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WILSON'S
Naturalization
Laws
of the
United States
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June
25, 1910)
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CONTENTS
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THE
IN
77
78
Naturalization Laws
of the United States
NATURALIZATION
of June
Act
29, 1906,
LAWS.
amended
as
by Act
Sec. 16, 17 and 19 and by Act
as
Sec. 13 and by the Act of Gongress
of
ating the Department
[As amended
An
Act
to
aliens
of
the
Bureau
of
United
of the
is
there
be
to
the
the
of
called
an
the
shall
who
'"
Sec.
"
3.
and
That
establishing
be
head
the
with
and
in the
department
of Labor,
with
thereof,
the
"
ernment
Gov-
be
and
"
and
now
pointed
apsent
con-
".
ions,
divis-
offices,bureaus,
public service
retary
Sec-
a
to
advice
"
following-named
of the
Labor.]
Representatives
Congress assembled, That
in
"
the
branches
of
of
House
Department
President, by
"
"
"
Senate;
the
naturalization
and
States,
executive
by the
"
Ore-
4, 1913,
for the
rule
and
Senate
created
of Labor,
to
as
9, 1918.]
May
United
of America
States
hereby
of Karch
creating the Department
by
it enacted
Be
2S^ 1910,
Naturalization.
of act
[Portion
of
uniform
a
4, 1909,
Labor.
by Act
provide for
throughout
March
of
of June
to
heretofore
of Commerce
and
jurisdiction of the Department
*
*
*
all
that
known
the
Labor,
as
pertains to
same,
*
*
*
Bureau
of Immigration
and
the
the
Naturalization,
*
*
*
Division
of Naturaliiuition,
the same
hereby
be, and
under
the
and
transferred
are,
Labor
from
the Department
under
remain
the
to
last-named
department.
the
Department
of Labor, and
jurisdiction
The
known
Bureau
is hereby
divided
hereafter
the Bureau
as
of
Naturalization,
Naturalization
of
Naturalization
tioui
The
and
and
Assistant
and
Commissioner
Deputy
the
Chief
Commerce
shall
same
bureaus,
titles Chief
shall
Commissioner
after
hereof
Immigration
two
Immigration
of Naturalization
and
supervision
of
into
of
the
and
Bureau
Naturalization
of
be
the
and
be
to
and
the
Division
of
Commissioner
of NaturaUsa-
or, in his absence.
the
Commissioner
Deputy
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NATUEALIZATION
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of
Naturalization, shall
be
the
ministrat
ad-
of the Bureau
of Naturalization
of the administration
of the naturalization
and
laws
under
direction of the Secretary of Labor, to
the immediate
he shall report directly upon
all naturalization
whom
ters
matofficer in
annually
[2Lctof
June
and
charge
otherwise
as
29, 1906,
required,
amended
as
*
by the
*
*.
acts
above
ferred
re-
to.]
That
the direction
Naturalization, under
and
of the Secretary of Labor, shall have
charge of
all matters
of
That
naturalization
the
aliens.
concerning
it shall be the duty of the Bureau
of Immigration
to provide,
for use
at the various
out
immigration stations throughthe United
sioners
the commisStates,books of record, wherein
in
of immigration shall cause
made
a registry to be
the case
of each alien arriving in the United
States from and
after the passage
of this act of the name,
age, occupation,
personal description(including height, complexion, color of
hair and eyes), the place of birth, the last residence, the intended
of
in
residence
the United
States, and the date
place
of arrival of said alien,and, if entered
through a port, the
the
Bureau
of
control
name
duty
of the vessel in which
of said commissioners
granted to such alien
particulars thereof.
Sec. 2.
of
a
he
it shall be the
to be
of immigration to cause
certificate of such registry,with the
(This section is omitted
Commerce
And
comes.
and
Labor
as
to
it authorized
provide
the
the
retary
Sec-
necessary
and
take the necessary
city of Washington
discharge of the duties imposed by the
steps for the proper
of
June
act
29, 1906.)
Sec. 3.
exclusive
That
jurisdiction to naturalize aliens
citizens of the United
States is hereby conferred
as
upon
the following specifiedcourts:
United
States circuit and district courts
now
existing,or
established
which
be
hereafter
by Congress in any
may
of
for the Territories
States district courts
State, United
Hawaii, and Alaska, the
Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklahoma,
of the District of Columbia, and the United
court
supreme
of
States courts
for the Lidian
Territory; also all courts
in any
State or Territory now
record
existing, or which
offices in
may
the
hereafter
be
created, having
a
seal, a clerk, and
juris-
OF
diction in
which
the
actions
law
at
in
amount
UNITED
THE
STATES
law and
is unlimited.
equity,
or
5
controversy
equity,
or
in
herein
jurisdiction of all courts
specified,State, Territorial,and Federal, shall extend only
to aliens resident
within
the respectivejudicial districts of
That
such
naturalization
the
courts.
The
herein
courts
specifiedshall,upon
requisitionof
the
time to time
from
of such courts, be furnished
forms
with
blank
of Naturalization
such
as
by the Bureau
of aliens, and all cerbe required in the naturalization
tificates
may
of naturalization
shall be consecutively numbered
clerks
the
and
printed
Sec.
of
on
4.
That
United
the
otherwise
safety
furnished
paper
by said Bureau.
be admitted
to become
alien may
in the
States
following manner
citizen
a
an
and
not
:
of any
to naturalize
Act
aliens, or hu
authorized
deputy, in the district in which such alien resides,
after he has
two
at least prior to his admission, and
years
is
fide his
that
of
it
the
reached
bona
eighteen years,
age
First.
He shall declare
authorized
court
by this
intention
to
on
of
citizen
become
a
forever all
before
oath
clerk
the
United
the
States, and
foreign
any
allegiance and fidelityto
particularly,
prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and
to the prince, potentate, state, or
by name,
sovereignty of
which
the alien may
be at the time
citizen or subject.
a
to renounce
And
such
declaration
shall set
forth
the
name,
age,
tion,
occupa-
dence
personal description, place of birth, last foreign resiof the
and allegiance,the date of arrival,the name
if
the
in
which
he
to
United
came
vessel, any,
States, and
in the United
the present place of residence
States of said
alien : Provided, however, That
alien who, in conformity
no
with
the law in force at the date of his declaration, has
declared
States
shall be
Second.
years
shall
intention
his
after
make
Not
required
less
become
to
to
renew
than
he has made
and
file,in
two
such
name,
his
of
.
nor
years
declaration
own
a
than
more
of
petition
in
handwriting
applicant
shall
seven
intention
he
writing,
duly
and
state
place of residence (by street and number,
his occupation, and, if possible,the date and
his
United
the
declaration
such
duplicate,
in
signed by
applicant
in
which
verified,
petition such
the
citizen
a
his full
if
possible),
place of
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his birth; the
and
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plaee from
he
place of his arrival in the
through a port, the name
arrived; 'the time
court
where
of the
United
vessel on
the
and
place and name
his intention
to become
when
of the
declared
States ; if he is married
he
of his wife
if
and,
her
place
of
and
if he
has
he shall state
children, the
the
his declaration
required
to
before
sign
the
passage
petition in his
the
the
citizen
the
name
filing his
name,
of
of
nativity and
petition;
place of birth
of
time
the
at
he
of her
possible,the country
residence
which
a
date, and
of each
child living at the
place of residence
if he
filing of his petition: Provided, That
and
be
emigrated, and the date
United
States, and, if he
which
entered
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this Act
he
time
of
filed
has
shall not
handwriting.
own
petition shall set forth that he is not a disbeliever in
of or
member
or
or
a
opposed to organized government,
affiliated with any
organization or body of persons
teaching
disbelief in or opposed to organized government,
a
polygabeliever
mist
in the practice of polygamy,
and
that it
or
The
is his intention
become
to
a
citizen of the United
States and
forever all allegiance and fidelity
absolutely and
to any
foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and
the
to
particularly by name
prince, potentate, state, or
of
which
he at the time of filingof his petition
sovereignty
to
renounce
be
may
reside
a
he
United
such
subject, and
or
within
permanently
not
or
citizen
has
denied
been
States, and,
denial, the
if
court
required
his application.
The
least
every
be
it is his intention
States, and
admission
courts
cause
to
United
denied,
or
rendered, and that the
cured
or
removed, and
and
the
that
for
the
as
ground
in which
such
fact material
proved
upon
the
of
decision
has
to
the
of
grounds
or
such
denial
whether
citizen
a
tr.
since
was
been
his naturalization
final
hearing of
petition shall also be verified by the affidavits of at
credible witnesses, who
citizens of the United
two
are
States, and
personally
who
known
shall
state
in their affidavits that
they have
of the
applicant to be a resident
United
States for a period of at least five years
continuously,
and of the State, Territory, or district in which
the applicafor a period of at least one
tion is made
immediately
year
preceding the date of the filing of his petition, and that
they
each
have
the
personal
knowledge
that
the
petitioner is
OF
a
THE
of good moral
qualified,in their
of the
At
the
United
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character, and
perscm
way
STATES
UNITED
opinion,
admitted
be
to
if
after
and
of
and
declaration
said
petition.
Third.
shall be filed with
of
the Department
in
shall, before
date, place,
the
States, and
petitioner,which
attached
made
and
to
is admitted
he
States
the
United
the
of such
be
United
the
stating
Act,
arrival
shall
He
on
his
of intention
declaration
declare
this
of
passage
manner
in
petitioner arrives
the
the
is in every
citizen
a
as
States.
the time of filing his petition there
clerk of the court
certificate from
a
Labor,
he
that
to
certificate
part
a
of
citizenship,
stitution
will support the ConStates, and that he absolutely and
abjures all allegiance and fidelity
oath in open
of the United
that
court
he
and
entirely renounces
to any
foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and
the
to
prince, potentate, state, or
particularly by nam^e
before
citizen or subject;
he was
a
sovereignty of which
that
of
he
wUl
United
the
domestic, and
Fourth.
of
defend
and
support
against
States
bear
faith and
true
It shall
made
be
Constitution
the
all
and
laws
enemies, foreign and
allegiance to the same.
the
to
to
appear
alien to
satisfaction
mediatel
citizenship that imadmitting any
preceding the date of his application he has
resided continuously within
at
States five years
the United
such court
least,and within the State or Territory where
and
is at the time held one
that
at least,
during that
year
the
time
court
he
has
::ttached
to
States, and
of the
behaved
the
well
man
addition
to
of
moral
good
the
Constitution
the
good
the
oath
order
of
and
the
citizens
character,
of the
United
happiness
applicant, the
the United
witnesses,
of residence, moral
to the facts
character, and
to the
attachment
shall be
principles of the Constitution
required, and the name,
place of residence, and occupation
testimony
States, as
of
witness
each
Fifth.
of
the
which
make
of at
a
principles of
disposed to
In
same.
as
least
shall
two
be
set
forth
in the
of
record.
alien
zenship
to citiapplying to be admitted
has borne
hereditary title,or has been of any
any
of nobility in the kingdom
orders
from
state
or
in
he came,
he shall,
addition
to the above
requisites,
an
In
case
express
the
renunciation
of his title
or
order
of
nobility
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in
the
court
which
to
When
become
to
Act|
the
who
declared
has
States
the United
the widow
and minor
naturalized
with
the
without
his
nunciation
re-
court.
intention
before
is
he
of
children
such
provisions of this
other
making
his
dies
of
actually naturalized
alien may,
by complying
be
in
alien
any
citizen
a
application is made, and
recorded
shall be
Sixth.
his
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declaration
any
of
intention.
added
(Following
* *
Seventh.
one
by
citizen
a
hereafter
may
Corps
who
of the
United
or
than
of
age
Bican
or
may
the National
of
any
Navy
or
who
has
United
twenty
to
service,
of
proof of the
United
of the
States
military
three
Quard,
board
on
of
States
still in the
of
vessel
years
United
the
or
States
Coast
of any
within
Militia
United
more
service
six months
naval
be
presentation
on
may,
for
of
petition
required five years' residence
examination
on
after
by
established;
service
of
the
it is shown
any
alien
United
the
quired
re-
naturalization
the
Naturalization, in accordance
of this subdivision
not
or
for
or
intention
if upon
of
Bureau
requirements
can
years
Forces,
Columbia,
the
or
of the
Naval
States
board
on
enlisted
or
reappointment,
discharge or separation therefrom, or while on
Reserve
the Army
Reserve
or
Regular Army
declaration
without
three
States, of the
or
of
United
alien,
any
Volunteer
in
service, or
in the
; or
has
Quard
District
Marine
or
the armies
the
fishing vessels of the
burden, and while
honorable
after
an
who
or
or
honorable
furlough
the
Government,
reenlistment
or
National
States
tons
be
enter
or
vice
who, after serdischarged
honorably
charge
ordinary dis-
and
may
Regular
the
or
Navy
receive
upward,
for
or
the
the
Corps,
of merchant
a
and
enlisted
has
reenlistment
citizen of the United
served
than
an
years,
enlist in
Federal
Marine
who
States
may
State, Territory, or
in
United
age
for
years
Army,
militia
State
the
a
hereafter
or
or
or
States, either
United
and
States
who
not
twenty-one
entered
of twentyhis intention to become
declared
has
three
recommendation
Porto
any
Filipino of the
Auxiliary Service,
Naval
therefrom,
with
9, 1918.)
upward
less
not
May
enlist in the
the
or
of
of
native-born
Any
and
years
Act
that
within
tive
representawith
such
in
serving
States during
the
dence
resithe
the
THE
OF
time
STATES
UNITED
this country
is engaged in the
without
petition for naturalization
declaration
of intention
and
9
present
war
making
may
the
file his
preliminary
of
the required
proof
alien
States; any
States
or
Army
without
five years' residence
within
the United
who
in the United
declarant
has
served
Navy,
the
or
Philippine Constabulary,
discharged therefrom,
in either
States,
of
or
and
naval
has
been
service
has
been
ably
honor-
accepted for service
of the
United
States
citizen of the United
file his petition for naturalization
proof
upon
residence
within
the United
States for the
condition
the
on
military
the
and
may
continuous
that
he
becomes
a
nesses,
preceding his petition, by two witcitizens of the United
States, and in these cases
only
residence
in the Philippine Islands
and
the Panama
Canal
Zone
considered
residence
within
be
the
by aliens may
such
United States,and the place of
military service shall be
of
construed
the
residence
lished
place
required to be estabas
for pui*poses
of naturalization
alien, or any
any
; and
States
owing permanent
allegiapce to the United
person
within
embraced
this subdivision, may
file his petition for
naturalization
in the most
convenient
without
court
proof of
three
residence
three
immediately
years
within
its
tion
jurisdiction,notwithstanding the limitathe jurisdictionof the courts
specifiedin section
upon
of the Act of June
and
twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred
with
his two
witnesses
before the
six, provided he appears
Bureau
of
of
the
Naturalization
appropriate representative
and
the preliminary examination
fore
hereby required bepasses
in the office of the
for naturalization
filing his i"etition
clerk
of the
court, and
shall
the
a
Government
be
offered
from
part of the record
and, except
in each
the Bureau
at the
as
the
case
in evidence
discharge certificate
of
of this examination
by the representative of
of Naturalization
original and
otherwise
record
any
and
subsequent
made
ings;
hear-
herein
such
United
able
provided, the honoralien, or person
owing
States, or the certificate
allegiance
ized
showing good conduct, signed by a duly authorof said vessels,shall be deemed
officer,or by the masters
to satisfy all of the requirements
of
prima facie evidence
within
residence
within
the United
States and
the
State,
of
District
and
the
moral
Territory, or
Columbia,
good
character
the
affidavits
required by law, when
supported by
of two
witnesses, citizens of the United
States, identifying
permanent
of
service
to the
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LAWS
certificate or
in the
named
applicant as the person
the alien
honorable
discharge, and in those cases
only where
is actually in the military or
of
the United
service
naval
of
with the
the
certificate
arrival
shall
be
filed
not
States,
in the manner
prescribed; and
petition for naturalization
the provisions of
petition for naturalization filed under
any
the
this subdivision
the
be
may
heard
law
notwithstanding
immediately,
petition for naturalization
of
prohibits the hearing
a
during thirty days preceding any election in the jurisdiction
of the court.
of
Any alien, who, at the time of the passage
this Act, is in the military service of the United
States, who
within
not be
may
naturalize
to
without
court
of
open
petition
The
court.
affidavits of at least
citizens
of the
affidavits
the
known
for
authorized
naturalization
and
that
verified
be
witnesses
shall
who
States,
portion of the residence
who
are
in their
prove
they have
sonally
per-
resided
within
the
applicant to have
of military service may
time
be established
The
affidavits of at least
States, which, together
be taken
petition shall
credible
two
United
the
States.
by the
may
court
any
in the office of the clerk of the
appearing in person
and
shall not be required to take the prescribed oath
by the
United
file his
aliens, may
allegiance in
United
jurisdictionof
the
in accordance
with
with
the
citizens of the
other
two
the
terms
oath
of
allegiance,
of section
teen
seven-
Statutes of the United
and fifty of the Kevised
hundred
from
under
and
States after notice
reau
regulations of the Buof Naturalization.
giance
Such
affidavits and
oath
of allein evidence
in any
admitted
shall be
original or
naturalization
genuineness of the seal
appelate
officer before
of the
allegiance
of the
without
proceeding
proof of the
acter
signature or of the official charor
were
taken, and
Government
whom
the
shall
from
be
the
affidavits and
filed
Bureau
oath
of
by the representative
of
Naturalization
hearing as provided by section eleven of the Act of
and
six. Members
of
June
twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred
Bureau
and
Service may
the Naturalization
be designated
to administer
oaths relating to the
by the Secretary of Labor
of the naturalization
administration
law; and the requirement
at
the
of section ten
of notice to take
depositionsto the United
States attorneys
repealed, and the duty they perform
of the Act of June
fifteen
teen
section
under
twenty-ninth, ninehundred
and six (Thirty-fourth Statutes at Large, part
is
one,
five
page
by
hundred
11
also
ninety-six), may
it shall
That
of intention
before
be
formed
per-
of
Commissioner
Deputy
or
Provided,
declaration
a
and
Commissioner
the
Naturalization:
make
STATES
UNITED
THE
OF
not
of any
clerk
the
lawful
be
to
court
ing
during the period of thirty days precedthe day of holding any
election in the jurisdictionof the
vessels
Provided
court
further. That service by aliens upon
:
election
on
other
day
of
than
shall
broken,
During
of
time
the
a
fee
from
for
States
United
of any
State
this service unless
court
alien
shall
court
United
States,
naturalization
foreign registry.
is at
war
no
charge or collect a
in the military service of
charge
of the
or
tion
naturaliza-
shall
admission
upon
for
States
United
the
an
of
filinghis petition
of naturalization
clerk
vessels
upon
States
the
residence
secure
when
United
naturalization
the
not
during service
purposes
as
for
residence
jurisdiction of
the
can
continuous
registry, whether
considered
be
within
aliens
such
clerk
American
not
purposes
and
or
cate
issuing the certifi-
or
to
citizenship,and
or
collect
any
State
no
fee for
such
charge
require
the portion of
than
more
made, in which
case
nMMng
the fee required to be paid to the State shall be charged or
full accounting
A
collected.
for all of these transactions
the
laws
be
to
shall
be made
provided
by
of
and
Act
every
fishing vessels
in the
of
June
manner
twenty-
six.
after he shall have
and
the
being
seaman,
of intention to become
a
That
his declaration
of Naturalization
thirteen
hundred
Eighth.
