the various provisions of this act. Certified copies of all papers, documents, certificates and records required to be used, filed, recorded or kept under any and all of the provisions of this act shall be admitted in evidence equally with the originals in any and all proceedings under this act and in all cases in which the originals thereof might be admissible as evidence. [Act June 29, 1906, chapter 3592, section 28.] Persons Not Citizens Who Owe Permanent Allegiance to United States. All the applicable provisions of the naturalization laws of the United States shall apply to and be held to authorize the admission to citizenship of all persons not citizens who owe permanent allegiance to the United States, and who may become residents of any state or organized territory of the United States, with the following modifications: The applicant shall not be required to renounce allegiance to any foreign sovereignty; he shall make his declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States at least two years prior to his admission; and residence within the jurisdiction of the United States, owing such permanent allegiance, shall be regarded as residence within the United States within the meaning of the five years' residence clause of the existing law. [Act June 29, 1906, chapter 3592, section 30.] Honorably Discharged Soldiers Are Exempt From Certain Formalities. Any alien, of the age of twenty-one years and upward, who has enlisted, or may enlist, in the armies of the United States, either the regular or volunteer forces, and has been or may hereafter be honorably discharged, shall be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, upon his petition, without any previous declaration of his intention to become such; and he shall not be required to prove more than one year's residence within the United States previous to his application to become such citizen; and the court admitting such alien shall, in addition to such proof of residence and good moral character, as now provided by law, be satisfied by competent proof of such person's having been honorably discharged from the service of the United States. [Revised Statutes, section 2166.] Note This section repealed by act of May 9, 1918, except as to honorably discharged soldiers who served in United States armies prior to January 1, 1900. Aliens of African Nativity and Descent. The provisions of this title shall apply to aliens being free white persons, and to aliens of African nativity and to persons of African descent. [Revised Statutes, section 2169, as amended by act of February 18, 1875, chapter 80, section 1.] Residence of Five Years in United States Required. No alien shall be admitted to become a citizen who has not for the continued term of five years next preceding his admission, resided within the United States. [Revised Statutes, section 2170.] Children of Persons Naturalized Under Certain Laws to Be Citizens. The children of persons who have been duly naturalized under any law of the United States, or who, previous to the passing of any law on that subject, by the government of the United States, may have become citizens of any one of the states, under the laws thereof, being under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the naturalization of their parents, shall, if dwelling in the United States, be considered as citizens thereof; and the children of persons who now are, or have been, citizens of the United States, shall, though born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, be considered as citizens thereof. [Revised Statutes, section 2172.] The remaining portion of the last preceding section is obsolete and is therefor omitted. Naturalization of Chinese Prohibited. That hereafter no state court or court of the United States shall admit Chinese to citizenship; and all laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. [Act May 6, 1882, charter 126, section 14.] Naturalization of Wife Making Homestead Entry and Minor Children of Aliens Becoming Insane After Declaration of Intention But Before Being Actually Naturalized. When any alien who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, becomes insane before he is actually naturalized, and his wife shall thereafter make a homestead entry under the land laws of the United States, she and her minor children may, by complying with the other provisions of the naturalization laws, be naturalized without making any declaration of intention. [Act February 24, 1911, chapter 151, 36 Stat. L., part 1, page 929.] Naturalization of Declarants Who Have Served in the Naval Reserve Force in Time of War. Such persons who are not citizens of the United States, but who have or shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, and who are citizens of countries which are at peace with the United States, may enroll in the naval reserve force subject to the condition that they may be discharged from such enrollment at any time within the discretion of the secretary of the navy, and such persons who may, under existing law, become citizens of the United States, and who render honorable service in the naval reserve force in time of war for a period of not less than one year may become citizens of the United States without proof of residence on shore and without further requirement than proof of good moral character and certificate from the secretary of the navy that such honorable service was actually rendered. [Act August 29, 1916, as amended by act May 22, 1917, chapter 18, 40 Stat. L., part, 1, page 84.] Debarring From Naturalization Certain Aliens Who May Withdraw Their Declarations of Intention to Avoid Military Service. A citizen or subject of a country neutral in the present war who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States shall be relieved from liability to military service upon his making a declaration, in accordance with such regulations as the president may prescribe, withdrawing his intention to become a citizen of the United States, which shall operate and be held to cancel his declaration of intention to become an American citizen, and he shall forever be debarred from becoming a citizen of the United States. [Act May 18, 1917, as amended by act July 9, 1918, 40 Stat. L., part 1, page 885.] Validating Certain Certificates of Naturalization Where Declarations Were Filed Prior to September 27, 1906. All certificates of naturalization granted by courts of competent jurisdiction prior to December 31, 1918, upon petitions for naturalization filed prior to January 31, 1918, upon declarations of intention filed prior to September 27, 1906, are hereby declared to be valid in so far as the declaration of intention is concerned, but shall not be by this act further validated or legalized. [Act May 9, 1918, 40 Stat. L., part 1, page 542.] Aliens Honorably Discharged From Military or Naval Forces of the United States After Service During the Present War. Any person of foreign birth who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the present war, after final examination and acceptance by the said military or naval authorities, and shall have been honorably discharged after such acceptance and service, shall have the benefits of the seventh subdivision of section 4 of the act of June 29, 1906, 34 Statutes at Large, part 1, page 596, as amended, and shall not be required to pay any fee therefor; and this provision shall continue for the period of one year after all of the American troops are returned to the United States. [Act July 11, 1919, Public Laws, 66th Congress Sess. 1, page 222.] Granting Citizenship to Certain Indians. Every American Indian who served in the military or naval establishments of the United States during the war against the imperial German government, and who has received or shall hereafter receive an honorable discharge, if not now a citizen and if he so desires, shall, on proof of such discharge and after proper identification before a court of competent jurisdiction, and without other examination except as prescribed by said court, be granted full citizenship with all the privileges pertaining thereto, without in any manner impairing or otherwise affecting the property rights, individual or tribal, of any such Indian or his interest in tribal or other Indian property. [Act November 6, 1919, Public Laws, 66th Congress, Sess. 1, page 350.] ABSENT- A Page Clerk or judge of election, see Judges and Clerks. Voters, see Electors. ABSTRACT OF VOTE- Districts and municipalities, initiative and referendum elections.. ACCEPTANCE- Appointment, judges and clerks of election Nomination, see Nomination. Roads and streets, upon merger ACCOUNTS-Expenditures in campaign ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT-Secretary of state, state trea- surer and county officers, election ADVERTISING- Paid matter in papers to be marked Resources of state and counties, election to determine tax What forbidden by corrupt practices act AFFIDAVIT-see purpose for which executed. AFRICANS-Naturalization see also Color; Negroes. AGE-State requirement for vote AGENT- Of candidate, see Polls. ALIENS-see Citizens; Naturalization. AMENDMENT- Charter, see Cities and Towns. Constitutional, see Constitution. Laws, see specific titles. AMERICAN WOMEN-Marriage to foreigners, effect on citizenship- ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY-see Cities and Towns. APPEAL Ballot title, remonstrance Determination of contest Mandamus procedure, re filing of petitions APPEARANCE-see specific titles. APPOINTMENT- Domestic relations court, first judge, vacancies Filling vacant offices, term of appointee Justice of the peace, qualification Lucrative, state or federal, bar to election to legislative assembly. Candidates and opponents permitted to file Cities and towns, initiative and referendum measures Initiative and referendum measures, printing and distribution. ARRANGEMENT-see Ballot; Nomination; Petition. ARTESIAN WELLS-Election for organization of districts; tax levy- ASSEMBLYMAN-see Legislative Assembly. 294 Page ASSESSMENT-Nominees taxed for expenses of central committees........... 70, 71 Cancellation 78 Candidate not filing campaign statements to be omitted .128, 129 261 Count 23, 26, 29-34, 48-51, 85-87, 109-111 Disincorporation procedure, form rangement Dogs at large, question 83 38, 39 .166-168 Districts and municipalities, initiative and referendum; titles and ar- Errors and omissions in printing, court to correct General election, official; candidate's names, arrangement; form; number, vacancy, cancellation Interfering with secrecy of, penalty In wrong box Local officer to prepare and post Merger, submitting question Names of candidates with party designation Official and sample: Directions for printing 195-199 223 67, 68 72-80 84 35 222 135-144 56 162-166 51 35, 78 72-77 Duty of county and city clerks to furnish 62, 63 Primary nominating, style and arrangement 56-61 Only those furnished by county clerks to be used 72, 73 Ports, see Port Districts. Printing .40, 56–61, 72, 73 Public records, ballots and stubs to be preserved two years.. 38, 39 Reading, counting, tallying and stringing; sealing Recall of officers, special election Rejected, partially defective 32, 48 10, 11 35 |