The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-09-13

this space and proceed to space 16, leav-
ing spaces 5, 8, Z, 8, 10. II, II, 49, IA and 10
blank. An Indian born In the United
States shall be classed as 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 q ma
tive-born citizen OF the United States.
the register will place check In TINS
space and proceed to space is, leaving
spaces IL. 10, 10, IA and 10 blank. II
you were born in the United states
including Alaska and Hawaii. you are
a native born citizen of the United
States irrespective OF the citizenship OF
your parents Any inhabitant or Porto
Rico, who was Spanish subJect on
April II. 1892 and who resided In Porto
Rico on that date, and continued to reside
therein until April II, 1900 is 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. Apcil
H. 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 or Porto
Rico who was temporarily absent from
the island on April IL, 1899. ana mas
since returned, and is not a citizen OF
any foreign country. is held to pc
citizen of the United States, provided
he did not elect to retain his polit1cai
status by making declaration under
oath of his decision to do so within SIX
months after March 2, 1917. Ii you
were born abroad. you are still a cltl-
zen of the United States II your rather
was a citizen of the United States at
the time you were born. unless you
have expatriated yourself.
IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are
naturalized citizen of the United states,
the register will place a check In this
space and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces TO- ~, IS, IA and IL blank. You
are a naturalized citizen II you have
completed your naturalization, that is,
If you have taken out final papers.
But you are not citizen II you nave
only declared your intention to become
a citizen Chat Is, If you have only
taken out first papers"); In the latter
case you are declarant.
12 CITIZEN BY FATHERS NAIU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT'S
MAJORITY.-If you are citizen by your
fathers naturalization Cor your mothers
naturalization in case your rather oleol
before you attained your majority, the
registrar will place check In this
space and proceed to space 16, leaving
spaces TO- II, 10, IA and 10 blank. Inc
children of persons who have been ouly
naturalized under the laws OF the Unit
ed States, being under the age or
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. 1, p. 1228)
ALIEN.
10. DECLARANT.-If you are de-
clarant alien, the registrar will place
check in this space and proceed to
space Is, leaving spaces 10, II, II and IA
blank. You are a declarant If, although
a citizen or subject Of some other coun-
try, you have declared before natural
ization court your intention to become
citizen of the United States. This is re-
ferred to as taking out first papers
IA. NONDECLARANT.-l you are. g
nondeclarant alien, the registrar will
place check in this space and pro-
coed to space Is, leaving spaces 10, II, u
and - blank. You are nondeclarant
alien if you do not fall within one OF the
classes described in spaces 10, IL, Il and 10
and are not an Indian. In other Words'
YOU are q nondeclarant alien II you are
citizen or subject of some other country
than the United States and have not oe-
clared before naturalization court your
intention to become a citizen OF the Unit
ed States, that Is, nave not taken o"'
first papers.
IL This need be answered only by de-
clarant and nondeclarant aliens. Remenl-
Der that a declarant is not yet cltlzeh
of the United States II you are an amen
of either class, state the name OF your
country, which the registrar Will write II,
This space for example, "Great Britain
Ixy
of the subdivision of your country III
which YOU were ordinarily resident pc
fore proceeding to the United states'
which will be written by thes registrar IN
narentheses after the name OF your coutl'
try. as Great Britain (Scotland). IN
the case of Czecho-Slovaks, German VI
Austrian Poles, Alsatians' Lorraineis'
and persons of like status tn e,es
istrant may answer Czecho.oloTaA'
claimed as subject of Austria-Hun-
gary" "Pole claimed as subject
81 Germany or Austria Hungary,
"Alsatian claimed as subject OF Ger
many" etc. and such an entry shall be
made by the registrar.
II not a citizen of the United States
of what nation are you a citizen or
subject mi
~ PRESENT OCCUPATION. - This
,,,nors ,onr present occupation, trade, or
employment, which the registrar VIII en-
tor i'm this space. Do not state what you
once did, nor what you have done mloss
of the time, nor what you are pest ntteu
- 40 simply state what your job Is
risbt now. State briefly, as farmer,
miner" student" '1aborer" (on farm,
in rolling mill, in automobile. wagon, OF
ntbsr factory), ''machinist in automobile
Factory" etc. II you hold an office under
state or Federal Government, name the
off1ce you hold. ;,
IL. EMPLOYERS NAME.-t you are
,,.or,,,ns for an Individual firm, corpora.
tion or association, state its name. II
IN business, trade. profession, or employ
ment for yourself. so state. If you are an
oficer Of the state or Federal Govern
n,ant saw whether your Office is under
the limited States, the State, the county.
1tiS Sii- ,,-,s4,- ire rsoiatrar will