States,
Bureau
section
ninth, nineteen
**
the
to
served
of the
an
alien,shall,after
citizen of the United
three
years
upon
such
United
States, be deemed
citizen of the United
States for the purpose
of serving on
a
merchant
board
such
or
fishing vessel of the United
any
States, anything to the contrary in any Act of Congress
of
shall, for all purposes
notwithstanding; but such seaman
American
such
after
protection as an
citizen,be deemed
merchant
the
filing of his
citizen
be
or
:
taken
Act
fifteen
the
declaration
of
intention
to
become
such
contained
in this Act shall
nothing
to repeal or
construed
or
modify any portion of
March
and
hundred
nineteen
fourth,
approved
Provided,
That
at
(Thirty-eighth Statutes
Large, part one, page
and
eleven
hundred
hundred
and
sixty-four, chapter one
of Amerithe welfare
can
being an Act to promote
fifty-three),
seamen.
NATUBAUZATION
WILSON'S
12
''Ninth.
LAWS
of
for the purpose
of carrying on the work
of Naturalization
of the
of sending the names
for citizenship to the public schools
and
wise
otherThat
the
Bureau
candidates
instruction
promoting
sponsibiliti
training in citizenship reof applicants for naturalization, as provided
this subdivision, authority is hereby given for the reimbursement
of the printing and
binding appropriation of the
in
Department
of Labor
from
and
records
the
upon
naturalization
the
of the
fees
Treasury
in
deposited
partment
De-
the
of Naturalization
for the cost
Treasury through the Bureau
of publishing the citizenship textbook
prepared and to be
distributed
dates
candiof Naturalization
to those
by the Bureau
for citizenship only who
in attendance
the
are
upon
reimbursement
such
be
made
ments
stateto
public schools,
upon
of books
of Naturalization
tually
acby the Commissioner
delivered
student
for citizenship,
candidates
to such
and
a
monthly naturalization
bulletin,and in this duty to
the
secure
aid
of and
with
cooperate
official State
the
and
national
with vocaorganizations, including those concerned
tional
trict
and
education
including personal services in the Disof Columbia, and
to aid
the local Army
exemption
with
boards
and
in locating
the War
cooperate
Department
declarants
draft
dental
incithe
and
subject to
Army
expenses
thereto.
**
Tenth.
That
any
uninterruptedly
person
not
within
the
period of five years next
and fourteen, and
become
to
had
not
and
who
citizen
an
United
preceding
was
of
that
on
who
enemy,
States
during
July first,nineteen
date
otherwise
sided
re-
the
dred
hun-
qualified
United
States, except that he
of intention
made
the declaration
required by law
formation
of misinduring or prior to that time, because
his
cised
regarding
citizenshipstatus erroneously exera
the
alien
rights and performed the duties of a citizen of the
file the petition for naturStates in good faith,may
United
alization
prescribed by law without
making the preliminary
declaration
of intention
required of other aliens,and upon
the
that he has so acted
court
be
satisfactory proof to
may
of
admitted
the
citizen
United
States
complying
as
a
upon
the
in
all respects
law.
**
No
Eleventh.
denizen
of
with
any
the
other
alien who
country,
requirements
is
of
the
zation
naturali-
native, citizen,subject, or
State, or sovereignty with which
a
THE
OF
UNITED
STATES
18
United
States is at war
shall be admitted
to become
a
citizen of the United
his declaration
States unless he made
of intention
less than
than
not
two
seven
more
nor
years
the
prior
time
the
to
existence
of
entitled to become
making
declaration
a
passed
time
within
in open
for
his
have
petition for
after such
from
Qovernment
shall
time
the
cause
to
taken
the
to
of
petition
at
enemy
such
continued
be
of the
report
section
and
Revised
States
loyalty of
exemption,
twenty-one
Statutes
in his
Department
any
alien
except
of alien
of the
further,
may,
by the
with
or
may
prevent
of
enemy
such
That
hundred
United
the
quire:
re-
contained
removal, agreeably
law,
any
previous to the actual naturalization
Provided
repealed:
to interfere
to
time
any
alien;
United
and
tative
represen-
Naturalization,
to
so
construed
or
apprehension
for
notice
the Bureau
long as the Government
Provided, however, That nothing herein
be
braced
em-
a
and
court
objection
shall
one
shall
laws
hearing, or heard, except after
given by the clerk of the court to the
of Naturalization
to
Deputy Commissioner
the petition shall be given no
final hearing
or
of the
time
alien
an
manner
subdivision
called
present, and
from
be
notice
Commissioner
whose
he
tion
peti-
is otherwise
and
shall
prescribed by the
alien
no
Provided, That
in the
subject:
this
ninety days'
except
pending
be
his
unless
or
that
out
States, with-
United
intention,
shall then
and
that
upon
naturalization
be
of
at
was
or
war,
admission, notwithstanding
to
at the
enemy
of
state
citizen of the
a
for naturalization
entitled
the
and
States
the
alien
of
seventyis hereby
President
of
the
investigation and
discretion, upon
of Justice
fully establishing the
in the foregoing
included
not
alien
and
enemy
from
the
classification
privilege
thereupon
enemy,
for the
of
applying for naturalization; and
purposes
carrying into effect the provisions of this section, including
of
personal services in the District of Columbia, the sum
until
June
is
be
available
$400,000
hereby appropirated, to
and
hundred
thirtieth, nineteen
nineteen, including travel
he
shall
have
the
of
expenses
for
members
its field service
of the
Bureau
of
Naturalization
and
only, and the provisions of section thirtyStatutes
and
shall
seventy-nine of the Revised
in
be
this
to
not
applicable
appropriation.
any
way
Twelfth.
That
while
citizen of the
who,
a
any
person
in Europe, enUnited
States and
during the existing war
six
**
hundred
WILSON'S
14
tered
shall
of any
be
oath
deemed
entering
the oath
of
service,may
allegiance
naturalization
authorized
of
by
and
his
United
court
for
the
at
war
at
war,
reason
of
purpose
citizenshipby taking
States prescribed by the
United
of the
to naturalize
States,
such
citizenshipby
by him
regulations, and
court
law
by
the
lost his
resume
to the
and
any
United
the
sent
law
before
taken
the
have
to
of any
country
United
States is now
obligation taken
or
such
which
LAWS
service
naval
or
with
country
a
who
military
the
with
NATURALIZATION
oath
such
States
of any
or
aliens
be
may
State
before any
or
certified copies thereof
shall be
of State
consul
to the Department
consul
and
or
of
Bureau
Act
the
(Public
Naturalization, and
October
teen
fifty-five.
Sixty-fifthCongress, approved
fifth,ninehundred
and seventeen), is hereby repealed.
**
Thirteenth.
of the
any
forces
naval
or
That
of the
existing war, and
existing war
from
to
United
States, be relieved
the
immediately
continuously
by
the
or
preceding
of
District
date
the
from
the
within
the
aliens, or
his
for
termination
the
honorably
of
tion
termina-
discharged
United
the
admission
date
Columbia
of
been
the
at
in line of
the
of other
law
for
court
proper
tary
serving in the milibefore
who
services
naval
applies
resided
have
may
is
States
person
military or
of disabilityincurred
the
account
on
United
any
of the
who
person
States
duty, shall, if he
as
a
necessity
citizen of the
of
proving that
his application he has
United
States the time required
within the State, Territory,
of
the
petition for
immediately
year
naturalization, but
ceding
pre-
his
shall be supported by the affidavits
petition for naturalization
of two
credible witnesses, citizens of the United
States,
in the certinamed
ficate
identifying the petitioner as the person
of honorable
said certificate may
be
discharge, which
of
moral
character
good
accepted as evidence
required by
with
shall
and
he
the
other
comply
requirements of the
law,
law."
naturalization
Sec.
That
5.
the
clerk
of
the court
shall, immediately
after filingthe petition,give notice thereof
by posting in
and
his
in
ing
office,or in the builda public
conspicuous place
in which
his office is situated, under
an
appropriate
heading,
date
the
the
and
date,
name,
place of
as
nearly
nativity,and
his
as
arrival
may
residence
in
the
be, for the
of the
alien,the
United
States, and
final hearing of his
WILSON'S
16
alien
any
who
with
section
eight
declare
shall
make
Sec.
homestead
entries
9.
That
final
every
shall
be
upon
a
under
hand
of
of
presence
under
the
of
laws
and
applicant
viding
pro-
the
in
witnesses
shall
in
and
court
full
final
such
upon
and
petition
such
entered
and
the
petition shall
upon
and
court
before
oath
lands
who
judges thereof,
or
purpose,
after
here-
and
the
such
made
be
the
kept for that
of such
petition the
examined
Sec.
the
making
shall
who
public
upon
judge
a
record
hearing
be
hearing
of
in
requirements
the
citizens
the
upon
States
date
the
in all respects with
such
lands.
on
comply
for
in open
before
court
which
final order
may
had
be
at
become
to
entries
every
United
the
further, That
apply to aliens
not
homestead
of
force
declared
of this Act
passage
intention
their
Stiites and
United
in
Provided
shall
LAWS
citizen
a
law
the
declaration:
such
the
to
become
to
conformity
of
prior
has
intention
his
NATURALIZATION
the
court.
in
petitioner has not resided in
district for a period of five years
the State, Territory, or
and
continuously
immediately preceding the filing of his
in his
establish
he
witnesses, both
by two
petition
may
petition and at the hearing, the time of his residence within
for more
than
the
State, provided that it has been
one
and
the remaining portion of his five years' residence
year,
within
States
the United
required by law to be established
may
be
who
are
10.
Sec.
Naturalization
district in which
11.
That
before
appear
in
the
by the depositions of two
citizens of the United
States,
of
the
case
proved
Bureau
for
That
naturalization
examining
of
support
the
court
the
States
or
courts
for
proceedings
petitioner and
the
his petition concerning
witnesses
more
notice
upon
United
said witnesses
United
the
any
and
or
States
may
to
the
attorney
reside.
shall have
the
right
to
exercising jurisdiction
the
purpose
witnesses
any
matter
of
cross-
produced
touching
in
or
to citizenship,
affecting his right to admission
any
way
the right to call witnesses, produce evidence,
and shall have
in opposition to the granting of any
and
be heard
petition
in
in naturalization
Sec.
each
12.
That
proceedings.
it is
hereby
made
the
duty of the clerk
of
court
tion
exercising jurisdiction in naturalizaevery
under
the provisions of this Act to keep and
matters
and
OF
file
him
of
duplicate of
a
and
to send
each
UNTTBD
STATES
17
of intention
declaration
before
made
of
zation
Immigration and Naturaliat Washington, within
thirty days after the issuance
certificate of citizenship,a duplicate of such
certificate,
a
and
make
to
certificate
of
courts
to
and
also
report
and
be
to
of
clerk
the
said Bureau
of
the
such
of
each
thirty
court, the
denied
be
in
within
Bureau,
shall
who
forth
set
decision
and
alien
every
said
the
to
facts
duty
the
hearing
furnish
to
essential
the
final
the
of each
name
all
It shall
after
days
Bureau
keep on file in his office a stub for each
issued
shall be entered.
by him, whereon
a
so
certificate.
said
to the
and
memorandum
of
THE
zation,
naturaliof all
duplicates
tions
peti-
within
and
thirty days after the filing of the same,
of
such
other
tuted
copies
proceedings and orders instiin or
of said court
issued out
affecting or relating
the naturalization
of aliens as
be required from
may
certified
to
time
to time
In
case
by the said Bureau.
refuse
shall
the
in
case
of
sum
which
to
forfeit
shall
he
tion
acting under his direcgoing
comply with any of the fore-
officer
or
neglect
or
provisions
States
clerk
such
any
and
twenty-five dollars
violation
such
in
in
States
an
from
the
for
account
of
Bureau
the
to
by
required so
of citizenship received
by
defaced
or
injured in such
herein provided shall in
as
case
for
shall be
clerk
such
any
said
for
manner
case
any
to
said
the
the
shall
and
whenever
certificate
which
be
may
its
prevent
be destroyed, but
fail to return
by
to
as
or
said
in
blank
time
to
from
No
clerk
such
United
all
Bureau
Bureau.
any
returned
shall
certificate furnished
any
such
the
jurisdiction
Naturalization,
the
to
same
do
certificate
every
and
be recovered
forfeiture may
of
debt
action
against such clerk.
of courts
Clerks
having and exercising
shall
be responsible
naturalization
matters
of citizenship received
certificates
by them
time
and
occurs,
by the
of such
amount
United
the
each
omission
or
to
pay
such
and
Bureau;
properly
Bureau,
use
in
account
as
herein
provided, he shall be liable to the United States in the sum
in an
of fifty dollars, to be recovered
action of debt, for
each
and
every
certificate
not
properly
accounted
for
or
returned.
Sec.
13.
That
the
clerk
of
each
and
every
court
exer-
WILSON'S
18
LAWS
NATUEALIZATION
in naturalization
cising jurisdictioii
and
for
account
lect,
shall charge, col-
cases
following fees in
the
proceeding
each
:
of intention
and
receiving and filing a declaration
dollar.
issuing a duplicate thereof, one
and
For making, filing,
docketing the petition of an alien
For
admission
for
United
citizen of the
a
as
if
granted,
of
clerk
The
authorized
final
entering
under,
citizenshipthere-
in
such
of
the
fees
they
in
be
are
from
thirty days
close
the
remaining
case
collected
hereby
such
by
ly
quarter-
shall be
the
in
with-
Bureau
in each
quarter
received
so
one-half
render
to
to such
over
of each
fiscal year, and the moneys
to the disbursing clerk of the
required
him
by
in their
for
accounted
paid
collected
the
each
Naturalization,and
of
is hereby
fees
such
fees
the
proceeding;
clerks,respectively,shall
Bureau
of
one-half
naturalization
which
collecting
court
any
naturalization
accounts,
the
dollars.
two
retain
to
for the
and
States
final hearing thereon, two dollars ; and for
of the certificate of
order and the issuance
and
paid
ery
evover
of Labor, who
shall
Department
thereupon deposit them in the Treasury of the United States,
for
therefor
quarterly to the Auditor
rendering an account
the State and
other
Departments, and the said disbursing
clerk
shall
responsible under
held
be
his bond
said
for
fees
received.
80
required, the petitioner
citizen of
the filingof his petition to become
a
shall,upon
and
of the
clerk
the
the IFnited States, deposit with
to
pay
In
court
addition
of
sum
a
subpoenaing
whom
he
fees from
may
to
for
returned
the
paying
clerks
such
by
and
clerk
of courts
to
in any
fiscal year
to
up
dollars,and that all fees received
proceedings
and
in
paid
the
paid
have
residue, if
the
any,
petitioner: Provided,
zation
exercising jurisdiction in naturalibe permitted to retain one-half
of
fees
for
of
expenses
petitioner shall
the
purpose,
the
proceedings, shall
the
the
cover
the
which
moneys
clerk
such
shall be
That
the
to
legal fees of any witnesses for
charge
the final disrequest a subpoena, and upon
witnesses
shall
if
demand
receive, they
they
and
usual
witness
the clerk, the customary
from
same
herein
sufiicient
money
and
of such
the
fees
the
to
excess
over
of
to
the
of three
sum
by such
such
said
clerks
in naturalization
shall
amount
Bureau
thousand
as
in
be
case
counted
ac-
of
OP
fees to which
other
provisions
the
United
the
of this Act.
all additional
performing
of
from
courts
six
of
of
and
selected
clerical
the
naturalization
shall
proceedings,
whole
his assfstants
fiscal year,
any
in the
from
opinion
of
fees
when,
of such
fees for the succeeding
fiscal year
Secretary of Labor
dollars, the
of
continuance
clerical
assistance
the
last
day of the fiscal
fees
for
herein
indicate, in
allow
the
the
then
of
allowance
the
the
year
until
opinion
of
current
of
indicates
will exceed
six thousand
authorize
may
for
for, and
the
additional
the
employed
time
such
not
on
tances
remit-
the
as
Secretary, that
will
clerical assistance
additional
close
tion
naturaliza-
such
fiscal year
during such
the
at
that
salaries
provided
of
the
of Labor
Secretary
and
receipts
of court
clerk
event
no
court
a
naturalization
business
of the
of
gross
That
warrants
in
That
clerk
of
clerks in
of said Secretary,
clerk
such
the
to
by such
the
further,
the
be
required
are
opinion
the
one-half
the
Provided
fiscal year;
if in
allowed
exceed
of the
excess
of courts
assistance; Provided,
amount
cising
exer-
assistance, to
clerk, additional
business
office of said clerk
the
court
clerical
fees received
from
naturalization
the
of any
any
for
pay
pay
additional
further
courts
tary
the Secrefiscal year,
for
naturalization
salaries,
in
allow
to
to
various
proceedings shall
be required in
may
clerk
the
that
employed
by
clerks
force, for which
by this section
the
that
nnder
the- clerks
by this Act upon
naturalizaby such clerks in tion
case
dollars
may
only,
purposes
in
thousand
Labor
of the
entitled
jurisdictioncollects fees in
naturalization
sum
imposed
And
proceedings.
be
may
clerks
force
received
fees
19
naturalization
clerical
duties
the
States
The
exercising jurisdiction in
pay
STATES
UNITED
THE
the
sufficient to
be
authorized
by
this
Act.
