FORM OF PETITION. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, FIRST JUDICIAl District. In the Matter of the Application of to be admitted as a Citizen of the United States of America. To the Supreme Court of the State of New York: That his full name is...... and that he is. in.. of... years of age, and was born at. That he arrived in the United States at the Port on the..... .day of....... ....18...., that he claims the right to be naturalized because of the fact that he DECLARED HIS INTENTION to become a citizen of the United States of America, a copy of which is hereto annexed, and that he has resided in the United States for . years last past, and in the State of New York for...... ....... years last past; that he is a. by occupation; that he resides at No........ in the City of New York; that he intends to summon. .....who resides at No...................... .Street, Street, in the City of New York, as a witness as to his qualifications for citizenship. All of which is respectfully submitted. Dated, City of New York,. 190 City of New York, County of New York, ss.: Petitioner. The above named petitioner, being duly sworn, says, that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that the same is true to his own knowledge except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true. Sworn to before me this..........day of...... 190.. Notary Public, N. Y. Co. Petitioner. 2. An affidavit of a person, who must be a citizen of the United States, and who may or may not be the person whom the petitioner intends to summon as a witness at the final hearing upon his application to be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, which affidavit must be subscribed and sworn to before a Notary Public or a Commissioner of Deeds. FORM OF AFFIDAVIT. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, citizen of the United States; that he is personally well acquainted with the above-named petitioner, and has known him since the...... .day of......... 18......; that the said petitioner has resided continuously five years at least within the United States, and in the State of New York one year, at least, immediately preceding the return day of this application; 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. Sworn to before me this... of .day ...190.. Witness. Notary Public, N. Y. Co. 3. A notice must be given in writing by the applicant, at least fourteen days before the final hearing upon his application, to the clerk of the city, town, village or other place where he resides. FORM OF NOTICE. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. IN THE MATTER OF The Application of...... by occupation a...... to be admitted as a citizen of the United States of America. To the City Clerk of the City of New York: You will please take Notice, That I, have filed a petition entitled as above to be admitted as a citizen of the United States of America; that my full name is.. as stated in said petition; that my age is.. . years; that my . in the City of New York; residence is No...... that the name of the Court in which said petition is filed and is pending is the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial District. 4. Upon filing such notice with the city clerk, a certificate is given to the applicant certifying that the provisions of Section 4, of the Laws of 1895, have been complied with, and this certificate must be filed by the petitioner, in the court where his petition is filed, before final action thereon can be had. CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, has complied with the provisions, of Section 4, Chapter 927, of the Laws of 1895, by serving upon me a notice containing the following particulars: Date of Date of Name. Age Occupation Residence The petition is pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial District. [Seal.] Posted City Clerk. ...190 RULES FOR NATURALIZATION. Naturalization only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Rule XIII. of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial District designates Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week during the year as the stated days for final hearing on all applications of aliens to be admitted to become citizens of the United States. After the expiration of the fourteen days from the date of filing said notice, the applicant with his witness, who must be a citizen of the United States, may appear on the return day appointed for final hearing before the court in which his petition and notice were filed. If for any reason the witness who was present at the time of filing the petition cannot attend, then some other person who is a citizen of the United States and is personally well acquainted with said petitioner and can swear of his own knowledge to the facts stated in said petition and affidavit, may appear as a witness at the final hearing. If it should be impossible for the applicant with his witness to appear for naturalization on the return day specified at the time of filing his application, he may apply on any Monday, Wednesday or Thursday thereafter. WHY APPLICANTS MUST READ THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. The law requires that in order to be admitted a citizen of the United States, the applicant must give satisfactory proof of his attachment to the principles of the Constitution of the United States. It will be necessary, therefore, for the applicant to read the Constitution of the United States (page 58) and be prepared to answer all questions put to him by the court as to his knowledge of its provisions. |