New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-09-06
ton Of your citizenship. leaving spaces Z
6. 8 and 8 blank.
INDIAN.

8. CITIZEN.-If you are a citizen. In
dian born In the United States. the regis
trar will place a check In this space
and proceed to space l6. leaving spaces 8.
9. 7. 3. 10. II. ~. 10. u and Is blank. An
Indian born In the United States Ii a citi-
zen II ~ he. or his father or mother
prior to his birth or before he attained
the age Of q. was allotted land or re-
ceived n patent in fee prior to May s. 1906:
C) II he was allotted land subsequent to
May 3, 1906. and received a patent In fee
to his land: go II he was residing In the
old Indian Territory on March 3. 1901: 90
II he lives separate and apart from his
tribe and has adopted the habits Of civil
lied life.
g. NONCITIZEN.-rf you are a nom
citizen Indian born In the United States.
the registrar will place a check In
this space and proceed to space l6. leav-
ing spaces s. 6. I. s. 10. II. Il. 10. "a and Is
blank. An Indian born In the United
States shall be classed as a 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 a ma
tve-born citizen OF the United States.
the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space l6. leaving
spaces II. IL. IS. "A and Is blank. II
~ ~ "a ~
including Alaska and Hawaii, you are
a native-born citizen Of the United
States irrespective OF the citizenship OF
your parents. Any inhabitant OF Porto
Rico. who was a Spanish subject on
April II, 1893. and who resided In Porto
Rico on that date, and continued to reside
therein until April II. 1900. Is held to
be n 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
II. 1900. by making a declaration. be-
fore a court OF record, OF their decision
to do so. Any citizen OF Porto Rice 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 Is not a citizen OF
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. II you
were born abroad. you are still a citi-
zen of the United States II your father
was a citizen Of the United States at
the time you were born. unless you
have expatriated yourself.
IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are q
naturalized citizen OF the United States.
the register will place a check in this
l"iN III pIoNftu u SIttC ~,
spaces 10. ~. 10. IA and Is blank. You
are a naturalized citizen If you have
completed your naturalization. that is.
II you have taken out final papers,"
But you are not a citizen II you have
only declared your intention to become
a citizen (that is. II you have only
taken out first papers"D: In the latter
case you are a declarant.
IL. CITIZEN BY FATHERS NATU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT'S
MAJORITY.-If you are a citizen by your
fathers naturalization Tor your mothers
naturalization In case your father died)
before you attained your majority. the
registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed TO space IS. leaving
spaces 10, II. 10. ~ and Is 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 at the time Of the naturali-
zation OF their parents, are. II dwelling
in the United States before attaining
thereof. tSec 2l72, U. 8. Rev. Stat.
and - Stat L. pit I. p. 1929
ALIEN.
Ia DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
clarant allen. the registrar will place a
check In this space and proceed to
space Is, leaving spaces 10. II, Il and II
blank. You are a declarant II, although
a citizen or subject OF some other coun-
try. you have declared before a natural
court your intention to become q
of the United States. This Is re-
ferred to as taking out first papers"
IL NONDECLARANT.-If you are a
nondeclarant allen. the registrar will
a check In this space and pro-
coed to space Is. leaving spaces 10. II. II
and 10 blank. You are a nondeclarant
allen II you do not fall within one of the
,1naga. laanrihaA In opaoae IN II 10 md -
and are not an Indian. In other words.
YOU are a nondeclarant allen II you are Q
citizen or subject of some other country
Than the United States and have hot de-
,lared before a naturalization court your
intention to become a citizen Of the Unit
ID States. that is. have not taken out
first papers"
Is. This need be answered only by de- {
and nondeclarant aliens. Remem- I
DER that a declarant Is not yet a citizen .
II the United States. II you are an alien
II either class. state the name Of your {
'ountry. which the registrar will write In |
his space. for example, Great Britain" :
France" Italy" State also the name !
# the subdivision OF your country In
you were ordinarily resident be- /
proceeding to the United States, ,
which will be written by the registrar In )
after the name of your coun- a
ry. as Great Britain tScotland)." In
ne case OF 1ZeCnO-SlONdhS LetIIldH UT
Poles, Alsatians. Lorra,ners.
nd persons Of like status. the reg
strant may answer "Czecho-Slovak. =
laimed as subject Of Austria-H Hun =
Pole claimed as subject
I Germany or Austria-Hungary,"
Alsatian claimed as subject OF Ger r
Many etc, and such an entry shall be :,
1ade by the registrar. )
II not a citizen Of the United States, o
Z what nation are you q citizen or 4
Il
l6. PRESENT OCCUPATION. = This F
,eans your present occupation, trade. or =
which the registrar will en- A.
.r In this space. DO not state what you II
nee did. nor what you have done most n
{ the time, nor what you are best fitted /.
do. Simply state what your Job Is .
ght now. State briefly, as farmer" L
student" 'lahorer" ION farm. e.
rolling mill. in automobile. wagon; or ~
her factory, "machinist in automobile y
lctory," etc. II you hold an Office under o
or Federal Government, name the W
yor hold. r
II. EMPLOYERS NAME.-If you are
arkins for an individual. firm. corpora o.
on. or association, state its name. If
business, trade. profession. OF employ OF
ent for yourself. SO state. II you are an :;
ticer OF the State or Federal Govern al
ent. say whether your office is under al
e United States. the State. the county
a municipality. The registrar will
AXE an appropriate entry.
lS-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR
r~SINESS.-This means where you work. Is
I've the number and name OF street first. si
en- city or town. then county and State do
r. F. d. number first, then town.. then
unity and State. The registrar will
AXE the entries.
NEAREST RELATIVE.
10. NAME.-1f you are married and mr.
'ur wife Is living, her name should, be
ted II YOU are single. or your wife IL ca