That
payment
authorized
as
Sec.
the
14.
for
order
shall
in
and
the
be
in the
of
Secretary
That
additional
for
the
made
shall
a
records
issued
in
bound
indexed,
part
place prepared
be
of
certificate of naturalization
in
of intention
volumes,
the
under
such
tions
regula-
prescribe.
may
declarations
naturalization
separate
and
manner
Labor
herein
clerical assistance
petitions
chronological
the
consecutively
of
the
shall bear
therefor, the volume
and
upon
number
bered,
num-
Each
court.
its
and
face,
page
NATURALIZATION
WILSON'S
20
and
petition whereon
of the
number
the
number
volume
certificate
such
and
of
number
page
issued,
was
the
stub
of
certificate.
such
Sec.
15.
it shall
That
for
district attorneys
showing
good
judicial district
time
the
aside
fraud
of
ground
citizenship was
the
therefor,
in which
suit, for
party
of
purpose
of
in
the
reside
citizen may
the
certificate
the
in
aliens
naturalize
naturalized
the
States
affidavit
proceedings
institute
to
jurisdiction to
canceling
United
respective districts,
upon
bringing the
of
and
of the
duty
the
be
the
cause
having
court
any
at
LAWS
setting
citizenship
on
the
ground that such certificate of
In any
such
ings
proceedillegallyprocured.
holding the certificate of citizenshipalleged
or
the
on
fraudulently or illegallyprocured shall have
to the
to make
answer
sixty days personal notice in which
States; and if the holder of such
petition of the United
have
to
been
certificate
from
absent
be
district in which
United
the
last had
he
his
States
publication in the manner
of summons
by publication or
service
the laws
of the
If any
alien
State
under
after
years
the
take
alien
such
issuance
of
nativity,or
evidence
of
become
to
secured
a
Act
absentees
by
suit is brought.
certificate of
shall, within
zenship
citifive
return
to the
certificate,
other
to any
foreign country,
it
shall
be considered
therein,
go
intention
of
lack
a
this
such
the
on
the
part of
of
the
United
citizen
permanent
of
filinghis application for citizenship,
and,
countervailing evidence, it shall be
sufficient in the proper
tion
proceeding to authorize the cancellaof his certificate of citizenship as fraudulent, and
the
States
at
in
time
a
of
upon
for
the
shall
such
residence
permanent
prima facie
have
provisions
the
of his
country
and
shall
who
place where
the
or
notice
provided
given by
be
from
or
residence, such
the
the
of
absence
consular
officers of the
in
United
States
diplomatic and
countries
from
shall
time
to
the
foreign
time, through
of State, furnish
of Justice
the
Department
Department
of those within their respective jurisdictions
with the names
who
taken
or
in
certificates
such
have
residence
permanent
any
other
admissable
be
proceedings
cancel
citizenship and
in the
foreign country,
certified, shall
to
of
in
country
and
such
evidence
certificates of
who
of their
have
nativity,
statments, duly
in
all
citizenship.
courts
in
OF
Whenever
judgment
herein
decree. is rendered
certificate of
of
copy
issued
by
the clerk
such
case
such
the
judgment
court
the
to
thereupon
such
to
have
the
the
enter
of
of
order
the
citizenship upon
of
of Naturalization
Bureau
of
to
the
the
direct
cancel
such
records
of such
and
it shall
And
receiving
court
judgment
and
and
orig^ally
it shall
of such order and
copy
which
such
certificate of
clerk
the
of record
same
was
fied
certi-
a
tion;
Naturaliza-
not
originally issued.
been
duty
certified copy
send
of
celing
can-
a
of
out
shall
order
such
transmit
to
court
citizenshipshall
be
certificate
order
an
Bureau
the
to
making
court
of the
-shall make
citizenshipand
order
in
and
SI
citizenshipshall be set aside
in which
such
provided, the court
as
or
such
STATES
certificate of
any
canceled,
or
tJNITBD
THE
of the
court
tificate
original certo notify the
cancellation.
The
tificates
provisions of this section shall apply not only to cerof citizenship issued under
the provisions of this
have
Act, but to all certificates of citizenship which
may
been
issued
heretofore
court
tion
by any
exercising jurisdicunder
in naturalization
laws.
prior
proceedings
Sec.
16.
Sec,
17.
Repealed by See. 341, Penal
Repealed by Sec. 341, Penal
Sec.
18.
That
other
or
hereby
issue
to
person
certificate of
it is
made
be
or
a
Laws.
Laws.
felony for
a
citizenship contrary
to
the
issuance
the
to
party
such
clerk
or
for not
than
more
other
more
person
than
shall
five years
dollars, in
five thousand
of
provisions of
final order
under
the hand
Act, except upon
a
such order, and upon
having jurisdictionto make
thereof
clerk
any
of
court
a
conviction
punished by
be
a
this
prisonmen
im-
fine of not
of the
discretion
and
the
by
a
court.
Sec.
19.
Repealed by Sec. 341,
That
Sec. 20.
Penal
Laws.
clerk or other officer of a court
having
this
under
who
Act
to
naturalize
aliens,
willfullyneglects
power
received by him for
to render
of moneys
true
accounts
naturalization
over
within
demand
any
proceedings
balance
of such
thirty days
after
any
therefor
has
guilty of embezzlement
been
or
who
willfully neglects
due
moneys
said payment
made
of
the
and
to
the
shall
United
become
to
pay
States
due
and
refused, shall be deemed
public
moneys,
and
shall be
for
punishable by imprisonment
by
or
fine of not
a
LAWS
NATURALIZATION
WILSON'S
22
five
than
more
five thousand
than
more
not
years,
both.
dollars, or
clerk of any
for any
it shall be unlawful
That
Sec. 21.
assistant
his authorized
court
exercising jurisdiction
or
deputy or
lect,
to
in naturalization
demand, charge, colproceedings
in
additional
fees or moneys
other
receive any
or
or
herein
the fees and
naturalization
proceedings save
moneys
specified; and
section
or
than
two
punished by imprisonment
shall be
or
years,
by
by both
dollars, or
22.
Sec.
part thereof
any
and
of the provisions of this
of any
meanor
is hereby declared
to be a misde-
violation
a
fine and
such
the
That
fine of not
a
in naturalization
than
more
for not
more
thousand
one
imprisonment.
exercising jurisdiction
acting
proceedings, or
any
person
shall ^owingly certify
this Act, who
of any
clerk
court
authority of
in an
named
that a petitioner,af"ant, or witness
affidavit,
ing
petition,or certificate of citizenship,or other paper or writexecuted
of
this
under
the provisions
Act,
required to be
him
and
before
sworn
was
thereto, or
personally appeared
under
in fact
when
not
execution
the
acknowledged
before
appear
the same,
execute
thereof,
dollars,
Sec.
23.
or
him,
did
not
That
any
the
thereto,
sworn
same,
did not
witness
sonally
per-
or
did
execution
the
knowingly
ralization
natu-
procures
of the
provisions of this Act shall be
prisoned
dollars, or shall be imfive years,
or
viction
conboth, and upon
in which
court
who
five thousand
than
more
not
person
than
more
not
not
was
the
acknowledge
or
and
punished by a fine not exceedinr five thousfive years.
by imprisonment not to exceed
in violation
fined
or
signed
or
petitioner,affiant,or
such
shall be
thereof
conviction
such
is had
shall thereupon
adjudge and declare the final order admitting such
to citizenshipvoid.
Jurisdiction
is hereby conferred
person
the
of
the
of such offense
courts
trial
on
having jurisdiction
such adjudication. Any person
to make
who
knowingly aids,
entitled
thereto
not
to
advises, or encourages
any
person
for
to secure
or
apply
naturalization,or to file the preliminary
papers
United
declaring
States,
knowingly procures
fact, or who
any
material
or
fact
who
or
intent
an
in
any
to
become
a
gives false testimony
knowingly
required to
makes
be
citizen of the
naturalization
an
proved
proceeding
as
to
any
terial
ma-
affidavit false as to
in such proceeding,
NATUBALIZATION
WILSON'S
24
day of
not
an
anarchist; I am
practice of polygamy;
about
not
the
LAWS
the
Domini.
anno
a
polygamist
and
it is my
.;
nor
in
in
good
of America
States
help
am
believer
a
intention
citizen of the United
faith to
a
So
and to permanently reside therein.
become
I
Ood.
me
(Original signature of declarant)
Subscribed
and
sworn
day
of
(affirmed) before
to
this
me
Domini
anno
;
,
[L. S.]
,
of
(Officialcharacter
NATURALIZATION.
FOB
PETITION
attestor.)
of
Court
of the petition of
the matter
admitted
citizen of the United
as
a
In
To
Court
the
Petition
The
First.
Second.
My
:
Third.
My
Fourth.
I
I
Fifth.
is
name
residence
of
place
bom
was
of
State
is
.
the
to
day of
United
1
States
United
in the
Seventh.
child
I have
and
place of residence
:
Eighth.
the
of
am
government
organization
or
government.
not
a
or
a
body
I
of
1
at
now
resides
date,
name,
of said
each
name
and
is..
at
place of
children
is
as
;
;
I
wife's
and
,
and
citizen
a
,
My
in
bom
was
become
of
to
day
married.
am
vessel
of
court
I
She
the
on
the
on
at
,
States, on
intention
my
,
at
arrived
and
,
,
United
,
from
States
of
day
declared
18
,
,
in the
I
Sixth.
the
ritory
(Ter-
".,
the
on
emigrated
the port of
follows
is number
,
occupation
the
about
birth
shows:
District) of
or
the
America.
respectfully
street, city
or
of
States
of
full
My
be
to
disbeliever
member
of persons
am
not
practice of polygamy.
in
of
or
or
opposed
to
ized
organ-
affiliated with
any
teaching disbelief in organized
believer in
a
a
polygamist nor
I am
attached
to the principles
OF
of the Constitution
become
to
UNITED
THE
of the United
citizen of the
a
absolutely and forever
foreign prince, potentate,
any
of which
particularly to
25
STATES
it is my
States, and
United
States
and
in the
United
this time
at
I
am
reside
to
citizen
a
permanently
States.
Ninth.
I
Tenth.
I have
of America
for
able
am
of
speak the English language.
of five years
term
a
to
continuously in
resided
date
the
nounce
re-
alle^ance and fidelityto
sovereignty, and
state, or
intention
it is my
to
ail
,
(or subject), and
tion
inten-
at least
this
States
United
the
immediately
ceding
pre-
since
petition, to wit,
in the State (Territory or District)
at least next
preceding the date
year
,
Domini
anno
and
,
of
for
of
this
one
petition,to wit,
since
day of
anno
,
Domini
Eleventh.
I have
to any
court
zenship
petition for citipetition for citizenshipto the
and
the said petition
for the following reasons
and
heretofore
not
(I made
court.
of
at
made
,
denied
was
Attached
States
and
be
a
admitted
to
the
Wherefore
your
citizen
of the
a
of this
part
become
certificate from
law.
by
made
and
intention
the
denial
of such
cause
has
removed.)
or
hereto
of
the
,
cured
been
declaration
may
and
to-wit,
causes,
since
by the said court
a
petition are
citizen
Department
petitioner
United
of
my
United
the
of Labor
prays
States
quired
re-
that
he
of America.
Dated
(Signature of petitioner)
,
88*
being duly sworn,
deposes aiui says
petitioner in the above entitled proceeding ;
is
he
that
,
the
read
the
that
the
matters
foregoing petition and
is true
same
therein
belief,and
that
Subscribed
,
(L. S.)
anno
stated
as
and
to
sworn
Domini
of
his
to
be
those
to
knows
the
that
contents
thereof
knowledge,
except
information
alleged upon
as
own
matters
before
he
me
believes
this
has
he
;
to
and
it to be
true.
day
of
NATUEALIZATION
WILSON'S
26
LAWS
Clerk
Affldmvit
Wttnesses.
of
Court
In
the
of
of the petition of
citizen of the United
matter
a
Court
of the
be
to
States
mitted
ad-
America.
of
and
occupation
residing at
each
occupation
residing at
being seyeraUy, duly, and respectiyely sworn,
deposes and
,
says
that
is
he
,
,
,
,
a
citizen
of
,
United
the
of America;
States
the petitioner
personally known
aboTc
mentioned, to be a resident of the United States for
a period of at least five years
continuously immediately preceding
of
of
State
the
the
date
filing his petition, and
(Territory or District) in which the above-entitled
tion
applicafor a period of
is made
immediately
years
ceding
prethe date of filinghis petition; and that he has personal
of good
knowledge that the said petitioner is a person
moral
tion
character, attached to the principles of the Constituof the United
in
and
is
he
that
fied,
qualiStates,
every
way
in his opinion, to be admitted
citizen
of
the
United
as
a
that
has
he
,
States.
Subscribed
and
before
and
to
sworn
nineteen
hundred
me
this
day
of
,
[li.S.]
,
(Officialcharacter
Oertiflcate
Petition,volume
of Naturalisation.
,
volume
,
page
page
"
(Signature
Description
color,
color
Name,
of
;
of
attestor.)
.*
Number
Stub,
of
hair,
age,
and
holder:
of
Age,
complexion,
;
place
holder)
visible
;
;
color
height,
of
eyes,
distinguishingmarks,
of residence
of
wife,
,
OF
27
dren.
I
diil-
of minor
places of rendenee
ages, and
Name,
STATES
UNITED
THE
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.,
Be
court
it remembered,
of
held
,
in the year
of
onr
that
at
at
on
nineteen
Lord
of
term
a
the
day of
the
,
and
hundred
...|
,
.
citizen or
was
a
(her) naturalization
at present
residing at number
State (Territory
city (town),
street,
citizen of the
or
District),having applied to be admitted
a
United
States of America
pursuant to law, and the court
having found that the petitioner had resided continuously
who
previous
subject of
within
the
his
to
f
United
States
for at least five years
in this
and
immediately preceding the date of the
tends
hearing of his (her) petition, and that said petitioner into reside permanently in the United
States, had in all
in relation
the
law
respects complied with
thereto, and
he was
entitled to be so admitted, it was
that
thereupon
State
for
one
year
that ....he be
ordered
by the said court
of the United
States of America.
In
the seal
testimony whereof
afSxed on the
day of
nineteen
hundred
and
and
of
admitted
said
in the year
of our
Lord
of our
independence the
,
,
(Officialcharacter
Stub
of
of
OerUflcate
of
,
,
page
page
place of residence of wife
age
Names, ages, and places of residence
and
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attestor.)
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NATURAUZATION
WILSON'S
28
See.
28.
That
for
necessary
provisions
rules
such
this
this Act
shall
in
all
and
any
which
in
cases
admitted
be
required
various
the
ments,
docu-
might
thereof
be
to
in
and
Act
this
under
proceedings
originals
the
be
may
used, filed,
of
and
all of the
provisions
any
in evidence
nals
equally with the origi-
under
kept
or
have
ail papers,
of
copies
records
certificates, and
recorded,
as
execution
into
Certified
Act.
shall
Labor
regulations
and
carrying
properly
of
of
Secretary
the
make
to
power
LAWS
all
admissible
be
as
evidence.
Sec.
29.
for
That
provisions of this
of
hundred
one
of
Treasury
which
purpose
is
there
Act
United
the
States
shall
appropriation
of
out
full
for
expressed until June
thirtieth, nineteen
of
section thirty-six
and the provisions
of
nine
in
applicable
be
30.
That
laws
of
Sec.
to
authorize
citizens
and
to
declaration
States
at
the
least
two
from
31.
and
Provided,
nine
Act.
shall
United
of
to
after
That
prior
years
this
Act
ninety
sections
into
effect
the
his
held
be
organized
or
the
be
regarded
days
from
one,
two,
and
renounce
his
make
the
United
and
date
of
twenty-eight,
after
of
the
be
in
five
law.
effect
the
residence
as
meaning
the
take
of
tions:
modifica-
and
dence
resiadmission;
United
States, owing
existing
shall
from
not
zation
naturali-
and
to
citizen
a
to
within
of
clause
;
seventyshall
the
become
to
seven
all persons
not
the United
States,
State
any
States, with
States
That
go
and
States
apply
allegiance
jurisdiction of
allegiance, shall
the
years' residence
Sec.
and
hundred
hundred
citizenship of
to
intention
of
permanent
within
appropriated,
objects hereby
following
be
applicant shall not
required to
shall
he
foreign sovereignty;
any
within
such
shall
residents
United
the
the
this
States
permanent
sum
in
moneys
the
United
the
the
the
appropriation.
applicable provisions of the
admission
become
The
of
to
United
the
owe
of
allegiance
way
all the
may
Territory
any
the
who
who
Statutes
Revised
the
any
otherwise
not
in
be
effect
hereby* appropriated
dollars,
thousand
into
cjyi^ring
of
the
the
force
its passage:
and
passage
twentyof
this
OF
LAWS
REPEALED
all Acts
That
in this Act
nothing
and
under
for
That
offenses
which
the
of
purposes
therein
laws
or
enlarge
fthe
o
of this
Provided,
defined:
of all crimes
of the United
and
States
Act
this
to
the
in full force
remain
shall
tion
sec-
Revised
subdivision
prior
committed
been
have
repugnant
repealed; but
way
prosecution
the
against the naturalization
may
in any
sixty-ine
and
limitation
the
with
hereby
are
or
specified in the seventh
as
9, 1918.
inconsistent
repeal
hundred
twenty-one
Statutes,except
Act
shall
HAY
OF
of this Act
provisions
the
to
ACT
BY
parts of Acts
or
89
STATES
UNITED
THE
hereby repealed
to all aliens
who,
further, That
as
served
in the
hundred,
prior to January
first, nineteen
of the United
Armies
States and were
honorably discharged
and
statutes
and
laws
Provided
effect:
therefrom,
Revised
section
of
Statutes
force
States
United
the
in
effect, anything
notwithstanding.
full
in
Sec.
3.
of
courts
and
filed
naturalization
prior
eighteen,
and
hundred
and
hundred
be
this Act
the
remain
and
the
to
trary
con-
by
granted
thirtypetitions for
eighteen, upon
nineteen
January
thirty-first,
jurisdiction prior
competent
first, nineteen
shall
naturalization
all certificates of
That
sixty-six of
and
hundred
twenty-one
to
to
declarations
upon
December
of
intention
filed
and
hundred
twenty-seventh, nineteen
prior to September
tion
to be valid in so far as the declarasix, are hereby declared
is concerned, but shall not be by this Act
of intention
validated
further
legalized.
or
of the
seven
to
**
word
The
District"
Laws
Special
ACT
An
Aot
OF
providing
for
the
children
of insane
under
the
laws
Be
it enacted
of the United
when
any
alien, who
is
hereby
twentyamended
U. S. Statutes
"
24, 1911.
naturalization
of
the
wife
aliens making homestead
of the United
States.
by the Senate
States
amends
FEBRUARY
minor
land
and
four, ten,
of Columbia."
