A man who is eligible to the office of mayor. for instance. must have resided in a district for so many years. He must have been a citizen. and that constitutes his eligibility. When a man applies to a court and .asks for his naturalization paper the judge says to him. "Are you legally eligible? " The judge asks the (Mestion. He must proceed then to show legal fitness to be declared a citizen. What are the steps of legal fitness? First. he must have come to this country. second. he must have resided here for two years. third. he must have declared his intention to become a citizen. and. fourth. he must have made application for naturalization papers. When all of these things are done. then. and not until then. is the man eligible to be a citizen. Now. I want to read this language. I quote from the first paragraph of the bill: That any alien eligible by existing law to become a naturalized citizen of the United StatesBy the use of that language you limit the application and operation of this bill to persons who are ripethat is the wordfor citizenship. In other words. they must be eligible to be elected. All the conditions precedent as a qualification must have been complied with. and then. and not until then..are they eligible for citizenship.
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