[CHAPTER 234-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 805] AN ACT To extend further time for naturalization to alien veterans of the World War under the Act approved May 25, 1932 (47 Stat. 165), to extend the same privileges to certain veterans of countries allied with the United States during the World War, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subdivision (a) of section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to further amend the naturalization laws, and for other purposes", approved May 25, 1932 (47 Stat. 165; U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 392b (a)), shall, as herein amended, continue in force and effect to include petitions for citizenship filed prior to May 25, 1940, with any court having naturalization jurisdiction: Provided, That for the purposes of this Act clause (1) of subdivision (a) of section 1 of the aforesaid Act of May 25, 1932, is amended by striking out the words "all such period" and in lieu thereof inserting the words "the five years immediately preceding the filing of his petition;". SEC. 2. The provisions of section 1 of this Act are hereby extended to include any alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence who departed therefrom, for the purpose of serving, and actually served prior to November 11, 1918, in the military or naval forces of the United States in the World War and was discharged from such service under honorable circumstances: Provided, That before any applicant for citizenship under this section is admitted to citizenship the court shall be satisfied by competent proof that he is entitled to and has complied in all respects with the provisions of this Act; and that he was and had been a bona fide lawfully admitted resident in the United States for two years before the passage of this Act. SEC. 3. The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Act. Approved, June 21, 1939. [CHAPTER 517-1ST SESSION] (H. R. 3215] AN ACT To amend the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 536). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (a) (1) of the Act of March 2, 1929, entitled "An Act to supplement the naturalization laws, and for other purposes" (45 Stat., ch. 536, p. 1512), which now reads "(1) Entered the United States prior to June 3, 1921", is hereby amended, effective as of the date this Act is enacted, so as to read as follows: "(1) Entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924". Approved, August 7, 1939. [PUBLIC-No. 349-76тH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 610-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 4100] AN ACT To amend the naturalization laws in relation to an alien previously lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence and who is temporarily absent from the United States solely in his or her capacity as a regularly ordained clergyman or representative of a recognized religious denomination or religious organization existing in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any alien who has been lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence and who has heretofore been or may hereafter be absent temporarily from the United States solely in his or her capacity as a regularly ordained clergyman, shail be considered as residing in the United States for the purpose of naturalization notwithstanding any such absence from the United States, but he or she shall in all other respects comply with the requirements of the naturalization laws. Such alien shall prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor and the naturalization court that his or her absence from the United States has been solely in the capacity hereinbefore described. SEC. 2. The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Act. Approved, August 9, 1939. [CHAPTER 317-1ST SESSION] AN ACT For the relief of William Carl Laude. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Labor be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to record the permanent residence of William Carl Laude as of August 29, 1936, and that the warrant of deportation be canceled, and William Carl Laude shall not again be subject to deportation proceedings for the reasons set forth in said warrant, and that by the terms of this Act he shall not be permitted to become a naturalized citizen of the United States unless and until he shall leave the United States and reenter in a lawful way in full compliance with the existing law. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the nonpreference category of the quota during the current year. Approved, July 17, 1939. [PRIVATE-No. 108-76TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 364-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 5494] AN ACT For the relief of John Marinis, Nicolaos Elias, Ihoanis or Jean Demetre Votsitsanos, and Michael Votsitsanos. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That John Marinis, Nicolaos Elias, Ihoanis or Jean Demetre Votsitsanos, and Michael Votsitsanos, all residents of Tarpon Springs, Florida, engaged in deepsea diving for sponges, shall each be permitted to remain in the United States, and shall not be subject to deportation on the grounds of unlawful residence in the United States, so long as engaged in deep-sea diving for sponges. Approved, July 25, 1939. [CHAPTER 492-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 5056] AN ACT For the relief of Nicholas Contopoulos. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Labor be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to record the permanent residence of Nicholas Contopoulos as of the year 1921, and that the warrant of deportation be canceled, and Nicholas Contopoulos shall not again be subject to deportation proceedings for the reasons set forth in said warrant, and that by the terms of this Act he shall not be permitted to become a naturalized citizen of the United States unless and until he shall leave the United States and reenter in a lawful way in full compliance with the existing law. Upon the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the nonpreference category of the quota during the current year. Approved, August 5, 1939. [PRIVATE-No. 167-76TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 530-1ST SESSION] [S. 1394] AN ACT For the relief of Johannes or John, Julia, Michael, William, and Anna Kostiuk. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of the immigration and naturalization laws the Secretary of Labor is hereby authorized and directed to cancel the warrant of arrest and the order of deportation heretofore issued against Johannes or John, Julia, Michael, William, and Anna Kostiuk. Hereafter, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, such aliens shall be deemed to have been admitted for all purposes to the United States for permanent residence on April 15, 1925: Provided, That the said Johannes or John, Julia, Michael, William, and Anna Kostiuk shall never be eligible to become citizens of the United States. Approved, August 7, 1939. [CHAPTER 535-1ST SESSION] AN ACT For the relief of Joannes Josephus Citron. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of the immigration and naturalization laws Joannes Josephus Citron shall be deemed to have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence on or about November 23, 1925, at the port of Eastport, Idaho: Provided, That the said Joannes Josephus Citron shall not be eligible to become a citizen of the United States. Approved, August 7, 1939. [PRIVATE-NO. 175-76TH CONGRESS] AN ACT Authorizing the naturalization of John Ullmann, Junior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, at any time within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, John Ullmann, Junior, of the United States Navy, retired, may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States by taking the naturalization oath of allegiance before any court having jurisdiction of the naturalization of aliens. Approved, August 7, 1939. |