tificate of naturalization or citizenship. An application for certification of a naturalization record of any court, or of any part thereof, or of any certificate of naturalization, repatriation, or citizenship, under section 343 (e) of the act for use in complying with any statute, Federal or State, or in any judicial proceeding, shall be made on Form N-585. (Sec. 103, 66 Stat. 173; 8 U. S. C. 1103. Interprets or applies secs. 332, 333, 343, 344, 66 Stat. 252, 253, 263, 264; 8 U. S. C. 1443, 1444, 1454, 1455) [22 F. R. 9827, Dec. 6, 1957]

Part 344-Fees Collected by Clerks of Court

Sec. 344.1

Division of the year for accounting for naturalization fees. 344.2 Fees in United States courts; remittance. 344.3

Fees in other than United States courts; United States District Courts in Alaska; remittance. 344.4 Fees in the District Courts at the Virgin Islands and Guam; remittance.

344.5 Time for report of and accounting for fees collected.

AUTHORITY: §§ 344.1 to 344.5 issued under sec. 103, 66 Stat. 173; 8 U. S. C. 1103. Interpret or apply secs. 332, 344, 66 Stat. 252, 264; 8 U. S. C. 1443, 1455.

SOURCE: §§ 344.1 to 344.5 appear at 22 F. R. 9827, Dec. 6, 1957.

§ 344.1 Division of the year for accounting for naturalization fees. For the purpose of accounting for and reporting naturalization fees quarterly by clerks of courts, the fiscal year shall end on June 30 of any given calendar year and shall be divided as follows: the first quarter shall end September 30; the second quarter ends December 31; the third quarter ends March 31; and the fourth quarter ends June 30.

§ 344.2 Fees in United States courts; remittance. All fees collected for declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization by clerks of United States district courts (except in Alaska, and the District Courts of Guam and the Virgin Islands of the United States) shall be forwarded quarterly by a remittance payable to the order of the "Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice," to the regional commissioner having administrative jurisdiction over the place in which the court is located.

§ 344.3 Fees in other than United States courts; United States District Courts in Alaska; remittance. One-half of all fees collected for declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization by clerks of courts other than United States courts, and one-half of all such fees collected by the clerks of the United States district courts in Alaska, up to $6,000 in any one fiscal year shall be similarly remitted to the regional commissioner in the manner provided in § 344.2. Where the collections during the first quarter of any fiscal year equal or exceed $1,500, the clerk shall remit all in excess of $750; and whenever such collections for the first and second quarters equal or exceed $3,000, the clerk shall remit all in excess of $1,500; and whenever the collections for the first three quarters of the fiscal year equal or exceed $4,500, the clerk shall remit all in excess of $2,250; and whenever the total collections for any fiscal year equal or exceed $6,000, the clerk shall remit all fees or moneys so collected in excess of $3,000.

§ 344.4 Fees in the District Courts at the Virgin Islands and Guam: remittance. All fees collected for declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization by the clerk of the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States shall be paid into the Treasury of Virgin Islands. All such fees collected by the clerk of the District Court of Guam shall be paid into the Treasury of Guam. However, such clerks shall report the fees collected to the regional commissioner having administrative jurisdiction over the place in which the court is located, in accordance with § 344.5.

§ 344.5 Time for report of and accounting for fees collected. The accounting for naturalization fees collected and the payment of fees turned over to the regional commissioner as provided in §§ 344.2, 344.3 and 344.4 shall be made on Form N-7 within thirty days from the close of each quarter of each and every fiscal year.

Part 344a-Copies of and Information From Records

§ 344a.1 Copies of and information from records. See Part 2 of this chapter.

(Sec. 103, 66 Stat. 173; 8 U. S. C. 1103) [22 F. R. 9827, Dec. 6, 1957]

Part

AUTHORITY: §§ 501.1 to 501.80 issued under sec. 301, 55 Stat. 839, sec. 3, 60 Stat. 418, as amended, secs. 201-318, 69 Stat. 562-575; 50 U. S. C. App. 5, 22 U. S. C. 1382, 1631-1641q, E. O. 9193, July 6, 1942, 7 F. R. 5205, 3 CFR, 1943 Cum. Supp.; E. O. 9725, May 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 5381, 3 CFR, 1946 Supp.; E. O. 9788, Oct. 14, 1946, 11 F. R. 11981, 12123, 3 CFR, 1946 Supp.; E. O. 9989, Aug. 20, 1948, 13 F. R. 4891, 3 CFR, 1948 Supp.; E. O. 10254, June 15, 1951, 16 F. R. 5829, 3 CFR, 1951 Supp.; E. O. 10644, Nov. 7, 1955, 20 F. R. 8363; 3 CFR, 1955 Supp. § 501.1 Seal of the Office of Alien Property, Department of Justice. (a)

