The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-03
ALIEN |oEN
AFFECTED BY
CITIZEN LAW


! Married women VINO AI0 SaA0us
and seeking citizenship in thu
United States are now obliged to
| become natufalized In their own
| right. The law which permitted
them to assume the status Of HI
husband with respect to citisen-
! ship has been displaced by the aci
Of congress approved Sept. -, 1872
Attention Of George w. Gamble
circuit clerk, has been directed t.
the provisions of the new law.
/; The two principal classes OF mar
+, ried women specifically referred to
! in the legislation, with the means
| each class must take in order to &C
quire American citizenship are
described as follows:
An alien woman marrying ar
American citizen after the passage
! Of the above act, or any woman
whose husband is naturalixed aftel
said act. She may become natural.
lied by filing the usual petition fol
! naturalization and complying with
all requirements of the naturaliza-
ton laws, with the following ex.
! ceptions:
No declaration Of intention re-
quired.
Only one years continuous resi-
dence in the United States, Hawaii
Alaska or Porto Rico Immediately
preceding the filing of her peti.
ton required.
A woman who, before the pas.
sage of the above act, was az
American citizen and lost her Unit
! ed States citizenship by marriage
| to an alien. She may become natur.
allied by filing the usual petition
! for naturalization and complying
with all requirements of the natur.
alization laws, with the following
exceptions: :"
No declaration of intention re-
quired.
Only one years residence in the
United States. Hawaii, Alaska Of
Porto Rico Immediately preceding
! the filing of her petition required
No certificate of arrival required
If during the continuance OF thu
marital status she shall have re-
sided within the United States.
Alien W0man's Status.
An alien woman married to III
! alien 1.-THE time OF the passage d
the act, or who thereafter marie!
an alien may become naturalized By
complying with all requirement!
of the naturalization laws, includ
ing five years continuous Unite.
States residence, one year continu
uous state residence, certificate o
arrival if her entry dates from Jun,
80, 1906, ability to speak the Eng
lish language and sign her name ii
her own hand writing.
The status of single alien womel
is not affected by this law, an,
women Of this class may continu,
as in the past to file declaration.
and petitions for the purpose O
becoming naturalized.
The act further provides that ri
married woman whose husband i
not eligible to citizenship shall h,
naturalized during the continuance
Of the marital status. Eligibilit,
flor citizenship Is determined al
most entirely by the question o
whether the persons concerned ar
white persons" or persons Of AT
rican nativity or African descent.
as provided by statute, and wheth
er the husband is debarred from
citizenship because of withdrawn
OF declaration of intention for tn
purpose OF securing immunity frop
military service during the recen
war.
Retains Citizenship.
It is also provided that BY tn
act woman citizen shall not ceas
to be a citizen by reason of he
marriage after the passage of tn
act, unless she makes a formal re
nunciation Of her citizenship befor
a court having jurisdiction owe
naturalization of aliens, but tina
any woman citizen who marries a,
, alien Ineligible to citizenship shaI
cease to be a citizen Of the Unite
States.
| Citizenship acquired by wome
through their husbands by virtue q
law in force prior to the passage Q
, the act is not affected by the ne,
| legislation.