passports in colonies; but the Regulations of 1896 prohibited, generally, consular officers from issuing passports, unless specifically authorized so to do by the Department, this prohibition not, however, extending to the issuing of passports by a consular officer during the temporary absence from a country of the diplomatic representative. More than forty consular officers now have the specific authority required by the regulations. As the evidence upon which a passport is issued abroad is substantially the same as that required by the Department in Washington, so is the prescribed form of application almost identical; but additional statements are required to show when the applicant last left the United States, whether he already has a passport, that he has not been refused one on a previous application, and for what purpose he desires a passport. PART II DIGEST OF LAWS, RULINGS, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 89 DIGEST OF LAWS, RULINGS, AND REGULATIONS. Unless otherwise specified, the references are to the volumes of press-copied letters in the Passport Division. ACCOMPANYING PERSON IN A PASSPORT. One passport may include the wife, minor children, and American servant of the holder. If the servant is not of American birth, his citizenship must be established in the usual way. A woman's passport may include her minor children and servant under the above-named conditions. Grandchildren, nieces or nephews, mothers, and others not the children of the applicant can not be included in his passport; and the term servant is held not to include a governess, tutor, etc. But an elder brother's passport may include his minor brothers of tender years, and a guardian may take his ward. May 25, 1874. The tutor will require a separate passport, upon affi- Vol. v, p. 7, davits furnished in accordance with the inclosed instructions. 243, Bet3 13, 1882. I have to say that the oldest of the three persons re- Vol. viii, ferred to should execute the requisite affidavits, when a passport will be issued to him and made to include his minor brothers Vol. viii, The passport to Mr. Mackey can be made to include Mar. 17, 1884. his wife, but not his mother. P. 413, Vol. ix, p. 400, Vol. xii, p. 350, Vol. xiii, The word "governess," as generally employed and understood, does not indicate a servant within the meaning of the passport instructions. The Secretary of State has made a rule that servants who are not citizens of the United States shall not be included in passports. It will be necessary, before a passport can be issued for Mar. 24, 1896. the nurse, that her citizenship be established. As it ap 263, Vol. xiv, Rules governing applications for passports, 1896. pears from the application that she was born in France, her certificate of naturalization as a citizen of the United States should be sent to this Department; but if she is a citizen of France, it is suggested that she may obtain the necessary information relative to her procuring a French passport from the consul of France in Boston. In regard to your request that it be inserted in your passport that you are accompanied by your pupil, Charles P. Bispham, you are informed that one passport can only include the wife, minor children, or servants of the person to whom it is issued. When an applicant is accompanied by his wife, minor children, or servant, being an American citizen, it will be sufficient to state the fact, giving the respective ages of the children and the citizenship of the servant, when one passport will cover the whole. For any other person in the party a separate passport will be required. A woman's passport may include her minor children and servant under the above-named conditions. |