In our local archives (Contra Costa County Historical Society), we have the naturalization records. When someone needs a certification, a county employee comes and certifies the copy. Lisa Gorrell Martinez, CA On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:30 AM, Margaret R. Fortier via < [email protected]> wrote: > I received an 1884 court record of a naturalization for a client who is > looking for certification. This will probably be a moot point for the dual > citizenship but it raised a question as the Archives of the Circuit Court > of Cook County, Illinois stated by phone, and in writing on their website > that: > > "pursuant to federal law, the Archives can only provide informational > copies, and *not certi**fied copies*, of Naturalization Records." > > Archives Department, Cook County, Illinois, Clerk of the Circuit Court > [Instructions for Naturalization Records], revised 10/08, document online ( > www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org : accessed 16 November 2014), > www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/NR/NAT_INFO.pdf; Chicago, Illinois. > > > However, last month I received a certification of a naturalization from a > county court in another state. So I wonder why a county court in one state > is allowed to certify while a county court in another state is prohibited > from certifying, if it is a federal law? If the original jurisdiction was > the county court isn't that the proper authority to certify, if it still > exists? What other remedy would someone have to certify this document? > > I have done some searches in the US Code and Statues and will continue to > look to locate the language. I should have asked them which law when I > spoke with them. Lesson learned. > > Any guidance appreciated. > > Thanks, > Margaret R. Fortier > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >