The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-11
ALIENS In
ALASKA TO
REGISTER
Heavy Penalty Will Result
Unless Law Is Car
ried Out

Under the terms of the Alien
Registration Act of 1910, all aliens
in Alaska, together with those in
every part of the United States, are
required, to register before Deem
Der 26 of this year This is an in
tegral part of National Defense.
Generally speaking, an alien !:
any foreign-born person who has
not become naturalized or who ha,
not acquired citizenship through
others. 1t should be noted that the
mere possession of first citizenship
papers does not exempt the holder
from registration.
Who Are Aliens
United States citizenship is ac-
quired by birth by all persons who
were born in the United States, OF
in Alaska on or after June 20, 1867
They are not required to register
unless they have subsequently lost
or renowned their citizenship. Per-
sons born IN Alaska prior to that
date, unless subsequently natural
lied, must register as must all those
who have entered Alaska from q
foreign country and have not beer
naturalized.
Although the immigration an
Naturalization Service of the De-
partment Of Justice is in charge Of
the administrative work in con.
nection with the talllying of non.
citizens, actual fingerprinting ane
registration is being carried on by
the Post Office Department. Ma.
terial for the work, including sam
pie forms, have already been re-
ceived by postmasters in Alaska
who will be in charge of registra
ton here.
Where Registering
All post offices have a supply OF
the sample forms and aliens are
urged to secure a copy, study the
questions and so be prepared to
answer them with a minimum of
trouble at the time of registration
Actual registration is being carried
on at the post offices in Juneau
Ketchikan, Nome, Valdez, Anchor
age. Cordova and Fairbanks.
Under the terms of the Act, al
aliens IA years of age or over are
required to register in person al
the post office and be fingerprinteo
at the same time. In the case OF
alien children under IA, the parent
or guardian must register. for them
Such children will not be finger
printed until they have reaches
their 18th birthday when they are
given 80 days in which to present
themselves at post office in per-
son for complete registration and
fingerprinting.
Penalties
The act provides penalties up tc
81 900 fine, six months in prison, OIL
both, for failure to register or foi
registering falsely, with the addi-
tional penalty of possible depOrta-
ton following conviction for the
latter. Having registered, all aliens
are required to notify the Immigra-
ton and Naturalization Service in
Washington, D. c., of any perma-
nent change of their residence ad-
dress. Failure to comply with this
portion of the Act is punishable by
fine of 500, 80 days in prison, or
both. Aliens in Alaska or the con-
tinental United States ON a tenn
porary permit are required to mott
fly the immigration and Naturaliza-
ton Service of their whereabouts
every three months.
Is Confidential
Following out the expressed de-
sire of Congress, the United States
Department of Justice and the Post
Office Department are taking every
possible precaution to keep indi-
vidual registration confidential
Postmasters are urged to furnish a
private room for registration wher-
ever possible. In addition, no alien
Is forced to register in his own i'm