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Show IMMIGRANTS MUST TfLL Of ARRIVAL There ii s feature of the present naturalizfttioB that ia of great import aoce to immigrant! who have arrived in thia country einre Jone 29, 1900, and who have not filed their petition for naturalisation. The law, pasaed June 29, 1908, provided: "That it shall be the duty of the ba reau of immigration to provide, for use at the varioua immigration atationa throughout tho United Htates, books of record, wherein the commiasionera of immigration shall cause a registry to be made in the ease of eaeh alien arriving ar-riving in the I'nited States from and after the passage of this art, of the name, age, occupation, personal description de-scription (including height, complexion color of hair and eyes), the place of birth, the last milcnce, the intended place of residence in the United Btates, aad the date of arrival of said alien, and. if entered through a port, the name of the vessel in which he comes. And it shall he the dntv of said coin mis sioners of immigration to cause to be granted to such alien a certificate of such registrv, with the particulars 'thereof' The above clause did not go into practical prac-tical use until June 29, 1911, and is now in effect as to all aliens who entered en-tered this country after June 29, 1908. If they de-tire to apply for their "second "sec-ond papers," they must apply to the clerk of "the" poiirt -where they desne ts file their petition and -ak "him for a blank request for the chief of the division divi-sion of naturalization to procure the certificate in question. When the certificate cer-tificate is received, the clerk will notify no-tify the applicant, who should then present himself and his two witnesses at the office of the clerk of court, wh will then fill out the petition and swear the petitioner and his witnesses. . The blank request may be mailed by the clerk of court to an applicant who arrived after Juno 29. 1908, and who shows to the clerk that he haa declared hia intention, or, as it is commonly expressed, ex-pressed, "taken out his first paper," two years before and has at that time resided continuously in the United States for five years. The fact that the clerk of court may furoish the applicant ap-plicant with the "request for certificate certifi-cate of arrival" without requiring bis presence or that of bis witnesses in the office of the clerk of court will save aliena the unnecessarv expense of going to the office of the clerk of court and bearing the expenses of their witnesses wit-nesses until notified that the certificate of arrival is in the hands of the clerk of court. The division of naturalization will use its utmost efforts to facilitate the delivery of certificates of arrival to clerks of court designated by aliens. All irregular cases will receive special attention, so that all who are entitled to receive certificates will experience the least difficultvbosaible in obtaining them. Tt should be borne in mind-however, mind-however, that the above applies only to those aliens who arrived in this country coun-try after June 29. 1H6. the certificate in question not being required of those who arrived prior to that date. |