Evening journal., 1918-06-27
To Amend The Naturalization Laws
(From the Army and Navy Journal, May IL, 1870

OF this act is in military service OF
u. s., who may not be within jurisdlc-
ton OF any court Authorized TO natur-
allze aliens, may flle his petition for
naturalization without appearing In
person in office Of clerk Of court and
shall not be required TO take prescribed
oath OF allegiance In open court. The
petition shall be certified by a1ldavit OF
at least two creditable Witnesses, cltl-
zens OF L. s, and who shall prove in
their affidavit the portion Of the resi-
dence that they have personally known
applicant to have resided within u. ).
Time OF military service may be estab-
lished by affldavits OF at least two other
citizens, which, together with oath OF
allegiance, may be taken in accordance
with the terms OF Section 1850 Of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States
after notice from and under regulations
Of the Bureau OF Naturalization.
Service by aliens upon vessels other
than Of American registry, whether
continuous or broken, shall not be con-
sidered as residence for naturalization
purposes within jurisdiction OF u. ,,
and such aliens canno' secure residence
for naturalization purposes during SER
vice upon vessels Of foreign registry.
During time u. 5. is at war no clerk
Of u. 5. court shall charge or collect
a naturalization fee from an alien in
military service OF L. ). for filing his
petition or issuing certificates Of ma
turalization. and no clerk Of any state
court, shall charge or collect any fee
except Stale fees for this service.
Eighth: That every seaman, being an
alien, shall, afte- his declaration Of in
tention TO become a citizen, and after
he shall have secured three years upon
such merchant or fishing vessel of L.
S, be deemed a citizen for purpose Of
serving on board any such merchant or
fishing vessel Of L. s., anything to con-
trary in any act Of Congress notwith-
standing; but such seaman shall, for all
purposes Of protection as an American
citizen, be deemed such after filing Of
his declaration Of intention 10 become
such citizen; provided, that nothing
contained i'm this act shall be taken or
construed 10 repeal or modify any pOr-
tion OF the act approved March q, 1915,
TO promote welfare Of American sea
men.
Ninth; Authorizes educational aids
10 applicants for naturalization, for
promotion Of instruction and training
in citizenship responsibilities.
Tenth: Any person not an alien EN-
emy, who had five years continuous
residence within L. s. preceding July 1,
1911. and was on that date qualified to
become a citizen. except that he had
not made declaration Of intention, and
who through misinformation as to his
status enormously exercised the rights
and duties of citizen in good faith,
may file petition without preliminary
declaration and on satisfactory proof to
the court may be admitted to citizen
ship on complying with the other re-
quirements Of the naturalization law.
Eleventh: No alien who is a native,
citizen or denizen OF any country with
which the o. s is at war shall be ad-
mitted TO citizenship unless he made
his declaration of intention not less
than two nor more tnan seven years
prior to the existence Of the state OF
war: or was at that time entitled to
become a citizen without a declaration
OF intention, or unless his petition for
naturalization shall then be pending
and is otherwise entitled TO admission.
he shall be an alien
enemy at the time '"' Alien enemies
may, however, previous TO naturaliza.
ton. be apprehended and removed un-
der existing law, and the President is
authorized, on proof Of loyalty Of ap-.