'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, II. 13. IA and Is blank. The
children of persons who have been duly
n~aturalized under the laws of the Unit
ed States. being under the g of
twenty-one at the time of the naturali-
cation of their parents. are, If dwelling
In the United States before attaining
their majority. considered as citizens
thereof. (Sec. 2172. U. S. Rev. Stat.
and "a Stat. L.. pit. 1. p. 122S.)
ALIEN.
13. DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
clarant alien. the registrar will place a
check in the space and proceed to
space IS. lie; : spaces 10, II, II and IA
blank. You - =. a declarant If, although
a citizen or subject Of some other cown-
try, you have declared before a natural
izatio1 court your intention to become. a
citizen of the United States. This is re
ferred to as taking out first papers,"
II. NONDECLARANT.-If you are a
nondeclarant alien, the registrar will
place a check in this space and pro.
coed to- space IS. leaving spaces 10, II, II
and 10 blank. You are a nondeclarart
alien If 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 allen II you are a
citizen or subject Of some other country
han 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-
Der that a declarant Is not yet a citizen
Of the United States. If you are an alien
Of either class, state the name of yoW
country, which the registrar will write ir
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 IT.
parentheses after the name of your coun.
try, as "Great Britain (Scotland)." lr
the case of Czecho-slovaks. German OF
Austrian Poles, Alsatians, Lorrainers,
and persons of like status. the reg
istrant may answer "Czecho-Slovak.
claimed as subject of Austria-Hun-
gary" "Pole claimed as subject
Of Germany or Austria-Fungary,"
"Alsatian claimed as 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 a citizen or
subJeet7
16. PRESENT OCCUPATION. - This
means your present occupation. trade, OF
employment. which the registrar will en-
ter in this space. Do not state what you
OHCS ulO, 1IOI "LaI Joo AoSc uohO AAoSs
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" Con farm,
in rolling mill, in automobile. wagon. OF
other factory, ''machinist in automobile
factory" etc. If you hold an Office under
State or Federal Government, name the
ONCE you hold.
II. EMPLOYERS NAME.-If you are
working for an individual. firm. corpora
ton, or association, state Its name. Il
in business, trade. profession. or employ
ment for yourself. so state. II you are ar
Off. er Of the State or Federal Govern
ment, say whether your Office is under
the United States, the State, the county
or a municipality. The registrar will
make an appropriate entry.
18.-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OF
BUSINESs.-This means where you work
Give the number and name Of street first
then city or town. then county and Stat,
or r. f. D.. number first, then town. the!
county and State. The registrar will
make the entries.
NEAREST RELATIVE.
10. NAME.-If you arc married an
your wife Is living. her name should b
stated. II you are single or your wife !