United States v. Viaropulos

ORR, District Judge.

This is a proceeding instituted by the United States in pursuance of the provisions of section IS of the Naturalization Act of June. 29, 1906 (Comp. St. 1913, § 4374), for the cancellation of a certificate of citizenship on the ground that such certificate was illegally procured. The government insists that the defendant was admitted to citizenship illegally, in that a proper declaration of his intention to become a citizen had not been previously made as required by law. The court permitted an amendment of the declaration of intention, because it was made to appear that…