of the Red Cross, or the treaty of Geneva, of August twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to which the United States of America gave its adhésion on March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two.

Second. And for said purposes to perform all the duties devolved upon a national society by each nation which has acceded to said treaty.

Third. To succeed to all the rights and property which have been hitherto held and to all the duties which have heretofore been performed by the American National Red Cross as a corporation duly incorporated by Act of Congress June sixth, nineteen hundred, which Act is hereby repealed and the organization created thereby is hereby dissolved.

Fourth. To act in matters of voluntary relief and in accord with the military and naval authorities as a medium of communication between the people of the United States of America and their Army and Navy, and to act in such matters between similar national societies of other governments through the "Comité International de Secours," and the Government and the people and the Army and Navy of the United States of America.

Fifth. And to continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same. [33 Stat. L. 600.]

SEC. 4. [Unauthorized use of insignia, etc., forbidden.] That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person within the jurisdiction of the United States to falsely and fraudulently hold himself out as, or represent or pretend himself to be, a member of, or an agent for, the American National Red Cross, for the purpose of soliciting, collecting, or receiving money or material; or for any person to wear or display the sign of the Red Cross, or any insignia colored in imitation thereof for the fraudulent purpose of inducing the belief that he is a member of, or an agent for, the American National Red Cross. Nor shall it be lawful for any person or corporation, other than the Red Cross of America, not now lawfully entitled to use the sign of the Red Cross, hereafter to use such sign or any insignia colored in imitation thereof for the purposes of trade or as an advertisement to induce the sale of any article whatsoever. If any person violates the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not less than one nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both, for each and every offense. The fine so collected shall be paid to the American National Red Cross. [33 Stat. L. 600.]

SEc. 5. [Central committee - election of members - vacancies - executive committee meetings — quorum-voting by proxy forbidden.] That the governing body of the said American National Red Cross shall consist, in the first instance, of a central committee numbering eighteen persons, to be appointed in the manner following, namely: Six by the incorporators herein named and twelve by the President of the United States, one of whom shall be designated by the President to act as chairman. It shall be the duty of the central committee to organize with as little delay as possible State and Territorial societies, including the District of Columbia, under such rules as the said committee may prescribe. When six or more State or Territorial societies have been formed, thereafter the central committee shall be composed as follows: Six to be appointed by the incorporators, six by the representatives of the State and Territorial societies at the annual meeting of the incorporators and societies, and six by the President of the United States, one of whom shall

be designated by him as chairman and one each to be named by him from the Departments of State, War, Navy, Treasury, and Justice.

The first six members of the central committee elected by the incorporators at the first annual meeting, and the first six members of the central committee elected by the State and Territorial delegates, shall when elected select by lot from their number two members to serve one year, two members to serve two years, and two members to serve three years, and each subsequent election of members shall be for a period of three years or until their successors are duly elected and qualify. The six members of the central committee appointed by the President at the annual meeting shall serve for one year.

The President shall fill as soon as may be any vacancy that may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise in the chairmanship or in the membership of the central committee appointed by him. And any vacancy that may occur in the six members of the central committee herein provided to be appointed by the incorporators or in the six to be appointed by the representatives of the State societies shall be filled by temporary appointments to be made by the remaining members of the six in which the vacancy or vacancies may occur, such appointees to serve until the next annual meeting.

The central committee shall have power to appoint from its own members an executive committee of seven persons, five of whom shall be a quorum, who, when the central committee is not in session, shall have and exercise all the powers of the central committee.

The Secretary of War shall within thirty days after the passage of this Act call a meeting at a time and place to be designated by him in the city of Washington of the incorporators hereunder, giving at least thirty days' notice thereof in one or more newspapers, and the annual meeting of said incorporators, their associates and successors, shall thereafter be held in said city on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in December, the first of said meetings to be held in December, nineteen hundred and five. Fifteen members shall constitute a quorum at any annual or special meeting.

Voting by proxy shall not be allowed at any meeting of the incorporators, annual or special, nor at any meeting of State or Territorial societies organized under the provisions of this charter. [33 Stat. L. 601.]

SEC. 6. [Reports.] That the said American National Red Cross shall on the first day of January of each year make and transmit to the Secretary of War a report of its proceedings for the preceding year, including a full, complete, and itemized report of receipts and expenditures of whatever kind, which report shall be duly audited by the War Department, and a copy of said report shall be transmitted to Congress by the War Department. [33 Stat. L. 602.]

SEC. 7. [Amendment.] That Congress shall have the right to repeal, alter, or amend this Act at any time. [33 Stat. L. 602.]

CHEMISTRY, BUREAU OF.

See AGRICULTURE.

CHINA.

United States Court for, see JUDICIARY,

CIRCUIT COURTS.

See JUDICIARY.

CITIZENSHIP.

Act of March 2, 1907, Ch. 2534, 68.

Sec. 1. Passports to Persons after Declaration of Intention Extent of

Protection, 68.

2. Expatriation- By Foreign Naturalization, etc. - Residence Abroad of Naturalized Persons-Regulations- Time of War, 68.

3. American Women Married to Foreigners, 69.

4. Foreign Women Married to Americans, 69.

5. Children of Alien Parents - Citizenship - Naturalization, etc., of Parents during Minority - Commencement, 69.

6. Children Born Abroad – Required to Record Intention at Age of Eighteen Oath, 69.

7. Records, etc., 69.

CROSS-REFERENCES.

See also IMMIGRATION; NATURALIZATION.

An Act In reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad.

[Act of March 2, 1907, ch. 2534, 34 Stat. L. 1228.]

