destroyed, shall be made under oath to the clerk of the court by which any such declarations of intention or certificates of naturalization were originally issued, and shall contain full information in regard to the lost or destroyed papers, and as to the time, place, and circumstances of such alleged loss or destruction. The clerk shall forward to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (Division of Naturalization) the above-mentioned applications, together with such information as he may have bearing upon the merits thereof, for investigation, and no such paper so applied for shall be issued until the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (Division of Naturalization) reports the results of its investigation as to the merits of the application. 17. In every case in which the clerk of a court issues, in accordance with the preceding rule, a declaration of intention (Form 2203) or a certificate of naturalization (Form 2207), upon proof of the loss or destruction of the original, he shall make an entry on the original declaration, or on the stub of the original certificate of naturalization, as the case may require, showing the issuance of a new paper and the number thereof, and shall immediately thereafter forward to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (Division of Naturalization) the duplicate of any such paper so issued. 18. If an alien is physically unable to speak, that fact should be stated in his petition for naturalization in lieu of the statement, "I am able to speak the English language." 19. Within thirty days after the sitting of a court in naturalization cases, the clerk of such court shall forward to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (Division of Naturalization) on Form 2210 a list containing the name of each and every alien who, during such sitting of court, has been denied naturalization, and the reason or reasons for such denial. 20. The names of aliens making declarations of intention, or filing petitions for naturalization, must be entered in full in the appropriate places on the various blank forms, without abbreviation, and the signatures of such aliens must also be written out without abbreviation. Great care should be taken to get in every case the correct spelling of names. 21. Clerks of courts shall not receive declarations of intention (Form 2203) to become citizens from other aliens than white persons and persons of African nativity or of African descent. 22. Beginning with October 1, 1906, and on the first working day of each and every month thereafter, clerks of courts shall forward to the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (Division of Naturalization) duplicate declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization filed, and all duplicates of certificates of naturalization issued, during the preceding month. Duplicate petitions for naturalization and duplicate certificates of naturalization shall be forwarded by registered mail; and duplicate declarations of intention shall be sent therewith, provided the combined weight of the documents does not exceed four pounds, otherwise they shall be forwarded in a separate package by unregistered mail. The clerks making such shipments are required to notify the chief of the Division of Naturalization of the date thereof, by unregistered mail, on Form 2208, provided for that purpose. In transmitting petitions clerks of courts are directed to state that the names of the petitioners and their witnesses have been conspicuously posted, as required by law. 23. All fees provided for in Sec. 13 of the Act of June 29, 1906, collected by clerks of courts during any quarter of a fiscal year, shall be accounted for within thirty days after the close of such quarter, on Form 2212, provided for that purpose; and one-half of all moneys so collected shall be remitted to the Chief of the Division of Naturalization, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, with said quarterly accounts. In cases where no naturalization business is transacted during any quarter, said blank form shall be forwarded as aforesaid with the words "No transactions" noted thereon. 24. Under Sec. 2166 of the Revised Statutes, an honorably discharged soldier, who is of the age of 21 years and upward, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States without making the declaration of intention required of other aliens. Also, under the provisions of the Act of July 26, 1894, Ch. 165, any alien, of the age of 21 years and upward, who has enlisted, or may enlist in the United States Navy or Marine Corps, having been honorably discharged therefrom, after a residence of five years may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States without making the declaration of intention required of other aliens. Clerks of courts are therefore instructed to appropriately note upon the petition of such discharged alien soldier, or member of the Navy or Marine Corps, and upon the stub of the certificate of naturalization issued to him, in lieu of the information required thereon as to the filing of the declaration of intention, that the petitioner was an honorably discharged alien soldier, or member of the Navy or Marine Corps, and applied for citizenship under the said Sec. 2166, or the Act of July 26, 1894. 25. So far as is practicable, the clerks of courts having jurisdiction under the provisions of the naturalization laws will be furnished with appropriately addressed envelopes for communicating with the Bureau. When not using such envelopes, however, all communications, in addition to the other necessary address, should be plainly marked "Division of Naturalization." 26. Clerks of courts having jurisdiction to naturalize under the provisions of the Act of June 29, 1906, are requested, in case the foregoing rules and regulations fail to remove from their minds doubt as to the proper course of action in any case, to write to the chief of the Division of Naturalization, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, for instructions before taking such action. LIST OF COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 29, 1906, TO NATURALIZE ALIENS. ALABAMA. United States Circuit and District Courts: Northern District, Birmingham. Middle District, Montgomery. Southern District, Mobile. Circuit courts of the several counties within the state. City Courts: Anniston. Gadsden. Birmingham. Bessemer. Mobile. Montgomery. Talladega. Selma. County Courts: Tuscaloosa County Court. Walker County Law and Equity Court. ALASKA. District Courts: Division No. 1, Juneau. |