Rice-All lakes and streams prohibited between March 1 and May 15. Ch. 454, S. 1889. Stearns-Pearl Lake, angling only. S. 1889. ch. 463. All lakes, angling only. S. 1889, ch. 473. Steele-Angling only, in all waters. S. 1887, ch. 336. Stevens-All of the waters between November 15 and May 1. S. 1889, ch. 455. Lake Morse and Lake Charlotte, November 15 to May 15. S. 1889, ch. 461. Swift-Angling only. S. 1887, ch. 348. Todd-All waters, angling only. S. 1889, ch. 473. Lake Osakis, March 15 to May 15. S. 1885, ch. 259. Traverse-All of the waters between November 15 and May 15. S. 1889, ch. 455. Angling only in Lake Traverse. S. 1885, ch. 263. Wabasha-Angling only. S. 1885, ch. 267. to April 15. S. 1889, ch. 469. Lake Pepin, foot prohibited. S. 1887, ch. 350. Speckled trout, September 15 seining within one mile of Waseca-Lake Elysian, from December 1 to June 1. S. 1881, ch 343. Washington-Clear Lake and Forest Lake, angling only. S. 1889, ch. 469. All lakes and streams. November 1 to May 15. S. 1889, ch. 478. Wright-Charlotta Lake, Lake Martha, Lake Ramsey and Maple Lake. December 1 to May 1. S. 1889, ch. 456. Lake Collinwood, December 1 to May 1. S. 1889, 460. Buffalo and Pulaski Lakes, December 1 to May 10, Lake Constance and Dean Lake, December 1 to May 1. S. 1889, ch. 480; S. 1889, ch. 470. Waverly Lakes, December 1 to May 1. S. 1885, ch. 260. NATURALIZATION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. The condition under and the manner in which an alien may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States are prescribed by sections 2165-74 of the revised statutes of the United States. DECLARATION OF INTENTION. The alien must declare upon oath before a circuit or district court of the United States, or a district or supreme court of the territories, or a court of record of any of the states having common law jurisdiction, and a seal and clerk, two years at least prior to his admission, and that it is, bona fide, his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince or state, and particularly to the one of which he may be at the time a citizen or subject. OATH ON APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. He must, at the time of his application to be admitted, declare on oath, before some one of the courts above specified, “that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and entirely renounces and abjures all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which he was before a citizen or subject," which proceedings must be recorded by the clerk of the court. CONDITIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court to which the alien has applied that he has resided continuously within the United States for at least five years, and within the state or territory where such court is at the time held one year at least; and that during that time "he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same," he will be admitted to citizenship. TITLES OF NOBILITY. If the applicant has borne any hereditary title or order of nobility, he must make an express renunciation of the same at the time of his application. SOLDIERS. Any alien of the age of twenty-one years and upward, who has been in the armies of the United States and has been honorably discharged there from, may become a citizen on his petition, without any previous declaration of intention, provided that he has resided in the United States at least one year previous to his application, and is of good moral character. MINORS. Any alien under the age of twenty-one years who has resided in the United States three years next preceding his arriving at that age, and who has continued to reside therein to the time he may make application to be admitted a citizen thereof. may, after he arrives at the age of twenty-one, and after he has resided five years within the United States, including the three years of his minority, be admitted a citizen; but he must make a declaration on oath and prove to the satisfaction of the court that for two years next preceding it has been his bona fide intention to become a citizen. CHILDREN OF NATURALIZED CITIZENS. The children of persons who have been duly naturalized, being under the age of sixteen years at the time of the naturalization of their parents; shall, if dwelling in the United States, be considered as citizens thereof. CITIZENS' CHILDREN WHO ARE BORN ABROAD. The children of persons who now are or have been citizens of the United States are, though born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, considered as citizens thereof. PROTECTION ABROAD TO NATURALIZED CITIZENS. Section 2000 of the Revised Statutes of the United States declares that "all naturalized citizens of the United States while in foreign countries are entitled to and shall receive from this government the same protection of persons and property which is accorded to native-born citizens." |