[SEC. 1.] [Passports to persons after declaration of intention-extent of protection.] That the Secretary of State shall be authorized, in his discretion, to issue passports to persons not citizens of the United States as follows: Where any person has made a declaration of intention to become such a citizen as provided by law and has resided in the United States for three years a passport may be issued to him entitling him to the protection of the Government in any foreign country: Provided, That such passport shall not be valid for more than six months and shall not be renewed, and that such passport shall not entitle the holder to the protection of this Government in the country of which he was a citizen prior to making such declaration of intention. [34 Stat. L. 1228.]

See title PASSPORTS, 5 Fed. Stat. Annot. 406.

SEC. 2. [Expatriation - by foreign naturalization, etc. - residence abroad of naturalized persons-regulations-time of war.] That any American citizen shall be deemed to have expatriated himself when he has been naturalized in any foreign state in conformity with its laws, or when he has taken an oath of allegiance to any foreign state. When any naturalized citizen shall have resided for two years in the foreign state from which he came, or for five years in any other foreign state it shall be presumed that he has ceased to be an American citizen, and the place of his general abode shall be deemed his place of residence during said years: Provided, however, That such presumption

may be overcome on the presentation of satisfactory evidence to a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, under such rules and regulations as the Department of State may prescribe: And provided also, That no American citizen shall be allowed to expatriate himself when this country is at war. [34 Stat. L. 1228.]

See title CITIZENSHIP, 1 Fed. Stat. Annot. 785.

SEC. 3. [American women married to foreigners.] That any American woman who marries a foreigner shall take the nationality of her husband. At the termination of the marital relation she may resume her American citizenship, if abroad, by registering as an American citizen within one year with a consul of the United States, or by returning to reside in the United States, or, if residing in the United States at the termination of the marital relation, by continuing to reside therein. [34 Stat. L. 1228.]

See R. S. sec. 1994, 1 Fed. Stat. Annot. 786. The wife becomes incompetent, under this section, to act as a voucher in support of her alien husband's petition for naturalization; and where she has attempted to act as a voucher, the testimony of substitute witnesses may not be allowed at the final hearing. But it appearing that the wife was made a voucher

through an honest mistake, the petition may be amended by allowing the applicant to have it sworn to by a citizen, and it may be reposted as required by the sixth section of the Naturalization Act (given under the title NATURALIZATION), after which the applicant can be heard finally. In re Martorana, 159 Fed. 1010.

SEC. 4. [Foreign women married to Americans.] That any foreign woman who acquires American citizenship by marriage to an American shall be assumed to retain the same after the termination of the marital relation if she continue to reside in the United States, unless she makes formal renunciation thereof before a court having jurisdiction to naturalize aliens, or if she resides abroad she may retain her citizenship by registering as such before a United States consul within one year after the termination of such marital relation. [34 Stat. L. 1229.]

SEC. 5. [Children of alien parents citizenship-naturalization, etc., of parents during minority commencement.] That a child born without the United States of alien parents shall be deemed a citizen of the United States by virtue of the naturalization of or resumption of American citizenship by the parent: Provided, That such naturalization or resumption takes place during the minority of such child: And provided further, That the citizenship of such minor child shall begin at the time such minor child begins to reside permanently in the United States. [34 Stat. L. 1229.]

SEC. 6. [Children born abroad required to record intention at age of eighteen oath.] That all children born outside the limits of the United States who are citizens thereof in accordance with the provisions of section nineteen hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States and who continue to reside outside the United States shall, in order to receive the protection of this Government, be required upon reaching the age of eighteen years to record at an American consulate their intention to become residents and remain citizens of the United States and shall be further required to take the oath of allegiance to the United States upon attaining their majority. [34 Stat. L. 1229.]

R. S. sec. 1993, above referred to, is given in 1 Fed. Stat. Annot. 786.

SEC. 7. [Records, etc.] That duplicates of any evidence, registration, or other acts required by this Act shall be filed with the Department of State for record. [34 Stat. L. 1229.]

CIVIL RIGHTS.

Offenses against, see PENAL LAWS.

CIVIL SERVICE.

See EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

CLAIMS.

Act of March 4, 1997, Ch. 2918.

Sec. 1. Spanish Treaty Claims Commission — Average Cost per Page of Testimony to Be Ascertained — Claimant to Deposit Cost with Clerk- Dismissal of Claim on Failure to Deposit - Return of Deposit.

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[SEC. 1.] [Spanish treaty claims commission - average cost per page of testimony to be ascertained-claimant to deposit cost with clerk-dismissal of claim on failure to deposit — return of deposit.] The Spanish Treaty Claims Commission is directed to ascertain as soon as may be what has been the average cost per page of taking testimony for use in cases before said Commission by dividing the whole amount expended from appropriations under this head by the total number of pages of testimony heretofore taken. The claimant in all cases before said Commission not already finally disposed of shall hereafter be required to pay in the first instance the expense of taking his testimony including the cross-examination of his witnesses at the rate per page so found and to secure the payment thereof shall within ninety days from the passage of this Act deposit with the Clerk of said Commission the average cost of taking the claimant's testimony in cases heretofore disposed of at the rate per page aforesaid, and upon failure to make such deposit within the time fixed his case shall be dismissed with prejudice. Whenever any case is disposed of by the Commission in favor of the claimant his said deposit shall be returned to him by the Clerk, but if the case is disposed of in favor of the Government so much of his deposit as is required to pay the costs of taking his testimony shall be covered into the Treasury and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the claimant. [34 Stat. L. 1359.]

This is from the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, March 4, 1907, ch. 2918.

The Act of May 30, 1908, ch. 235, concerning the making and presenting of false claims, etc., and amending R. S. sec. 5438, is repealed by sec. 341 of the Act of March 4, 1909, ch. 321, given post, under the title PENAL LAWS.