Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-11

| dian born in the United States, the regis
! trar will place a check in this space
and proceed 70 space 1e, leaving spaces 5,
/ s, Z, 3, 10. ii, Y. 49, IA and Is blank An
/ Indian horn in the United States is a citi-
zen If % he. or his father or mother
/ prior TO his birth or before he attained
| the age of p, was allotted land or re-
! ceived patent in fee prior to May 8, 1906;
| ~ If he was allotted land subsequent 10
| May s, 1906. and received a patent in fee
| to his land: 90 If he was residing in the
| old Indian Territory on Marcl. 8, 1901: (D
| If he lives separate and apart from his
| tribe and has adopted the habits of civil
| lied life.
| 9. NONCITTZEN.--If you are a non
citizen Indian born in the United States,
the registrar will place a check in
TINS space and proceed to space l6, leaV-
ing spaces 5, 6, Z s. 10 H. r. 10, "a and Is
| blank An Indian born in the United
states shall be elassed as a noncitizen 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 ma
tive born citizen of the United states.
the register will place check in this
space and proceed to space 16 leaving
spaces II, y, 10, IA and is blank. If
you were born in the United States.
including Alaska and Hawaii. you are
a nativeborn citizen of the United
States irrespective of the citizenship of
your parents. Amy inhabtant 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 H. 1900. is held to
be citizen Of Porto Rico. except such
Inhabitants. natives of the Spanish pc
hinsula, who elected to preserve their
allegiance to Spain on or before April
II 1870 by making a declaration he
fore court of record. of their decision
to do Any citizen of Porto Rico, as
above 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 he 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. fg17. If you
were born abroad. you are still a citi-
zen of the United States if your father
was a citizen of the United States at
the time you were born. unless you
have eXpatriated yourself.
II. NATURALIZED--If you are
naturalized citizen % the United States.
the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 10. leaving
spaces 10. u. 10. IA and is blank You
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
citizen Chat is. if you have only
taken out first papers') in the latter
case you are a declarant.
II 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 check in this
space and proceed TO space 49, leaving
spaces 10. II. IS. IA 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
twents --one at the time of the naturali-
cation OF their parents. are. if dwelling
in the United States before attaining
thereof (Sec. 2172. U. s. Rev. Stat.
and "a Stat l., pit. 1. p. 122s)
ALIEN.
10. DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
clarant alien. the registrar will place a
check in this space and proceed to
space Is. leaving spaces 10. IL, u and IL
blank. You are a declarant if. although
a citizen or subject of some other coun-
try. you have declared before a natural
ization court your intention to become a
citizen of the United States. This is re-
ferred to as taking out first papers,
Il. NONDECLAFS& NT.--If you are q
nondeclarant alien, the registrar will
place a check in this space and pro-
coed to space Is, leaving spaces TO- H. u
and 10 blank. You are nondeclarant
alien If you do not fall within one of the
classes described in spaces 10, II, u ard II
and are not an Indian. In other words
you are nondeclarant alien il you are
citizen or subject of some other country
than the United States and have not de-
clared before a naturalization court your
intention 10 become 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 deCarant is not yet a 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. Alsatlans. 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 Hungary"
"Alsatian claimed as subject of Ger
many" etc and such an entry shall be
made by the registrar.
II not citizen of the United States,
of what nation are you citizen or
subject?
10 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" '1aborer" Con farm
in rolling miu in automobile. wagon, or
other factory. "machinist in automobile
factory" etc. If you hold an office under
State or Federal Government, name the
Office you hold.
L. EMPLOYERS NAME.--Tf you are
working 10 an Individual. firm. corpora
ton, or association state it name. II
in business. trade profession employ
ment for 'ourself. So state f. you are an
officer 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 viii
make an appropriate entry.
1S-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR
BUSINESS means where you work.
Give the number and name of street first,
then city or town, then county and State
or r. +. D. number first. then town. Their
county and STATE, The registrar will