AGENCY: District Court (Fourth District : Juab County)
SERIES: 85178
TITLE: Naturalization record books
DATES: i 1904-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological. After 1906, also by volume and petition number.
DESCRIPTION: These volumes contain documentation of the final steps of becoming a United States citizen. They include petitions for naturalization, certificates of citizenship, and accompanying documentation. The first preprinted forms consisted of an applicant's affidavit and witness affidavits, as well as a certificate of citizenship. The applicant's affidavit gave his name, birthplace, court and date of declaration of intention, sovereign, and date of admission to the United States. The affidavit included an oath of renunciation to his former sovereign and a declaration regarding character and health. The affidavits of two witnesses confirmed the applicant's statements and declared his worthiness to become a citizen.__A copy of a certificate of citizenship form was then completed reiterating this information and ordering his admittance as a citizen.
_____After 1906, courts were required to use preprinted forms in volumes issued by the federal Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. Petitions included the individual's name, residence, occupation, birth date and place; place from which emigrated, date, port of arrival, and vessel name; date and court where he declared his intention of becoming a citizen; wife's name, birthplace, and residence; and any previous petitions for citizenship. Later there were blanks to record his children's names, birth dates, birthplaces, and residences.__Two citizen witnesses validated the individual's petition information and declared he was of good moral character. The printed oath of allegiance and court order admitting the applicant as a citizen are included. Later space was added for memoranda, including space to record the denial, not just the acceptance, of the petition.
In 1941, a sentence was added regarding any departures from the United States with a table in which to record dates of departure and return, ports used, and vessel name. Various corroborating documents had to be produced at the time of the hearing and are usually bound into the volumes along with the petitions. They include declarations of intention, certificates of military service, certificates of arrival, witness depostions, correspondence, and occasionally court orders revoking citizenship. The series was begun when Juab County was part of the 5th judicial district; the county was moved to the 4th district in 1977.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public