The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-07
New Ruling Allows the Court In this City to Hear Petitions for
Second Papers and Deputy Clerk to be Here Monthly
This Ruling Will Assist In the AercanIzaon Plan and Prove
Saving to the People Of the District.
February II the Date Set for the First Meeting When Judge
Hughes WIN Address the People and Outline the Plans
First and Second Papers Can Secured In Ely Hereafter
Notices of the Meeting and Ruling Sent to Nearby Towns

issuing declaratory papers and re.
ceiving petitions for second papers
The district court sessions twice 9
year will listen to the petitions fol-
second papers.
Those who came to this country
before June 20, 1905, can apply at
once for second papers providing
their first papers are not over seven
years old. Seven years is the limit
for the life of the first papers and
those older than that are null and
void and parties in possession must
again secure first papers after which
two years must elapse before a pc.
tition for second papers can be
made.
Those arriving here after June 20,
1906, before filing petition for Sec
ond papers must secure a form of
petition on which said applicant shall
state his full name, his place of res
idence; his occupation; the date and
place of birth; the port from which
he emigrated and the date and place
of his arrival in the United States
the name Of the vessel on which he
arrived; the time when and the place
and name of the court where he de-
clared his intention to become a cit
len; if he is married he shall state
the name of his wife, the country of
her nativity and her place of resi-.
dence at the time of filing his pet
ition; and if he has children, the
name, date and place of birth and
place of residence of each child living
at the time OF the filing of the pc
tition. Other facts regarding his be-
liefs in organized government and
that he intends to renounce all al
legiance to any country Of which he
at the time may be citizen or SUBJ
ject, etc., must also be answered.
Two witnesses must also be had who
are citizens of the United States and
can make oath that they have known
the applicant to be resident of the
United States for at least FIVE years
continuously. Also that the pc
titioner is of good moral character
and qualified to become a citizen.
Each fact specified in the petition
will be carefully looked into by the
agents of the government and it is
imperative that the answers be
truthfuly made. A supply of these
blanks will be had by several in this
city and all possible assistance will
begivento those DESTROYS of becoming
citizens.
: Under present special regulations,
aliens of German or Austrian birth
may petition for citizenship papers
providing their first papers were
taken out at least two years before
the United States declared war on
their respective countries. The hear
ing is then set at six months from the
date of petition instead of the three
months usually required.
Special notice of the application is
given the disqualification bureau at
Washington aid formal objection to
admission is made in each case by the
department of justice. R. X. Doe,
United States naturalization exam
liner, then looks into each case sep
arately, and upon favorable report
the objection of the government is
withdrawn. The alien enemy then
appears for final hearing before the
district court or United States district
court.
The alien registration of last year
showed over 10000 alien residents
in the county of st. Louis. There
were over 1000 registered in this
city and special effort will be made
by the citizens here to have them
naturalized. Many of our aliens are
figuring on returning to their native
land as soon as peace is declared.
An effort will be made to induce them
to forego this intention and remain
in this country. Those who are con-
templating the return to the old
country must also remember that ac-
cording to plans now being made in
the National Congress that the re-
turn to America may become some
what of hardship for those of other
lands. Also, great many Of those
who intend to return to the Slovenian
countries, Bulgaria, Finland and
other divisions of Europe are liable
to run up against their native gov
ernments on the "desertion from the
army" charge. Many were notified
by their government to appear for
military duty when war was declared.
The failure to appear constitutes de-
sertion in Europe as well as in this