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    "ocrText": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA:\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles.\nIn the matter of the application of\nStephen N. smith\nIn the matter, of the application of\nCounty of Los Angeles-SS.\nTo be admitted a citizen Olson of the\nCounty of Los Angeles SS.\nTolbe admitted a citizen of the United States.\nWm 1s. Annth\nUnited States.\nof said County being daly swern, testifies and says that he is well acquainted with the above named\nof said Comm being duly sworn, testifies and says that he is well Lecquainted with the above named\nLouis Velson\nStephen W. smith\nand has been so acquainted with him for five years, and that the\nn\nn\na\nKarley Itsm\nand has been so acquainted with him for five years, and that the\nsaid\nhas continually resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of\nsaid\nn\nhas continually resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of\nthe United States of America for five years last past, and for one year last past within the State of California, and that during\nthe United States of America for five years last past, and for one year last past within the State of California, and that during\nsuch time he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the\nsuch time he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the\nUnited States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.\nWilliam S. Smith\nUnited\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n15th\nStates, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same. (Louis Nehon\nday\nof\nFeb\nA.\nD.\n1897\n16th\nFeb\nJ.E.execolin\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\nday of\nA. D. 189\nClerk\nNewhin\n7\nBy sunkuts\nClerk\nDeputy Clerk.\nBy\nSaukute\nState of California,\nDeputy Clerk.\nSS.\nState of California,\n}\nSS.\nCounty of dos\nstephen St. smith\nCounty) @ngetes,\nI\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United\nI\nharley Alsen\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United\nStates, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to all and every foreign Prince,\nStates, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to all and every foreign Prince,\nPotentate, State or Sovereigaty whatever, and particularly to\nVictimi, Runen of went Aritison\nPotentate, State or Sovergiguty whatever, and particularly to\n15th\nHephen W. Smith\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\nday of\nFeb\nthe King of smadin Storway Bhahy Olson\n18977\nbefore me.\n16th\nFenewoin\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\nday\nClerk.\nTexuwhin of rele 189 7 before me.\nClerk.\nBy Sankiutz\nDeputy Clerk.\nBy Sampark\nDeputy Clerk.\nCERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.\nCERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nState of California,\nss.\nState of Californía,\nCounty of Aos @ngeles,\nSS.\n15th\nCounty of los @ngelts,\nit That on the\nday Febin\nof\none thousand eight, and misuity seven.\nstephin\nin the year of our Lord\nit (Remembered, That on the\n16th\non smith\nday of\nformerly of\nEngland\nformerly of\none thousand eight amedical hundred minimyta serm\nCharley Jeby Olion year\nin the of our Lord\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nthe Superior Court of (Angeles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and a\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and a\nClerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF\nClerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF\nAMERICA, pursuant to the directions and requisitions of the Act of Congress of the United States of America, entitled \"An\nAMERICA, pursuant to the directions and requisitions of the Act of Congress of the United States of America, entitled \"An\nAct to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, and to Repeal the Acts heretofore passed on that Subject,\" and of the\nAct to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, and to Repeal the Acts heretofore passed on that Subject,\" and of the\nseveral Acts in relation thereto.\nAnd the said stophun Nt. Smith\nseveral Acts in relation thereto.\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nAnd the said\nCharley Alson\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required, thereupon it was\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the sdid Act requi thereupon it was\nordered by(the said Sumerior, Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the said\nStephen\nN.\nsmith be admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said Court to be a CITIZEN\nordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the said\nOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the sall Court to be a CITIZEN\nJn Estimony 2006veof, the Seal of the said Court is hereunto affixed this\n15th\nOF THE UNITED ITES OF AMERICA.\nJn Cestimony the Seal of the said Court is hereunto affixed this\n16th\nday of Jeb\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight\nday of reley in the year of Lord thousand eight\nour one\nhundred anammity seven and in the year of our Independence the\nhundred anammicti am\nand in the year of our Independeuce the\none hundred and strucity first\nPer Curiam:\n[SEAL.]\none hundred nitirent lust\nPer Curiam:\nClerk,\nSawkietz\nDeputy.\nsupport"
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