**the District
read
this Act
which
Act
sections
in
of America
has
and
in
declared
House
and
entries
of
Representatives
Congress assembled, That
his
intention
to
beeome
WILSON'S
50
a
United
of the
citizen
NATURALIZATION
she
under
entry
their minor
and
provisions
other
make
shall thereafter
laws
of the United
land
the
is
he
before
his wife
children
of
insane
States, becomes
actually naturalized, and
homestead
LAWS
a
States,
with
the
by complying
naturalized
be
laws,
may,
naturalization
the
without
declaration
making
any
Approved,
February
24, 1911.
of intention.
acquisition of citizenship by other means
than naturalization,see sections 1992 to 1995 inclusive,
of the United
States Revised
Statutes.]
[In regard
the
to
Oitizenshipof
women
Sec. 1994.
married
to a
Any
herself
be
by marriage.
citizen
is
who
woman
of
nativity
or
may
hereafter
be
deemed
TITLE
a
be
might
who
States, and
naturalized, shall
lawfully
of African
now
United
the
NATURALIZATION,
Aliens
XZV.
TITLE
CITIZENSHIP,
citizen.
XXX.
descent.
and
(As amended^ 1876). ^The provisions of this
and
title shall apply to aliens being free white
persons,
of African
to aliens of African
nativity and to persons
Sec.
2169.
"
descent.
Five
years' residence
Sec.
who
2170.
has
not
required.
alien shall be admitted
No
for
the
continued
term
within
ceding, his admission
resided
of persons
Children
citizens.
naturalised
Sec.
2172.
The
naturalized
under
previous
the
to
Oovemment
of
to
under
certain
who
of persons
of the United
law
any
the
United
any
law
States,
a
citizen
next
of five years
preStates.
the United
children
passing of
become
on
may
have
that
laws
been
to
be
duly
who,
States, or
subject, by
the
become
zens
citi-
have
the laws thereof, being
zation
under the age of twenty-one
at the time of the naturaliyears
United
of their parents shall, if dwelling in the
citizens thereof; and the children
as
States, be considered
who
of persons
now
been, citizens of the United
are, or have
of any
one
of the
States,shall,though
States, under
bom
out
of the
limits and
jurisdiction
shall
aliens, but
legalized.
Approved,
of
Declarants
in
Time
of
Act
the
intention
their
who
States,
United
the
to
of
the
of
in
the
of
naval
enrolled,
with
of
who
United
the
goes
deserting
in
time
of
(infra)
the
beyond
any
ordered,
of
That
1996
who
render
time
of
war
of
citizens
shore
on
and
moral
good
of
the
acter
char-
Navy
that
rendered."
who
Persons
abroad
go
to
section
the
hereafter
the
of
into
the
liable
be
of
1996
or
not
naval
apply
military
to
the
of
to
service
in
this
any
of
which
United
the
all
the
Revised
section
person
the
tary
mili-
the
being duly
who,
or
district
the
limits
draft
shall
deserts
States,
of
provisions
shall
military
peace.
22, 1912.)
jurisdiction
avoid
forfeitures
section
of
such
tary
Secre-
existing
become
proof
August
person
to
PROVIDED,
in
residence
actually
or
and
the
ject
sub-
the
under
Force
Secretary
the
of
may,
may
of
than
of the
service, lawfully
and
discharged
from
States,
proof
Every
or
intent
Force
who
year
service
enrolled, departs
is
Reserve
Reserve
one
with
peace
prohibited.
3954.
or
than
States, and
discretion
the
Deserters
(Act
Sec.
be
may
Naval
was
Naval
declared
have
at
Naval
United
the
from
service
Naturalization
or
citizens
not
are
United
the
are
persons
requirement
honorable
Draft
they
without
certificate
and
avoid
less
States
'further
without
such
citizens
the
in
shall
or
of
the
within
such
and
of not
United
the
any
who
which
in
that
Served
persons
have
citizens
time
service
period
a
validated
farther
22, 1917.)
such
enroll
Navy,
honorable
for
Have
countries
may
at
become
law,
of
condition
enrollment
Who
who
become
to
citizens
are
Aet
May
provides '*That
United
States, but
This
this
War.
of
(Act
of
by
29,1906.
Force
Reserve
be
not
June
Naturalization
LAWS
NATURALIZATION
WILSON'S
38
United
he
States,
or
naval
penalties
Statues:
and
said
hereafter
States
OF
83
STATES
UNITED
THE
.
OB
FOBOES
NAVAL
THE
OF
SEBVIOE
AFTEB
FBOH
DISOHABGED
HONORABLY
ALIENS
MILITABT
UNITED
STATES
THE
PBE8ENT
served
in the
DUBING
WAB.
Any
birth
United
the
final examination
after
after
who
States
and
during
shall
present
the
said
been
have
military
the
by
acceptance
authorities, and
naval
or
of
forces
naval
foreign
of
person
or
war,
military
charged
dis-
honorably
service, shall have the
of section 4, of tiie Act
benefits of the seventh
subdivision
of June
29, 1906, 34 Statutes at Large, part 1, page
596, as
shall
fee
and
be
not
to
required
amended,
therefor;
pay
any
for the period of one
and
this provision shall continue
year
such
all of the
after
and
acceptance
American
troops
returned
are
to
United
the
States.
THIBTY-FOUBTH
STATUTES
AT
[Act of March
An
act in reference
protection
Be
That
States
issue
to
United
States
declaration
as
by law
years
a
and
six
passport
shall
Sec. 2.
expatriated
foreign state
taken
When
an
Where
any
be
such
and
in the
issued
in
him
to
passport shall
not
shall
of which
of
be
valid
he
conformity
vided
pro-
for three
to
the
country:
for
more
that
intention.
has
with
been
its
of allegiance to any
citizen
as
a
such
renewed,
to the protection of this
citizen prior
he was
a
citizen shall be deemed
American
naturalized
foreign
and
holder
the
country
when
be
not
States
the
made
entitling him
any
declaration
any
United
in
entitle
not
himself
oath
resided
of
citizens
not
has
person
any
citizen
such
a
become
to
assembled^
cretion,
authorized, in his dis-
be
persons
Government
the
such
That
shall
to
in the
making
their
Bepresentatives
Congress
in
follows:
may
months
Government
to
America
passports
has
passport
protection of
Provided) That
than
of
intention
of
citizens and
of
House
and
Secretary of State
the
1228.
2, 1907.]
expatriationof
the Senate
by
United
PAGE
abroad.
it enacted
of the
to the
LABOE,
naturalized
laws,
foreign
shall
have
or
when
to have
in
he
any
has
state.
resided
for
two
NATXTBALIZATION
WILSON'S
34
LAWS
in the
foreign state from which he came^ or for five
in any
other
foreign state it shall be presumed that
years
to be an
American
he has ceased
citizen,and the place of
shall be deemed
his general abode
his place of residence
during said years : Provided^ however, That such presumption
the
of
be
overcome
on
presentation
satisfactory
may
consular
evidence
officer of the United
to a diplomatic or
and
rules
such
regulations as the Department
States, under
of State may
And
ican
prescribe :
provided, also,That no Amerthis
citizen shall be allowed
when
to expatriate himself
years
is at
country
Sec.
3.
war.
That
shall
take
of
termination
American
any
nationality of her
the
marital
the
marries
who
woman
relation
citizen
within
one
with
year
to reside
a
as
of
consul
in the
the
her
resume
may
citizenship,if abroad, by registering
American
At
husband.
she
eigner
for-
a
ican
Amer-
an
United
the
United
States, or by returning
States, or, if
the
termination
of the
at
States
residing in the United
marital
relation,by continuing to reside therein.
foreign
citizenship by marriage to
Sec. 4.
to retain
That
the
if she
makes
she
any
after
same
continue
to
American
an
shall
termination
the
in
reside
renunciation
formal
the
of the
United
thereof
a
retain
may
her
aliens,or
citizenshipby registering
within
States consul
of such marital relation.
United
Sec.
alien
5.
That
parents
a
shall
child
be
one
without
born
deemed
citizen
a
the
abroad
such
as
before
tion
termina-
the
United
of the
ing
hav-
court
a
resides
after
year
be assumed
marital relation
States, unless
before
if she
jurisdictionto naturalize
she
acquires American
who
woman
States
United
of
States
by virtue of the naturalization of or resumption of American
tion
Provided, That such naturalizacitizenshipby the parent:
takes
the
resumption
place during
or
minority of such
child: And
provided further, That the citizenship of such
minor
child shall begin at the time such minor
in the United
States.
to reside permanently
Sec.
United
the
6.
That
States
provisions
of the
Revised
to
reside
all children
who
are
of section
Statutes
outside
born
citizens
nineteen
of the
the
outside
thereof
hundred
United
United
in
the
begins
limits
of the
accordance
and
States
States
child
with
ninety-three
and
who
shall, in order
tinue
con-
to
OF
UNITED
THE
STATES
S"(
protection of this Govemmenty be required upon
reaching the age of eighteen years to record at an American
the
reeeiTe
remain
their intention
to become
residents
and
consulate
be
citizens of the United
States and shall
further required
of allegiance to the United
States upon
the oath
to take
attaining their majority.
Sec. 7. That
or
duplicates of any evidence, registration^
shall be filed with the jDeother
acts required by this Act
of
partment
for
State
Children
Citizenshipof
[Act of February
children
of the limits and
out
fathers
were
or
1
jurisdictionof
350;
of
bom
the
April 14, 1802.]
or
hereafter
United
bom
States, whose
time of their birth citizens
to be citizens of the United
States ; but
be
may
at
in the
resided
never
act
heretofore
the
thereof, are declared
the rights of citizenshipshall
fathers
of Citizens.
Abroad
Bom
10, 1855, amending
All
Sec. 1993.
record.
not
descend
United
to
States.
children
whose
(B. S. 1878,
p.
Stat. 1901, p. 1268.)
Comp.
Besidence
in Hawaii
for
Naturalization
Purposes.
[Act of April 30,1900.]
Sec. 100.
That
for the
of naturalization
purpose
under
the
Islands
in the Hawaiian
lent
equivaprior to the taking effect of this act shall be deemed
in the United
to residence
States and in the Territory
and
the requirements of a previous declaration
of Hawaii,
laws
of the
of intention
United
to
become
former
renounce
resided
States
residence
citizen of the
a
allegiance shall
in said
islands
apply
not
least
United
States
to
and
persons
to
who
five years
prior to the
taking effect of this act ; but all other provisions of the laws
of the United
States relating to naturalization
shall,so far
in
said
islands.
the
to
as
applicable,apply
(31 Stat
persons
L., p. 161.)
have
PENAL
Taken
from
Penal
Laws
at
LAWS.
codified and
[Chap. 321, 35 Stat.
Sec.
feit, or
74.
cause
Whoever
or
shall
procure
enacted^ March
L.
4, 1909.
1080.]
falsely make, forge, or counterx^
to be falsely made, forged, or
WILSON'S
86
NATURALIZATION
LAWS
ing,
eited,or shall knowingly aid or assist in falselymakforging, or counterfeiting any certificate of citizenship,
eonnterf
with
intent to
may
be
than
ten
used
by
other
dollars,
intent
the
shall
be
imprisoned
not
person,
or
the
that
same
fined not
more
than
more
ten
both.
shall
Whoever
engraved, or assist in
75.
Sec.
with
or
same^
some
thousand
or
years,
the
use
or
cause
or
engrave,
to
procure
ness
engraving, any plate in the likeof any
plate designed for the printing of a certificate
shall sell any
such
of citizenship; or whoever
plate, or shall
from
such
States
the
into
United
bring
any foreign place any
be
direction
the
plate, except under
other
Labor, or
proper
in his control, custody,
of
the
Secretary
shall
officer; or whoever
metallic
or
possession any
of
have
plate
engraved after the similitude of any plate from which any
certificate has been
to
such
or
printed, with intent to use
in forging or
suffer such
counterfeiting
plate to be used
certificate
such
any
or
print, photograph, or
photographed, made;
or
in any
executed,
or
print
any
printed,
impression
be
to
cause
manner
shall
whoever
or
or
of any
such
or
certificate,
part thereof;
any
shall
whoever
shall sell any
such
or
certificate,
bring the
into the United
States from
foreign place, except
any
in the
same
thereof;
part
any
likeness
by direction
of
shall
whoever
which
has
been
States
for
the
to
thousand
some
proper
have
in
his
adopted
printing
use
the
dollars, or
by
of
same,
officer of the
United
possession
distinctive
the
with
certificate,
shall
be
fined
not
not
paper
than
more
intent
lawfully
un-
than
more
ten
; or
United
officer of the
proper
such
imprisoned
a
States
ten
years,
or
both.
76.
Whoever, when
when
or
appearing as
shall knowingly
personate
in
shall
or
falsely appear
Sec.
or
in
an
assumed
or
applying
a
fictitious
of
name
;
any
other
person
name
admitted
be
for
witness
any
the
to
or
a
such
a
person,
lumself,
than
deceased
person,
shall
whoever
zen,
citi-
ly
false-
make, forge, or counterfeit
oath, notice, affidavit,
any
certificate,order, record, signature, or other
instrument,
authorized
or
law
proceeding required or
by any
paper,
relating
or
or
to
whoever
genuine,
or
shaU
for
providing
for
the
naturalization
utter, sell,dispose of, or
any
unlawful
purpose,
of
shall
any
use
aliens;
as
true
false, forged,
STATES
UNITED
THE
OF
87
counterfeit
antedated, or
oath, notice, certificate,order,
or
proceeding above
record, signature, instrument, paper,
shall sell or dispose of to any
specified; or whoever
person
other
than
the
for
person
it
whom
issued
originally
was
citizenshipor certificate showing any
admitted
a
citizen,shall be fined not more
certificate of
any
be
to
thousand
one
77.
Sec.
imprisoned
or
not
five
than
more
both.
or
years,
dollars,
son
per-
than
Whoever
shall
use
to
attempt
or
use,
shall
or
certificate of
of any
aid, assist,or participate in the use
the same
to be forged, counterfeit,or
citizenship,knowing
been
to have
the same
antedated, or knowing
procured by
out
otherwise
fraud
unlawfully obtained; or whoevier, withor
lawful
shall knowingly
false,forged,
possess
any
excuse,
antedated,
have
to
certificate of
counterfeit
or
issued
been
under
any
citizenship purporting
of the
law
United
States
such
certificate to
relating to naturalization, knowing
false,forged, antedated, or counterfeit,with the intent
to
or
receive
to
have
any
been
false
any
to procure,
the
use
whoever
or
same;
certificate of
by fraud or
statement
given
by the
or
or
to
aid
in
procuring,
use
same
of
means
intent
the
of such
issuance
the
the
or
with
made
or
lawfully
un-
obtain, accept,
citizenship,knowing
procured
name
shall
be
tificate,
cer-
knowing
same
fraudulently
without
lawful
or
antedated;
whoever,
excuse,
certificate of citizenin his possession any
blank
ship
shall have
of
with
the
Bureau
Naturalization
provided
by
the
intent
the
or
unlawfully to use
whoever,
same;
after
admitted
to
be
been
citizen, shall, on
having
a
oath
or
by afBdavit, Imowingly deny that he has been so
avoid
or
admitted, with the intent to evade
duty or
any
liabilityimposed or required by law, shall be fined not more
thousand
than
than
dollars, or imprisoned not more
one
the
or
altered
been
or
five years,
Sec.
or
78.
of
vote,
have
to
or
otherwise
as
a
in any
voter,
unlawfully,
or
to
hereafter
be
admitted
issued
certificate, judgment,
or
or
manner
order,
to
or
be
a
for
use,
evidence
as
any
certificate,judgment,
person
or
shall
Whoever
registering
or
any
both.
of
the
a
certificate
pose
pur-
right
to
of citizenship,
ing
exemplification,showtofore
herecitizen,whether
made, knowing
exemplification
that
has
such
been
order,
unlaw-
WILSON'S
38
fnllj issued
in
the
the
use,
of
name
of
name
a
Sec.
heretofore
by
which
court,
any
fictitious
a
fined
be
imprisoned
or
shall
Whoever
79.
naturalization
fraud
or
shaU
person,
dollars,
in
not
or
use,
certificate, issued
or
person^
unlawfollj
to
or
or
name,
not
than
more
five
than
more
both.
or
years,
other
any
shall
order
such
any
LAWS
whoeyer
or
deceased
thousand
one
made;
or
to
attempt
NATURALIZATION
by
or
false
issued
be
without
knowingly
or
has
been
evidence,
by
the
which
clerk
or
or
or
use
may
which
or
officer
other
any
through
procured
been
has
granted
be
may
be
of
certificate
any
hereafter
may
of
the
after
herecourt
of
in
the
hearing
applicant
for
authority;
or
whoever,
court,
any
fraudulent
self
himshall
whatever,
falsely represent
purpose
of the United
States
without
to be a citizen
having been
to
than
citizenship, shall be fined not
duly admitted
more
thousand
than
not
two
dollars, or
imprisoned
one
more
any
lawful
both.
or
years,
and
appearance
without
and
in any
under
proceeding
Whoever,
or
by virtue
of
law
of
relating to the naturalization
aliens, shall
any
where
is made
oath
knowingly
falsely in any
swear
case
an
affidavit
than
thousand
taken, shall be fined not more
or
one
dollars
and
than
five
not
imprisoned
more
years.
Sec.
80.
Sec.
81.
provisions
The
shall
apply
be
to
attempted
proceedings
any
be
to
attempted
vested
ings
By
the
law
by
or
the
to
had
for
all
or
of
five
the
proceedings
before
taken,
naturalization
commenced,
jurisdiction
had
be
whether
in
last
or
court
any
may
and
with
sections
ing
precedtaken,
or
in
which
commenced
such
naturalization
court
or
was
proceed
not.
terms
of
section
341
of
the
Act
of
March
4, 1909,
sections
5395,
sections
foregoing
specifically repealed
5429
of the
Revised
Statutes
5424, 5425, 5426, 5428, and
the
United
and
sections
of
19
and
the Act
States,
16, 17,
June
29, 1906
(34 Stat. L., pt. 1, eh. 8692, p. 596).
of
of
40
NATUBALIZATION
WILSON'S
courts
blanks
on
8,
5, 6, 7 and
Eegulations
to
and
use
LAWS
instructions
are
books
Not
keep.
to
of
clerks
to
important
aliens.
to
No
9.
certificate
petitioner
until
naturalization
after
10, 11
regarding books
Not
Bureau.
