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 After statehood in 1889, the clerk of the circuit court in each [[Portal:South Dakota|South Dakota]] county was authorized to keep all naturalization records. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk's office.
-The South Dakota State Archives has placed an [http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/naturalizationarchives/naturalization_records.htm#Index%20to%20South%20Dakota%20Naturalization%20Records Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records]&nbsp;on-line.
+The South Dakota State Archives has placed an [http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/naturalizationarchives/naturalization_records.htm#Index%20to%20South%20Dakota%20Naturalization%20Records Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records]&nbsp;on-line. The Index includes both the First Papers and the Second Papers.&nbsp; There is also a history of the naturalization laws on the site.
 The Family History Library has many naturalization records from the district and circuit courts.both in&nbsp;the&nbsp;state records and in the&nbsp;county records.&nbsp;