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of any vessel of the United States Government other than in the United States Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or (2) on board vessels of more than twenty tons burden, whether or not documented under the laws of the United States, and whether public or private, which are not foreign vessels, and whose home port is in the United States, may be naturalized without having resided, continuously immediately preceding the date of filing such person's petition, in the United States for at least five years, and in the State in which the petition for naturalization is filed for at least six months, if such petition is filed while the petitioner is still in the service on a reenlistment, reappointment, or reshipment, or within six months after an honorable discharge or separation therefrom. (54 Stat. 1150; 8 U. S. C. 725.)

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PROVISIONS OF SECTION 324 (B), (C), (D), AND (E) APPLICABLE

(b) The provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 324 shall apply to petitions for naturalization filed under this section, except that service with good conduct on vessels described in subsection (a) (2) of this section may be proved by certificates from the masters of such vessels. (54 Stat. 1150; 8 U. S. C. 725.)

ALIEN ENEMIES: MAY BE NATURALIZED UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS AND

PROCEDURE

SEO. 326. (a) An alien who is a native, citizen, subject, or denizen of any country, state, or sovereignty with which the United States is at war may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States if such alien's declaration of intention was made not less than two years prior to the beginning of the state of war, or such alien was at the beginning of the state of war entitled to become a citizen of the United States without making a declaration of intention, or his petition for naturalization shall at the beginning of the state of war be pending and the petitioner is otherwise entitled to admission, notwithstanding such petitioner shall be an alien enemy at the time and in the manner prescribed by the laws passed upon that subject. (54 Stat. 1150; 8 U. S. C. 726.)

NINETY DAYS' NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY CLERK OF COURT TO COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION; OBJECTION TO HEARING

(b) An alien embraced within this section shall not have such alien's petition for naturalization called for a hearing, or heard, except after ninety days' notice given by the clerk of the court to the Commissioner to be represented at the hearing, and the Commissioner's objection to such final hearing shall cause the petition to be continued from time to time for so long as the Commissioner may require. (54 Stat. 1150; 8 U. S. C. 726.)

APPREHENSION AND REMOVAL OF ALIEN ENEMIES

(c) Nothing herein contained shall be taken or construed to interfere with or prevent the apprehension and removal, agreeably to law, of any alien enemy at any time previous to the actual naturalization of such alien. (54 Stat. 1150; 8 U. S. C. 726.)

EXEMPTION FROM CLASSIFICATION OF ALIEN ENEMY

(d) The President of the United States may, in his discretion, upon investigation and report by the Department of Justice fully establishing the loyalty of any alien enemy not included in the foregoing exemption, except such alien enemy from the classification of alien enemy, and thereupon such alien shall have the privilege of applying for naturalization. (54 Stat. 1150; 8 U. S. C. 726.)

PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

COMMISSIONER OR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATURALIZATION LAWS

SEO. 327. (a) The Commissioner, or, in his absence, a Deputy Commissioner, shall have charge of the administration of the naturalization laws, under the immediate direction of the Attorney General, to whom the Commissioner shall report directly upon all naturalization matters annually and as otherwise required. (54 Stat. 1150-1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

AUTHORITY TO MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS, PRESCRIBE THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE EXAMINATION OF PETITIONERS FOR NATURALIZATION AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NATURALIZATION COURTS; LIMITATIONS UPON PREEXAMINATION

(b) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter and is authorized to prescribe the scope and nature of the examination of petitioners for naturalization as to their admissibility to citizenship for the purpose of making appropriate recommendations to the naturalization courts. Such examination shall be limited to inquiry concerning the applicant's residence, good moral character, understanding of and attachment to the fundamental principles of the Constitution of the United States, and other qualifications to become a naturalized citizen as required by law, and shall be uniform throughout the United States. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION OF APPLICANTS FOR NATURALIZATION; NAMES OF CANDIDATES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING CITIZENSHIP TEXTBOOK; MONTHLY IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION BULLETIN; COOPERATION WITH OFFICIAL STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

(c) The Commissioner is authorized to promote instruction and training in citizenship responsibilities of applicants for naturalization including the sending of names of candidates for naturalization to the public schools, preparing and distributing citizenship textbooks to such candidates as are receiving instruction in preparation for citizenship within or under the supervision of the public schools, preparing and distributing monthly an immigration and naturalization bulletin and securing the aid of and cooperating with official State and National organizations, including those concerned with vocational education. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

COMMISSIONER TO PRESCRIBE AND FURNISH NATURALIZATION FORMS; CERTIFICATES OF NATURALIZATION

(d) The Commissioner shall prescribe and furnish such forms as may be required to give effect to the provisions of this chapter, and only such forms as may be so provided shall be legal. All certificates of naturalization and of citizenship shall be printed on safety paper and shall be consecutively numbered in separate series. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE TO ADMINISTER OATHS AND TAKE DEPOSITIONS; CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DEPOSITIONS MAY BE TAKEN BEFORE A POSTMASTER OR NOTARY PUBLIC

(e) Members of the Service may be designated by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner to administer oaths and to take depositions without charge in matters relating to the administration of the naturalization and citizenship laws. In cases where there is a likelihood of unusual delay or of hardship, the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner may, in his discretion, authorize such depositions to be taken before a postmaster without charge, or before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths for general purposes. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

EVIDENTIARY EFFECT OF CERTIFICATES OF NATURALIZATION OR OF CITIZENSHIP ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

(f) A certificate of naturalization or of citizenship issued by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner under the authority of this Act shall have the same effect in all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, at home and abroad, of the District of Columbia, and of each State, Territory, and insular possession of the United States, as a certificate of naturalization or of citizenship issued by a court having naturalization jurisdiction. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE OF CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFIED COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS AUTHORIZED BY THIS CHAPTER

(g) Certifications and certified copies of all papers, documents, certificates, and records required or authorized to be issued, used, filed, recorded, or kept under any and all provisions of this chapter shall be admitted in evidence equally with the originals in any and all cases and proceedings under this Act and in all cases and proceedings in which the originals thereof might be admissible as evidence. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

ESTABLISHMENT OF WELFARE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS

(h) The officers in charge of property owned or leased by the Government are authorized, upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, to provide quarters, without payment of rent, in any building occupied by the Service, for a photographic studio, operated by welfare organizations without profit and solely for the benefit of aliens seeking naturalization. Such studio shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner. (54 Stat. 1151; 8 U. S. C. 727.)