13.
the
a
effect.
clerks
to
their
reports
sessions
at
and
to
granting
court
instructions
are
issued
be
the
to that
blanks
and
to
of
the
to aliens.
important
Where
order
12
and
shall
of
judge
the
signed the
has
Regulations
court
naturalization
of
holds
court
same
different
appointed at each of said places
the business
of the
clerk is required to transact
the one
or
be
it may
shall
wherever
court
sit,separate supplies
kept,
to comply
with the requirements of section 14 of
in order
places,whether
is
clerk
a
larations
decnaturalization
provides that the bound
act, which
and
of petitions for naturalization
of intention
in
shall be
chronological order.
the
naturalized
by order of court, as provided in section 6,
is required to report both
the origicourt
nal
In every
alien is changed
the clerk of the
14.
and
the
new
Naturalization
in
case
the
of the
name
when
which
said
of
a
of
to the Bureau
person
it the duplicate of the
transmitting
certificate of naturalization
of
name
to
alien
the
whose
is
name
changed.
On
15.
shall
date
the
5,
first
the
inform
the
Bureau
notice
posting
of
of the
and
Form
on
month
the
show
the
on
of each
which
to
In continued
Form
2206,
and
2209
Form
on
clerk
the
month
each
of Naturalization
required by
as
of
tion
sec-
near
as
as
be,
may
for
zation
naturalipetition
every
These
posted during the preceding month.
2209
must
specify only the petitions filed
filed and
reports
of
day
day, month,
for the final hearing
in
working
cases
postponed
year,
and
the
report
Form
notice
on
date
and
relates
2206
remain
must
and
others.
no
amended
be
to
posted until final action
is had.
On
16.
the
sitting of
such
on
the
court
Form
alien
first working
day of each month
in
naturalization
court
the
a
cases
forward
shall
2210
a
to
the
list containing
who, during
such
Bureau
ihe
sitting of
name
of
clerk
of
NatiLralization
of each
court, has
following
and
been
every
denied
naturalization
and
UNITBD
THE
OF
shall
STATES
the
state
41
reason
for such
reasons
or
denial.
naturalization
Application for lost or
destroyed
be disposed
issued prior to September
27, 1906, should
17.
papers
of in accordance
time
the
at
The
of
2203)
or
claimed
issuance
the
certificates
in lieu of declarations
have
to
ben
the
declarations
of
court
naturalization
to
of intention
of declarations
lost
to
in the
papers.
of naturalization
of intention
in affidavit form
such
the
rule
for
Applications
any
of
in force
rules
applies exclusively
since September !26,1906.
issued
(Form
the
issuance
the
following
papers
with
2207),
(Form
certificates of naturalization
or
mitted
destroyed, shall be subclerk of the court
by which
or
intention
naturcertificates of alization
formati
shall contain
full in-
or
originally issued, and
regard to the lost or destroyed papers, and
of such
circumstances
to the time, place and
alleged loss
destruction.
(Form 2225 prepared for this purpose
may
were
in
obtained
from
the
clerk
shall
above
mentioned
he
as
forward
the
paper
with
applied
so
the
tion
informa-
such
the merits
upon
coi^rt.) The
Naturalization
of
be
thereof, for
vestigat
in-
issued
results of its
for shall be
of Naturalization
reports the
to the merits of the application.
as
in
case
with
accordance
naturalization
Bureau
the
bearing
such
no
Bureau
every
of any
applications,together
may
investigation
In
to
have
and
until
clerk
as
or
which
the
clerk
foregoing,
the
of
the
intention
of
declaration
a
issues,in
court
2224) or a certificate of naturalization
(Form 2207),
of the original, he
proof of the loss or destruction
upon
shall make
the
declaration
original
an
showing the
entry on
(Form
issuance
and
and
certified
a
certificates
old
paper
One
so
certified
certificate
or
the
on
stubs
of both
the
new
copy
court
his
of declaration
naturalization
by the clerk
establish
of
issued.
of
the seal of the
to
copy,
ance
naturalization,showing the issuof a new
of the new
certificate,
giving the numbers
old certificates,
and
ward
forshall immediately thereafter
of Naturalization
to th(" Bureau
the duplicate of any
the
such
or
of
of the
for the
of intention
(Form
issuing court
use
only
citizenship status
2216)
may
under
his hand
of the
in
2215)
(Form
person
connection
be
nished
furand
concerned
with
any
42
WILSON'S
entry under
the
issued
NATUBAMZATION
publie
forms
land
laws
LAWS
of the
United
When
States.
to be
duplicate, one
warded
given to the person
applying therefor and the duplicate forwith other naturalization
the first working
on
papers
of Naturalization.
to the Bureau
day of the succeeding month
Unless the applicant presents to the clerk his original
these
declaration
under
in
forms
certificate for comparison, these
In case
conditions
the alien makes
be issued.
can
or
no
second
made
be
must
land
entry he may
support
claim
first land
the
his second
entry
his
which
with
by
a
cribing
des-
declaration
or
certificate is filed.
of each of the
fees to be collected for the issuance
of intention
and
of certificates of
copies of declarations
in
naturalization
posal
disthe
described
this regulation, and
The
to be
of such
made
in accordance
the
respective
be
forwarded
fees when
with
courts.
the
No
collected,will be
and
law
rules
the
mined
deter-
in force
in
part of these
fees is required to
Clerks
however,
are,
this
Department.
required
quarterly reports, on Form
2217, on the
first working day of January, April, July, and
October, of
of such
the
number
issued
during the preceding
papers
quarter.
18.
of intention, or eertificates of
Original declarations
issued
naturalization,
subsequent to September 26, 1906, and
to
surrendered
to
make
to the
publie land,
upon
In
forward
cases
of
General
may
Land
be
Office in support
returned
declarations
of
upon
proper
intention
the
of entries
tion.
applicaelerk
will
of Naturalization,
application to the Bureau
certified
2215.
Form
In cases
of
accompanied by a
on
copy
certificates,the application will be accompanied by a personal
cription
description of the applicant. In both instances,a desof the land should
be included, giving the section,
township, and range,
together with the date and place of
the
making
entry. The originals will then be procured from
the
the
General
Land
Office and
returned
to
the
clerk
of
the
court.
19.
For
recording the affidavits of substituted witnesses
under
section 5, of the Act of June
29, 1906, blank forms
(Form 2218) have been prepared as pasters to be affixed to
the backs
of petitions in the bound
volume, following the
"Order
of court
admitting petitioner.** Copies of this form
be procured by the usual
requisition TForm
2201).
may
THE
OF
Do
copies of this
send
not
UNITED
STATES
form
to the
48
tion.
of Naturaliza-
Bureau
m
making declaration of intention,or filingpetitions
for naturalization,must
their
in
fuU
and
sign
names
without
abbreviation
in the appropriate places on the yarious
blank
by the clerk
forms, and the entries of their names
in
must
a
con*
correspond
name
particular. Where
every
inditains an
initial which
is used
to
distinguish one
only
Aliens
20.
vidual
from
be noted
21.
on
the
(Form
he
is
shall
not
nativity
alien,other
a
same
(Form
2202) or
2204) from other
of African
Any
the
white
in section
than
fact should
B.
S., U.
receive
declarations
of in-
naturalization
file petitions for
aliens than white persons
and persons
of African
or
a
Chinese
in the
person
2169,
descent.
in which
sense
S., should
district within
explanation is
who
person,
be
that
allowed,
claims
that
is used
term
if he
insists
showing him the risk
of denial, to file his declaration
his petition,as the case
or
be, leaving the issue to be determined
by the court.
may
should
Declaration
not be received
from, nor petitionsfor
filed by, persons
naturalization
not
residing in the judicial
upon
it after
that
surname
paper.
of courts
Clerks
tention
with
another
an
which
22
Begulations
regarding blanks
to
24.
and
and
the
23
court
are
reports
made
is held.
instructions
of
to
clerks
fees collected.
of
Not
court
esting
inter-
aliens.
is filed under
a petition for naturalization
(a) Where
section 2166, B. S., U. S., exempting
honorably discharged
soldiers
from
of intention
the necessity for filing declarations
in the
and
of residence
than
proving more
one
year
United
States in addition
to good
moral
character, insert
in lieu of the information
of intention:
regarding declaration
''Petitioner
is an
honorably discharged soldier and
under
He
for
section 2166, B. S., U. S.
applies
citizenship
enlisted in the (name of organization) on the (day, month,
and year).'' (Complete the petition according to paragraph
(d) of this rule.)
alien files his petition for naturalization
(b) Where
an
under
the act of July 26, 1894, and
claims
exemption from
the necessity for filinga declaration
of intention on account
of service in the United
States Navy or Marine
Corps, the
WILSON'S
44
words
reference
having
LAWS
NATURALIZATION
to
declaration
of
in
intention
the
the
be struck
petition should
through and in lieu thereof
'^
Petitioner is an honorably discharged
following inserted:
member
of the Navy
of the Marine
Corps, if that
(or member
be the case) and
the act of
applies for citizenship under
He
enlisted on the (day, month, and
July 26, 1894.
year)
and was
Each
discharged on the (day, month, and year)."
of the
his discharge therefrom
enlistment
applicant and
should
be shown.
(Complete the petition according to paragraph
of
this
rule.)
(d)
under
petition for naturalization
laration
the act of June
to dec30, 1914, the words
having reference
of intention
in the petitionshould
be struck
through,
tioner
"Petiand in lieu thereof
be inserted:
the following should
is an
of the
(Navy,
honorably discharged member
Marine
Revenue-Cutter
naval
auxiliary
Service, or
Corps,
service,as the case may be) and applies for citizenshipunder
(c) Where
an
of
June
alien files
He
enlisted in the
30, 1914.
(state the
branch
of the service) on
the (day, month, and
year) and
and
Each
enlistment
was
discharged (day, month,
year)."
of the applicant should
be
be shown.
The
petition should
completed according to paragraph
(d) of this rule.
the
act
(d)
In
executing petitionsunder
three
the
foregoing
emptions,
ex-
portion of the last paragraph
preceding the
tention
petitioner relating to the declaration of incertificate of arrival
be struck
should
through
that
signature
of the
and
the alien arrived
when
arrival
after
was
of intention
should
on
that
be
struck
of
the
through.
The
petitioner to
be struck
through entirely in
before June
29, 1906, but for
issued
should
also
to said
(e) Certain
tion under
be
entered
of
body
nature
following the sig-
petition should
the
arriving
arriving after that
those
the
and"
States
of aliens
cases
**
of
declaration
only the words
the
through, and in both cases
be made
"Honorable
discharge
this
exhibited to me
day
note
United
statement
the
When
**my declaration
words
the
citizen of the
a
29, 1906.
June
prior to
date, only
become
to
or
intention"
should
be
entry in lieu thereof
on
struck
should
certificate of petitioner
."
of
upon
the
stub
An
or
date
was
appropriate
of the
certificate
applicant.
aliens
the terms
are
permitted
to
of the act of June
petition for naturaliza
25, 1910, without proof
THE
OF
of
previous deeiaration
in lieu of the
STATES
UNITED
of intention.
45
of courts
Clerks
should
declaration
information
ol
regarding the
intention ''Filed under
provisions of section 3 of the Act of
ing
followCongress approved June 25, 1910," and the statement
the first signature of the petitioner should
be changed so
state
as
of the
of intention
''Declaration
to read
of June
act
25,
omitted
under
Affidavit,Form
1910."
the terms
2227, setting
claimed
exemption
the
be signed and
to by the petitioner before
must
sworn
In
the
his
clerk of the court
authorized
event
or
deputy.
is not presented by an officer in the naturalization
this form
particulars
forth
which
to
case
any
duplicate
Petitions
(f)
of
section
4 may
and
majority
father.
the
foregoing
to
read:
citizen
A.
of
who
under
children
minors
sixth
the
at
the
States
United
D.
died
and
on
child
a
,
the
on
of
of the
the
ceased
de-
their
of
death
the
altered
be
become
a
of
day
,
day of
the
a
under
conditions, the fifth assertion should
his intention
father declared
to
"My
the
use
sion
subdivi-
attained
have
time
petition is filed by
a
of
legally filed by children
be
were
Where
examination
relates,upon
only after such
declarant
for
court
bureau.
naturalization
for
of the
clerk
to the
it
petition in the
for
reason
it will be forwarded
service
in
the
to
as
A.
D.
,
$f
this
Where
is filed under
a petitionfor naturalization
of a deceased
subdivision
by the widow
declarant, the fifth
be altered to correspond
assertion should
to the foregoing
(g)
in
relation
the
child, with
should
be inserted
to
"husband"
(h) In the last
two
be
altered
declaration
(as
is attached
clerk
the
States
to the
of
the
of
the
to
the
referred
preceding
immediately
^ould
cases
the
show
exception
instead
to the
that
immediately
in the graph
parafirst signature
husband's
or
certified
the
below
copy
statement
the
thereof,
first
be
to
petitioner should
changed
in
the
arrived
the
petitioner
June
in
words
prior to
29, 1906, the
immediately preceding the first signature
facts.
If
and
of arrival
thereafter
should
also
having
be
struck
reference
through.
word
"father."
words
father's
the
the
that
word
petitioner's
case
be), or a
may
originalpetition,and
court
of the
to
the
If the
of the
ture
signashow
United
ment
state-
of
titioner
pe-
certificate
petitioner
in
arrived
of
United
the
arrival
and
regulations,
these
referred
the
should
to
last
statement
of
arrival
after
States
in
words
the
remain
unaltered
should
include
in
appearing
29,
June
accordance
in
obtained
be
must
LAWS
NATUBAUZATION
WILSON'S
46
the
certificate
with
Rule
of
number
the
above
cate
certifi-
the
hand
right
upper
that
exception
the
of
5
statements
two
with
the
1906,
comer
thereof.
Where
(i)
widow
of
(k)
of
date
fifth
the
alien,
an
the
in
be
So
should
far
case
Bureau.
Clerks
the
case
from
such
a
married
un-
of
woman
of
of
face
the
each
of
any
of
of
act
rules
foregoing
to
case,
action.
the
doubt
write
to
as
the
Naturalization,
(Signed)
communicating
necessary
of
Naturalization.
W.
June
and
to
to
29,
B.
*'
naturalize
are
proper
instructions
WILSON,
quested,
re-
fail
regulations
the
all
address,
1906,
Commissioner
for
with
however,
other
jurisdiction
having
minds
their
the
with
2201,
envelopes,
Bureau
will
laws
Form
on
diction
juris-
having
courts
naturalization
for
such
to
**
courts
provisions
the
Bureau
taking
addition
of
therefor
using
marked
of
the
envelopes
not
in
plainly
in
any
Notation
relation.
clerks
requisition
When
in
action
in
widow
by
not
upon
by
the
or
but
made
of
provisions
communications,
remove
be
the
addressed
appropriately
be
qualified,
marital
the
practicable
as
upon
under
tion,
inten-
shown
be
filed
legally
naturalized,
not
each
furnished,
26.
the
by
of
should
be
may
of
the
should
declaration
own
otherwise
existence
under
the
filed
it is issued.
before
25.
is
demise
papers
is
person
the
facts
paper
her
upon
husband's
her
who
foreign-bom
the
based
Naturalization
during
naturalization
for
assertion.
woman
a
petition
a
of
course
of
to
alization,
Naturbefore
Secretary.
NATUBALIZATION
WILSON'S
48
Amendment
An
Constitution
the
to
LAWS
of
in all states
to vote
allowing women
States and
Congress of the United
this
Should
amendment
Legislatures.
of the
of three-fourths
of the
the
been
has
is the
Government
How
A.
The
Government
or
Congress,
of the
A.
the
passed by the
submitted
to
State
the
ratified by the legislatur
it will become
a part
be
States
divided
is divided
the
t
into three
Executive
or
United
parts, the
islative
Leg-
President, and
the
Judicial,the United States Courts.
the general laws of the United
are
Q. How
A.
By Congress.
does Congress meet!
Q. Where
A.
At Washington.
laws
can
Q. What
Congress make t
A.
Only laws that are not in conflict with
Q.
States
Constitution.
Q.
tion
United
States
the
the
made
t
Constitn-
States.
is Congress constituted!
of two
Congress is composed
How
House
"
^the Senate
and
Representatives.
of
What
A.
Senators
and
Congressmen.
Q.
How
the
Senators
A.
Each
are
State
has
two
Senate
of the
the members
are
Q.
of Representatives called?
People
houses
and
the
House
elected!
Senators
and
they
are
elected
by
of each
State, directly.
Congressmen elected!
A.
Each
of Congressmen
State has the number
tionate
proporState being divided
into the
to its population, each
number
of Congressional Districts to which
its population
District elects a Congressman
entitles it, and
each
by vote
the
Q.
How
the
are
Q.
people.
How
long do Senators
A.
For
Q.
How
six years.
long do
A.
For
two
Q.
Who
of the
A.
They
Congressmen
Congressmen
t
serve!
years.
the
makes
are
as
Districts
State.
serve
made
its
are
Congressional Districts!
by Congress, giving each State as many
population entitles it,and the Congressional
then
fixed by the Legislature of the
OF
Q.
How
A.
435,
After
Q.
to
STATES
Congressmen
many
for
one
UNITED
THE
about
Congress
there
are
T
211,000 inhabitants.
law, what is necessary
every
a
passes
49
for it
into effect!
go
A.
President
The
either
must
sign
law
ten
a
sign it,it becomes
in
unless
is
still
Congress
session,
if
vetoing
a
bill!
Constitution, after Congress passes a law,
either approve
it or disapprove it,and this
the
can
disapproval is called
effect if the
its passage,
in the meantime
the President
by the President
is meant
Under
A.
the President
if he. does
or
it.
veto
What
Q.
law,
after
days
not
should
the
President
law
The
veto.
a
should
not
can
it unless
veto
then
is
the
law
houses
of
into
go
passed
.
his veto
over
Q.
Who
A.
The
Plresident
and
the
people,
elected
in
The
are
ors,
elect-
case
electors
These
ident
Pres-
a
largest
President, and
The people do
of the
are
who
men
as
State
each
receiving the
man
President
is elected
Vice-President.
for
directly for President.
vote
indirectly by
State, Presidential
population
all of the States vote for
electors from
of votes
in the
T
of the
Vice-President.
a
Congress.
manner
there
years
in what
and
is elected
to the
these
and
of both
vote
President
four
Every
according
same
a
elects the
follows:
number
by
two-thirds
the
not
are
nominated
by the various politicalparties to be elected as
electors,and although they are not required by law to vote
for any particular man,
ent
by differyet as they are nominated
for
has
the
who
vote
politicalparties,they always
man
nominated
been
for President
by their politicalparty.
