limited to five years immediately preceding the taking of the oaths or affirmations mentioned in the said section. SECTION 4. The forms of declarations of alienage made in pursuance of the sald act shall be respectively as follows: I, A. B., of THE NATURALIZATION ACT, CANADA. Declaration of alienage by a naturalized British subject. of having been naturalized as a British subject on the 190, do hereby, under the provisions of the order of the governor-general in souncil of the and of the treaty between Great Britain and C. D., renounce my naturalization as a British subject and declare that it is my desire to resume my nationality as a subject (or citizen) of C. D. Declaration of alienage by a person born within British dominions but also a subject or citizen of a foreign state by the law thereof. I, A. B., of -, being held by the common law of Great Britain to be a natural-born subject of his Britannic Majesty by reason of my having been born within His Majesty's dominions, and being also held by the law of C. D., to have been at my birth, and to be still, a subject (or citizen) of C. D., hereby renounce my nationality as a British subject, and declare that it is my desire to be considered and treated as a subject (or citizen) of C. D. Declaration of alienage by a person who is by origin a British subject. I, A. B., of having been born out of His Britannic Majesty's dominions of a father being a British subject, do hereby renounce my nationality as a British subject. [Signed] Made and subscribed this [Signed] day of A. B. 190-, before me. G. H. Justice of the Peace (or other official title). SECTION. 5. Every declaration, whether of alienage or British nationality, made in pursuance of the said act, shall be deposited and registered in the office of the secretary of state of Canada. SECTION 6. The secretary of state of Canada, the under-secretary of state, or the deputy registrar general of Canada may give certified copies of any such declaration for the purposes mentioned in the said act. SECTION 7. The oaths mentioned in sections forty-one and fortytwo of the said act shall, if the person taking them resides in the Northwest Territories, be filed of record with a clerk of the supreme court of the Northwest Territories. SECTION 8. With the consent of the treasury board the following provision is made in regard to the imposition and application of fees: [Enclosure in despatch from Mr. Lay, consul-general, Cape Town, September 28, 1906.1 No. 2-1883.] AUGUST 22, 1883. ACT TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO ALIENS." Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the legal condition of aliens: Be it enacted by the governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the legislative council and house of assembly thereof, as follows: 1. The laws mentioned in the first schedule to this act shall be and are hereby wholly repealed: Provided, That such repeal shall not, as to any time before the passing of this act, affect (1) any right acquired or thing done; (2) any liability accrued or accruing; (3) any penalty or other punishment incurred, or to be incurred, in respect of any offence committed; (4) the institution of any investigation or legal proceeding, or any other remedy for ascertaining or enforcing any such liability, penalty, or punishment as aforesaid. 2. Any person of alien birth, may purchase, acquire, own, and dispose of immovable property in this colony in like manner as naturalborn subjects of Her Majesty: Provided, That this section shall not qualify an alien for any office or any franchise which such alien does not now by law possess, nor entitle an alien to any right or privilege except such rights and privileges in respect of immovable property as are hereby expressly given to him. 3. Any alien now residing, or who may hereafter reside, within this colony, may make application, addressed to the colonial secretary, for letters of naturalization; and every such application shall be as nearly as is material in the form set forth in the second schedule. a Amended by act 35, 1889. Extended by proclamation No. 246, of 1883, to Tembuland; by proclamation No. 247, of 1883, to Transkei and Griqualand East, and by proclamation No. 248, of 1883, to Port St. Johns. Alien can not be registered as voter. Section 10, constitution ordinance. Can not be elected member of house of assembly, section 47 ibid., or of Legislative Council, section 23 ibid. Can not be elected member of Municipality, act 45 of 1882, section 16. a 4. The governor may (if he think fit) grant letters of naturalization in this colony to any alien, or to any person who has been naturalized as a British subject elsewhere than in this colony, who shall apply for naturalization and conform to the provisions of this act: Provided, That no letters of naturalization shall be granted until " there be delivered to the colonial secretary a certificate signed by some resident magistrate, justice of the peace, or field cornet to the effect that the applicant is known to the person so signing, and that to the best of such person's belief and knowledge the applicant is a person of good repute who has either never been convicted of and sentenced for treason, murder, culpable homicide, rape, theft, fraud, perjury, or forgery, or, if he has been so convicted and sentenced, that he has received a free pardon. 5. Any person resident in this colony who has previously obtained a certificate of naturalization as a British subject as aforesaid may obtain letters of naturalization under the provisions of this act if he shall submit such certificate and make an application to the colonial secretary, stating in the said application (1) that he is the person named in such certificate, (2) that the certificate has been obtained without any fraud or intentionally false statement, and (3) that the signature and seal (if any) thereto are to the best of his knowledge and belief genuine. 6. Every alien, being a male, to whom the governor may grant letters of naturalization, shall before delivery of such letters to him make and subscribe before a justice of the peace a declaration of allegiance in the form contained in the third schedule, which declaration shall be of the same force and effect as an oath of allegiance. 