[H. R. 10829] AN ACT Relating to the naturalization of certain women born in Hawaii. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purposes of subdivision (b) of section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act relative to the naturalization and citizenship of married women," approved September 22, 1922, as amended, a woman born in Hawaii prior to June 14, 1900, shall, if residing in the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, be considered to have been a citizen of the United States at birth. Approved, July 2, 1932. (38) [H.R. 3521] AN ACT To reduce certain fees in naturalization proceedings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first paragraph of section 13 of the Naturalization Act of June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 596), as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 402), is amended to read as follows: 66 SEC. 13. That the clerk of each and every court exercising jurisdiction in naturalization cases shall charge, collect, and account for the following fees in each proceeding: "(1) For receiving and filing a declaration of intention and the issuing of a duplicate thereof, $2.50; "(2) For making, filing, and docketing a petition for citizenship, and issuing a certificate of citizenship if the issuance of such certificate is authorized by the court, and for the final hearing on the petition, $5." SEC. 2. Subdivisions (b) and (c) of section 32 of the Act of June 29, 1906, and subdivision (a) of section 33 of the Act of June 29, 1906, which were added thereto by section 9 of the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1512), and by section 4 of the Act of May 25, 1932 (47 Stat. 165), as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 399 b (b) and (c), and sec. 399 c (a)), are amended as follows: Wherever in said subdivisions the words a fee of $10" occur that shall be amended to read " a fee of $5." 66 SEC. 3. Section 5 of the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1512), as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 380 (a)), is amended to read as follows: 66 SEC. 5. For every certificate of arrival issued for naturalization purposes a fee of $2.50 shall be paid to the Commissioner of Naturalization, which fee shall be paid over to and deposited in the Treasury in the same manner as other naturalization fees." SEC. 4. Subdivision (a) of section 32 of the Act of June 29, 1906, which was added thereto by section 9 of the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1512), as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 399 (b) (a)), is amended as follows: Wherever in said subdivision the words" a fee of $10" occur they shall be amended to read “ a fee of $1"; and by adding at the end thereof the following: "Provided, That an alien veteran as defined in section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 654; (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 241 (a)), shall not be required to pay the fee required by this subdivision." SEC. 5. In all naturalization proceedings in which an alien applying for certificate of citizenship is represented by counsel, there is hereby established a limit of $25 for counsel's fees, except where legal action before a court requires extended legal service when the court may approve a reasonable fee in excess of $25. SEC. 6. Subdivision (b) of section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1513), as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 106 (a) (b)), is amended as follows: Whenever in said subdivision the words" a fee of $20" occur they shall be amended to read "a fee of $10". Approved, April 19, 1934. [H.R. 3673] AN ACT To amend the law relative to citizenship and naturalization, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1993 of the Revised Statutes is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1993. Any child hereafter born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such child is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to any such child unless the citizen father or citizen mother, as the case may be, has resided in the United States previous to the birth of such child. In cases where one of the parents is an alien, the right of citizenship shall not descend unless the child comes to the United States and resides therein for at least five years continuously immediately previous to his eighteenth birthday, and unless, within six months after the child's twenty-first birthday, he or she shall take an oath of allegiance to the United States of America as prescribed by the Bureau of Naturalization." SEC. 2. Section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad", approved March 2, 1907, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. That a child born without the United States of alien parents shall be deemed a citizen of the United States by virtue of the naturalization of or resumption of American citizenship by the father or the mother: Provided, That such naturalization or resumption shall take place during the minority of such child: And provided further, That the citizenship of such minor child shall begin five years after the time such minor child begins to reside permanently in the United States." SEC. 3. A citizen of the United States may upon marriage to a foreigner make a formal renunciation of his or her United States citizenship before a court having jurisdiction over naturalization of aliens, but no citizen may make such renunciation in time of war, and if war shall be declared within one year after such renunciation then such renunciation shall be void. SEC. 4. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act relative to the naturalization and citizenship of married women ", approved September 22, 1922, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. That an alien who marries a citizen of the United States, after the passage of this Act, as here amended, or an alien whose husband or wife is naturalized after the passage of this Act, as here amended, shall not become a citizen of the United States by reason of such marriage or naturalization; but, if eligible to citizenship, he or she may be naturalized upon full and complete compliance with all requirements of the naturalization laws, with the following exceptions: (a) No declaration of intention shall be required. "(b) In lieu of the five-year period of residence within the United States and the one-year period of residence within the State or Territory where the naturalization court is held, he or she shall have resided continuously in the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, or Porto Rico for at least three years immediately preceding the filing of the petition." SEC. 5. The following Acts and parts of Acts, respectively, are repealed: The Act entitled "An Act providing for the naturalization of the wife and minor children of insane aliens, making homestead entries under the land laws of the United States ", approved February 24, 1911; subdivision "Sixth " of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, and to provide for a uniform rule for the naturalization of aliens throughout the United States ", approved June 29, 1906; and section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act relative to the naturalization and citizenship of married women ", approved September 22, 1922, as said section was added by the Act approved July 3, 1930, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act relative to naturalization and citizenship of married women', approved September 22, 1922." The repeal herein made of Acts and parts of Acts shall not affect any right or privilege or terminate any citizenship acquired under such Acts and parts of Acts before such repeal. Approved, May 24, 1934, 12 noon. |