The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-07

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UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
10. NATIVE BORN.-If you are a ma
| tive-born citizen of the United States,
| the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 49, leaving
| spaces II, IL, 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 parents.\ Any inha bitant of Porto
| Rico. who was a Spanish subject on
April II, 1899, and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date, and continued to reside
therein until April II. 1900, is held to
| be citizen of Porto Rico, except such
Inhabitants, natives of the Spanish Pc
nnsula, 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 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 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. If you
|
zen OF the United States if your father
was citizen of the United States at
the time you were born, unless you
have expatriated yourself.
IL. NATURALIZED.-If you are a
| naturalized citizen Of the United States.
| the register will place a check in this
| space and proceed to space 16, leaving
| spaces 10, IL, 10, IA and IL blank. You
| are naturallZed citizen If you have
completed your naturalza ton, that is,
| II you have taken out final papers,"
| But you are not citizen If you have
| only declared your intention to become
a citizen Chat is. If you have only
taken out first papers"); in the latter
| case you are a declarant.
~. 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 diedD
| before you attained your majority. the
| registrar will place a check in this
| space and proceed to space 16, leaving
| spaces TO- III, 10. 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
| twenty-one at the time of the naturali-
| cation of their parents. are, If dwelling
| in the United States before attaining
| their majority. considered as citizens
| thereof (sec. 2172, u. S. Rev. Stat,
and "a Stat. L.. pit. l. p. 122S)
ALIEN.
| 10. DECLARANT.-If you are a de-
| clarant alien, the registrar will place
| check in this space and proceed to
| space IL, leaving spaces 10, II, II and "A
blank. You are a declarant If, although
citizen or subject Of some other coun-
| try, you have declared before natural
| ization court your intention to become
citizen of the United States. This is re-
| ferred to as taking out first papers,"
a. NONDECLARANT.-If you are
nondeclarant alien, the registrar will
| place a check in this space and pro-
coed to space IS, leaving spaces 10, II, IL
| and IS blank. You are a nondeclarant
| alien If you do not fall within one of the
| classes described in spaces 10, II, IL and IL
and are not an Indian. In other words,
you are a nondecarant alien If you are a
| citizen or subject Of some other country
| than the United States and have not de-
| clared before a naturalization court your
| intention to become citizen or the Unit
| ed States, that is, have not taken out
| first papers"
49, This need be answered only by de-
| clarant and nondeclarant aliens. Renem-
| Der that a declarant is not yet citizen
| of the United States. If you are an alien
| of either class state the name of your
| 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 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
| istrant may answer "CZecho-Slovak.
| 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.
If not a citizen Of the United States,
of what nation are you a citizen or
subJect7
IS. PRESENT OCCUPATION. = This
| means YOUR present occupation, trade, or
| emplovment. which the registrar will en-
| far in this space. Do not state what yoH
| once did. nor what you have done most
| of the time, nor what you are best fitted
| to do Simply state what your job IS
right now. State briefly, as farmer
miner" student" "laborer' ION farm
in rolling MILL in automobile, wagon or
| other factory, "machinist In automobiIe
| factory" etc If you hold an office under
| state or Federal Government, name~the
! office you hold.
H.. EMPLOYERS NAME.-1f you are
working for an individual, firm corpora
ton. or association. state its name. lf
| in business, trade, profession. or employ
| ment for yourself so state. If you are an
officer OF the State or Federal Govern
ment, say whether your office is under
the United States, the State, the county
or a municipality. The registrar will
make an appropriate entry.
| 18-PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OK
BUSINESS.-Thism means where you work
| Give the number and name of street first
| then city or town, then county and State
or r. r. D. number first, then town. then
| county and State. The registrar will
! make the entries.
NEAREST RELATIVE.
| 10. .NAME.-If you arc married and
| YOUR wife Is living, her name should be
stated. If you are single or your wife is
dead, you should state the name OF your
nearest blood relative. II you are not
| married and have no blood relative, the
| name of a close friend should be stated
| The registrar will make the entry.
| co. ADDRESS.-In stating the address,
give the number and name of the street
| first. then the city or town, then the
| county and State; or r. F. D. number