Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-05-24
For Registration Day.

A complete list Of questions to be an
swered on Registration Day, which has
been set for Wednesday. June S. by youths
who have attained 81 years since the first
army draft registration on the same day
last year. has been received by local draft
boards.
There are 10 questions to be asked. and
each applicant is requested to read them
carefully before going to the registration
table and prepare the answers in your
mind" They are as follows:
/. Name in full. Age in years.-This
means all your names spelled out in full.
Disregard additional months or days.
2. Home address. -This means the place
where you permanently reside, not the
place where you work. Be prepared to
give the address in this way: 1882 Main
street. Chicago. Cook county. Illinois; or
"R F. d. No. 2, Jonesville, Ohio
s. Date of birth-To be required to reg
lister you must have been born in 1896, in
a month and on day subsequent to June
S, or in 1897, in a4month and on day
thereof prior to or on the date set for reg
istration.
4. Where were you borni First name
the city or town. then the State. then the
nation: as Columbus. Ohio; Vienna.
Austria; Paris, France; Sophia. Bull
earia.
S. Are you ~ native of the United
States: (2) a naturalized citizen; go an
alien; (4) have you declared your inten-
ton to become citizen; (5) or are you
a citizen or a non-citizen lndiani Specify
which)-O II you were born in the United
States. including Alaska and Hawaii. you
are a native Of the United States. no mat
ter what may have been the citizenship or
nationality Of your parents. Any inhabi-
tant of Porto Rico. who was a Spanish
subject on April 18th. 1899. and who re-
sided in Porto Rico on that date. and con-
tinued TO reside therein until April 18th.
1900. is held to be citizen of Porto Rico.
except such inhabitants, natives of the
Spanish peninsula. who elected to preserve
their allegiance to Spain on or before April
II. 1900. by making a declaration. before
a court Of record. Of their decision to do
so. Any citizen Of Porto Rico. as 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. .,oN nfetxaF, nf fnratdn l.
held to be a citizen Of the United States
provided he did not elect to retain his
political status by making declaration I'M
der oath of his decision to do so within six
months after March 2. 1917. II you were
born abroad. you are still citizen of the
United States at the time you were born
unless you have expatriated yourself. (2)
You are a naturalized citizen il you have
completed your naturalization; that is, Il
you have taken final papers," But you
are not a citizen II you have only declared
your intention to become a citizen (thal
is, II you have only taken out first pa
pers') in the latter case you are only ,
declarant. You are also a naturalizeC
citizens il. although foreisn-born, you
father or surviving parent became full!
naturalized while you were under 81 year
Of age, and II you were in the Unite,
States at the time you attained the age o
Fl. (3) You are a declarant If, although
q citizen or subject Of some other country
you have declared before naturalization
court your intention to become citizel
Of the United States Receipt from tn
clerk Of the court Of the certified copy o
such declaration is often called "takin
out first papers" (4) An Indian is
citizen IL (a) he. or his father or mother
prior TO his birth or before he attained tn
age Of 81, was allotted prior to May {
1906; (b) II he was allotted subsequen
to May 8. 1906. and received patent i
fee to his land; (c) II he was residing /
the old Indian Territory on March 8. 1901
(d) II he lives separate and apart froI
his tribe and has adopted the habits {
civilized life. (5) You are an alien II 20
do not fall within one Of the four classe
above mentioned.
9. II not a citizen. Of what nation al
you citizen or subject This need b
answered only by aliens and declarant
Remember that "declarant" is not y,
a citizen OF the United States. II an allie
or declarant. state the name Of your cour
try; as France" Great Britain" Gee
many" etc.
7. Fathers birthplace. First name I'll
city or town, then the State or provinces