Gilpin observer., 1918-09-05

citissn Indian born in the United statss,
the registrar viii place . check IN
this space and proceed to space 10. leav-
ing spaces s. .. Z. 9. 10. II. Il. II. II and y
blank. An Indian born In the United
States shall be cla.ssd .. . noncitisen N
dian unless he falls within one Of the
classes Of citizen Indiana described IN
space g.
UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
10. NATIVE BORN-If you are . ma
tive-born citizen OF the United States.
the register will place a check In this
space and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces II. IL. Is. II 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 IL. 1900. IL held to
be 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
II. 1900. by making declaration. be-
fore a court of record. OF their decision
to do SO. Any citizen OF Porto Rico, a.
above defined. and any native of Porto
Rico who was temporarily absent from
the island on April II. 1899. and has
since returned. and IL 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 Q. 1917. II you
were born abroad. you are still a citi-
zen of the United States IL your father
was citizen of the United States at
the time you were born, unless you
have expatriated yourself
IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are q
naturalized citizen of the United States,
the register will place a check in this
spaces 10. IL, IS. II and Is blank You
are a naturalized citizen II you have
completed your naturalization, that Is,
II you have taken out final papers"
But you are not a citizen II you have
only declared your intention to become
a citizen Chat Is. II you have only
taken out first papers'); in the latter
case you are a declarant.
~. CITIZEN BY FATHERS NATU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT'S
MAJORITY.-If you are a citizen by your
fathers naturalization Cor your mothers
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 15 blank. The
children of persons who have been duly
naturalixed under the laws of the Unit
ed States. being under the age OF
twenty-one at the time of the naturali-
cation of.thsir parents. are. II dwelling
In the United States before attaining
their majority. considered as citizens
thereof. (sec. 2172. U. 8. Rev. Stat.
and 81 Stat. l.. pit. 1. p. 1889
ALIEN.
10. DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
ala
check in this space and proceed to
space Is. leaving spaces 10. II. II and IA
blank. You are a declarant II, although
a citizen or subject Of some other coun-
try. you have declared before q natural
ization court your intention to become q
citizen Of the United States. This ID re-
ferred to as taking out first papers,"
IA. NONDECLARANT.-I you are .
nondeclarant allen. the registrar will
place check In this space and pro-
coed to space IT, leaving spaces 10. II. II
and 10 blank. You are a Aondeclarant
allen II you do not fall within one of the
classes described in spaces 10. II, u and ID
and are not an Indian. In other words.
you are a nondeclarant allen II you are .
citizen or subject Of some other country
than the United State. and have not de-
clared before naturalization court your
intention to become q 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 citisen
of the United States. II 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 (ScotlanO." In
the case Of Czecho.slovaks. German or
Austrian Poles. Alsatians. Lorrainers.
and persons of like status. the reg
istrant may answer 'csecho-slovak.
claimed as subject OF Austria-Hun
gary" pole. claimed as subject
Of Germany or Austria-Hungary."
many" ETC., and such an entry shall BE-
made by the registrar.
II not 4 citizen Of. the United States,
Of what nation are you 4 citizen or
subJect7
49, 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 70
'miner," Student" 'laborer" ION farm.
in rolling MILL in automobile. wagon. or
other factory. "machinist In automobile
factory" etc. II you hold an ONCE under
state or Federal Government. name the
ONCE you hold.
H. EMPLOYERS NAME.-If you are
working for an Individual. flrm, corpora
ton, or association. state It's name. II
in business, trade. profession. or employ
ment for yourself. SO state. II you are an
ofIicer of the State or Federal Govern
ment, say whether your once II under
the United States, the State. tho county.
or q municipality. The registrar will
make an appropriate entry.
1e-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR
BUsINESS.-This means where you work.
Give the number and name of street hrst.
then city or town, then county and state
or r. F. d. number FIRST, then town, then
county and State. The registrar will