French citizenship in West Africa passed only through marriages and registrations under French law

Evidence

Article 6 stipulated that citizenship was personal, but could be extended to a wife married under French law and any children from that union that had been registered on the etatcivil. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 1160

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the operational rules for how naturalized African citizenship could be transmitted to family members.