7. An alien to whom letters of naturalization have been granted shall in this colony be entitled to all political and other rights, powers, and privileges, and be subject to all obligations to which a natural-born British subject is entitled or subject in this colony. 8. The following persons shall be deemed and taken to be naturalized, and shall have all the rights and privileges of natural-born subjects of Her Majesty in this colony: (1) Any alien woman in this colony already married or who shall hereafter be married to any such natural-born or naturalized subject; (2) all minor children alien born of any alien parent who shall be or become naturalized under this or any other act, and which children shall either be within this colony at the time of the naturalization of their parent [or shall become resident] in this colony during minority. 9. A return of persons to whom letters of naturalization shall have been granted under this act shall be published in the Gazette halfyearly, in the months of January and July, and such returns shall show (1) name of such persons in full, (2) their birthplace, (3) occupation, (4) residence in the colony, (5) date of the issue of letters. 10. If any person shall willfully make any false statement in any application made under the provisions of this act for the purpose of obtaining letters of naturalization, he shall, upon conviction, incur the same penalties as are by law provided against persons convicted of willful and corrupt perjury. And in case letters of naturalization shall have been granted, such letters shall be void. a Printed as amended by act 35, 1889, section 2. 11. Every person obtaining letters of naturalization under this act pay for the same a fee, to be collected by means of stamps, of two shillings and sixpence. shall 12. The colonial secretary shall cause a register to be made and kept of letters of naturalization heretofore granted or hereafter granted under this act, and shall, upon the application of any person, and upon payment of a fee of one shilling in respect of every name of any person upon, or supposed to be upon, the register. A certificate under the hand of the colonial secretary authenticating the fact of the issue of letters of naturalization to any person whose name appears upon the said register may, at the discretion of the colonial secretary, be issued upon payment by means of stamps of a fee of five shillings. Every such certificate shall be received as evidence of the facts therein stated. 13. Every letter of naturalization and every such certificate as aforesaid shall be admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or seal authenticating the same and shall be prima facie evidence of the person named therein being duly naturalized, and of the signature or seal authenticating the same and of the official character of the persons appearing to have signed the same. 14. This act may be cited as the "Aliens' naturalization act, 1883." THE FIRST SCHEDULE. Laws repealed. Number. Year. Title of act. For enabling persons alien born to hold fixed property in this colony. For further facilitating the naturalization of certain aliens. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Form of application for letters of naturalization to the colonial secretary of the Cape of Good Hope. I do hereby apply for letters of naturalization in the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and I declare that the answers to the questions hereunder given are true and correct: 1. Name of the applicant (in full). 2. Birthplace (state fully the name of the place and the country in which the place is situated). 3. Age next birthday. 4. Occupation. 5. Place of residence in the colony. 6. Length of time during which the applicant has resided in the colony. 7. Does the applicant intend, when naturalized, to reside in this colony? 8. Have you ever been convicted and sentenced for any of the following crimes: Treason, murder, culpable homicide, rape, theft, fraud, perjury, or forgery; or, if so, have you received a free pardon? day of 18-. (Signature of Applicant.) a Printed as amended by section 3, of act No. 35, 1889. THE THIRD SCHEDULE. Declaration of allegiance. I, A B, of do sincerely promise that I will be faithful and bear true alleigance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria as lawful sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and to her heirs and successors according to law. Declared this day of 18-. Justice of the Peace. HONGKONG. Mr. Wilder, consul-general, Hongkong, to the Assistant Secretary of State, August 28, 1906. * AMERICAN CONSULATE-GENERAL, SIR: * The law of the colony of Hongkong is identical with the law of England on the subject, as the only citizens of the colony are British subjects, with the following addition: The colonial government has the power to grant certificates of naturalization to foreigners desiring to become naturalized British subjects, if they have resided in Hongkong for five years and intend to reside here permanently, upon their taking an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. (See Hongkong ordinance No. 44 of 1902.) Such certificates, however, only grant protection to the naturalized person while in Hongkong, and are liable to revocation by the colonial government if obtained by misrepresentation. I am, etc., AMOS P. WILDER, Consul-General. [Enclosure.] No. 44 of 1902.-AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE NATURALIZATION OF [LS] ALIENS. HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor. [9TH DECEMBER, 1902.] Be it enacted by the governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the legislative council thereof, as follows: 1. This ordinance may be cited as the naturalization ordinance, 1902. 2. Any alien who has continuously resided in Hongkong or been in the service of the Crown for a term of not less than five years immediately preceding his application, and who intends, if natural |