REGISTRY OF ALIENS

ALIENS ARRIVING IN UNITED STATES AFTER JANUARY 18, 1941; DESCRIPTIVE

DATA

SEC. 328. (a) The Commissioner shall cause to be made, for use in complying with the requirements of this chapter, a registry of each person arriving in the United States after the effective date of this Act, of the name, age, occupation, personal description (including height, complexion, color of hair and eyes, and fingerprints), the date and place of birth, nationality, the last residence, the intended place of residence in the United States, the date and place of arrival of said person, and the name of vessel or other means of transportation, upon which said person arrived. (54 Stat. 1151-1152; 8 U. S. C. 728.)

REGISTRY OF ALIENS WHERE NO RECOrd of admisSION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE, ENTRY PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1924

(b) Registry of aliens at ports of entry required by subsection (a) of this section may be made as to any alien not ineligible to citizenship in whose case there is no record of admission for permanent residence, if such alien shall make a satisfactory showing to the Commissioner, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, that such alien

(1) Entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924;*

(2) Has resided in the United States continuously since such entry;

(8) Is a person of good moral character; and

(4) Is not subject to deportation. (54 Stat. 1152; 8 U. S. C. 728.)

RECORD OF REGISTRY DEEMED LAWFUL ADMISSION FOR PERMANENT ; RESIDENCE

(c) For the purposes of the immigration laws and naturalization laws an alien, in respect of whom a record of registry has been made as authorized by this section, shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien's entry. (54 Stat. 1152; 8 U. S. C. 728.)

CERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL

ISSUED UNDER REGULATIONS UPON APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER

SEO. 329. (a) The certificate of arrival required by this chapter may be issued upon application to the Commissioner in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, upon the making of a record of registry as authorized by section 328 of this Act. (54 Stat. 1152; 8 U. S. C. 729.)

LAWFUL ENTRY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE REQUISITE FOR VALID

DECLARATION OF INTENTION

(b) No declaration of intention shall be made by any person who arrived in the United States after June 29, 1906, until such person's

In the original Aet of Mar. 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1512-1518), the date was June 8, 1921; this date was changed to July 1, 1924, by the Act of Aug. 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1248). By the Act of June 8, 1934 (48 Stat. 926), the privileges of the Act of Mar. 2, 1929, were made available until June 8, 1935, under specified conditions to certain aliens having continuous residence in the United States since July 1, 1933.

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lawful entry for permanent residence shall have been established, and a certificate showing the date, place, and manner of arrival in the United States shall have been issued. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner to cause to be issued such certificate. (54 Stat. 1152; 8 U. S. C. 729.)

PHOTOGRAPHS

SIGNED COPIES REQUIRED OF APPLICANT for DECLARATION OF INTENTION AND PETITIONER for NATURALIZATION; DISPOSITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS

SEC. 330. (a) Two photographs of the applicant shall be signed by and furnished by each applicant for a declaration of intention and by each petitioner for naturalization or citizenship. One of such photographs shall be affixed by the clerk of the court to the triplicate declaration of intention issued to the declarant and one to the duplicate declaration of intention required to be forwarded to the Service; and one of such photographs shall be affixed to the original certificate of naturalization issued to the naturalized citizen and one to the duplicate certificate of naturalization required to be forwarded to the Service. (54 Stat. 1152; 8 U. S. C. 730.)

TWO PHOTOgraphs of aPPLICANT TO BE FURNISHED BY APPLICANT IN OTHER PROCEEDINGS; DISPOSITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS

(b) Two photographs of the applicant shall be furnished by each applicant for

(1) A record of registry;

(2) A certificate of derivative citizenship;

(3) A certificate of naturalization;

(4) A special certificate;

(5) A declaration of intention or a certificate of naturalization or of citizenship, in lieu of one lost, mutilated, or destroyed; and (6) A new certificate of citizenship in the new name of any naturalized citizen who, subsequent to naturalization, has had such citizen's name changed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by marriage.

One such photograph shall be affixed to each such declaration or certificate issued by the Commissioner and one shall be affixed to the copy of such declaration or certificate retained by the Service. (54 Stat. 1152-1153; 8 U. S. C. 730.)

DECLARATION OF INTENTION

UNDER OATH, IN DUPLICATE, IN CLERK OF COURT'S OFFICE; TIME
LIMITATIONS; AGE; SIGNATURE; CONTENTS

SEC. 331. An applicant for naturalization shall make, under oath before, and only in the office of, the clerk of court or such clerk's authorized deputy, regardless of the place of residence in the United States of the applicant, not less than two nor more than seven years at least prior to the applicant's petition for naturalization, and after the applicant has reached the age of eighteen years, a signed declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States, which declaration shall be set forth in writing, in triplicate, and shall contain substantially the following averments by such applicant. (54 Stat. 1153; 8 U. S. C. 731.)

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