of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. 22. That the clerk of any court exercising jurisdiction in naturalization proceedings, or any person acting under authority of this act, who shall knowingly certify that a petitioner, affiant, or witness named in an affidavit, petition, or certificate of citizenship, or other paper or writing required to be executed under the provisions of this act, personally appeared before him and was sworn thereto, or acknowledged the execution thereof or signed the same, when in fact such petitioner, affiant, or witness did not personally appear before him, or was not sworn thereto, or did not execute the same, or did not acknowledge the execution thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed five years. Sec. 23. That any person who knowingly procures naturalization in violation of the provisions of this act shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or shall be imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and upon conviction the court in which such conviction is had shall thereupon adjudge and declare the final order admitting such person to citizenship void. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the courts having jurisdiction of the trial of such offense to make such adjudication. Any person who knowingly aids, advises, or encourages any person not entitled thereto to apply for or to secure naturalization, or to file the preliminary papers declaring an intent to become a citizen of the United States, or who in any naturalization proceeding knowingly procures or gives false testimony as to any material fact, or who knowingly makes an affidavit false as to any material fact required to be proved in such proceeding, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 24. That no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any crime arising under the provisions of this act unless the indictment is found or the information is filed within five years next after the commission of such crime. Sec. 25. That for the purpose of the prosecution of all crimes and offenses against the naturalization laws of the United States which may have been committed prior to the date when this act shall go into effect, the existing naturalization laws shall remain in full force and effect. Sec. 26. That sections twenty-one hundred and sixty-five, twenty-one hundred and sixty-seven, twenty-one hundred and sixty-eight, twenty-one hundred and seventy-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America, and section thirtynine of chapter one thousand and twelve of the Statutes at Large of the United States of America for the year nineteen hundred and three, and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 27. That substantially the following forms shall be used in the proceedings to which they relate: DECLARATION OF INTENTION. (Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof.) I, SS: aged...... years, occupation do declare on oath (affirm) that my personal description is: Color.............., Complexion ; my last It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to..... of which I am now a citizen (subject); I arrived at the (port) of in the State (Territory or the District of Columbia1) of about the day of on or anno Domini ; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein. So help me God. (Original signature of declarant) Subscribed and sworn to (affirmed) before me 1 See footnote on page 252. ....Court of............ In the matter of the petition of.. to be admitted as a citizen of the United States or the District of Columbia1) of... Third. My occupation is.... at... State (Territory Fourth. I was born on the.......day of.. Fifth. I emigrated to the United States from on or about the........day of..., and arrived at the port in the United States, on the vessel anno Domini... of... Sixth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the of at 1 See footnote on page 252. day of in the.... ..........court Seventh. I am........married. My wife's name is She was born in.. and now resides at... I have... children, and the name, date, and place of birth and place of residence of each of said children is as follows: Eighth. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my intention to become a citizen of the United States and to ⚫ renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to of which at this time I am a citizen (or subject), and it is my intention to reside permanently in the United States. Ninth. I am able to speak the English language. Tenth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since..... anno Domini.. and in the State Columbia1) of.. (Territory or the District of for one year at least next preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since day of 1 See footnote on page 252. anno Domini |