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ton of your citizenship leaving spaces .
6. and blank.
INDIAN

oi"h TIC Onileu states, the regis
trar will place check in this SPACE
and proceed to space 16, leaving spaces 5,
Q, Z, 3. 10. II, r. Is, IA and Is blank An
Indian born 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 q, was allotted land or re-
ceiyed patent in fee prior to May g. 1906
(2) If he was allotted land subsequent to
May s. 1906, and received patent in fee
to his land; 90 If he was residing in the
old Indian Territory on March 8, 1901; "a
II he lives separate and apart from his
tribe and has adopted the habits of civil
lied life.
9. NONCITIZEN.-If you are a non
citizen Indian born in the United States,
the registrar will place a check in
this space and proceed to space 16. leav-
ing spaces 5. 6, Z, s. 10. IL, II, Is, IA and Is
blank. An Indian born in the United
States shall be classed as a noncitizen In
dian unless he falls within one of the
classes of citizen Indians described in
space s.
UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
10. NATIVE BORN.-If you are ma
tive-horn citizen of the United States.
the register will place. check in this
space and proceed to space L. leaving
spaces IL. II, 13. IA and Is blank. II
you were born in the United States.
native-born citizen of the United
States irrespective of the citizenship OF
your parents. Any inhabitant of Porto
Rico, who was a Spanish subject on
April IL, 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
q RI in, or
II, 1900, by making declaration, be-
fore 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, 1899, 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. If you
were born abroad. you are still 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
IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are a
naturalized citizen of the United States.
the register will place a check in this
spaces 10. IL. 10, IA and Is blank. You
are a naturalized citizen if you have
completed your naturalization. that is.
If you have taken out final papers.
But you are not citizen If you have
only declared your intention to become
a citizen Chat is, if you have only
taken out first papers'D; in the latter
case you are declarant.
IL. CITIZEN, BY FATHERS NATU-'
p a
MAJORITY.-If you are citizen by your
fathers naturalization Tor 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 16. leaving
spaces 10, II, 10. 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
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. l. D. 1920
ALIEN.
t Is. DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
clarant alien, the registrar will place
check in this space and proceed to
space Is, leaving spaces 10, IL, IL and II
blank. You are declarant IT, 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,"
{ IA. NONDECLARANT.- you are a
alien, the registrar will
place a check in this space and pro-
coed to space Is, leaving spaces TO- II, IL
and ID blank. You are nondeclaranr
alien if you do not fall within one of the
classes described in spaces 10, II, IL and 1s
and are not an Indian. In other words,
you are nondeclarant alien If you are
citizen or subject of some other country
than the United States and have not de-
clared before naturalization court your
intention to become a citizen of the Unit
ed States, that is, have not taken out
first papers,"
L. This need be answered only by de-
clarant and nondeclarant aliens. Remem-
Der 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 theNname
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
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 Hum
gary" pole claimed as subject
of Germany or Austria Hungary,
''Alsatian claimed as subject of Ger
many" ETC., and such an entry shall be
do hx, =
If not a citizen Of the United States,
of what nation are you citizen or
subject?
L. 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"
''niner.'' student" 'laborer'' ION farm
in rolling mill, 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.
IT,. EMPLOYERS NAME.-If you are
working for an individual, firm, corpora
ton, or association, state it's name. If
ment for yourself, so state If 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 municipality The registrar will
make an appropriate entry.
1S-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR
means where you work,
Give the number and name of street first
then city or town, then county and State
or r. F. D. number first, then town, then
county and State. The registrar will
make the entries. 9ses:
NEAREST RELATIVE.
10. NAME.-If you are married and
your, wife is living. her name should be
stated. If you are single or your wife is
dead, you should state the name of your
nearest blood relative. If you are not
married and have no blood relative. the
name of a close friend should be stated.
The registrar will make the entry
20 ADDRESS.-In stating the address,
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