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ization, or certificate of citizenship, or any other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship, except by direction of the Commissioner or other proper officer of the United States. (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

BRINGING INTO THE UNITED STATES ANY PLATE DESIGNED FOR PRINTING NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT BY THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OR OTHER PROPER UNITED STATES OFFICER

(24) To bring into the United States from any foreign place any plate in the likeness of any plate designed for the printing of a declaration of intention, certificate of naturalization, or certificate of citizenship, or any other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship, except by direction of the Commissioner or other proper, officer of the United States. (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

HAVING IN CONTROL, CUSTODY, OR POSSESSION ANY METALLIC PLATE FOR PRINTING DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP WITH UNLAWFUL INTENT

(25) To have in the control, custody, or possession of any such alien or other person, any metallic plate engraved after similitude of any plate from which any declaration of intention, or certificate of naturalization, or certificate of citizenship, or any other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship, has been or is to be printed, with intent to use or to suffer such plate to be used in forging or counterfeiting any such declaration of intention, or certificate of naturalization, or certificate of citizenship, or other documentary evidence or any part thereof, (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.).

BRINGING INTO THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT AUTHORITY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP PRINTED FROM A METALLIC PLATE

(26) To bring into the United States from any foreign place, except by direction of the Commissioner or other proper officer of the United States, any declaration of intention, or certificate of naturalization, or certificate of citizenship, or any other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship, printed from any metallic plate engraved after the similitude of any plate from which any declaration of intention, certificate of naturalization, or certificate of citizenship, or any other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship has been or is to be printed. (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

HAVING UNLAWFULLY IN POSSESSION NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP

BLANKS

(27) To have in his possession, without lawful authority, any blank certificate of arrival, blank declaration of intention, or blank certificate of naturalization or of citizenship, provided by the Service, with the intent unlawfully to use the same. (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

POSSESSING UNLAWFULLY DISTINCTIVE OFFICIAL PAPER FOR PRINTING OR ENGRAVING DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF NATURALIZATION OR

CITIZENSHIP

(28) To have in his possession a distinctive paper which has been adopted by the proper officer or agency of the United States for the printing or engraving of any declaration of intention, or certificate of naturalization or of citizenship, with intent unlawfully to use the same. (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PRINTING, PHOTOGRAPHING, OR MAKING UNLAWFULLY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP STATUS

(29) To print, photograph, make, or execute, or in any manner cause to be printed, photographed, made, or executed, without lawful authority, any print or impression in the likeness of any certificate of arrival, declaration of intention, or certificate of naturalization or of citizenship, or any part thereof. (54 Stat, 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PROCURING OR ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE VIOLATION OF THE

NATIONALITY ACT OF 1940

(30) Knowingly to procure or attempt to procure an alien or other person to violate any of the provisions of this Act. (54 Stat. 1166; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

FAILING AFTER NOTICE TO SURRENDER CANCELED CERTIFICATE OF

NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP

(31) Failing, after at least sixty days notice, by the appropriate court or the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, to surrender a certificate of naturalization or citizenship which has been canceled, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, such person having such certificate in his possession or under his control. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

FALSELY CERTIFYING TO THE EXECUTION OR SIGNING OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTS

(32) Knowingly to certify that an applicant, declarant, petitioner, affiant, witness, deponent, or other person named in an application, declaration, petition, affidavit, deposition, or certificate of naturalization, or certificate of citizenship, or other paper or writing required or authorized to be executed or used under the provisions of this Act, personally appeared before the person making such certification and was sworn thereto or acknowledged the execution thereof, or signed the same, when in fact such applicant, declarant, petitioner, affiant, witness, deponent, or other person, did not personally appear before the person making such certification, or was not sworn thereto, or did not execute the same, or did not acknowledge the execution thereof. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 Ú. S. C. U. 746.)

CHARGING OR RECEIVING NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP FEES OTHER THAN THOSE AUTHORIZED BY THE NATIONALITY ACT OF 1940

(33) Knowingly to demand, charge, solicit, collect, or receive, or agree to charge, solicit, collect, or receive any other or additional fees or moneys in naturalization or citizenship or other proceed

ings under this Act than the fees and moneys specified in such Act. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

EMBEZZLING OF NATURALIZATION FEES BY CLERK OF NATURALIZATION COURT, OR OTHER PERSON

(34) Willfully to neglect to render true accounts of moneys received by any clerk of a naturalization court or such clerk's assistant or any other person under this Act or willfully to neglect to pay over any balance of such moneys due to the United States within thirty days after said payment shall become due and demand therefor has been made and refused, which neglect shall constitute embezzlement of the public moneys. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PENAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COPIES AND DUPLICATES OF

DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS TO ORIGINALS

(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to copies and duplicates of certificates of arrival, of declarations of intention, of certificates of naturalization, of certificates of citizenship, and of other documents required or authorized by the naturalization laws and citizenship laws as well as to the originals of such certificates of arrival, declarations of intention, certificates of naturalization, certificates of citizenship, and other documents, whether issued by any court or by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PENAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VESTED WITH NATURALIZATION JURISDICTION

(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to all proceedings had or taken or attempted to be had or taken, before any court specified in subsection (a) of section 301, or any court, in which proceedings for naturalization may have been or may be commenced or attempted to be commenced, and whether or not such court at the time such proceedings were had or taken was vested by law with jurisdiction in naturalization proceedings. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PENALTY; FINE, OR IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH

(d) Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PENALTIES FOR NEGLECT OR REFUSAL TO ANSWER SUBPENA

(e) Any person who has been subpenaed under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 309 to appear on the final hearing of a petition for naturalization, and who shall neglect or refuse to so appear and to testify, if in the power of such person to do so, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by subsection (d) of this section. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PENALTY FOR AVOIDANCE OF PAYMENT OF POSTAGE OR REGISTRY FEE ON PRIVATE MAIL MATTER

(f) If any person shall use the endorsement "Official Business" authorized by section 343 to avoid payment of postage or registry

fee on a private letter, package, or other matter in the mail, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $300, to be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, FIVE YEARS

(g) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any crime arising under the provisions of this Act unless the indictment is found or the information is filed within five years next after the commission of such crime. (54 Stat. 1167; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

PRIOR CRIMINAL LAWS CONTINUED IN EFFECT FOR PROSECUTION OF

PRIOR OFFENSES

(h) For the purpose of the prosecution of all crimes and offenses against the naturalization or citizenship laws of the United States which may have been committed prior to the date when this Act shall go into effect, the existing naturalization and citizenship laws shall remain in full force and effect. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE OF TESTIMONY AS TO STATEMENTS VOLUNTARILY MADE TO OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES

(i) It shall be lawful and admissible as evidence in any proceedings founded under this Act, or any of the penal or criminal provisions of the immigration, naturalization or citizenship laws, for any officer or employee of the United States to render testimony as to any statement voluntarily made to such officer or employee in the course of the performance of the official duties of such officer or employee by any defendant at the time of or subsequent to the alleged commission of any crime or offense referred to in this section which may tend to show that such defendant did not or could not have had knowledge of any matter concerning which such defendant is shown to have made affidavit, or oath, or to have been a witness pursuant to such law or laws. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST CLERKS OF NATURALIZATION COURTS FOR

REFUSAL OR NEGLECT OF DUTY

(j) In case any clerk of court shall refuse or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of section 337 (a), (b), (c), or (d), such clerk of court shall forfeit and pay to the United States the sum of $25 in each and every case in which such violation or omission occurs, and the amount of such forfeiture may be recovered by the United States in an action of debt against such clerk. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST CLERKS OF NATURALIZATION COURTS FOR FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR CERTIFICATES OF NATURALIZATION

(k) If any clerk of court shall fail to return to the Service or properly account for any certificate of naturalization furnished by the Service as provided in subsection (e) of section 337, such clerk of court shall be liable to the United States in the sum of $50, to be recovered in an action of debt, for each and every such certificate not properly accounted for or returned. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

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CERTAIN PENAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO REGISTRY PROCEEDINGS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 328, NATIONALITY ACT OF 1940

(1) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), (d), (g), (h), and (i) of this section shall apply in respect of the application for and the record of registry authorized by section 328, in the same manner and to the same extent, including penalties, as they apply in any naturalization or citizenship proceeding or any other proceeding under section 346. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 746.)

SAVING CLAUSES

VALIDITY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND PROCEEDINGs not affecTED

SEC. 347. (a) Nothing contained in either chapter III or in chapter V of this Act, unless otherwise provided therein, shall be construed to affect the validity of any declaration of intention, petition for naturalization, certificate of naturalization or of citizenship, or other document or proceeding which shall be valid at the time this Act shall take effect; or to affect any prosecution, suit, action, or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought, or any act, thing, or matter, civil or criminal, done or existing, at the time this Act shall take effect; but as to all such prosecutions, suits, actions, proceedings, acts, things, or matters, the statutes or parts of statutes repealed by this Act, are hereby continued in force and effect. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 747.)

PERIOD OF TWO YEARS ALLOWED FOR HEARING AND DETERMINATION OF PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION PENDING UPON EFFECTIVE DATE OF NATIONALITY ACT OF 1940

(b) Any petition for naturalization heretofore filed which may be pending at the time this Act shall take effect shall be heard and determined within two years thereafter in accordance with the requirements of law in effect when such petition was filed. (54 Stat. 1168; 8 U. S. C. 747.)

CHAPTER IV-LOSS OF NATIONALITY

SEO. 401. A person who is a national of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization, shall lose his nationality by: (54 Stat. 1168; 8.U. S. C. 801.)

BY NATURALIZATION IN A FOREIGN STATE UPON ONE'S OWN APPLICATION OR THROUGH A PARENT; EXPATRIATION THROUGH PARENTAGE NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CHILD TWENTY-THREE YEARS OLD; CERTAIN PERSONS ALLOWED TWO YEARS FROM JANUARY 13, 1941, TO ELECT AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP BY RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE

(a) Obtaining naturalization in a foreign state, either upon his own application or through the naturalization of a parent having legal custody of such person: Provided, however, That nationality shall not be lost as the result of the naturalization of a parent unless and until the child shall have attained the age of twenty-three years without acquiring permanent residence in the United States: Provided further, That a person who has acquired foreign nationality through the naturalization of his parent or parents, and who at the same time is a citizen of the United States, shall, if abroad and he has not heretofore expatriated himself as an American citizen by

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