Q. For how long is the President
are
elected, and what
his duties!
A.
President
The
for re-election.
and
Navy, and
and
the
consent
is elected
He
laws
four
years,
is Commander-in-Chief
it is his
of the
for
principal duty
of the
United
Senate,
States
appoints
to
are
is
and
of the
see
that
eligible
Army
stitution
Con-
the
enforced.
With
United
States
Secretaries
of Departments
Commissions
all the officers of the
he
all the
Judges, foreign Ambassadors,
(called his Cabinet)
and
and
Navy.
upon
him
Q.
How
iffthe Vice-President
A.
He
Army
He
performs
by Congress.
is elected
in the
same
such
other
duties
as
are
elected t
manner
as
the
President.
posed
im-
WILSON'S
50
Q.
What
A.
He
of
NATUBALIZATION
duties
the
are
LAWS
of the
Vice-President
the Senate, and
in
presides over
President.
President, he becomes
the
is the Judicial
Q.
What
A.
It consists
Q.
What
A.
They
of the
consist
States, and
of such
Q.
What
is the
A.
It consists
has
the
are
in
of
t
Courts.
States
to
States
decide
with
accordance
Court
Chief
of the
Justice
laws
may
tute.
consti-
States!
with
the
Supreme
passed by Congress
or
not, and
if the
that the
Supreme
passed by Congress
then
have
such
laws
effect.
unconstitutional,
no
other United
States Courts are there besides
Q. What
laws
are
the
Court!
Supreme
A.
decides
proval
ap-
Court
the
Constitution
the
United
eight Associate
and
by
Senate, and
the
United
President
the
whether
of
Congress
as
Court
appointed
United
power
Courts
Supreme
one
Court
Supreme
the
inferior
of
are
of the
death
these T
are
Justices,who
of the
ease
of the Government
Branch
United
T
District
Courts, Circuit
Courts
and
Circuit
Courts
of
the Circuit Courts
and
the United
States
Appeal, between
Supreme Court, and the Judges of these Courts are appointed
by the President with the advice of the Senate, and are generally
known
Federal
as
Judges.
Q.
Does
A.
It does
of
United
What
United
cases
laws
as
for
for each
the
States!
allowed
are
States, but
is modeled
the
the
only in such
the
which
for
make
Congress
stitution
by the Con-
State has a Legislature
like Congress is modeled
each
State
States.
Legislatures of the various States!
A.
The
Legislature of each State consists of the State
Senate
Each
and an Assembly.
State is divided, aeoording
of Senatorial
of the State, into a certain number
to the laws
Districts and Assembly Districts,and the State Senators
and
of these two branches
of the
Assemblymen who are members
elected
of
the State.
Legislature,are
directly by the people
For
what
term
the State Senators
and AssemblyQ.
are
men
Q.
are
the
elected!
A.
The
Assemblymen
State
Senators
for two
are
years.
elected
for four
years
and
the
OF
Q.
Into
how
A.
Into
the
THE
UNITED
branches
many
State
are
branches
the Executive
is
vided!
di-
govemmenta
of
number
same
51
STATES
United
the
as
Governor,
divided,
or
Judicial
and
the
or
Legislature,
Legislative or
inferior
Court
other
such
the Supreme
of the State, and
constitute.
the Legislature may
courts
as
States
GoYemment
the State
tiie
Q.
How
A.
The
the
Governor
of
is elected
State
a
by
the
votes
of
people.
Q.
Do
A.
Yes.
not
elected!
is the Governor
States
have
Each
Constitutions
State
has
t
but
of its own,
of the United
States.
Constitution
a
conflictingwith the Constitution
the duties of the Governor
Q. What
are
A.
His
duties
are
to
that
see
the
t
of the
laws
State
are
enforced, and he has the right to veto any law that is passed
the laws
passed by the
by the Legislature. If he vetoes
be re-enacted
Legislature, they must
by a two-thirds majority
of both houses of the Legislature to go into effect. He is
Commander-in-Chief
Q.
What
A.
In
INITIATIVE
is the
of the
most
Militia.
of the State
f
States, the
voters
sign
can
petition
a
law, file the petitionwith the Secretary of State
the proposed law is placed on the ballot at
If a majority of the voters
for
the next
then vote
election.
the proposed law it becomes
law.
a
Q. WhatistheREFEBENDUMt
When
the Legislature of a State submits
A.
a
proposed
law to the voters
the
the law
file
voters
have
to
or
a petition
of the people before
it can
become
submitted
tive.
effecto a vote
in favor
of the
of
The
to
for
to
at
the
is the
RECALL
At
then
can
a
purpose,
dismiss, at an election called
holding a public office.
person
is this donef
How
A.
Registered voters, in sufficient number,
recall
the
vote
to
Q.
recall
either
?
the voters
an
office holder.
special election is called
to
election
next
reject it.
or
right of
The
that
and
voters
adopt it
Q. What
A.
a
State
him,
same
office after
the
name
and
if
office holder
election
his
Unless
another
has
been
a
the
sign
office holder
majority of the
person
placed
may
on
resigns
be
the
his office.
elected
ballot
a
vote
voters
from
is dismissed
petition
a
to
the
of recall
WILSON'S
52
NATUEALIZATION
by petition. If the
of votes
ofl"ce is dismissed.
the
while
ofl"ce,
to the
The
receives
nominated
thus
person
is elected
he
LAWS
jority
ma-
a
holder
of
registered voters
of
percentage
the
sign a petition to recall an oflScer holder
15
in different
varies
States, but is usually about
per
for
all States
have
laws
Not
cent.
Initiative,
providing
and
Bef erendum
such
have
these
provisions
Eecall, only
as
in their State Constitutions.
No
such laws
apply to persons
the Federal
holding oflSice under
(National) Qovernment.
States!
cities governed in the United
Q. How
are
Some
A.
under
laws
passed by the Legislature,
are
governed
cities
Cities.
Some
the
Charter
to
in
or
by
granted
the City
the United
and
States are
governed by a Mayor
Council, and some
are
governed by Commissioners.
these elected!
Q. How
are
A.
the
of the people residing in the city.
votes
By
Q. Are all the people living in a City, County or State
is
that
required
allowed
to
to vote!
A.
No, only
for
State
who
those
who
lived
have
in
time
City, County or
of the State, and
a
required by the laws
registered to vote as required by
the
have
laws
the
of the
State.
Q.
Into
A.
Each
what
State
convenient
Q.
A.
are
for
Who
States
divided!
is divided
into, the
its local
Counties
of
number
government.
in the
governs
Counties!
various
in each County
general local rules of government
called Ordinances
of Superand are passed by the Board
visors
who
elected by the people.
are
The
Q.
How
A.
The
be,
may
the
laws
are
City
members
others
branches
laws
city enacted!
C^ty Commissioners, as the ease
or
for the City that are
in accordance
a
with
and
of the
State
the
City Council
laws.
In
some
eities
and
called Councilmen
Some
cities have
two
Select Council
and the
laws or Charters
provided
are
they are called Aldermen.
called
the
of the Council
Common
Council
for
Cities.
such
for
Council
the
pass
its Charter
with
in
are
Q.
How
are
A.
As
rule
a
according
Charters
City
to the
for Cities obtained!
Charters
people qualifiedto vote in each
the Legislature of the State.
are
adopted by
Oity, and
are
a
then
vote
of the
passed by
THE
OF
The
UNITED
for
connected
the
events, it becomes
and
another,
which
these
; that
created
equal
certain
inaUenable
and
pursuit
the
governments
form
any
it is the
to
happiness.
instituted
the
be
consent
the
among
assume,
equal station to which
God entitle them, a decent
requires that they should
them
to the separation.
self-evident: that all men
That
among
of the
are
by their creator, with
these are
life,liberty,
they are endowed,
rights; that among
of
are
from
powers
impel
truths
have
and
of nature's
and
to
necessary
which
politicalbands
the
earth, the separate
causes
hold
We
AMERICA.
of human
respect to the opinions of mankind
declare
THIRTEEN
THE
OF
OP
with
of nature
laws
1776.
STATES
dissolve
to
them
of the
powers
the
course
people
one
Independence
DECLARATION
in the
58
Congress, July 4th,
UNANIMOUS
When,
STATES
Declaration of
In
THE
UNITED
rights,
deriving their just
to
these
secure
men,
governed;
that
whenever
of government
becomes
destructive
of these ends,
the
abolish
to
of
alter
to
right
or
people
it,and to
institute
a
laying its foundation
government,
new
on
such
in such form
to them
organizing its powers
as
affect
and
their
to
safety
seem
happiness.
likely
lished
Prudence, indeed, will dictate,that governments
long estabshould
for light and transient causes;
not be changed
all
and
experience hath shown, that mankind
accordingly,
are
more
disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable,than to
right themselves
by abolishing the forms to which they are
principles,and
shall
most
accustomed.
But
pursuing
to reduce
them
when
a
long train of abuses
invariably the
absolute
under
is their
off such
new
future
duty to throw
guards for their
patient
sufferance
constrains
which
of
of these
same
despotism,
it is their
government,
security.
colonies
them
to
of
and
object, evinces
;
and
alter
Such
such
and
to
has
is
tions,
usurpa-
design
right, it
provide
a
been
the
now
their former
the
cessity
ne-
systems
Great
history
present king
history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all
of an
absolute
having in direct object the establishment
these
states.
To prove
mitted
over
this,let facts be subtyranny
government.
Britain
is
to
The
a
a
candid
world.
the
of
.
NATUBALIZATION
WILSON'S
54
He
refused
has
for the
necessary
He has
and
pressing
he
of
the
to laws
wholesome
most
and
public good.
ate
his governors
to pass
laws of immediimportance, unless suspended in their ope-
forbidden
ration, tUl his
He
his assent
LAWS
obtained;
be
utterly neglected
refused
has
should
assent
has
to
laws
other
pass
to
large districts of people, unless
for
when
and
attend
accommodation
the
those
pended,
sus-
so
them.
to
would
people
linquish
re-
right of representation in the legislature ^a
to them, and
formidable
to tyrants only.
right inestimable
He has called together legislativebodies at places unusual,
uncomfortable, and distant from the repository of their public
of
for
the
sole
them
into
fatiguing
pliance
comrecords,
purpose
the
"
with
He
his
measures.
dissolved
has
representative liOiu"es repeatedly, for opposing,
manly firmness, his invasions on the rights of
with
people.
He has refused, for
the
others
cause
incapable
large, for
their
exercise, the
to
convulsions
He
all the
within.
endeavored
has
; for
after
elected; whereby
annihilation, have
time, exposed
and
be
to
of
long time
a
the
returned
to
of invasion
the
prevent
that
in the
from
purpose
of
at
mean
without,
of
population
obstructing the laws
foreigners ; refusing to pass others to
migration hither, and raising the conditions
states
people
the
remaining,
state
dangers
to
dissolutions,to
legislativepowers,
such
these
for naturalization
encourage
of
new
their
priations
appro-
of lands.
has
He
obstructed
his assent
He
tenure
administration
the
of
justice, by
fusing
re-
for
to laws
establishingjudiciarypowers.
has made
judges dependent on his will alone, for the
of their offices,
and the amount
of their
and payment
salaries.
He
has
of
swarms
multitude
of
officers,to harass
our
erected
a
and
sent hither
offices,
people, and eat out their
new
substance.
He
has
without
He
has
kept
the
among
consent
affected
us, in times
of
of peace,
standing armies,
legislatures.
our
to render
the
militaryindependent of, and
superior to, the civil power.
He
has
combined
with
others
to
subject
us
to
a
jurisdie-
NATUBALIZATION
WILSON'S
56
in the
redress
whose
is thus
character
is unfit
tyrant
a
Nor
have
terms;
marked
to be
been
we
petitions
A
prince
repeated
only by repeated injury.
humble
most
answered
been
have
LAWS
the
by
our
of
in
wanting
which
act
every
ruler
fine
de-
may
free people.
a
attentions
to
British
our
have
tempts
We
warned
them, from time to time, of atdiction
jurisby their legislatureto extend an unwarrantable
of the circumstances
We
them
reminded
have
over
us.
brethren.
of
emigration and
our
to their
conjured
by
ties of
the
We
here.
magnanimity,
justiceand
native
them
settlement
pealed
ap-
have
we
kindred
common
our
have
and
avow
dis-
to
would
inevitably interrupt
usurpations, which
and
connections
our
correspondence. They, too, have been
deaf
to the voice of justice and
consanguinity. We
must,
denounces
our
therefore, acquiesce in the necessity which
hold
hold
the
of
and
rest
mankind,
separation,
them, as we
these
in war,
enemies
in peace
friends.
States
We, therefore, the representatives of the United
of America, in General
Congress assembled, appealing to
of our
for the rectitude
the Supreme
Judge of the world
in
the name
and
by the authority of the
intentions, do,
good people of these colonies,solemnly publish and declare
that
these
free
and
United
Colonies
States; that
independent
all allegiance to the Britsh
and
them
connection
between
and
ought
independent
may
with
of
a
mutually
we
and
our
the
that
State
do.
And
reliance
on
pledge
sacred
things which
and
acts
to
for
the
all
of Great
from
political
is
Britain
that, as
to levy
free
war,
ana
clude
con-
commerce,
and
independent
States
alliance, establish
contract
right
firm
and
crown,
be,
to
absolved
are
be, totally dissolved; and
States, they have full power
all other
do
they
right ought
to
peace,
to
of
and
are,
of this declaration,
Divine
of
Providence,
protection
each
the
support
our
lives, our
of the
Congress.
other
fortunes,
honor.
Signed by order
and
in behalf
JOHN
Attested, CHARLES
THOMPSON,
BLA.NCOCK,
President.
Secretary.
OF
William
UNITED
STATES
HAMP8HIBE.
NEW
JoBiah
THE
MASSACHUSETTS
Bartlett,
Whipple,
Samuel
Thornton.
Robert
Matthew
57
John
Adams,
Adams,
Paine,
Gerry.
Treat
Eildridge
BHODE
Stephen
William
ISLAND,
Hopkins,
EUerj.
4e.
CONNECTICUT.
Roger
Samuel
NEW
YOBX.
Floyd,
Liyingston,
Phillip
William
FraneiB
Lewis
William
Oliver
Sherman,
Huntington,
Williams,
Wolcott.
Lewis,
Riehard
John
Morris,
Benjaniin
Bush,
Franklin,
Benjamin
John
Morton,
George
Gl^er,
James
Smith,
George
Taylor,
James
Wilson,
Boss.
George
Robert
IVaneis
John
Stoekton,
Witherspoon,
Hopkmson,
Hart,
Clark.
Abraham
DELAWARE.
Caeser
George
Rodney,
Bead,
Thomas
M'Kean
Samuel
Chase,
MABYLAND.
VIBGINIA.
Wythe,
Henry
Lee,
Thomas
Jefferson,
Benjamin
Harrison,
Thomas
Nelson,
Jr.,
Franeifl
Lightfoot
Lee,
George
Thomas
Stone.
Charles
Carroll
Joseph
John
Edward
Thomas
L^eh,
Arthur
Middleton.
Hooper,
Hewes,
Penn.
CABOLINA.
Bntledge,
Haywood,
Thomas
of
GEORGIA.
Jr.,
Jr.,
Button
Lyman
George
Carrollton.
CAROLINA.
NORTH
William
Braxton.
SOUTH
Paea,
William
Biehard
Carter
JEBSEY.
NEW
Morris.
PENNSYLVANIA.
BAY.
Gwinnett,
Hall,
Walton.
LAWS
NATUBALIZATION
WILSON'S
58
Constitutionof the United States
Preamble.
States, in order to form a
people of the United
quility,
tranmore
perfect union, establish justice,insure domestie
the
defence, promote
provide for the common
the blessings of liberty to ourselves
general welfare, and secure
stitution
and
our
posterity,do ordain and establish this ConWe
the
United
for the
The
States
of
LegislatiyeDepartment
ABTICLE
I.
Section
1.
herein granted, shall be vested
legislativepowers
in a Congress of the United
shall consist of
States, which
Senate
of Representatives.
and House
a
All
1.
Section
1.
of
House
The
members
2.
Representatives shall
second
year
the electors in
chosen
be
composed of
people of the
the
State
each
by
every
shall have
States; and
of
the qualifications
the most
numerous
requisitefor electors
of the State Legislature.
branch
2.
No
shall not
shall be a Representative who
person
of twenty-five years,
have
attained
to the
and
been
age
shall
citizen of the United
a
seven
States, and who
years
of
whieh
that State in
elected,be an inhabitant
not, when
several
shall
he
be
Union, according
this
shall
be
persons,
years,
other
determined
to
taxes
which
may
their
by adding
three
years
United
after
States,
in such
years,
of
actual
The
the
and
manner
shall
be
bound
the
within
whieh
not
for
a
term
of
taxed, three-fifths of all
shall
first
meeting
every
of
be
the
not
made
exceed
one
in
with-
Congress
subsequent
they shall by law
shall
of free
number
service
to
within
as
apportioned
included
whole
enumeration
representatives
be
respective numbers,
to
including
and
excluding Indians
those
persons.
number
direct
States
several
the
among
ten
and
Representatives
3.
the
chosen.
term
direct.
for
of
of
The
every
OF
UNITED
THE
STATES
59
least one
at
State
shall have
thirty thousand, but each
shall
be made,
representative; and until such enumeration
choose
the
shall
be
to
State
entitled
of New
Hampshire
Island
and
Providence
three; Massachusetts, eight; Rhode
Connecticut, five; New
Plantations, one;
York, six; New
MaryJersey, four; Pennsylvania, eight; Delaware, one;
South
lina,
CaroNorth
Carolina, five;
limd, six; Virginia, ten;
five ; and Georgia, three.
vacancies
When
4.
State, the executive
any
of election
authority thereof
Representatives shall choose
ofBcers, and shall have the sole
Section
Senate
The
the
of
of two
Senators
thereof
for six years
from
and
;
as
into
be
Amendment
by
shall
Senator
second
year,
fourth
year,
year;
and
during
composed
be
legislature
the
have
recess
thereof
the
meeting
may
of
class
third
may
the
the
at
at
in
equally
as
Senators
the
choosen
be
quence
conse-
every
by resignation
of
of
the
of
the
second
otherwise,
or
State, the
any
appointments
temporary
of
expiration of the
the
legislature
make
vote.
one
expiration
expiration
the
at
third
the
of
seats
class
happen,
of
executive
next
one
if vacancies
the
vacated
be
of the
that
so
The
second
the
and
year,
sixth
shall
of
power
XVII.)
classes.
three
first class
the
3.
