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 843 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CHS. 215, 220, 224-JUNE 20, 1939 SEC. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of thpropriation au- $60,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved, June 20, 1939. [CHAPTER 220] AN ACT To authorize the disposal of cemetery lots. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to dispose of by sale or exchange for other lots, in the manner and upon such terms as he shall deem expedient, all the right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to burial lots located in commercial ceme- teries, and to execute and deliver in the name of the United States of America and in its behalf any and all contracts, conveyances, or other instruments necessary to effectuate such sale or exchange, and that the expense of any sale shall be paid from the proceeds thereof and the net proceeds deposited in the Treasury to the credit of mis- cellaneous receipts. Approved, June 20, 1939. [CHAPTER 224] AN ACT To dispense with particular allegations as to renunciation of allegiance in petitions for naturalization and in the oath of renunciation of foreign allegiance, by omitting the name of "the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty" of which the petitioner for naturalization is a subject or citizen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sub- division of section 4 of the Act of June 29, 1906, as amended (45 Stat. 1545; U. S . C., title 8, sec. 373), is amended to read as follows: "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. Such declaration shall set forth the name, age, occupation, personal descrip- tion, 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." SEC. 2 . The second paragraph of the second subdivision of section 4 of the Act of June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 597 i U. S. C., title 8, sec. 379), is amended to read as follows: "The petition shall set forth that he is not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a mem- ber of or affiliated with any organization or body or persons teaching disbelief in or opposed to organized government, a polygamist or believer in the practice of polygamy, and that it is his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and that it is his intention to reside permanently within the United States whether or not he has been denied admis- sion as a citizen of the United States, and if denied, the ground or 98907-39--PT 2-22 I June 20, 1939 [H. R. 31321 [Public, No. 137] War Department. Disposal of burial lots in commercial cemeteries authorized. Expenses of sales. une 20, 1939 [H. R. 2200] [Public, No. 138] Naturalization of aliens. 45 Stat. 1545 . 8 U.S.C. Ja73. Declaration of in- tention, how made; contents. Petition for natural- zation; when required to be filed; contents. 34 Stat. 597. sU.S.C. 379.

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