into force of this Law is dealt with in Art. 7, while that of new-comers Nr. 12038. before the coming into force of this Law is dealt with in Art. 8. Südafrikan. 29. Juli 1899. Persons Coming into this State after the coming into force of this Law. 7. Besides the general certificates and proofs as described in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Art. 2, the applicant shall in this case further prove, by handing in the Staatscourant, or even by stating the exact date of the Staatscourant concerned, that he before or at the commencement of the period of seven years, gave notice to the Fieldcornet of his intention to become a fully enfranchised burgher of this Republic. This notice is in the form of Schedule E. The applicant shall further prove in the same manner that he, at least six months before this application, gave notice to the Fieldcornet of his intention to obtain letters of naturalisation in accordance with Schedule F. || 8. Persons who, before the coming into force of this Law, came to the South African Republic to stay, are divided into two classes: || 1. Those who, in accordance with the retrospective period of seven years from the date of coming into the State are entitled to letters of naturalisation with the full franchise within six months of the coming into force of this Law. These persons only produce the certificates and proofs, as enumerated in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Art. 2, and, therefore, obtain letters of naturalisation with the full franchise. 2. Those who are only entitled to letters of naturalisation with the full franchise six months after the coming into force of this Law. These persons must not only hand in the certificates and proofs, as enumerated in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Art. 2, but must prove by handing in the Staatcourant, or stating the exact date of the Staatscourant concerned, that they, within six months of the coming into force of this Law, gave notice to the Fieldcornet of their intention to become fully enfranchised burghers, in accordance with Schedule E. Those persons who neglect to give this notice within the specified period, forfeit their right to letters of naturalisation with the full franchise, under the retrospective clauses of Art. 4 of the Law, and are dealt with in accordance with Arts. 4 and 5, or 7, that is to say, may immediately allow themselves to be naturalised, and may obtain the full franchise five years later, or may now give notice of their intention to become full burghers and can obtain the full franchise seven years thereafter. Youths. 9. Youths born in this State or not, follow the Status of the father before their sixteenth year, and obtain the same franchise as their father on their sixteenth year by registration on the Fieldcornet's books, without any further conditions. || Male children of strangers may, on their sixteenth year, allow themselves to be naturalised, and may obtain the full franchise as set forth in the second paragraph of Art. 6 of the law. || 10. Persons who have obtained the full franchise as described in the Law, may, if registered, vote Südafrikan. in any election concerning their ward, district, or the whole Republic, as set Nr. 12038. forth in the first paragraph of Art. 4 of Law No. 3 of 1894. || Persons who Republik. have obtained letters of naturalisation without the full franchise may, if re- 29. Juli 1899. gistered, vote in any election concerning their ward, or district, or for members for the Second Raad, as set forth in the third paragraph of Art. 14 of Law No. 3 of 1894. In Conclusion. 11. In conclusion, all officials concerned are requested to act with the greatest speed and vigilance in dealing with applications for letters of naturalisation and the full franchise. Schedule A. F. W. Reitz, The undersigned, Fieldcornet for the ward (town or village) Fieldcornet's Lists of this ward (town or village) as having arrived in this domicile since then; that he according to my best knowledge, has obeyed the laws of this Republic and has committed no crime against the independence thereof. Sworn before me this day of 189. dated am the person mentioned in the certificate of the Fieldcoruet of (or in the affidavits of ), and at present make application for letters of naturalisation; and declare that the facts in the said affidavits are correct, and also that I have never had any sentence passed on me, either in this Republic or elsewhere, for the crimes of high treason murder, rape, theft, fraud, perjury, and forgery (falsification). to become a burgher of the State, and having fulfilled all the provisions of the Law regarding naturalisation, swear (or solemnly declare that the taking of an oath is not permitted by my religion, and solemnly promise in all uprigthness and in terms of Law No. 3, 1899, with which I declare to be acquainted) that I shall be loyal to this State, shall honour and support its independence, shall subject myself to the Grondweit and other Laws and the lawful authorities of the land, and shall in all respects