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 1514 Fro m date of pet ition to admission to citizen- ship. Personal qualifica- tion. At hearings, ora l testimony of citizens to pr ove resid ence, etc ., required. Effect of returning to country of allegiance by petitioner for citizen- ship. Residence not re- quired of seamen on Ame rican ves sels. Vol .40, p .542, amend- ed. Naturaliz ed, without proofs of residence. Vol. 40, p. 542, amend- ed. Require ments re- pealed. Vol. 34, p, 5 99, repealed. R, S., sec. 2170, p. 350, repeale d. Fees. Vol. 34, p. 600, amend- ed. Decl arati on. Petition, certificate, etc. SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 536 . 1929. the county where the petition er resided at the time of f iling his pet ition for at least six mon ths, (2) he ha s resided con tinuously within the United States from the date of his petition up to the time of his admission to citizenship, and (3) during all the periods referred to in this subdivision he has behaved as a person 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 United States. At the hearing of the petition, residence in the county where the petitioner resides at the time of filing his petition, and the other qualifications required by this subdivision during such residence, shall be proved by the oral testimony of at le ast tw o credi ble wit nesses, citiz ens of the Un ited St ates, i n addi tion to the affidavits required by this Act to be included in the petition. If the petitioner has resided in two or more places in such county and for this reason two witnesses can not be procured to testify as to all such residence, it may be proved by the oral testimony of two such witnesses for each such place of residence, in addition to the affidavits required by this Act to be included in the petition. At the hearing, residence within the United States but outside the county, and the other qualifications required by this subdivision during such residence shall be proved either by depositions made before a natu- ral ization exami ner or by the oral testimon y of at least two such witnesses for each place of residence. " I f an individua l returns to the country o f his allegian ce and remains therein for a continuous period of more than six months and less than one year during the period immediately preceding the date of filing the petition for citizenship for which continuous resi- dence is required as a condition precedent to admission to citizenship, the continuity of such residence shall be presumed to be broken, but such presumption m ay be overcome by the prese ntation of sa tisfac- tory evidence that such individu al had a reas onable cause for not returning to the United States prior to the expiration of such six months. Absence from the United States for a continuous period of one year or more during the period immediately preceding the date of filing the petition for citizenship for which continuous resi- dence is required as a condition precedent to admission to citizenship shall break the continuity of such residence ." (c) So much of the seventh subdivision of section 4 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as reads " or for three years on board of merchant or fishing vessels of the United States of more than twenty tons burden" is amended to read as follows : "or for three years on board vessels of more than twenty tons burden, whether or not documented under the laws of the United States, and whether public or private, which are not foreign vessels ." (d) So much of such subdivision as reads "without proof of the required five years' residence within the United States if upon examination by the representative of the Bureau of Naturalization, in accordance with the requirements of this subdivision it is shown that such residence can got be established " is amended to read as follows : "and may be naturalized without complying with the require ments of resi dence within t he United Sta tes and within the county." (e) Section 10 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, and section 2170 of the Revised Statutes, are repealed. SEC. 7. (a) The second and third paragraphs of section 13 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, are amended to read as follows : "( 1) For receivi ng and filing a decl aratio n of in tention and i ssuing a duplicate thereof, $5 ; "( 2) For making, filing, and docketing a petition for citizenship, and issuing a certificate of citizenship if the issuance of such certifi-

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