596 FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3592. 1906. ·T¤¤¤ 29. 1906- CHAP. 3592. -An Act To establish an Bureau qi Immigration and Naturalization, [1 B' mu'] and to provide for a. uniform rule for the nptumlizatiou of aliens throughout the [mmm, No. ms.] United States.
i Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofR@'I‘€867b#d#?>D?8 of United
mgj»P¢:_?gg¤2g.ft®¤· States of America in Congress aaaernbled, That the dcsngnatnou of the Immigration lm Bureau of Immigration in the Department of C0mmercc and Labor IS · g:};"' i"'"" B"' hereby changed to the "Burca.u of Immiération and N8hHPli11Z8iZ10H,’, which said Bureau, under the direction an control of the Sccrctauiy of iIm¤¤ •¤¤¤ Commerce and Labor, in addition to the duties now gfrovided by aw, shall have charge of all matters concerning the natum izatxon of ahens. That it shall be the duty of the' said Bureau t»({})1'0Vid6, for uso at the Various immigration stations throughout the uitcd States, books of record, wherein the commissioners of immigration 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, a?, occupation, personal description (including height, complexion, co or of hair and eyes), the place of birth, the last residence, the intended place of residence in the United States, und’the date of arrival of sgud alien, and, if entered through a, port, the name of the vessel in which he comes. u_’°**“°*=•*¤°**°¢*¤· And it shall be the duty of said commissioners of immigration to cause ' to be grunted to such alien sa. certificate of such registry, with the particulars thereof. ndnionn cmw. Sm. 2. That the Secretary of Commerce and Imbor shall provide the
;°°’,3§°:" said Bureau with such u.dd1ti0ua.l furnished officcs within the city of
Washington, such books of record and facilities, and such additional assistants, clerks, steuo phcrs, Iggcwritcrs, and other employees as may be necessary for tggapropercharge of tibe duties imposed by this Act upon such Bureau, fixing the mmxmion of such additional employees until July first, nineteen hun and seven, within the appropriations made for that purpose. mtu;-unauon of Sec. 3. That exclusive jurisdiction to natumlizc aliens as citizens of “",L€§ m m5 p m the United States is hereby conferred upon the following specified courts: Cqurh given jum- United States circuit and district courts now existing, or which may ‘“°"°"· hereafter be established by Congress in any State, United States district courts for the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Alaska, tha supreme court of the District of Columbia, and the United States courts for the Indian Territory; also all courts of record in any State or Territory now existing, or which may hereafter be created, having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in actions at law or equity, or law and equity, in which the amount in controversy ‘“q‘H‘,"'“$$°“" I sd f u h Resvivwd ¤¤ wei- at t o natum ization `uri iction 0 a. courts erein s ciiied °°°° °m°°"°°` Steam, Territorial, and Federal, shall extend only to aliens ggsideni within the ros tivo judicial districts of such courts. mam: forms to be The courts mein specified shall, upon tho requisition of the clerks '“"‘*’“°"‘ of such courts, be furnished from time to time by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization with such blank forms as may be required m the naturalization of aliens, and all certificates of naturalization shall be consecutively numbered and printed on safety paper furnished by said Bureau. rmceuunga. S1:0. -1. That an alien may be admitted to become a. citizen of the United States in the following manner and not otherwise: Jgcxmmuon or m- First. He shall declare on oath before the clerk of any court author- {$,,Z$,,¤,,,,,, an ized by this Act to natumlizc aliens, or his authorized daputv, in the district in which such alien resides, two years at least prior t5 his admission, and after he has reached the age of eighteen years, that it is bona iidc his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, pobcntate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potcutute, state, O1' sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time
