Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-05-22
HOW TO ANSWER REG.
ISTRA7ION QUESTIONS
MEN WHO HAVE REACHED AGE OF
TWENTY.ONE MUST REGISTER
ON JUNE 9TH.
WILL REGISTER AT COURT ROOM
Young Men Asked to Read Carefully
All Instructions Given In Follow.
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voting precinct in the county, but this
method will not be followed this year.
According to the plans as outlined at
this time all young men in Delaware
county, subject to registration, are ask
ed to report at the court house on the
5th day of June to have their regis
tration cards filled out
For the convenience of the young
men Of Delaware county, who come un-
der the provisions of the draft regula-
tfons, The Democrat gives consider
able space this week to the publish
ing Of the complete list of questions
that will be asked when they appear
at the place of registration. BY read
ing these questions and the explana-
tiOns carefully young men will be able
to give correct answers to the qxes-
tions.
Following are the questions:
l. Name In full. Age In yenrs.-Thfs
means all your names spelled out in
full. Disregard additional months or
days.
2. Home address.-This means the
place where you permanently reside,
not the place where you work. Be pre-
pared to give the address in this way:
"232 Main Street, Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois; or "R. F. D.. No. 2, Jonesville,
Ohio"
5. Date of birth.-To be required to
register you must be born in 1885, in
month and on day subsequent to
June S, or in 1897. in a month and on
day thereof prior to or on the date
set for registration.
4. Where were you borns-First
name the city or town, then the State,
then the nation; as Columbus, Ohio;
Vienna, Austria; Paris, France;
Sophia, Bulgaria"
5. Are you "a native citizen of the
United States; (2) a nnturalized citizen,
80 nm alien; (4) have you declared your
intention to become n citizen; 90 or are
you citizen or nOn-citixen Indians
(Speclfy which,. % If you were born
in the United States. including Alaska
and Hawaii, you are a native of the
United States, no matter what may have
ibeen the citizenship or nationality OF
| your parents. Any tnhabitant of Porto
Rico, who was Spanish subject on
April II, 1899, and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date, and continued to re-
side therein until April II, 1900, is held
to be citizen of Porto Rico, except
such inhabitants, natives Of the Spanish
peninsula, who elected to preserve their
allegiance to Spain on or before April
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 II, 1899, and has
since returned and is not citizen Of
any foreign country, is held to be q
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
(2) You are naturalized citizen II
you have completed your naturaliza-
ton: that is, If you have taken final
papers" But you are not citizen II
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 only declarant
You are also naturalized citizen II,
although foreign born, your father or
surviving parent became fully natural-
lied while you were under 81 years Of
age, and If you were in the United
States at the time you attained the age
Of 81.
(3) You are declarant If, although
citizen or subject of some other coun-
try, you have declared before a natural
ization court your intention to become
citizen of the United States. Receipt
from the clerk of the court Of the cer-
titled copy of such declaration is often
called taking out first papers"
(4) An Indian Is citizen if (1) he
or his father or mother, prior to his
birth or before he attained the age Of
81, was allotted prior to May s, 1906;
(2) If he was allotted subsequent to
May 8, 1905, and received a patent in
fee to his land; (3) if-he was residing
in the old Indian Territory on March 8.
1901; (4) if he lives separate and apart
from his tribe and has adopted the
habits Of civilized life.
(5) You are an alien if you do not
fall within one Of the four classes
above mentioned IA
o. If not n citizen. of what nation are
You citizen or subjects-This need be
answered only by aliens and declarants
Remember that a "declarant" is not yet
citizen of the United States. If an
alien or declarant, state the name Of
your country. as France" "Great Brit
aim. Germany, etc
Fathers BirthpIace.-First name the
city or town., then the State or prov
ince,, then the nation; as columbus,
Ohio; Vienna, AUSTRIA; Paris,
France; Sophia, Bulgaria."
s. Name of Employer. Place of EN-
ployment.-If you are working for an
individual, firm, corporation or asso-
citation, state it's name. If in business.
TRADE, procession, or emb,Oyment for
yourself, so state. If you are an offic-
er or the state or federal government.
say whether your office is under the
united States, the State, county or a
municipality. In answer to the oues-
ton as to the place of employment. give
the number and name of the street
town, county, and State, or r. F.. D.
number, post office, county, and stare
where you work.
U. Name and address Of nearest reIo.
hve.-lf you are married and your wife
is hvlng, her name should be stated IF
you are single or your wife is dead
you should state the name of your near
est plood relative. In stating the ad
dress, give the number and name of the
street first, then city or town. then
county and State; or r. F. d. numbar
tirst, then post office, then county and
State. anu
~. White. Negro. Indian, or Orie.
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