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Acquisition of British Nationality.

III.

Sect. 3. (2) his of birth, and the names and nationaUty of his parents Under name, address, age, and occupation; (3) whether he is married and has any children, under age, residing with him (with names and ages); Naturalization Act, and (4) details of his five years' residence in the United Kingdom 1870. during the prescribed period of eight years, and his intention to memorial the in The statements Teside in the United Kingdom. must be verified by a general declaration made by the applicant (x), and the statements as to the five years' residence must be further verified, from personal knowledge, by a declaration made by one or more persons who are natural-born British subjects and none of w^iom is the agent or solicitor of the memorialist {ij). The respectability and loyalty of the applicant must be vouched for by a declaration made by four householders, who must also fulfil the conditions just expressed {z). The fee payable on the grant of a certificate is £5. Where the applicant is in the service of the Crown a very Alien seamen. similar memorial is presented (a), and there is a special form {b) for Only those alien seamen alien seamen serving on British ships. who have for at least three years out of the qualifying period of five years been engaged in sea service on a British ship, and have been at sea within six months of their application, can avail themselves of this form. The £5 fee is not charged on the grant of certificates to

alien

seamen

(b).

Sub-Sect.

692. Since subject

is

May

deemed

2.

Married Women.

12th, 1870, an alien

woman

to be a British subject

Sub-Sect.

3.

married

to a British Married

(c).

Alien Infants.

693. Where the father, or the mother being a widow, has obtained United Kingdom, every child of such father or mother who during infancy has become resident ivith such father or mother in any part of the United Kingdom, or with such father while in the service of the Crown out of the United Kingdom, is deemed to be a naturalized British subject {d).

a

women.

Infants,

certificate of naturalization in the

Sect.

4.

By

Private Act of Parliament.

694. An alien is naturalized by private Act of Parliament only Act of Parin exceptional cases. The political and other rights and privileges i^^ment. conferred on and the disabilities attaching to an alien so naturalized depend on the wording of the Acts(e). A Naturalization Bill must be first introduced in the House of Lords, the standing orders [x)

See Encyclopaedia of Eorms, Yol. IX.,

p. 22.

[y) Ibid., p. 23. (a)

Ibid., p. 24. Ibid., p. 21.

(b)

Ibid., p. 25.

(z)

Naturalization Act, 1870 (33 Yict. c. 14), s. 10 (1). (d) Naturalization Acts, 1870 (33 Vict. c. 14), s. 10 (5), and 1895 (58 & 59 Yict. c. 43), s. 1. As to the words " during infancy," it is suggested that this expression means such part of a child's infancy as is sufficient to constitute residence, and that what circumstances amount to residence of a child with a parent must in each case be a question of fact (Dicey, Conflict of Laws, p. 10). (e) Lor precedents, see Encyclopaedia of Eorms, Yol. IX., pp. 31, 32. (c)