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In re Colorossi

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, Washington, W.D. Washington, Southern Division
Sep 27, 1923
292 F. 862 (W.D. Wash. 1923)

Opinion


292 F. 862 (W.D.Wash. 1923) In re COLOROSSI. No. 1556. United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Southern Division. September 27, 1923

CUSHMAN, District Judge.

Petitioner, a married woman, born in Italy, asks to be naturalized. Her husband, also born in Italy, to whom she was married in the United States, is not a citizen. His application for naturalization is still pending in this court. No declaration of intention to become a citizen has been made by petitioner; her claim being that under the provisions of the Act of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. pt. 1, &. 1021), such declaration is not required. The act in part provides:

'That the right of any woman to become a naturalized citizen of the United States shall not be denied or abridged because of her sex or because she is a married woman.

Page 863.

'Sec. 2. That any woman who marries a citizen of the United States after the passage of this act, or any woman whose husband is naturalized after the passage of this act, shall not become a citizen of the United States by reason of such marriage or naturalization; but, if eligible to citizenship, she may be naturalized upon full and complete compliance with all requirements of the naturalization laws, with the following exceptions:

'(a) No declaration of intention shall be required;

'(b) In lieu of the five-year period of residence within the United States and the one-year period of residence within the state or territory where the naturalization court is held, she shall have resided continuously in the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, or Porto Rico for at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the petition.'

It is difficult to conceive how language could make more clear the intention of Congress to require of a married woman, an alien, married to an alien, full compliance with all general provisions of the Naturalization Law, including the declaration of intention to become a citizen. The applicant cannot now invoke the benefit of the exception nor anticipate the admission to citizenship of her husband.

The petition is denied.


Summaries of

In re Colorossi

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, Washington, W.D. Washington, Southern Division
Sep 27, 1923
292 F. 862 (W.D. Wash. 1923)
Case details for

In re Colorossi

Case Details

Full title:In re COLOROSSI.

Court:United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, Washington, W.D. Washington, Southern Division

Date published: Sep 27, 1923

Citations

292 F. 862 (W.D. Wash. 1923)