The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-10
NATURALIZATION
LAWS FOR WOMEN.
MUST GET PAPERS OF THEIR
oWN-RULES FOR CLERKS.
To all Clerks of Courts, Exercising
naturalization Jurisdiction, and
Others Concerned:

that after the passage of that act
the marriage of an alien woman to
an American citizen, or to an alien
who may thereafter become a clti-
zen, shall not confer American cltl-
zenship upon her. 1t is also pro-
vided that after the passage of said
act a married woman who is other
wise eligible shall have the privilege
of becoming naturalized on her own
account. Citizenship acquired by
women through their husbands by
virtue of law in force prior to the
passage of the act of September 22,
1922, is not affected by the new leg
islation.
The two principal classes of mar
ried women specifically referred to
in the above legislation, with the
means each class must take N order
to acquire American citizenship, are
described below: -.
1. An alien woman marrying an
American citizen after the passage
of the above act, or any woman
whose husband is naturalized after
said act.
She may become naturalized by
filing the usual petition for natur-
alization and compiling with all re-
uuirements of the naturalization
laws, with the following exceptions:
(a) No declaration of intention
d. Only one years continuous
residence in the United States,
Hawaii, Alaska, or Porto Rico i'm
mediately preceding the filing of
her petition required.
z. A woman who, before the
passage of the above act, was an
American citizen and lost her United
States citizenship by marriage to an
alien.
She may become naturalized by
filing the usual petition for natural
ization and complying with all re-
quirements of the naturalization
laws, with the following exceptions
(a) No declaration of intention
required.
d. Onl Y one years continuous
residence in the United States,
Hawaii, Alaska, or Porto Rico i'm
mediately preceding the filing OF
her petition required.
.(c) No certificate of arrival re-
quired if during the continuance of
the marital status she shall have re-
sided within the United States.
An alien woman married to an
alien at the time of the passage of
the above act, or who marries an
alien may become naturalized by
complying with all requirements of
the naturalization laws, including
declaration, five years continuous
United States residence, one year
continuous state residence, certifi-
cate of arrival if her entry dates
from June 20, 1906, ability to speak
the English language and sign her
name in her own handwriting, etc.
( The status of single alien women
is not affected by this law, and
women of this class may continue
as in the past to file declarations
and petitions for the purpose of be-
coming naturalized.
The act referred to further pro-
vides that no married woman whose
husband is net eligible to citizen
ship shall be naturalized during the
continuance of the marital status,
and that she herself must be elig-
ible to citizenship. Eligibility for
citizenship is determined almost en-
thely by the question of whether
the persons concerned are white
persons" or persons of African
nativity or African descent, as
provided by Section 2169, Revised
Statutes, and whether the husband
is debarred from citizenship, be-
cause of withdrawal of declaration
of intention under the act of July
9, 1918, for the purpose of securing
immunity from military service dur
ing the recent war.
It is further provided by the act
in question that a woman citizen Of
the United States shall cease to be
a citizen by reason of her marriage
after the passage of said act, unless
she makes a formal remuneration of
her citizenship before a court hav-
ing jurisdiction over naturalization
Of aliens, but that any woman citi-
zen who marries an alien ineligible
to citizenship shall cease to be a
citizen of the United States.
Petition of a married woman will
show the date and place of her mar
riage, as well as the name, date and
place of birth of the husband.
These facts will be entered in the
9Th paragraph of petition.
Omission of declaration of inten-
ton, or certificate of arrival, or
both, as the case may be, will be
explained by the following entry in
the line Immediately following ap-
plicant's first signature to petition
Omitted under provisions of act of
September %, 1922"
The customary fees of $1.00 for
a declaration and $4.00 for a petit
ton will be charged married women
proceeding under this act
Certificate of naturalization is
sued to a married woman natural
lied under this act will be on the
regular form and in the customary
manner. The name of the husband
and the names of the minor children
will not be entered on the certifi-
cate.
In the future, do not enter the
name of the wife on the husbands
certificate. Give her name, and
date and place of birth on the petit
ton.
The full text of the act will be
published in the next issue of Natur-
aization Laws and Regulations
which are distributed to clerks of
courts from time to time. ANY
new Naturalization Regulations, other
than as indicated above, adopted in
pursuance of this new law will also
be incorporated in the next issue.
COMMISSIONER OF
NATURALIZATION.
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