State,
each
shall
chosen
they shall be assembled
of the first election, they shall be divided
may
such
States
after
Immediately
their
3.
United
each
(See
2.
issue writs
shall
of
House
Speaker and other
of impeachment.
1.
representation from
the
vacancies.
to fill such
The
5.
in
happen
legislature,which
shall
until
then
fill
have
tained
at-
vacancies.
No
person
shall be a Senator
of thirty years,
age
shall
who
not
been
to the
and
nine years
a
citizen of the United
and
who
shall
when
States,
elected,
not,
of that State for which
be an inhabitant
he shall be chosen.
4.
The
President
be
Senate,
of
but
the
shall
United
have
no
States
vote
shall
unless
be
they
equally divided.
5.
a
Vice-President
of the
The
President
Senate
pro
choose
their other ofBcers, and also
in
the
absence
of the Vice-Prep*
tempore
shall
WILSON'S
60
dent,
United
the
6.
he
when
or
States
Senate
shall
shall
of
the
members
further
than
Justice
in
of
cases
of tiie United
preside ; and no person
of two-thirds
concurrence
shall
impeachment
extend
not
office,and disqualificationto
office of honor, trust, or profit under
be liable and
the
subject
punishment, according
indictment, trial,judgment,
to
to
shall nevertheless
convicted
party
and
law.
Section
times, places, and
Senators
be
from
removal
to
enjoy any
United
States; but
The
peachmen
try all im-
they shall
purpose,
shall
the
to
power
President
the
without
and
1.
of
present.
Judgment
the
When
convicted
be
sole
the
sitting for that
tried,the Chief
7.
hold
have
affirmation.
or
is
President
of
ofBee
the
States.
The
oath
exercise
shall
When
on
LAWS
NATUBALIZATION
4.
holding elections for
be prescribed in each
of
manner
Representatives shall
State
at
by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may
alter such
or
regulations, except
time, by law, make
any
to the places of choosing Senators.
as
2.
and
Congress
The
and
year;
shall
assemble
Section
Each
1.
shall be the
house
and
qualificationsof
each
shall
number
constitute
manner
2.
house
punish
of the
to
do
elections,returns,
a
majority of
and
members,
of
Each
house
from
parts
as
time
may
and
nays
shall, at
entered
on
determine
may
its members
concurrence
3.
yeas
day.
business
; but
a
smaller
be authorized
adjourn from
day to day, and may
in such
of absent
compel the attendance
members,
and under
each
house
such penalties as
provide.
may
Each
and
own
in
5.
judge
quorum
a
every
the
on
may
to
the
its
in
once
first Monday
appoint a different
meeting shall be
unless they shall by law
such
December,
least
at
the
for
in
keep
time
their
of the
the
of
disorderly
two-thirds, expel a member.
shall
to
its ings,
proceedbehavior, and with
rules
the
journal
a
publish
judgment
members
desire
journal.
of
the
proceedings,
excepting such
of its
same,
require secriecy; and
of either
one-fifth
house
of
those
on
any
the
question
present, be
^^
**
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
61
Neither house, daring the session of Congress,shall,
than
of the other, adjourn for more
without the consent
three days, nor
to any
other place than that in which the
4.
two
houses
shall be
sitting.
Section 6.
and Representatives
shall recieve a compensation
for their services,
to be ascertained by law, and
paid out of the treasury of the United States. They shall,
in all cases, except treason, felony,and breach of the peace,
at the sesft*om arrest during their attendance
be privileged
sion
ing
of their respectivehouses, and in going to and returnfrom the same;
and for any speech or debate in either
1.
The Senators
questionedin any other place.
2. No Senator or Representativeshall,during the time
for which
he was
elected,be appointed to any civil office
shall have
under the authorityof the United States,which
house
they shall
not
be
shall have been
whereof
the emoluments
increased,during such time; and no person holding any
of either
States shall be a member
office under the United
in office.
house during his continuance
been
created, or
Section 7.
shall originatein the
1. All bills for raising revenue
of
the
Senate may
House
but
or
Representatives;
propose
with amendments, as on other bills.
concur
of
2. Every bill which
shall have
passed the House
a
Representativesand the Senate, shall,before it become
law, be presented to the President of the United States; if
he approve,
he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return
it,with his objections,to that house in which it shall have
originated;who shall enter the objectionsat large on their
sideration,
journal,and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconshall agree to pass the
two-thirds of that house
bill,it shall be sent, together with the objections,to the
other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered ; and
of that house, it shall become
if approved by two-thirds
the votes of both houses shall
But in all such cases
a law.
be determined
of the
by yeas and nays, and the names
bill
shall
be
for
the
and
entered
on
voting
against
persons
bill shall
the journal of each house respectively.If any
not be returned
by the President within ten days (Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same
NATURALIZATION
WILSON'S
62
shall
be
Congress
the
which
maimer
Every
be
Senate
in
its return,
prevent
law.
a
order, resolution, or
of
signed it,unless
had
if he
aa
by their adjournment
it shall not
case
3.
in like
law
a
LAWS
which
vote, to
the
oon-
of
Representatives may
adjournment), shall
(except on a question
necessary
be presented to the President
of the United
States; and
before
the
shall
take
effect, shall be approved
same
by
him; or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by
of Representatives, actwo-thirds
of the Senate
and House
cording
limitations prescribed in the case
to the rules and
currence
the
and
House
be
of
of
a
bill.
xSection
o
o
1.
Congress
The
shall
have
taxes, duties, imposts, and
for
the
uniform
2.
To
3.
To
common
borrow
and
welfare
general
uniform
States, and
several
laws
a
subject
the
on
with
uniform
States:
5.
To
coin money,
to
foreign coin, and
the
excises
shall be
United
States.
the
tribes
Indian
the
:
naturalization, and
bankruptcies throughout the
of
rule
of
vide
pro-
of
foreign nations, and
with
commerce
establish
To
of
collect
and
debts
the
pay
credit
the
on
money
regulate
the
4.
excises, to
defense
lay and
to
power
States; but all duties, imposts, and
throughout the United States.
United
among
8.
United
measures
6.
the
fix
standard
the
thereof
value
regulate
of
:
To
provide
To
promote
by securing
exclusive
for
the
punishment
of
counterfeiting
To
To
11.
make
and
12.
of
for
right
the
limited
to their
To
science
useful
and
and
times,
respective writings
authors
to
:
arts,
inventors, the
and
discoveries
13.
tribunals
that
war,
use
shall be
for
a
maintain
a
navy
longer
:
To
:
:
and reprisal,
grant letters of marque
rules
concerning captures on land and water:
raise and
appropriation
support armies; but no
declare
to
money
years
constitute
of
progress
the
Court
inferior to the Supreme
10.
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed
offences
the high seas, and
against the law of nations.
9.
on
and
weights
coin of the United
securities and current
States
7.
establish post-officesand
To
post-roads:
8.
of
and
provide and
:
term
than
two
WILSON'S
64
of
commerce
or
of another;
obliged
be
6.
No
No
7.
States;
under
of any
shall
of
and
public
be
from
drawn
of
title of
no
over
those
from
one
State
or
in another.
the
time
from
granted
by
office of profit or
any
of Congress,
consent
holding
Section
State
No
shall
grant
emit
enter
bills of
trust
accept
kind
ever,
what-
10.
into any
of
letters
in
time.
the United
to
the
them, shall, without
present, emolument, office,or title,of any
from
king, prince, or foreign state.
any
1.
but
treasury,
by law; and a regular
receipts and expenditures of
be
person
State
made
the
published
nobility shall be
shall
one
bound
to
duties
pay
appropriations
account
money
and
vessels
enter, clear, or
money
consequence
all
shall
LAWS
ports of
to the
revenue
nor
to
statement
NATURALIZATION
treaty, alliance, or
marque
federation;
con-
reprisal; coin
and
anything but gold and
coin a tender
in payment
of debts; pass
bill of
any
facto
attainder, ex post
law, or law impairing the obliga^
tion of contracts; or
title of nobility.
grant any
2.
No
State shall, without
the consent
of Congress, lay
imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what
any
for executing its inspection
be absolutely necessary
may
laws ; and
of
the net produce
all duties and imposts laid by
State on imports or exports, shall be for the use
of the
any
money;
silver
credit; make
States, and all such laws
treasury of the United
subject to the revision and control of Congress.
No
3.
duty
any
of peace,
State,
or
State
shall,without
with
into
a
actually invaded,
admit
troops
agreement
any
foreign
in
or
Executive
danger
another
war,
as
unless
will not
Department
The
executive
United
States
of
Each
State
thereof
may
shall
1.
shall
power
be
America.
of four years
during the term
for the same
President, chosen
2.
in
engage
in time
war
with
11.
Section
the
of
of delay.
The
of
Congress, lay
compact
or
imminent
such
ARTICLE
1.
ships
or
or
power,
of
consent
keep
tonnage,
on
enter
the
shall be
;
a
in
President
a
hold
his
office
and, together with
the
Vice-
He
shall
elected
term, be
appoint,
direct,
vested
in such
number
manner
of
as
as
electors
follows:
legislature
equal to
the
THE
OF
the
whole
the
State
number
of Senators
entitled
be
may
in Congress;
Representative, or
person
States, shall
3.
United
electors shall meet
by ballot for two persons,
be an
of the
inhabitant
not
And
they
and
of the
sign
shall
and
make
of the
presence
all
the
The
an
of
whom
all the
with
having
person
the
the
of
of
list
they
of
seat
the
President
shall, in the
the
to
of
counted.
be
then
number
greatest
the
shall
Representatives, open
shall
votes
for,
voted
Senate
the
House
shall
themselves.
persons
each; which
President
certificates,and
profit
or
least
at
one
State
same
for
and
or
appointed an elector.
in their respective States, and
sealed
transmit
to
United
States, directed
Senate
Senator
no
office of trust
certify, and
of the
Senate.
The
the
a
but
which
to
be
list of
of votes
number
government
of
holding
The
vote
65
Representatives
and
under
the
STATES
UNITED
shall
votes
be
be a majority of the whole
ber
numPresident, if such number
of electors appointed; and
if there
be more
than
one
who
of
such
have
number
have
and
an
a
equal
majority,
of Representatives shall immediately
votes, then the House
for President ; and if no perchoose, by ballot, one of them
son
have
the five highest on
the list,
a majority, then, from
the
said
But
in
shall, in like
House
choosing
choose
manner,
shall
the
votes
President,
the
States, the representation from
for
a
quorum
members
of
from
choice
the
after
shall
greatest number
the
President.
of
be
if there
But
equal votes, the Senate
ballot,the Vice-President.
the
The
Congress
electors,and
votes, which
shall
day
the
day
on
be
the
shall
the
time
having
be
Vicewho
them,
of
shall
throughout
every
more
or
from
they
same
In
person
two
;
or
majority
a
electors
choose
which
and
the
remain
shall
determine
may
the
of
member
a
by
vote
one
choice.
a
President,
should
have
4.
to
necessaiy
of the
of votes
of
States,
the
taken
be
having
consist
shall
purpose
two-thirds
States
all the
case
this
State
each
President.
a
by
choosing
give their
the
United
States.
5.
of
No
the
United
Constitution,
neither
not
have
fourteen
except
person
States
shall
shall any
attained
years
a
a
at
natural
the
time
citizen,or a citizen
of the adoption of this
bom
be
eligible to the office of President:
be eligibleto that office who
shidl
person
of thirty-fiveyears,
to the age
and been
resident
within
the
United
States.
WILSON'S
66
In
6.
of the
ease
LAWS
NATUEALIZATION
President
of the
remoyal
from
ofBee,
of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the
and duties of the said office,the same
shall devolve
powers
the
on
Vice-President; and the Congress may,
by law, provide
for the case
of removal, death, resignation, or inability,
of the President
and
both
Vice-President, declaring what
or
officer
act
shall
then
act
accordingly,
until
President; and such officer shall
dent
disabilitybe removed, or a Presi-
as
the
shall be elected.
President
The
shall, at stated times, receive for his
services a compensation,
which
be increased
shall neither
diminished
he shall have
nor
during the period for which
7.
been
elected; and
other
any
not
from
emolument
within
receive
the United
shall
he
that
States,
or
period
any
of
them.
Before
8.
shall take
''I do
solemnly
execute
the
best
of
execution
affirmation :
the
on
or
(or affirm)
swear
office of
Constitution
the
enters
the following oath
the
will,to
he
President
of my
of the
President
The
and
army
navy
of the several
of
United
the
of
shall
the
be
States.
States; and
protect, and
Commander-in-chief
States, and
into
called
He
of
faithfully
defend
2.
United
States, when
office,he
States."
Section
1.
United
ability,preserve,
United
I will
that
of the
his
may
the
of^the
the
actual
of
require the
militia
service
opinion,
in
executive
in
of the
the principal
each
writing,
of
duties
the
to
subject relating
departments, upon
any
their respective offices; and he shall have
to grant
power
reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States,
of impeachment.
except in cases
2.
He
consent
of the
shall
officer
have
power,
of the Senate, to make
Senators
present concur
advice
the
and
with
by and
two-thirds
treaties,provided
he shall nominate, and,
; and
of the
shall
Senate
by and with the advice and consent
other
and
and
suls,
conpublic ministers
appoint ambassadors
of
the Supreme
Court, and all other officers
judges
States
whose
herein
of the United
not
appointments are
shall be established
otherwise
provided for, and which
by
But
law.
the Congress may,
by law, vest the appointment
of such
inferior
officers
as
they think
proper,
in the
Presi-
THE
OP
alone, in
dent
3.
the
STATES
of law,
courts
President
The
UNITED
shall have
in the
or
of the
may
all vacancies
Senate, by granting
end
the
at
of departments.
heads
to fill up
power
happen during the recess
commissions, which
expire
that
67
their
of
next
session.
no.*
Section
1.
of
the
consideration
such
receive
He
shall
take
and
to
such
;
that
care
the
United
time
the
for, and
and
be
conviction
of
other
laws
be
their
and
necessary
convene
adjournment,
shall
he
as
and
all officers of the
States, shall
to
of disagreement
case
think
proper.
ministers.
public
faithfully executed;
United
States.
4.
President, Vice-President, and
The
crimes
judge
time
the
to
Section
1.
in
and
mation
infor-
Congress
extraordinary occasions,
ambassadors
commission
shall
as
respect
them
shall
shall
he
to
recommend
and
Union,
of them
with
He
the
on
either
time, give
to
measures
may,
adjourn
may
of
state
He
expedient.
both
houses, or
between
them,
he
time
shall, from
He
o
3
all civil officers of
from
removed
office
of, treason, bribery, or
impeachment
high
on
other
misdemeanors.
ARTICLE
The
m.
Judicial
Department.
Section
1.
of the
shall
be
United
States
judicial power
in one
vested
Supreme
Court, and in such inferior courts
from
time to time, ordain
and establish.
as
Congress may,
of
The
both
the
and
inferior
judges,
courts, shall
supreme
hold their offices during good behavior; and shall, at^itated
1.
The
times, receive
be
not
for
diminished
their services
during
their
compensation, which
a
continuance
Section
1.
The
judicial power
shall
in
shall
office.
2.
extend
to
all
cases
in
law
equity arising under this Constitution, the laws of the
United
shall be made,
States, and treaties made, or which
under
their authority ; to all cases
affecting ambassadors,
other public ministers,and consuls; to all cases
of admiralty
and
maritime
to which
the
jurisdiction; to controversies
and
United
or
more
States
shall be
States;
a
between
party
a
; to
State
controversies
and
citizens
between
of
two
another
WILSON'S
68
State;
between
of the
same
NATUEALIZATION
LAWS
citizens
citizens of different States; between
State claiming lands under
grants of different
States; and between
a
State, or the citizens thereof, and
foreign states, citizens or subjects.
2.
In all cases
ters,
affectingambassadors, other public minisand
State
shall be a
a
consuls, and those in which
Court
shall have
party, the Supreme
original jurisdiction.
In all the other cases
Court
before mentioned, the Supreme
shall have
law
and
both
to
appellate jurisdiction,
as
fact,
with
such
such
gress
Conexceptions and under
as
regulations
shall make.
3.
trial of all
The
shall be
where
by jury,
committed
not
place
within
places
or
shall
Treason
in
levying
giving
to
2.
war
act,
shall
of
blood,
on
testimony of two
confession
in open
power
no
attainder
court.
ment
punish-
the
treason
victed
con-
shall
during
work
the
life
IV.
Bliscellaneous
Provisions.
Section
Full
of
be
witnesses
attainted.
AETICLE
1.
declare
to
forfeiture, except
or
shall
person
the
on
or
No
have
but
treason;
person
State
; but when
be at such
3.
comfort.
overt
Congress
of the
and
unless
corruption
in the
any
of treason,
of
be
impeachment,
State, the trial shall
directed.
Congress may
by law have
as
aid
same
of
held
States
shall consist only
against the United
against them, or in adhering to their enemies,
them
the
cases
committed
been
have
Section
1.
in
trial shall
such
crimes
said
the
crimes, except
and
faith
and
credit
shall
1.
given in each State to
the public acts, records, and
judicial proceedings of every
other
State; and Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe
in which
such
the manner
proceedings
acts, records, and
shall be proved, and
the effect thereof.
Section
1.
The
citizens
privileges and
2.
or
A
other
in another
person
2.
of each
immunities
charged
crime, who
be
State shall be entitled to all the
citizens in the several
States.
in any
State with
treason, felony,
shall
State,shall,on
of
flee from
demand
justice,and
of the
executive
be
found
authority
THE
UNITED
which
he
OF
STATES
69
to be
fled, be delivered
up,
removed
to the State having jurisdictionof the crime.
held to service or labor in one
No person
3.
State, under
the laws
quence
thereof, escaping into another, shall, in conseof any law or regulation therein, be discharged from
claim
such
service or labor; but shall be delivered
on
up
the
State
of the
party
of
from
whom
to
service
such
Section
New
1.
States
admitted
be
may
labor
or
be
may
due.
3.
into
Congress
by
this
erected
within
State shall be formed
or
Union; but no new
State be formed
the jurisdictionof any
other State, nor
any
the
of
two
more
or
by
junction
States, or parts of States,
legislatures of the States concerned,
well as of Congress.
as
2.
make
all
to dispose of, and
Congress shall have power
needful
rules and
regulations respecting the territory or
other property belonging to the United
States; and nothing
without
the
this
in
Constitution
claims
any
of
consent
the
shall
United
of the
be
so
The
this Union
each
be
cannot
shall
4.
to
guarantee
of government,
republican form
of them
against invasion; and,
a
legislature
the
States
United
of
or
executive
the
ARTICLE
1.
