St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
ALL LSUBJECTSOF
GERMANY IN
j. S. MUST
REGISTER
Dates Fixed for Registra-
ton February 4, 5,
6, Z, 8 and 9.
POSTMASTER SELLER
is REGISTRAR HERE.
All Natives, Citizens, Deni-
zens Of Germany, Males
IA Years or More.

Postmaster Seller announces that
he has been instructed and authOriz-
ed to register all German alien enc
mics February 4, 3, s, I, s, 8, under
the designation of registrar. Reg
| istration will be made at the Post
Office.
Persons Required 10 Register-Pen-
alties for Failure to Register and
for Vi9lston of Regulations.
I. AT natives, citizens, deuizens
or subjects Of the German Empire
or of the Imperial German Govern
ment, being males of the age of IA
years and upward, who are within
the United States and not actually
naturalized as American citizens,
are required to register as alien. enc
mics
2. This registration shall extend
and apply to all land and water,
continental or insular, in any way
within the jurisdiction of the United
States.
3. An alien enemy required to
register who fails to complete his
registration within the time fixed
therefor or who violates or attempts
to violate or of whom there is rea
sonable ground to believe that he is
about to violate any regulation duly
promulgated by the President OF the
United States or these regulations.
in addition to all other penalties pre-
scribed by law, is liable to restraint.
Imprisonment and detantion for the
duration of the war, or to give Sc
curity, or to remove and depart from
the United States in the manner pre-
scribed by sections 1867, 1869 and
1910 of the United States Revised
Statutes, and to all other penalties
prescribed in the several proclama-
tiOns of the President Of the United
States and in the regulations duly
promulgated by or under authority
of the President.
I. An alien enemy required to
register who shall after the date fix
ed for the issuance to him Of reg
istration card be found within the
limits of the United States, its Ter
ritories or possessions, without hav-
ing his registration card on his per-
SON, is liable to the aforesaid penal
ties.
Definitions To BE Observed In the
Interpretation, Construction, and
Enforcement Of These Regulations.
Alien Enemies.
The term "alien enemy" as at
present defined by statute (U. S. Rev.
Stat, 4O67), includes all natives, cit
izens, denizens, or subjects OF a for
eign nation or government with
which war has been declared, being
males of the age of IA years and up
ward, who shall be within the United
States and not actually naturalized
as American citizens.
The following applications Of this
definition are made:
l. Females are not alien enemies
within the present statutory defini-
tion.
2. A male, irrespective Of the
citizenship Of his parents, born or
naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
is not an alien enemy.
(a) Such q male born in the
United States has become naturalized
in or taken oath of allegiance to any
foreign country against which war
has been declared.
(b) A male so naturalized has,
subsequent to his naturalization In
the Unite dStates, become naturaliz
ed in or sworn allegiance to coun-
try against which war has been de-
c.ared.
8. A male native, citizen, deni-
zen, or subject of foreign nation or
government with which war has been
declared is an alien enemy. even
though he has declared his intention
to become citizen OF the United
States by taking out first papers OF
naturalization, or has been partly or
naturalized in any coun-
try other than the United States.
4. Naturalization of alien enc
mics can not be completed during
the period of the war u. s. Rev.
Stat, 2171); unless possibly where
(courts dere differing) application
for second or final papers of natural
ization was made or accepted prior
to the declaration Of war.
Mote - Proclamation of war
against German April s, 1910
5. A male child born in . coun-
try against which war has been de-
clared, Of father who was at the
time Of such child's birth . nativs,
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