Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-05

May 3, 1916, and received patent IN Ice
to HIS land; (3) II he was residing In the.
old Indian Territory on March 8. 1901: ~.
II he lives separate and apart from his
tribe and has adopted the habits Of civiii
ICED life.
9. NONCITIzEN.-1f- you are nom
citizen Indian born in the United States.
the registrar will place check IN,
this space and proceed to space 16, leav-
ing spaces S. s, Z, 8, 10. II. IL. Is. IA and Is.
blank. An Indian born In the United
States shall be classed as q 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-horn citizen of the United States.
the register will place a check In this
space and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces II. 10. 10. IA and Is blank. II
you were born in the United States.
including Alaska and Hawaii. you are
a native-born citizen OF the United
STATES irrespective of the citizenship OF
your pareRts. Any inhabitant OF Porto
Rico. who was Spanish subject on
April IL. 1899, and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date, and continued to reside
thevain until April II. 1900. is held to
be a 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 declaration. be-
fore court OF record, of their decision
to do So. Any citizen OF Porto Rico. as
apoye 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 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 citi-.
zen of the United States IL your father
was citizen of the United States at
the time you were born. unless you
have expntriated yourself.
IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are.
naturalized citizen of the United States.
the register will place check in this
space. and proceed to space 16. leaving
spaces 10. -. 13. IA and Is blank. You.
are a naturalized citizen IL you have
completed your naturalization. that Is.
IL you have taken out final papers"
But you are not citizen il you have
only declared your intention to become
citizen (that is. IL you have only
taken out first papersD: in the latter
case you are declarant
~. CITIZEN BY FATHERS NATU-
REALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT'S
MAJORITY.-If you are citizen by your
fathers naturalization Tor 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 l6. leaving
spaces 10. IL. IS. IA 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
80 4 =, <sy~
cation OF their parents. are, it dwelling
in the United States before attaining
their majority. considered as citizens
thereof. (Sec. 2172. u. s. Rev. Stat,
and "a Stat. L.. pit. 1. p. 1899
ALIEN.
10. DECI.ARANT-lf you are q de-
clarant alien. the registrar will place q
check in this space and proceed to
space Is. leaving spaces 10, II. y and u
blank. You are a declarant IT, although
citizen or subject of some other coun-
try, you have declared before natural
ization court your intention to become a
citizen of the United States. This Is 10
ferred to as talking out first papers"
a. NONDECLARANT.--If you are n
nondeclarant alien, the registrar will
place a check in this space and pro-
coed to space is, leaving spaces 10. II, II
and u blank. You are nondeclarant
nAiSA ~ wa W 49,. 1850 -
classes oeser'neo =, SPACES ~ n,tar an,rfs
YOU are a nondeclarant alien il you are .
citizen or subject OF some other country
than the United States and have not de-
clared before n naturalization court your
intention to become a citizen of the Unit
ed States that is. have not taken out
first papers,
| IS. This need be answered only by de-
| clarant and nondeclarant aliens. Remem-
| Der that Il declnrant is not yet 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
Of 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 III
| parentheses after the name of your coun-
! Try, as Great Britain tScotland)." In
| the case OF CZecho-S lovaks. German OF
| Austrian Poles. Alsatians, LorTainers
! and persons of like status, the reg
! istrant may answer "Czecho-Slovak
| claimed as subject of Austria Hun
| gary Pole claimed as subject
| " Germany or Austria Hungary.
"Alsatian claimed as subject of Ger
/, many etc. and such an entry shall he
| uade by the registrar.
! IL not a citizen Of the United States
Of what nation are you a citizen OF
| subject?
| ~ PRESENT OCCUPATION, = Tht.
| means your present occupation trade. OF