There is hereby established in and for the Office of Alien Property, Department of Justice, an official seal. The seal is described as follows, and illustrated below: A circle within which shall appear an eagle, with wings displayed, resting upon a building, the scales of justice suspended between the wing-tips. Exterior to this circle and within a circumscribed circle shall appear in the upper part the words "Department of Justice", and in the lower part the words "Office of Alien Property".

DEPARTMENT

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ALIEN

(b) The seal is in duplicate original; one in the custody of the Assistant to the Records Officer and one in the custody of the Manager, Philippine Office. The Records Officer and the Assistant to the Records Officer are severally authorized to authenticate, certify, and attest copies of books, records, papers, and documents in the official custody of the Office of Alien Property; to subscribe the name of the Director, the Deputy Director, or the Acting Director to such certificates, and to affix the seal of the Office of Alien Property. The Manager, Philippine Office, is authorized to authenticate, certify, and attest copies of books, records, papers, and documents in the official custody of the Office of Alien Property, as successor to the Philippine Alien Property Administration; to subscribe the name of the Director, the Deputy Director, or the Acting Director to such certificates, and to affix the seal of the Office of Alien Property.

(c) Failure to affix the seal provided for in this section shall not affect the validity of any document not otherwise required to be under seal.

[12 F. R. 3602, June 4, 1947, as amended at 17 F. R. 11779, Dec. 30, 1952]

§ 501.17 Copy of process, or accounting or notice required to be sent to the Office of Alien Property in certain cases. (a) Copy of any process, accounting or notice in any court or administrative action or proceeding involving property which has been vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian or the Attorney General of the United States must be sent by registered mail to the Office of Alien Property, Department of Justice, Washington 25, D. C., not less than thirty days prior to the date on which action pursuant to such process, accounting or notice is to be taken.

(b) Such process or accounting or notice shall otherwise conform to the rules, orders or practice of the court or administrative body issuing such process or notice or in which such accounting is filed.

[19 F. R. 1210, Mar. 4, 1954]

§ 501.25 Uniform procedure for sales of vested property—(a) General sales. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all sales of property vested in or transferred to the Attorney General under the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or under Title II of the International Claims Settlement Act of

1949 shall be conducted according to the procedures set forth in this section, unless the Director, Office of Alien Property, shall determine in any sale that the public interest will best be served if all or part of the regulations in this part are not applied to that sale. No such property will be sold except pursuant to the order of the Attorney General or the Director. This section does not supersede the provisions of § 505.10 of this chapter concerning the sale of certain vested stock.

(1) Authorization to offer for sale. No offering for sale shall be undertaken under this section except pursuant to an authorization executed by the Director. The authorization shall be available for inspection by persons properly and directly concerned, as specified in § 503.17 of this chapter.

(2) Eligibility. Unless the Director, Office of Alien Property, shall otherwise direct, no person or business organization shall be qualified to bid for or purchase property if he is not an American citizen or is not a business enterprise controlled by American citizens and organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof.

(3) Advertising. At least 15 days before opening of bids, each sale shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality where the property or the major portion thereof is located and it may also be advertised in such other publications as the Chief, Liquidation Section, Office of Alien Property, may deem appropriate.

(4) Information and inspection. A representative of the Office of Alien Property will be designated to be available at the time and place specified in the advertisement to furnish available information with respect to the property advertised, except that confidential information, matter which might benefit competitors and any information with respect to formulae, processes or trade secrets will be furnished only upon the approval of the Director, Office of Alien Property. Opportunity for inspection of the property advertised will be afforded.

(5) Bids. Bids shall be submitted as designated in the advertisement, in writing and sealed in plain envelopes marked to identify the sale for which they are submitted. Until the award is made or all bids are rejected, the bids shall constitute irrevocable offers to purchase, except that bids may be withdrawn by