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The German Imperial and State Citizenship Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1915

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1 The text of § 8 of the law referred to in the section just quoted is as follows:

1. If he is legally competent in accordance with the laws of his former home or would be legally competent in accordance with the laws of Germany; or if the application is made by his legal representative or with the latter’s consent in accordance with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of § 7;

2. If he has led a blameless life; * * *

2 § 18. The expatriation of a married woman may be applied for only by the husband and when he is a German only simultaneously with an application for his own expatriation.

§ 19. The expatriation of a person who is under parental tutelage or guardianship may be applied for only by the legal representative and only with the consent of the German court having jurisdiction in guardianship matters. * * *

3 U. S. Stat, at Large, Vol. 34, Pt. 1, Ch. 3592, pp. 596–603; Supplement to this Journal, Vol. 1, p. 34.

4 Malloy’s Treaties, Conventions, etc., 1910, Vol. II, pp. 1298–1299.