The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-18

tered his decision in the petitio If James Freeman Bradley for cit enship. The decision, which passe n the evidence presented at tn hearing last Monda tight, reads as follows:
 The petition of James Freema Bradley to become citizen of tn United States was filed in this coul n the 2Oth day of October. 191' Inder section 3 of the act of col ,ress of June 25, 1910, providing:
 That any person belonging to
 the class of persons authorized
 and qualified under existing law
 to become a citizen of the Unit
 ed States who has resided con.
 stantly in the United States dur.
 ing a period of five years next
 preceding May 1st. 1910. who. be-
 cause of transformation in regard
 to his citizenship or the require
 ments of the law governing the
 naturalization of citizens has la.
 bored and acted under the i'm.
 pression that he was or could
 become citizen of the United
 States and has in good faith ex-
 ercised the rights or duties of a
 citizen or intended citizen of the
 United States because of such
 wrongful information and belief
 may. upon making a showing of
 such facts satisfactory to a court
 having jurisdiction to issue pap
 CTS of naturalization to an alien,
 and the court in its judgment be-
 ieves that such person has been
 for a period of more than five
 years entitled under proper pro-
 ceedings to be naturalized as a
 citizen of the United States,
 receive from the said court a
 final certificate of naturalization,
 and said court may issue such
 certificate without requiring proof
 of former declaration by or on
 the part of such person of their
 intention to become a citizen of
 the United States, but such ap-
 plicant for naturalization shall
 comply in all other respects with
 the law relative to the issuance
 of final papers of naturalization
 to aliens"
 From the evidence it appears ths etitioner was born in the town ( .empt, Nova Scotia, Canada, on tn tn of March. 1859. Both parent jed before he was three years ( ge, and by some arrangement col erning which the petitioner is unabl ) give any definite information h we'd with the family of James \ reeman during most all of his III ority. When he was r years of az ne Freeman family emigrated froi .ova Scotia to Dekalb county, Mt seems that he considered himsel n adopted child of Freeman and h estifles that Freeman had adopte i'm to live with him (Freeman) a is son until he was 21 years of agt he name Freeman" was given hiI y Freeman for a middle name. bu e retaned the name Bradley fo Is surname. The evidence show 0 legal adoption. Adoption was UT nown to the common law of Ems md. It exists only by virtue c ,atute.
 The record shows that James M reeman became citizen of tn 'nited States in 1888. The pet oner was then 29 years of age. H cts forth in his petition that bt ,re he became 21 years of age h as informed by Freeman that h Freeman) had become a naturaliz l citizen of the United States. an lat because of such misinformatio l regard to his citizenship he Ina bored and acted under the impre. lon that he was citizen of tn nited States and has in good fait xercised the rights or duties of Itizen.
 The evidence shows that durin le last sixteen years the petitione as voted once in 1908 for delegat 'om Alaska; has once registered a le municipal registration for tn ,wn of Fairbanks, and has serve' lree times as juror in the commis oner's court. To the question Why haven't you voted since? l908) petitioner replied: q didn' ke the candidate; and. if was ; tizen of the United States, as I was, that is my privilege
 I want to vote. use it; if ldn't, why not" The petitione so testified that at the 1917 muni pal election, although his wife wa candidate for office, he did not vot' said election.
 Under the circumstances it may b. roper to excuse the petitioner fo ot making some investigation t, scertain what if any proceeding ere taken to make him an adopted lild of James M. Freeman. The fac