The
shall
Congress,
on
two-thirds
several
or,
of the
the
proposing amendments,
to
all intents
ratified
when
several
as
the
or
one
by
application of
as
legislatures of
other
and
eight
in
in
the
ninth
State, without
suffrage in the
any
houses
to
this
legislatures of
section
ratification
one
of
the
Constitution,
the
first
be
of
may
eight
the
thereof,
be
amendment
no
thousand
affect
manner
this
three-fourths
that
its consent, shall
Senate.
both
three-fourths
in
of
mode
Congress; provided
prior to the year
shall
the
of
parts
by conventions
the
of
for
States, shall call a convention
which, in either case, shall be valid,
purposes,
the
tect
pro-
application of
the
legislature
amendments
propose
made
may
clauses
by
States, or
be
no
and
shall
violence.
two-thirds
shall
Constitution;
and
in
State
every
V.
whenever
it necessary,
deem
on
(when
against domestic
convened),
to
as
of any
States, or
Section
1.
prejudice
particular State.
construed
posed
pro-
which
hundred
first and
article; and
fourth
that
deprived of its equal
NATURALIZATION
WILSON'S
70
LAWS
ABTICLB
before
debts
the
United
Confederation.
against the
the
This
2.
shall
made,
or
in
which
shall
States,
the
in
made
be
of the
laws
the
under
as
States
United
thereof, and all treaties
under
the authority of the
pursuance
be
Constitution
this
under
valid
made,
land; and
State shall be bound
thereby, anything
laws
of any
State
to the
or
contrary
shall
be
in every
judges
the
States
Constitution, and
which
United
into,
entered
contracted, and engagements
adoption of this Constitution, shall be as
All
1.
VI.
Constitution
the
law
supreme
of
the
notwithstanding.
The
3.
and
the
States,
several
the
support
be
ever
required
under
trust
the
Representatives before mentioned,
several
State legislatures,and
all
judicial officers,both
and
of the
to
of
members
executive
and
and
Senators
the
shall
Constitution
as
; but
sufficient for
be
the
States
the
so
in convention
Done
Lord
our
one
and
of the
the
twelfth.
religious test shi^
office or public
any
Vn.
conventions
of
establishment
ratifying
the
of nine
this
States
shall
Constitution
tween
be-
same.
of the States
consent
by the unanimous
in
of
of
the year
day
September,
thousand
In
witness
whereof
we
eighty-seven,
and
hundred
of the United
seven
Lidependence
our
States
have
of America
scribed
sub-
hereunto
names.
GEORGE
President,
TO
AMENDMENTS
THE
no
from
Deputy
OF
Virginia.
THE
STATES.
ARTICLE
shall make
WASHINGTON,
and
00N8TITXTTION
UNITED
Congress
or
States
tion
affirma-
seventeenth
the
present,
oath
States.
ratification of the
The
United
the
by
no
qualificationto
a
United
ARTICLE
1.
of
be bound
L
law
respecting
an
establishment
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
of the press;
of speech or
the
or
abridging the freedom
right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
of
the
government
for
a
redress
of
grievances.
WILSON'S
72
shall
be
and
preserved;
otherwise
than
NATURALIZATION
according
any
rules
the
to
tried by a jury shall be
of the United
court
States,
fact
no
in
re-examined
of the
imposed,
bail shall
cruel
nor
fines
excessive
required, nor
punishments inflicted.
be
not
unusual
and
IX.
ARTICLE
enumeration
The
shall
construed
be
not
in
deny
disparage
or
certain
of
Constitution
the
to
law.
common
VIIL
ARTICLE
Excessive
LAWS
rights
retained
others
by the people.
ARTICLE
X.
States by the
delegated to the United
Constitution,nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved
to the States respectively, or
to the people.
The
not
powers
ARTICLE
The
judicial power
extend
to
United
of the
to
XI.
suit
any
in
shall not
States
law
equity,
or
of the United
States
prosecuted against one
citizens
or
State, or by
subjects of
or
of
another
be
strued
con-
commenced
by citizens
foreign
any
state.
ARTICLE
XIL
in their respective States, and
electors shall meet
and
of
vote
Vice-President, one
by ballot for President
of
shall
inhabitant
the same
State
not be an
whom, at least,
The
1.
with
themselves.
shall
They
in their
name
ballots
the
son
per-
in distinct
ballots the
President, and
voted
for as
Vice-President; and they shall make
person
lists
for
of all persons
voted
distinct
as
President, and
voted
of all persons
for as Vice-President, and
of the number
for each ; which
of votes
lists they shall sign and certify,
for
voted
transmit
and
as
sealed
to the
States, directed
shall then
votes
of
number
such
of
be
and
persons
three,
on
shall, in the
the
counted.
be
for
votes
number
appointed;
the
the President
Representatives,
of
House
to
Senate
of the
a
if
of the
seat
having
person
the
list of those
Representatives
all the
The
shall
of the
have
of the
person
shall
whole
such
Senate.
of the
presence
President
majority
no
open
of the
government
The
ted
Unident
Presi-
Senate
and
certificates,
having
be
the
the
and
the
greatest
President,
number
majority,
if
of electors
then
from
not
highest numbers,
exceeding
voted
for as President, the House
choose
immediately, by ballot, the
OF
President.
But, in choosing the President, the
by States, the representation from each
taken
be
vote;
one
a
member
a
majority
this
for
a
quorum
members
or
purpose
two-thirds
from
shall
shall
votes
State
ing
hav-
of
consist
States, and
of the
to a choice.
all the States shall be necessary
House
of Representatives shall not
choose
a
of
if the
And
73
STATES
UNITED
THE
the right of choice shall devolve
President, whenever
upon
March
before
of
the
fourth
next
following, then
them,
day
the Vice-President
shall act as
President, as in the case
of the death
dent.
other
constitutional
or
disabilityof the Presi2.
of
The
having the greatest number
person
Vice-President
shall be the Vice-President, if such
be
majority of
a
if
and
no
of
the
whole
of
quorum
number
number
shall
no
United
shall
Senate
the
be
be
electors appointed;
from the two
highest
then
shall
choose
the
shall consist
purpose
of
person
President
the
for
as
number
of
number
majority,
a
list the
whole
But
3.
the
on
A
whole
have
person
numbers
the
votes
Senators, and
to
necessary
a
dent.
Vice-Presi-
of two-thirds
majority of
the
choice.
a
constitutionallyineligibleto the offiee
of
eligibleto that of Vice-President
States.
ARTICLE
XIIL
Section
1.
Neither
slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except
the party
shall have
punishment for crime, whereof
exist
within
United
shall
the
duly convicted,
States, or
place subject to their jurisdiction.
shall
have
enforce
to
power
a
been
any
2.
Section
Congress
as
this
Article
by
appropriate legislation.
ARTICLE
XIV.
Section
All
bom
persons
subject to the
States,
shall
and
or
privileges
nor
shall
property,
naturalized
jurisdictionthereof,
of
make
or
1.
or
the State wherein
enforce
law
any
immunities
of
in the
are
which
of
reside.
United
No
State
shall
the
State deprive any
of
person
without
due
of
law; nor
process
aiqr
States, and
citizens of the
they
citizens
United
abridge the
United
States;
life,liberty, or
deny
to
any
WILSON'S
74
within
person
*"^"-
its
NATURALIZATION
LAWS
equal protection of
jurisdiction the
Section
the
2.
the several
Bepresentatiyes shall be apportioned among
their
accordUng to
respectiye numbers, counting the
number
of persons
whole
in each
State, excluding Indians
States
taxed.
not
the
choice
the
United
But
of
right to
the
when
President
for
electors
at
vote
any
election
for
Vice-President
or
of
in
tive
Congress, the execuStates, Representatives
of
members
the
of the
officers
a
jucUcial
State, or
legislaturethereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants
of such
of age,
and
citizens
State, being twenty-one
years
of the United
abridged, except for
States, or in any way
in
rebellion
other
participation
or
crime, the basis of representation
in the proportion which
therein shall be reduced
and
the number
number
of
of such
citizens shall bear
male
to the whole
of age
in such
citizens twenty-one
years
male
State.
3.
Section
gress,
Representatives in Conof
elector
or
Vice-President, or hold
the
United
States, or
office,civil or military, under
any
under
State, who, having previously taken an oath as
any
member
of
a
Congress, or as an officer of the United States,
of any
State legislature,or as an
member
executive
or
as
a
or
judicial officer of any State to support the Constitution
No
person
United
of
the
or
rebellion
the
shall be
enemies
thirds
Senator
a
or
President
and
States, shall
against
thereof.
of each
the
such
Section
The
validity
authorized
of pensions
by
of
the
public
law, including
aid
given
Congress
remove
in
engaged
or
same,
But
house,
have
or
by a
may,
disability.
insurrection
comfort
vote
to
of two-
4.
debt
aebts
of
United
the
incurred
for
States,
payment
in suppressing insurrection
for Mervices
bounties
But neither
the
or
rebellion,shall not be Questioned.
States nor
United
State snail assume
debt
or
any
pay
any
in aid of insurrection
rebellion
obligation incurred
or
or
and
against the United
emancipation of any
and
claims
shall
be
States,
slave:
held
or
out
Congress
legislation,the
shall have
power
claim
all such
illegal and
Section
The
any
for
the
loss
or
debts, obligations,
void.
5.
to
enforce, by appropriate
provisions of this Article.
OP
UNITED
THE
ABTIC!LB
XV.
STATES
75
Section
"
1.
The right of citizexis of the United
be denied
or
abridged by the United
of race,
acconnt
on
States to vote shall not
States or by any
State
condition
of
senritude.
previous
color, or
Section
Ciongress shall have
appropriate legislation.
The
2.
ARTICLE
The
incomes
on
tionment
from
have
much
taxes
appor*
regard to
without
states, and
enumeration.
or
Amendment
the
collect
derived, without
source
several
lay and
to
AMENDMENT
of
by
XVL
power
whatever
the
among
census
any
shall
Congress
this Article
enforce
to
power
XVII.
of section 3, article I,
first paragraph
of the United
States, and in lieu of so
the
to
constitution
of paragraph
two
of the
section
same
relates
as
to
of the
''The
Senate
filling of vacancies, as follows:
of two
from
each
United
States shall be composed
senators
state, elected by the people thereof, for six years ; and each
the
shall
senator
have
one
in
electors
The
vote.
each
state
qualificationsrequisite for electors of the
of the state
branch
most
cancies
vanumerous
legislature. When
ate,
happen in the representation of any state in the senthe executive
authority of such state shall issue writs of
election to fillsuch vacancy;
Provided, that the legislature
shall
of any
have
the
state
may
the executive
empower
thereof
to make
tern-
by
appointments until the people fill the vacancies
shaU
election,as the legislaturemay direct. This amendment
porary
not
be
so
to affect the
construed
before
chosen
election
valid
it becomes
or
part
as
term
of
of any
the
tor
sena-
constitn-
'*^^**
XVIII
ARTICLE
Section
1.
After
one
from
year
the
ratification
of
this
cating
manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxiliquors within, the importation thereof
into, or the
States and all territory
exportation thereof from the United
is
subject to the jurisdictionthereof for beverage purposes
article,the
hereby prohibited.
Section
concurrent
2.
The
power
Congress
to
enforce
(This article takes
and
the
several
this article
effect
on
states
shall have
by appropriate legislation
January 20, 1920.)
NATURALIZATION
WILSON'S
76
OOMPSISma
STATES
THE
Original
The
LAWS
18
UNITED
OoloxiieB.
Name.
1.
STATES.
Batifled
the
Gonititution.
Delaware
Dec
4.
Pennsylvania
Jersey
Georgia
Dee.
5.
Gonneetient
Jan.
8.
Massaehnsetts
Feb.
2.
S.
New
7.
Maryland
8.
South
9.
New
Carolina
10.
Hampshire
Virginia
11.
New
18.
North
Carolina
18.
Bhode
Island
York
Into
Admitted
Adm
Name.
7,
18,
1787
Dee.
18,
1787
Jan.
2,
9,
8,
1788
Apr. 28,
88,
May
June
21,
June
26,
July 28,
Nov.
21,
May
29,
1788
Name.
tted.
Mar.
4
1791
31.
1
1792
32.
1
1796
83.
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1790
Union.
the
.June
1787
Admitted.
California
26.
Michigan
27.
Florida
Mar.
3
1845
44.
28.
Texas
Dec
29;
1845
45.
28
1846
46.
....Sept. 9,1850
....May
11, 1858
Feb.
Oregon
14, 1869
Kansas
Jan.
29, 1861
W.
.June
19, 1863
Virginia
Nevada
Oct
81, 1864
Nebraska
Mar.
1,1867
Colorado
Aug.
1,1876
N. Dakota
....Nov.
8, 1889
8. Dakota
.Nov.
8, 1889
Montana
Nov.
8, 1889
.Nov.
Washington
11, 1889
Idaho
July
8, 1890
Wyoming
8, 1890
July
Utah
Jan.
4, 1896
Oklahoma
Nov.
16, 1907
29
1848
47.
New
Vermont
14.
15.
Kentucky
.
18.
Tennessee
....June
17.
Ohio
Nov.
18.
Louisiana
19.
Indiana
.
.
29
1802
34.
Apr.
30
1812
85.
Dee.
11
1816
36.
.Dec.
10
80.
Mississippi
21.
Dlinois
Dee.
22.
Alabama
Dee.
28.
Maine
.
Minnesota
..
1817
87.
8
1818
88.
89.
.
14,
1819
Mar.
15
1820
40.
24.
Missouri
Aug.
10
1821
41.
25.
Arkansas
June
15
1836
42.
26
18^7
43.
.
.
.
.
Jan.
Iowa
....Dee.
Wisconsin
SO.
.
.
.
.May
48.
.Feb.
Arisona
.
In
Rico
addition
the
Territories
are
ippines
to
as
a
colonial
above
and
the
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In
NATUBAUZATION
Historyof
1775, there
in the
were
LAWS
the United States
portion of
Eastern
United
the
StatesT"irteen Colonies, occupied by English people,
land
embraced
ing
cover-
of New
States
by
Hampshire,
New
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
York, New
Island,
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North
now
the
Carolina, South
tory
Carolina, and Georgia, and adjoining terriformed
them
to
states
new
relinquished by
For
since that time.
1775
to
there was
a
prior
many
years
with
the
great deal of dissatisfaction
tyrannical government
of King George of England,
held
who
sovereignty
afterwards
American
Colonies.
of the American
The war
olution
Revwith
of
the
Battle
began
Lexington, near Boston, on
This war
continued
for eight years,
when
April 19, 1775.
Great Britain acknowledged
the independence of these thirteen
the
over
in the
Colonies, who
1776,
had
adopted
of Independence
of
Congress, composed
Declaration
who
in
met
Philadelphia.
and
birthday
States.
After
Congress, composed
called in 1786,
of
United
been
have
Under
the
The
time
the
created
Kentucky
out
of
1803
In
of the
out
state
1812
there
American
two
United
the
a
thirteen
Colonies,
Constitution
ten
which
the
western
western
years.
sea-men.
admitted
another
This
was
part
of
of
New
At
itants.
inhab-
Vermont
Hampshire,
portion of Virginia, Tennessee
North
Carolina, and Ohio was
Louisiana
and
was
years
million
State
the
elected
forces.
four
about
of
inaugurated
Revolutionary
was
American
the
had
next
in 1802.
France
of
part of
western
from
lasted
of
and
tion's
Na-
Constitutional
been, during the
States
the
out
the
a
the
States
of the United
United
Within
made
over,
the
amendments
States, except the seventeen
adopted from time to time since then.
this Constitution, George Washington
was
first President
was
of
delegates
adopted the present
He
had
April 30th, 1789.
War, the Commander-in-Chief
this
July is
holiday
was
Colonies
these
of
Fourth
from
and
was
the
was
national
the
4th
the
on
of
delegates from
Revolution
the
day of July,
Tlus
Independence.
tal
Continenthe
adopted by
meantime,
Declaration
the
purchased
was
the
Union
with
Great
to
war
It resulted
in
a
year
in 1812.
Britain, which
by England
caused
in the
impressinfir
victory for the United
WILSON'S
80
NATURALIZATION
LAWS
into a Territory.
States and made
In 1903
of the nine departments of the Republic of
one
Columbia
revolted
and
lumbia
Codeclared its independence from
annexed
United
the
to
under
the
of ''The
name
In
Republic of Panama."
President
Theodore
of
administration
with
made
a treaty
Panama, by
Roosevelt, the United States
which
Panama, for ten million dollars,and the protection
of the United
States, gave to the United States sovereignty,
1904, during
forever, over
from
the
land
strip of
a
Atlantic
the
to
the
10
Pacific
miles
wide,
Ocean.
Panama
across
The
United
States
for
of dollars to a French
company
of
land
and
has
this
then
on
ship
strip
three
about
finished the canal at -an additional cost of over
million dollars.
hundred
and
Mexico
The territories of New
admitted
Arizona
States in 1912.
as
were
A
of
era
began in 1876 in the United
prosperity
great
the
millions
paid forty
then
unfinished
canal
and i"opulationhas increased
States,and its wealth, power
has a
rapidly to the present time. The United States now
in
hundred
about
its forty-eight States, of
one
population,
million
is
persons.
free, and
is
There
belong
no
to
in
some
In all parts of the United
places it is compulsory
established
any
religion
church.
he
Every
chooses,
or
one
to
States education
for the
has
none,
the
children.
right to
if that
best
The
United
suits him.
States is a pure
democracy, every
citizen being the equal, politicallyand
before the law, of
other
citizen. There
titles of nobility in the
no
are
every
have the same
United States.
Women
right to vote as men
in the States of Wyoming,
ton,
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, WashingCalifornia,Arizona, Kansas, Oregon and Illinois. The
National
exist in the United
politicalparties,as they now
ist
States, are the Republican, Democratic, Progressive, Socialand
Prohibition
parties.
The
of Art
United
States has been
great in the domains
the
and
inventions.
and
in
Among
especiallyso
Science,
be mentioned
the
inventions made
can
by Americans
many
in
Eli
1793
The
cotton
Whitney
following :
gin, by
; the
in 1807; the sewing machine
Fulton
steamboat
by Robert
in 1846 ; the telegraph by Samuel
F. B. Morse
by Elias Howe
phone
in 1837; the electric lamp by Thomas
A. Edison; the teleGraham
Bell ; the reaper
by Alexander
by Cyrus Mcand
cans
the perfected typewriter by several AmeriCormick,
together.
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