...by making a declaration of their decision to do so, ' in default of which declaration they shall he held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they reside." " The same article also contained this paragraph : ' The civil rights and political status...

...their allegiance to the Crown of Spain by making, l>efore a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of theirdecision to preserve such allegiance; in default of which declaration they shall )>e held to have...

...allegiance to the Crown of Spain by making, before a court of record, within a year from the date of tin1 exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration...allegiance; in default of which declaration they shall lie held to have renounce"! it and to have adopted the nationality of tbe territory in which thev mav...

...case they remain in the territory, may preserve their allegiance to the Crown of Spain by making * * * a declaration of their decision to preserve such allegiance; in default of such declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the...

...their allegiance to the Crown of Spain by making, before a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty,...the territory in which they may reside. "The civil right and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United...

...their allegiance to the Crown of Spain by making, before, a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty,...to have adopted the nationality of the territory in whicji they may reside. "The civil right and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories...

...Spanish, and by the treaty, Peninsulars, not deciding to preserve their allegiance to Spain, were to be "held to have renounced it and to have adopted...nationality of the territory in which they may reside." Thereupon Congress passed the act of April 12, 1900. That act created a civil government for Porto...

...Spanish, and by the treaty, Peninsulars, not deciding to preserve their allegiance to Spain, were to be "held to have renounced it and to have adopted...nationality of the territory in which they may reside." Thereupon Congress passed the act of April 12, 1900. That act created a civil government for Porto...

...their allegiance to the Crown of Spain by making, before a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of their de260 cision to preserve such allegiance ; in default of which declaration they shall be held to have...

...become a German subject. Counsel cited in this relaahould be held to have renounced such allegiance, and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they resided. The treaty (art. 9) further provided that "the civil rights and political status of the native...