| Show COPPS COPPIS LAND REVIEW how Foreign born Boru persons may acquire title to public lands persons of foreign birth and parentage who have not been naturalized nor declared their intention to td become citizens of the states nor re calved honorable discharges ir from pm the military or naval service of the govern overn ment may purchase lands latles at private entry within the states and may acquire title to 10 mineral lauds landa in the territories ri it was probably the intention of the lawmakers when enacting the law passed on this by the last congress to prevent the acquirement by aliens of two title to agricultural lands in the several Terri territories and as the law has haa not been construed by the courts or the interior department it maybe may be that the object has i been attained I 1 am of opinion however that it is very doubtful doubty ut whether the r gat to purchase land at private entry in the territories orias il if any can be found subject sub jec to such eutry entry nas has been denied to tor foreigners eigners by said act f 1 in ordinary cases capes of entry under the pre preemption empt emption kon ano and timber culture laws an alien who has declared his or her intention to become a c ciriza iti of the united states may acquire title to public lands an entry may be initiated under the homestead law by one who lias has made the declaration of 0 intention respecting citizenship but the natural ua tural astl IP must be complete bafo before r tl tiji aiji e can rid be perfected in the administration of the public land absan honora honorable bli discharge fr from am the military or naval service of ane united states is consi considered derod as equivalent to a declaration of intention to become a citizen so far as relates to the initiation of a claim A declaration of intention by an who dies before being tully fully naturalized is deemed equivalent to a declaration by his widow or minor cl ildren an alien can acquire no 00 rights at as against an aa adverse claimant by settlement upon public land such settlers rights in u the absence of adverse claim will relate back to date of original settlement upon becoming natura naturalized lUdd the alien heirs of a deceased homesteader may purchase under section 2 act june loch 1880 uless uless forbidden by the alien act refet refer red to te above t the son who came to this country as a minor with lit hi father and whose father still livine has bas only declared his intention to become a citi citizen zenis not qualified to make entry without having ed filed his own declaration of 0 intention an alien who has been honorably dischar discharged aed from the military or naval service of the united states may initiate a homestead entry but blut must take out citizenship papers before he be can complete his entry and receive patent the nineteen year earold ear old daughter of a patson parson w who ho had declared his intention to become a citi citizen zeu but had bad not yet received his final citizenship papers way may in person or by guardian guardi reake proof upon the of her deceased father provided she shall have continued either in person or by proxy r oxy c to cultivate and nd res ideon the rl baad laad 1 d embraced and tt is able ble to show that she has taken the oaths required by naturalization laws lawi the f full ull naturalization of an allu alien naturalizes natura lizes his wife and all minor children the marriage of so an ali all to as an american citizen endows her with citizenship the children of ef an alien who were minors at the date of his bis declara declaration tiou of intention to become a citizen must complete co their naturalization naturalize natura lizi tion in the event that the citizen citizenship skip of tue father was not completed prior to tae attainment by them of their majorities an alien who immig immigrates rateb during his minority and remains buttil after lits his majority must become naturalized if he desires to exercise the rights and enjoy the privileges oft ol 01 alien women may be naturalized the same as to foreign reign born men the proceeding being precisely similar the rules respecting citizenship in iff relation to entries of public lands apply all alike without regard to sex hindry N corr corp |
