Public Law 150.
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(/us/pl/72/149).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That
(a)an alienNaturalization.Alien veterans of the World War.Vol. 44, p. 654; U. S. C., Supp. V, p. 71, amended. veteran, as defined in section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1926 (ch. 398, 44 Stat. 654; title 8, sec. 241, U. S. C., Supp. 1), shall, if residing in the United States, be entitled at any time within two years after the enactment of this Act to naturalization upon the same terms, conditions,Extending naturalization privileges to.Terms, exemptions, etc.Proof of continued residence and good behavior required. and exemptions which would have been accorded to such alien if he had petitioned before the armistice of the World War, except that
(1)such alien shall be required to prove that immediately preceding the date of his petition he has resided continuously within the United States for at least two years, in pursuance of a legal admission for permanent residence, and that during all such period he has behaved as a person of good moral character;
(2)if suchIf admitted subsequent to March 3, 1924. admission was subsequent to March 3, 1924, such alien shall file with his petition a certificate of arrival issued by the Commissioner of Naturalization;
(3)final action shall not be had upon the petitionFinal action on petition. until at least ninety days have elapsed after filing of such petition; and
(4)such alien shall be required to appear and file his petition in person, and to take the prescribed oath of allegiance in open court.Petition and oath in open court. Such residence and good moral character shall be proved either by the affidavits of two credible witnesses who are citizens of the UnitedVerification. States, or by depositions by two such witnesses made before a naturalization examiner, for each place of residence.
(b)All petitions for citizenship made outside the United StatesOverseas, etc., petitions invalid if not heretofore granted.Vol. 40, p. 542; U. S. C., p. 160. in accordance with the seventh subdivision of section 4 of the Naturalization Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, upon which naturalization has not been heretofore granted, are hereby declared to be invalid for all purposes. Sec. 2.
(a)The seventh subdivision of section 4 of the NaturalizationWaiver of residence requirements not to include service in militia.Vol. 40, p. 542; U. S. C., p. 161, amended. Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, is amended by striking out “the National Guard or Naval Militia of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or the State militia in Federal service,”.
(b)This section shall not be applied in the case of any individualPetitions filed prior to date of Act. whose petition for naturalization has been filed before the enactment of this Act. Sec. 3. The last proviso in the first paragraph of the seventh subdivisionAlien seamen in foreign registry.Vol. 40, p. 544: U. S. C., p. 161, amended. of section 4 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following: “except that thisResidence restrictions not to apply to service on American-owned vessels. proviso shall not apply in the case of service on American-owned vessels by an alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.” Sec. 4. Section 32 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, isVol. 45, p. 1515, amended. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subdivisions: " “(c) If the name of any naturalized citizen has, subsequent toNew certificate of citizenship may be issued on change of name. naturalization, been changed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or by marriage, the citizen may, upon the payment to the commissioner of a fee of $10, make application (accompanied by twoFee. photographs of the applicant) for a new certificate of citizenship in 166the new name of such citizen. If the commissioner finds the name of the applicant to have been changed as claimed he shall issue to the applicant a new certificate with one of such photographs of the applicant affixed thereto. “(d) Authority granted to issue certified copies of naturalization records. The Commissioner of Naturalization is authorized to make and issue, without fee, certifications of any part of the naturalization records of any court, or of any certificate of citizenship, for use in complying with any statute, State or Federal, or in any judicial Admission of, as evidence.proceeding. Any such certification shall be admitted in evidence equally with the original from which such certification was made in any case in which the original thereof might be admissible as evidence. No such certification shall be made by any clerk of court except upon order of the court.” " Sec. 5. Vol. 45, p. 1515, repealed.Certificate of arrival. So much of subdivision
(a)of section 33 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as reads “Upon obtaining a certificate from the Secretary of Labor showing the date, place, and manner of arrival in the United States,” is hereby repealed. Sec. 6. Not required if entry before June 29, 1906. Section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to supplement the naturalization laws, and for other purposes,” approved March 2, 1929, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and Vol. 45, p. 1513.inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following: “except that no such certificate shall be required if the entry was on or before June 29, 1906.” Sec. 7. Certain deported aliens may reenter after expiration of one year.Vol. 45, pp. 1513,1551. Despite the provisions of subdivision
(a)of section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act making it a felony with penalty for certain aliens to enter the United States of America under certain conditions in violation of law,” approved March 4, 1929, as amended, an alien, if otherwise admissible, shall not be excluded from admission to the United States under the provisions of such subdivision after the expiration of one year after the date of deportation if, prior to his reembarkation at a place outside of the United States, or prior to Approval of application necessary.his application in foreign contiguous territory for admission to the United States, the Secretary of Labor, in his discretion, shall have granted such alien permission to reapply for admission. Sec. 8. Naturalization statistics.Compilation of. The compilation of the statistics to show races, nationalities, and other information, authorized and directed to be prepared by the Commissioner of Naturalization, shall be completed and published at the same time, as near as practicable, as the publication of the statistics of the 1930 census; except that reports covering the census of 1910 shall be completed and submitted not later than January 31, 1933, and reports covering the census of 1920 not later To conform to Act of 