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1760 NA TION TREATY—BULGARIA. Novmuzmz 23, 1923. The word " naturalized ", refers only the naturalization of persons of full age, upon their own applications, and to the naturalization of minors through the naturalization of their parents. It does not apply to the acquisition of nationality by a woman through marriage. ARTICLE II. 8°•g¤-°iI¤¤*°¤'¤*°d Lo Nationals of either conmtry who have or shall become naturalized E3; muauy. in the territory of the other, as contemplated 111 Article I, shall not, upon returning to the country of former nationality, be pumshable for the original act of emigration, or for failure, prior to naturalization, to respond to calls for military service_ not accruing until after bona {He residence was acciluired in the territory of the country whose nationality was obtained y naturalization. ’ ARTICLE III.

NSE If a national of either country, who comes within the purview of

,;g"'g_ ”’ °°‘”‘“" °' Article I, shall renew his residence in his country of origin without ghe intent to return toitlhlaét in which he was naturalized, e shall be eld to have renonmce natura ization. The intent not to return mai be held to exist when a person natu}rali?1d in one country shall ave resided more than two years in t e o er. ARTICLE IV. ,,,§'f"“°° °"‘°°°°' The premnt Treaty shall into effect immediately upon the ex- ¤¤¤>¤¤¤· change of ratilications, and 5311 continue in force for ten years. If neither Party shall have given to the other six months Iprevious notice 0 its intention then to terminate the Treaty, it shal further remain in force until the end of twelve months after either of the contracting arties shall have Igiven notice to the other of such intention. S’g°’""°°‘ IN WFTNESS WHER OF, the respective plenipotentiaries have siggied this Treaty and have hereunto aiiixed their seals. ne in duplicate at Sofia this 23rd day of November 1923. Cnanms S. WILSON [sean.] Cm:. Kanrorr [san,.] [Bulgarian text not printed.] c¤£§}Zi€°°"°°° "` AND WHEREAS the said Treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratitications of the two Governments were exchanged in the City of Sofia, on the fifth day of April, one thousand nine Pmdamum hundred and twenty-four; _ _ _ i NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and eve? article and clause thereof mgyhbe observedhand fulfilled with good aith by the United States an the citizens thereo . IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be ailixed. DONE at the City of Washington this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [sua!.] twenty-four, and of thelndependence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-eighth. Canvux Coomncr. By the President: Cuxauzs E. Hucmzs Secretary of State.