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"SEC. 32.

"(d) The Commissioner of Immigration and 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 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" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as amended by sec. 4, act of May 25, 1932; 47 Stat. 166; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (d)).

SEC. 9. The Secretary of the Treas- (h) The officers in charge of property ury, upon the recommendation of the owned or leased by the Government are Secretary of Labor, is authorized to authorized, upon the recommendation provide quarters, without payment of of the Secretary of Labor, to provide rent, in the building occupied by the quarters, without payment of rent, in Immigration and Naturalization Serv- any building occupied by the Service, ice in New York City, for a photographic for a photographic studio, operated by studio operated by welfare organiza- welfare organizations without profit tions without profit and solely for the and solely for the benefit of aliens seekbenefit of aliens seeking naturalization. ing naturalization. Such studio shall Such studio shall be under the super- be under the supervision of the Comvision of the Commissioner of Immigra- missioner. tion and Naturalization (act of May 25, 1932; 47 Stat. 166; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 356a).

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REGISTRY OF ALIENS

SEC. 1. * That it shall be the duty of the said Service to provide, for use at the various immigration stations throughout the United States, books of record, wherein the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization shall cause a registry to be made in the case of each alien arriving in the United States from and after the passage of this Act of the name, age, occupation, personal description (including height, complexion, color of hair and eyes), the place of birth, the last residence, the intended place of residence in the United States, and the date of arrival of said alien, and, if entered through a port, the name of the vessel in which he comes. And it shall be the duty of said Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to cause to be granted to such alien a certificate of such registry, with the particulars thereof (act of June 29, 1906; 34 Stat. 596; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106).

SEC. 1. That (a) the registry of aliens at ports of entry required by section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1906 (Thirtyfourth Statutes at Large, part 1, page 596), as amended, may be made as to any alien not ineligible to citizenship

SEC. 327. (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 chapter, of the name, age, occupation, personal description (including height, complexion, color of hair and eyes), 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.

(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

in whose case there is no record of admission for permanent residence, if such alien shall make a satisfactory showing to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, that he

(1) Entered the United States prior to June 3, 1921;

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

(3) Is a person of good moral character; and.

(4) Is not subject to deportation (act of March 2, 1929; 45 Stat. 1512-1513; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106a, amending sec. 1, act of June 29, 1906; 34 Stat. 596; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106).

SEC. 3. For the purposes of the immigration laws and the naturalization laws an alien, in respect of whom a record of registry has been made as authorized by section 1 of this Act, shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of his entry (act of March 2, 1929; 45 Stat. 1513; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106c).

make a satisfactory showing to the Commissioner, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, that such alien

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

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

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

(4) Is not subject to deportation.

(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.

CERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL

SEC. 1. * * * And it shall be the duty of said Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to cause to be granted to such alien a certificate of such registry, with the particulars thereof (act of June 29, 1906; 34 Stat. 596; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106).

SEC. 2. Upon the making of a record of registry as authorized by section 1 of this Act, the certificate of arrival required by the fourth paragraph of the second subdivision of section 4 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, may be issued upon application to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, and upon payment of the fee prescribed by section 5 of this Act (act of March 2, 1929; 45 Stat. 1513; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106b).

SEC. 4. No declaration of intention shall be made by any alien under such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, or, if made, be valid, until the lawful entry for permanent residence of such alien shall have been established, and a certficate showing the date, place, and manner of his arrival shall have been issued, except that no such certificate shall be required if the entry was on or before June 29, 1906 (act of

SEC. 328. (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 Secretary, upon the making of a record of registry as authorized by section 327 of this chapter.

(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 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.

March 2, 1929; 45 Stat. 1513; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 377b, as amended by sec. 6, act of May 25, 1932; 47 Stat. 166; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 377b).

PHOTOGRAPHS

"SEC. 36. Two photographs of himself shall be furnished by each applicant for a declaration of intention and by each petitioner for citizenship. One of such photographs shall be affixed by the clerk of the court to the declaration of intention issued to the declarant and one to the declaration of intention, required to be forwarded to the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and one of such photographs shall be affixed to the certificate of citizenship issued to the naturalized citizen and one to the duplicate certificate of citizenship required to be forwarded to the Immigration and Naturalization Service" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as added to by sec. 9, act of March 2, 1929; 45 Stat. 1516; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 377c).

SEC. 4.

SEC. 329. (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 origional certificate of naturalization issued to the naturalized citizen and one to the duplicate certificate of naturalization required to be forwarded to the Service.

(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.

DECLARATION OF INTENTION

* * "First. He shall declare on oath before the clerk of any court authorized by this Act to naturalize aliens, or his authorized deputy, in the district in which such alien resides, two years at least prior to his admission, and after he has reached the age of eighteen years, that it is bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to reside permanently therein, and that he will, before being admitted to citizenship, renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, State, or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate,

SEC. 330. 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, two 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 the following averments by such applicant:

State, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time of admission a citizen or subject. Such declaration shall set forth the name, age, occupation, personal description, place of birth, last foreign residence, the date of arrival, the name of the vessel, if any, in which he came to the United States, and the present place of residence in the United States of said alien. No declaration of intention or petition for naturalization shall be made outside of the office of the clerk of court" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as amended by sec. 1, act of March 4, 1929; 45 Stat. 1545; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 373).

SEC. 2. Section 1 of this Act shall take effect sixty days after its enactment. A declaration of intention made before the expiration of such sixty-day period, whether before or after the enactment of this Act, in which appears an erroneous statement of allegiance, shall not be held invalid for such cause if the error was due to a change of political boundaries, or the creation of new countries, or the transfer of territory from one country to another. Nothing in this section shall permit the reinstatement of a petition for naturalization dismissed for such cause, but in such a case the benefits of this section may be obtained by filing a new petition before the expiration of the period of validity of the declaration of intention (act of March 4, 1929; 45 Stat. 15451546; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 373, explanatory note).

SEC. 27. That substantially the following forms shall be used in the proceedings to which they relate:

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(Official character of attestor.)"

(Act of June 29, 1906; 34 Stat. 603604; as amended by sec. 3, act of May 9, 1918; 40 Stat. 548; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 409; and sec. 1, act of March 4, 1929; 45 Stat. 1545; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 373).

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