Military service does not of itself confer citizenship

A person of alien birth, who has been honorably discharged from military service in the United States, but who has not been naturalized, should not transmit his discharge paper in application for a pa port, but should apply to the proper court for admi ion to citizenship, and transmit the certificate of naturalization so obtained. The signature to the application and oath of allegiance should conform in orthography to the applicant's name as written in the naturalization paper, which the department follows. Every applicant is required to state his occupation and the place of his permanent legal residence, and to declare that he goes abroad for temporary sojourn and intends to return to the United States with the purpose of residing and performing the duties of citizenship therein. The wife or widow of a naturalized citizen must transmit the naturalization certificate of the husband, stating in her affidavit that she is the wife or widow of the person described therein. The children of a naturalized citizen, claiming citizenship through the father, must transmit the certificate of naturalization of the father, stating in their affidavits that they are children of the person described therein, and were minors at the time of such naturalization. The oath of allegiance to the United States will be required in all cases. IMG:content-1530.png:[blocks in formation] By act of Congre , approved March 23, 1888, a fee of one dollar is required to be collected for every citizen's pa port. That amount in currency or postal note should accompany each application. Orders should be payable to the Disbursing Clerk of the Depart in ent of State. Drafts or checks are inconvenient and undesirable.