Others can be cured by the committee when we read the bill under consideration for amendment. Judge RAKiSRs bill follows � [H-. R. 5525. 67th Cong.. 1st sess.] A bill relative to the naturalization and citizenship of married women. Be it enacted. etc.. That any woman citizen of the United States who hereafter. being then i resident of and residing in the United States. marries ain alien. who may be lawfully naturalized. shall retain her American citizenship so long as she continues to reside in the United States. unless she makes in writing a formal renunciation of said citizenship before a court having Jurisdiction of naturalization proceedings. If at the termination of the marital status she is a citizen of the United States. she shall retain such citizenship regardless of her residence. If during the continuance of the marital status she resides continuously for two years In a foreign country of which her husband Is a citizen or subject. or for five years continuously outside of the United States. she shall thereafter be suhject to the same presumption as is a naturalized citizen of the United States tinder the second paragraph of section 2 of the act entitled "An act in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad." approved March 2. S .c. 2. That any woman citizen of the United States who hereafter. being then a nonresident. marries an alien and any such woman citizen. whether or not a resident of the United .tates. who hereafter marries an alien. who may not be lawfully naturalized. shall cease to be a citizen of the United States. SEc. 3. That any woman who has heretofore ceased to be a citizen of the United States by reason of her marriage to an alien. who may be lawfully naturalized. may. if then a bona fide resident of and residing in the United States. file a petition for naturalization prescribed by law without making the preliminary declaration of intention required of other aliens. and upon due and satisfactory proof to the court may he admitted to citizenship of the United States upon complying in all respects with the other requirements of the naturalization law. If thereafter. during the continuauce of the marital status. she resides continuously for two years in a foreign country of which her husband is a citizen or subject. or for five years continuously outside of the United States. she shall thenceforward be subject to the same )resumption as is a niaturlized citizen of the United States under the second paragraph of section 2 of said act approved March 2. 1907. SEc. 4. That an alien wonian who hereafter marries a citizen of the United States shall not derive United States citizenship by reason of ih fact of such marriage. SEc. 5. That an alien woman shall not derive United States citizenship by the naturalization of or resumption of citizenship by her husband after the passage of this act. Siec. 6. That any woman who heretofore acquired United States citizenship by marriage to a citizen of the United States or by naturalization of or resumption of United States citizenship by her husband shall retain such American citizenship. SEc. 7. That the right of any woman to become a naturalized citizen of the United States shall not le denied or abridged because of her sex or because she Is at married woman. I know the chairman of tile committee. if it were necessary to state it. and my colleagues Judge Box and Judge WILSON and myself have been constantly In attendance and giving assistance to this legislation. as well as others in the committee. trying to make it workable the best we could. I think it is the duty of every man.
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