Britian during the revolutionary war, shall be admitted to become a citizen without the consent of the legislature of the state in which such person was proscribed. Police court of District of Columbia has no power to naturalize foreigners. SEC. 2173. The police court of the District of Columbia shall have no power to naturalize foreigners. Naturalization of seamen. SEC. 2174. Every seaman, being a foreigner, who declares his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States in any competent court, and shall have served three years on board of a merchant vessel of the United States subsequent to the date of such declaration, may, on his application to any competent court, and the production of his certificate of discharge and good conduct during that time, together with the certificate of his declaration of intention to become a citizen, be admitted a citizen of the United States; and every seaman, being a foreigner, shall, after his declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States, and after he shall have served such three years, be deemed a citizen of the United States, for the purpose of manning and serving on board any merchant vessel of the United States anything to the contrary in any act of congress notwithstanding; but such seaman shall, for all purposes of protection as an American citizen, be deemed such, after the filing of his declaration of intention to become such citizen. Forms Prepared in Conformity to the Australian Ballot Law-Election 1906. *CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION. [For State Officers Nominated by Convention.] THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a regularly called convention of the whose residence is party of Mis souri composed of delegates duly elected from the several counties in the State of Missouri, and held at, Mo., on the day of ——, 190-, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices hereinafter named for the State of Missouri, to be filled at the ensuing general election, to be held on the day of November, A. D. 190-: Said convention was organized by the election of -9 whose residence is, county, Missouri, as presiding officer; and county, Missouri, as secretary, and that they were the permanent officers of said convention; that the party represented by said convention of delegates polled at the last general election more than three (3) per cent. of the entire vote cast in the State of Missouri; that said convention nominated the persons hereinafter named, whose place of residence and occupation are set opposite their respective names, as the candidates of the party for the offices opposite to which their names herein appear, viz: See note below. Office. Superintendent of Public Schools..... Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner.. Name of candidate. Residence. Occupation. of Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within and for the county —, in the State of Missouri, on the day of —, 190—, ————————, who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their free act and deed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at 190-. Missouri, in said county, the day and year first above written. My commission expires (Seal.) Notary Public. * To be filed with the Secretary of State not more than 60 days and not less than 20 days before the general election. NOTE-Use same form for certifying judicial nominations made by convention. (See Sec. 7162, R. S. 1899.) Το [Name of Secretary.] *CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION. [Of State Officers by Petition of Electors.] -, Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri: The undersigned electors of the State of Missouri, residents of the county of therein, pursuant to the election laws of said State, do hereby certify that the persons hereinafter named for nomination are the candidates of the party (embodying the princi ples set out in the State and National platforms of said party) for the offices set opposite their respective names herein, to be voted for at the ensuing general election to be held on Tuesday, November —, 190, and that we and each of us are bona fide supporters of the candidate sought to be nominated and have not aided and will not aid in the nomination of any other candidate for the same office, to wit: On this ... Postoffice. County. day of -, 190-, before me, a notary public within and for the county of, personally appeared (here insert all the names of electors signed to the foregoing petition), to me known to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their free act and deed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at office in —, Missouri, the day and year first above written. My term of office as a notary public will expire (Seal.) day of 190-. Notary Public. * This form can readily be adapted to the nomination of circuit and district candidates. [To be signed by electors equal to one per cent. of the entire vote cast in the State at the last preceding general election, though such names shall be not less than fifty and not exceed 1.000 and to be filed with the Secretary of State not more than 60 and not less than 20 days before the general election.] *CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION. party of Mis(district or [For District or Circuit, where only One Candidate is Nominated.] THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a regularly called convention of the souri, composed of delegates duly elected from the several counties in the circuit) and held at ———, county, Missouri, on the day of —, 190-, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for to be filled at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the day of November, 190-, said convention was organized by the election of whose residence is county, Missouri, as presiding officer, and residence is ——, whose county, Missouri, as secretary, and that they were the permanent officers of said convention; that the party, represented by said convention of delegates, polled at the last general election more than (3) three per cent. of the entire vote cast in the (district or circuit); that said convention nominated --- whose place of residence is ——, county, Missouri, and whose occupation is that of a as the nominee Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within and for the county of, in the State of Missouri, on the - day of ——, 190—, -- who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their free act and deed. at IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal (Seal) 190-. *To be filed with the Secretary of State not more than 60 days and not less than 20 days before the general election.t +Candidates for districts or circuits wholly within a county or city must be certified to county clerks or commissioners of elections. N. B.-Where there are more nominees than one their names, residences and occupations may be set out in the same certificate. The names of the presiding officer and secretary may be included in one acknowledgment, or they may be set out in separate acknowledgments. *CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION. [For County Officers Nominated by a Convention of Delegates.] THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a regularly called convention of the posed of delegates duly elected from the several townships composing the county of the State of Missouri, held at in said county, on the day of the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices hereinafter named for Missouri, to be filled at the ensuing general election, to be held on the ber, A. D. 190-, which said convention was organized by the election of county, Missouri, as Chairman, and of — party, com A. D. 190-, in for county, in day of Novemof county, Missouri, as Secretary, party, represented by county, Mis and they were the permanent officers of said convention; that the said convention of delegates, polled at the last general election more than three (3) per cent. of the entire vote cast in said county; that the said convention for said souri, nominated the persons hereinafter named, and whose place of residence and occupation are set opposite their respective names, as the candidates of the county offices opposite to which their nam 's appear, viz: party for the day of Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within and for the county of, in the State of Missouri, on the 190, who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their free act and deed. at IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal 190-. * To be filed with the County Clerk not more than 60 and not less than 15 days before the general election. *CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION. [For County Officers by Primary Election.] - party, of county, THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a primary election of the regularly called by and held under the auspices of the · County Central Committee for county, in the State of Missouri, in said county, on the day of, A. D. 190-, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices hereinafter named for --county, in Missouri, to be filled at the ensuing general election, to be held on the day of November, A. D. 190—, said primary election for said county, Missouri, nominated the persons hereinafter named, and whose places of residence and occupation are set opposite their respective names, as the candidates of the which their names appear, namely: - party for the county offices opposite to |