conduct myself as it behoves a loyal burgher of the State. So truly help me God (or that I solemnly promise). Sworn before me at * The commencement of Law No. 3, of 1899, Art. 1, section D, reads as follows: The person desiring to be naturalised shall, before the official granting of the letters of naturalisation, take the following oath, by which he will be understood to renounce and give up all burgher-rights enjoyed in and burgher duties and subjection to any other State or ruler: - || I swear (or I solemnly declare that the taking of an oath is not permitted by my religion, and solemnly promise in all righteousness, and in terms of Law No. 3, of 1899, with which I declare to be acquainted) that I shall be loyal to this State, shall honour and support its independence, shall subject myself to the Grondwet and other laws, and the lawful authorities of the land, and shall in all respects conduct myself as it behoves a loyal burgher of this State. So truly help me God (or that I solemnly promise). siring to reside for good in the South African Republic, hereby give notice to reside for good in the South African Republic, hereby give notice that, at least six months from the date of this notice, I shall make application for letters of naturalisation without the full franchise, Or for letters of naturalisation with the full franchise. Or for the obtaining of the full franchise. Date Signature Nr. 12039. GROSSBRITANNIEN. kolonie an den Kolonialminister. Der Gouverneur der Kap- 4.45 p.m., July 27, 1899. Nr. 12039. With the britannien. Telegram. || No. 1. Following telegram from British Agent:Begins: It is announced that Executive Council yesterday decided to give three new Members in each Volksraad for the Witwatersrands goldfields. 27. Juli 1899. That is to say with the existing Members four in each Raad. Barberton representatives there will now be five Members to represent mining industry in a proposed enlarged House of 31 Members. A Commission will be appointed to divide district between Krugersdorp and Boksburg into four electoral constituencies. Proposal for a general redistribution scheme for the whole Republic has been shelved sine die. Ends. Grofs Nr. 12040. GROSSBRITANNIEN. Der Kolonialminister an den Reformen in der Südafrikan. Republik. Frage eines Downing Street, July 27, 1899. Nr. 12040. Sir, || The successive modifications which have been made by the Governbritannien. ment of the South African Republic since the Conference of Bloemfontein in 27. Juli 1899. the proposals for admitting the Uitlanders to some share of representation in the government of the country have followed each other with so much rapidity, and have been so difficult to understand as reported by telegraph, that Her Majesty's Government have been unable to communicate with you fully on the different phases of this question as they have been in turn presented. Happily, each new scheme seems to have been an advance and improvement upon that which preceded it, and Her Majesty's Government hope that the latest proposals passed by the Volksraad may prove to be a basis for a settlement on the lines which you laid down at the Conference, and which Her Majesty's Government have approved. || Before examining these proposals it will be convenient to state the objects which Her Majesty's Government have desired to secure, and the reasons which have led them to press their views on the Government of the South African Republic. | Her Majesty's Government authorized you to meet President Kruger in Conference in the hope that you might, in concert with him, arrive at an arrangement which they could accept as a reasonable concession to the just demands of the Uitlander population of the South African Republic. They trusted that, following upon such an amicable settlement, a further arrangement might be come to whereby the many other differences between them and the Government of the South African Republic might be adjusted, and the relations between the two Governments placed upon a perfectly harmonious footing. These hopes were for the time disappointed. The Conference met and separated without any agreement as to the means to be adopted for the removal of that discontent of the majority of the inhabitants of the Transvaal, which has been for so many years a menace to the peace and a hindrance to the prosperity of the whole of South Africa. || The Government of the South African Republic, in the despatch of the 9th of June, in which they submit proposals for arbitration to which I will presently refer, deplore the fact that, as a result of the disputes which arise between themselves and the Government of Her Majesty, "party feeling and race hatred are more and more increased, and the minds of the public are held in such a state of tension, that the whole of South Africa suffers most deeply under it, and is bowed down thereby." Her Majesty's Government agree that these indirect consequences of the constantly strained relations between the two countries are even more serious than the results *) Hauptinhalt telegraphirt. Red. |