In re Mallari
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In the matter of the petition of Francisco Mallari for naturalization.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
The petitioner is a native of the Philippine Islands. Both his father and mother were Filipinos. He is a citizen of the Philippine Islands and resided there until he enlisted in the United States navy. He is not a “white person” nor of African nativity or descent. The principal question is whether he can be admitted to citizenship in the United States.
[1] The answer to this question depends upon whether section 30 of the Naturalization Laws (Act June 29, 1.906, 34 Stat. 598) is re*417stricted by the. provision of R. S. § 2169, to free white persons or persons of African…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re AlvertoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1912
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