1929.Vol. 45, p. 1516.than December 31, 1933. Such statistics shall show the records of registry made under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to supplement the naturalization laws, and for other purposes,” Fund available.approved March 2, 1929. Payment for the equipment used in preparing such compilation shall be made from appropriations for miscellaneous expenses of the Bureau of Naturalization. Sec. 9. Quarters for photographic studio to be provided. The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Labor, is authorized to provide quarters, without payment of rent, in the building occupied by the Naturalization Service in New York City, for a photographic studio operated by welfare organizations without profit and solely for the benefit of Supervision.aliens seeking naturalization. Such studio shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Naturalization. Sec. 10. Vol. 34, p. 598; Vol. 40, p. 545.U. S. C., p. 159. The tenth subdivision of section 4 of the Act of June 29, 1906 (ch. 3592, 34 Stat. 598), as amended by the Act of May 9, 1918 (ch. 69, 40 Stat. 545; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 377), is hereby amended to read as follows:167 " “Tenth. That any person not an alien enemy, who resided uninterruptedlyResidents not alien enemies erroneously exercising citizenship rights. within the United States during the period of five years next preceding July 1, 1920, and was on that date otherwise qualified to become a citizen of the United States, except that he had not made a declaration of intention required by law and who during or prior to that time, because of misinformation regarding his citizenship status erroneously exercised the rights and performed theAdmittance, without preliminary declaration. duties of a citizen of the United States in good faith, may file the petition for naturalization prescribed by law without making the preliminary declaration of intention required of other aliens, and upon satisfactory proof to the court that he has so acted may be admitted as a citizen of the United States upon complying in all respects with the other requirements of the naturalization law.” " Approved, May 25, 1932. Validating certain applications for and entries of public lands, and for other purposes. 1932-05-28 204 Chapter 47 Stat. 167 72 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 204.] AN ACT Validating certain applications for and entries of public lands, and for other purposes.May 28, 1932.[[S. 3111](/us/bill/72/s/3111).][[Public, No. 150](/us/pl/72/150).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretaryPublic lands.Edward L. Dailey.Homestead entry allowed.Vol. 36, p. 531.Vol. 39, p. 724. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow Edward L. Dailey, of Priest River, Idaho, to make entry under section 7 of the enlarged homestead Act (36 Stat. L. 531), for the east half of southwest quarter, southwest quarter of southwest quarter, south half of northwest quarter of southwest quarter, south half of north half of northwest quarter of southwest quarter, northeast quarter of northeast quarter of northwest quarter of southwest quarter, southeast quarter of southeast quarter of northwest quarter, and south half of southwest quarter of southeast quarter of northwest quarter, section 24, township 57 north, range 5 west, Boise meridian, Idaho, within the limits of Kaniksu National Forest, restored toVol. 34, p. 233. entry under the provisions of the Act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat. L. 233).Eugene Johnson.Homestead entry allowed. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to accept final proof submitted by Eugene Johnson on December 27, 1929, in support of his homestead entry, Santa Fe, New Mexico, numbered 054594, made on November 8, 1926, for lots 1 and 2, and south half of the northeast quarter, section 4, township 3 north, range 14 west, New Mexico principal meridian, and to issue patent upon payment therefor at the rate of $1.25 per acre.John Arambel.Land patent issued to. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue patent upon isolated tract application, Evanston, Wyoming, numbered 017020, filed by John Arambel on February 18, 1930, for the south half of the northeast quarter, section 17, township 24 north, range 106 west, sixth principal meridian,R. S., sec. 2455, p. 449.U. S. C., p. 1411. which was purchased by him at the appraised price of $3 per acre, under the provisions of section 2455 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, and on which cash certificate issued on April 11, 1930. Sec. 4. That the right of way under the Act of March 3, 1875 (18Wasco County Electric and Water Power Company.Right of way granted to, forfeited.Vol. 18, p. 482, repealed. Stat. L. 482), granted to the Wasco County Electric and Water Power Company from a point in section 10, township 4 south, range 21 east, Willamette meridian, to a point in section 34, township 9 south, range 20 east, Willamette meridian, Oregon, be, and the same is hereby, forfeited. Sec. 5. Patents issued hereunder shall contain reservation in usualMinerals reserved. form of all oil, gas, and other minerals to the United States. Approved, May 28, 1932. Making an additional appropriation for the payment of Army and Navy pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. 1932-05-28 205 Chapter 47 Stat. 168 72 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public 168 [CHAPTER 205.] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the payment of Army and Navy pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932.May 28, 1932.[[H. J. Res. 407](/us/bill/72/hjres/407).][[Pub. Res., No. 22](/us/bill/72/pubres/22).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Army and Navy pensions, 1932.Additional appropriation for payment of. That the sum of $12,750,000 is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, for the payment of Army and Navy pensions, as follows: For invalids, widows, minor children, and dependent relatives, Army nurses, and all other pensioners who are now borne on the rolls, or who may hereafter be placed thereon, under the provisions of any and all *Provisos*.Navy, from naval fund.Acts of Congress: *Provided*, That the appropriation aforesaid for Navy pensions shall be paid from the income of the Navy pension fund so far as the same shall be sufficient for that purpose: *Provided further*,Separate accounting. That the amount expended under each of the above items shall be accounted for separately. Approved, May 28, 1932. To permit construction, maintenance, and use of certain pipe lines for petroleum and petroleum products. 1932-06-03 206 Chapter 47 Stat. 168 72 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 206.] AN ACT To permit construction, maintenance, and use of certain pipe lines for petroleum and petroleum products.June 3, 1932.[[H. R. 7305](/us/bill/72/hr/7305).][
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