two credible witnesses having good means of knowledge in substantiation of his statements of birth, residence, and loyalty.

10. Expiration of Passport.-A passport expires two years from the date of its issuance. A new one will be issued upon a new application, and, if the applicant be a naturalized citizen, the old passport will be accepted in lieu of a certificate of naturalization, if the application upon which it was issued is found to contain sufficient information as to the naturalization of the applicant.

11. Wife, Minor Children, and Servants.-When the applicant is accompanied by his wife, minor children, or servant who would be entitled to receive a passport, it will be sufficient to state the fact, giving the respective ages of the children and the allegiance of the servant, when one passport will suffice for all. For any other person in the party a separate passport will be required. A woman's passport may include her minor children and servant under the above-named conditions.

(The term "servant" does not include a governess, tutor, pupil, companion, or person holding like relations to the applicant for a passport.)

12. Professional Titles.-They will not be inserted in passports.

13. Fee.-By Act of Congress approved March 23, 1888 [24 Stat. at L. 45, Chap. 34], a fee of $1 is required to be collected for every citizen's passport. That amount in currency or postal money-order should accompany each application made by a citizen of the United States. Orders should be made payable to the disbursing clerk of the Department of State. Drafts or checks will not be accepted.

14. Blank Forms of Application.-They will be furnished by the Department to persons who desire to apply for passports, but are not furnished, except as samples, to those who make a business of procuring passports.

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15. Address.-Communications should be addressed to the Department of State, Passport Bureau, and each communication should give the post-office address of the person to whom the answer is to be directed.

16. Rejection of Application.-The Secretary of State has the right, in his discretion, to refuse to issue a passport, and will exercise this right towards anyone who he has reason to believe desires it for an unlawful or improper purpose.

Section 4075 of the Revised Statutes of the United States [U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, 2764], as amended by the Act of Congress, approved June 14, 1902 [32 Stat. at L. 386, Chap. 1088], providing that "the Secretary of State may grant and issue passports, and cause passports to be granted, issued, and verified in foreign countries by such diplomatic or consular officers of the United States, and by such chief or other executive officer of the insular possessions of the United States, and under such rules as the President shall designate and prescribe for and on behalf of the United States," the foregoing rules are hereby prescribed for the granting and issuing of passports in the United States.

The Secretary of State is authorized to make regulations on the subject of issuing and granting passports additional to these rules and not inconsistent with them. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Oyster Bay, New York, September 12, 1903.

The provisions of Rev. Stat. 4076, which prescribe that no passport shall be granted to any person who does not owe allegiance to the United States, and which are embodied in paragraph numbered 2 of the Rules as above printed have been modified by the first section of the Act of March 2, 1907, in favor of persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States as provided by law, and have resided in the

United States for three years. By this law the Secretary of State is authorized, in his discretion, to issue passports to such persons, good for a period of six months. In the exercise of the discretion conferred upon him by the law, the Secretary of State has promulgated the following

Rules Governing the Granting and Issuing of Passports to Those Who Have Declared their Intention to Become Citizens of the United States.

1. The first section of the Act approved March 2, 1907, "in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad," provides "That the Secretary of State shall be authorized, in his discretion, to issue passports to persons not citizens of the United States as follows: Where any person has made a declaration of intention to become such a citizen as provided by law and has resided in the United States for three years, a passport may be issued to him entitling him to the protection of the government in any foreign country: Provided, That such passport shall not be valid for more than six months and shall not be renewed, and that such passport shall not entitle the holder to the protection of this government in the country of which he was a citizen prior to making such declaration of intention."

2. This section is not intended to confer upon persons who have only declared their intention to become citizens a general right to receive passports upon application. Such passports will be issued only when it is affirmatively shown to the Secretary of State that some special exigency requires the temporary absence of the applicant from the United States, and that without such absence the applicant would be subjected to special hardship or injury.

3. Such passports will not be issued to those who have made the declaration of intention and who have failed,

through their own neglect, to complete their intention and secure naturalization as citizens of the United States; nor to those who may make the declaration of intention in order to secure passports and leave the United States, nor shall more than one such passport be issued to any applicant.

4. It is therefore ordered that before a passport shall be issued to anyone who has made the declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States the following facts shall be established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State:

(a) That the applicant has resided in the United States for at least three years, as provided by law.

(b) That he is not yet eligible under the law for making application for final naturalization.

(c) That at least six months have elapsed since the applicant's declaration of intention.

(d) That the applicant has not previously applied for and obtained a similar passport from this Department.

(e) That a special and imperative exigency exists requiring the absence of the applicant from the United States. The burden of proof will, in each case, be upon the applicant, to show to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that there is a necessity for his absence.

(f) That the applicant has not applied for or obtained a passport from any other government since he declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States.

5. Applications must be made in the form of an affidavit to the Secretary of State.

6. The affidavit must be attested by an officer authorized to administer oaths, and if he has an official seal it must be affixed. If he has no seal his official character must be authenticated by certificate of the proper legal officer.

7. If the applicant signs by mark two attesting witnesses to his signature are required.

8. The applicant is required to state the date and place of his birth, his occupation, and the place of his permanent residence, where he intends to travel, how long he expects to remain in each foreign country, for what purpose he is proceeding abroad, the circumstances which make his absence necessary, that he intends to return to the United States, and the probable duration of his absence therefrom.

9. If any previous application for a similar passport has been denied by the Department, this fact must be stated by the applicant.

The application must be accompanied by a description of the person applying and should state the following particulars, namely: Age,

stature,

inches (English measure); forehead,........

; nose,; mouth, chin,

............. complexion, ....................................; face,

feet

.; eyes, ; hair,

The application must be accompanied by two supporting affidavits from citizens of the United States, who shall state that the applicant is the person he represents himself to be, how long they have known him, and that the facts stated in his affidavit are true to the best of their knowledge and belief.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

WASHINGTON, March 23, 1907.

ELIHU ROOT.

2. Rules Governing the Granting and Issuing of Passports in the Insular Possessions of the United States. Section 4075 of the Revised Statutes of the United States [U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, 2764], as amended by the Act of Congress, approved June 14, 1902 [32 Stat. at L. 386, Chap. 1088], providing that "the Secretary of State may grant and issue passports, and cause passports to be granted, issued, and verified in foreign countries by such diplomatic or consular officers of the