Note 227 — Chapter XLIII · A.D. 1800-1885. THE JEWS IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
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They were required to present petitions, in which the applicant stated the amount of the capital he possessed, and the profession or calling which he followed. After the presentation, he was obliged to reside for ten years in the country, during which he must prove himself a useful member of society. It is obvious that in these stipulations there is ample opportunity for refusing naturalization to any Jew whom the Government might dislike.