The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-09-12
ton of your citizenship. leaving spaces
8. and 9 blank.
INDIAN.

ana proceed TO space 10, leaving spaces o.
6. Z, g. 10. II, r. 49, IA and IS blank. An
Indian born in the United States is a citi-
zen IL ~ he, or his father or mother
prior to his birth or before he attained
the age OF 81. was allotted land or re-
ceived a patent in fee prior to May s, 1906
CD IL he was allotted land subsequent TO
May s. 1906 and received a patent In fee
to his land; CD IL he was residing In the
old Indian Territory on March g. 1901; tD
II he lives separate and apart from MS
tribe and has adopted the habits OF civil
lied life.
g. NONCITIZEN.-If you are nom
citizen Indian born IN the United States,
the registrar will place check In
this space and proceed TO space 10. leaV-
ing spaces 6. 6. Z, 8. 10, II, r. 10. 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 ma
tive-born citizen OF the United States.
the register will place check In this
space and. proceed to space l6, leaving
spaces IL, IL. 10. IA and is blank. III
you were born I'm the United States.
including Alaska and Hawaii you are
a native-born citizen of the United
States irrespective OF the citizenship or
your parents. Any inhabltant of Porto
Rico who was Spanish subject on
April IL. 1899. and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date. and continued TO reside
therein until April IL. 1900. is held 20
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
IL. 1900 by making a declaration, be-
fore a 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. and has
since returned. and is not citizen or
any foreign country. is held TO be a
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. III you
were born abroad, you are still citi-
zen Of the United States IL 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 check in this
space and proceed TO space 10. leaving
spaces 10. IL. 49, IA and is blank You
are a naturaliZed citizen II you have
completed your naturalization, that is.
IL
But you are not a citizen il you have
only declared your intention to become
a citizen Ohat is. IL you have only
taken out first papers'O; in the latter
case you are a declarant
~. CITIZEN BY FATHERS NATU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT'S
MAJORITY.--If you are citizen by your
fathers naturalization COR your mothers
naturalization in case your father died)
before you attained your majority. the
registrar will place check in this
space and proceed TO space 16. leaving
spaces 10. II. 10. IA and 10 blank. The
children OF persons who have been duly
naturalized under the laws of the Unit
ed States being under the age OF
twenty-one al the time of the naturali-
zstion OF their parents. are. II dwelling
in the United States before attaining
their majority. considered as citizens
thereof. (Sec. 2172. u. s. Rev. Stat
and 80 Stat. L.. pit. l. p. 1920
ALIEN.
10 DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
clarant alien. the registrar will place
check in this space and proceed TO
space Is, leaving spaces TO- II, II and ID
blank. You are a declarant ". although
citizen or subject OF some other coun-
try, you have declared before natural
ization court your inteation to become
citizen of the United States. This Is re-
ferred to as taking out first papers"
IA. NONDECLARANT.-f you are
nondeclarant alien. the registrar will
place a check in this space and pro-
coed 10 space 10, leaving spaces 10. II, u
and 13 blank. You are a nondeclarant
alien IL you do not fall within one OF the
classes described in spaces TO- II, IL and IL
and are not an Indian. In other words,
you are a nondeclarant alien II you are q
citizen or subject OF some other country
than the United States and have not de-
clared before a naturalization court your
intention to become a citizen Of the Unit
cd States. that lis, 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 citizen
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
or 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 (ScotlanD." In
the case of Czecho-Slovaks. German or
Austrian Poles. AlsatIans. Lorrainers,
and persons OF like status, the reg
lstrant may answer "Czecho- SlovalS,
claimed as subject of Austria Hun
gary" pole claimed as subject
Of Germany or Austria-Hungary,'
"Alsatian claimed as subject OF Ger
many" etc. and such an entry shall be
made by the registrar
II not citizen Of the United States,
Of what nation are you citizen or
subject?
49, PRESENT OCCUPATION. This
means your present occupation. trade, or
employment. which the registrar will en-
ter I'm this space Do not state what you
once did. nor what you have done most
of the time, nor what you are best fitteo
TO do. Simply state what your job is
right now State briefly, as farmer"
miner" student" '1aborer' (onl farm,
in rolling mill. in automobile. wagon. or
other factory. "machinist in automobile
factory" etc. II you hold an Office under
State or Federal Government. name the
Office you hold.
H. EMPLOYERS NAME-If you are
working for an Individual firm. corpora
ton. or association, state its name. III
in business. trade. profession, or employ
ment for yourself. so state. IL you are an
officer OF the State or Federal Govern
m to md