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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CHs. 441-442 . 1931 . 1511 symbol printed thereon by the Government, irrespective of the date of their purchase. Beginning with the year 1933, stamps of any Stamp. issue shall not be sold until those of the previous year's issue have been disposed of or later than one year after the year of issue ." Approved, March 3, 1931 . the Naturalization Act of June 29, 1906, as amended, is amended to read as follows " SEC. 5. The clerk of the court shall, if the petitioner requests it at the time of filing the petitio n for citiz enship, iss ue a subpoe na for the witnesses named by such petitioner to appear upon the day set for the final hearing, but in case such witnesses can not be pro- duced upon the final hearing other witnesses may be summoned upon notice to the Bureau of Naturalization in such manner and at such time as the C ommissioner of Naturalization, with the ap- proval of the Secretary of Labor, may by regulation prescribe ." SEC . 2 . So much of section 6 of such Act, as amended, as reads "and in no case shall final action be had upon a petition until at least ninety days have elapsed after filing and posting the notice of such petition" is amended to read as follows : "a nd in no case shall final action be had upon a petition until at least ninety days ha ve elapsed a fter filing of such pe tition ." SEC . 3. (a) Any person, born in the United States, who had estab- lished permanent residence in a foreign country prior to January 1, 1917, and who has heretofore lost his United States citizenship by becoming naturalized under the laws of such foreign country, may, if eligible to citizenship and if, prior to the enactment of this Act, he has been admitted to the United States for permanent residence, be naturalized upon full and complete compliance with all of the re- quirements of the naturalization laws, with the following exceptions (1) The five-year period of residence with in the United States shall not be required ; (2) The declaration of intention may be made at any time afte r admission to the United States, and the petition may be filed at any time after the expiration of six months following the declaration of intention ; (3) If there is attached to the petition, at the time of filing, a cer- ti ficate from a naturaliz ation exami ner stating that the p etitioner h as appeared before him for examination, the petition may be heard at any time after filing. (b) Afte r natu raliz ation such perso n shal l hav e the same citiz en- ship status as immediately preceding the loss of United States citizenship. SEC. 4. (a) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act relative to the naturalization and citizenship of married women," approved Sep- tember 22,1922, as amended, is amended to read as follows "SEC. 3. (a) A woman citizen of the United States shall not cease to be a citizen of the United States by reason of her marriage after this section, as amended, takes effect, unless she makes a formal re- nunciation of her citizenship before a court having jurisdiction over na turalization of aliens . "(b) Any woman who before this section, as amended, takes effect, has lost her United States citizenship by residence abroad after inar- and use of March 3, 1931. CHAP. 442 .-An Act To amend the naturalization laws in respect of post- [H. R.10672.1 ing notices of petitions for citizenship, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 829.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Nat ura liz ati on Act of United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 50f 1906, amendments. Vol. 34, p . 598, amended. Petitions for citizen- ship. Posting notices of, etc ., repealed. Subpoenas for wit- nesses, if requested. Filing, etc ., petitions. Posting notices re- scinded . Vol . 34, p. 598 , amended. Repatriation sions modified. Native born persons losi ng ci tizens hip by foreign naturalization prior to 1917, and since re est abl ishi ng per ma- nent resi dence in Uni t, ed States, admitted to citizenship if otherwise eligible. Requirements waived. Residence period. Filing declaration and petition. Hearing. Status thereafter. pro vi- Citizenship of mar . ri ed women. Vol. 42, p. 1022, amended. Citizenship not t o cease by reason of mar- riage unless by formal renunciation. If lost by marriage to ineligible alien, etc.

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