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Smith\nthe malter of the application of\nCounty of Los Angeles-8S\nstraus behloss\nCounty of Los Angeles- SS.\nTo be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nTo be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nI.R. newdy\nChris Pothfuss\nst being sworn, and says that he is well acquainted above him named\nof said County, being duly aworn, testifies and says that he is well acquainted with the abow named\nand has been so acquainted with for five years, and that the\nFrank behloss\nand has heen so acquainted with him for five years, and that the\nsaid\nn\nhas continually resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of\nsaid\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.\nUnited States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n7th\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n7th\nbhis\nday of\n>D.\n190\n.day of Aug\nA. D. 190\nC. W. BELLE Clerk.\nC. W. BELL, Clerk.\nBy N.C. Walson Deputy Clerk.\nState of Talifornia,\nBy Samerith\nDeputy Clerk.\nState of California,\nss.\nSS.\nof you\nCommy of Epe amasiés\nSmith\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United\nI\nI\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United\nStates, and I do and entirely renounce and abjure all rallegiance and fidelity to all and every foreign Prince,\nStates, and do absolutely and entirely reuounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to all and every foreign Prince,\nPotentate,\nState or absolutely Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victoria Luncon of Great Britash\nPotentrate, State or Sovereignty whatey and particularly to\nwalter E. Smith\nthe Emperor of thesia\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this 7th\nFrank Schloss.\nday of august 1900 before\nme.\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n7th\nday of Aug\n190\nbefore me.\nC. W (BELI., Clerk.\nC. W. BELL, Cletk.\nBy N.C. nation Deputy Clerk.\nBy sumperts\nDeputy Clerk.\nCERTIFIATE OF CITIZENSHIP.\nCERTIFIATE OF CITIZENSHIP.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nState of California,\nState of Oalifornia,\n68.\nCOUNTY OF Los ANGELES,\nCOUNTY OF Los ANGELES,\nge it Bemembered,\nThat on the 7th Matter (day E Smith august in the year of our Lord\nSe it Rementbered, That on the\n7th\nday of August\nin the year of our Lord\none thousand nine hundred and\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles Coanty, the said Cot being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and a\nEngland\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\none formerly of Crussia\nthousand nig hundred and\nformerly of\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared in\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles Coanty, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and\na\nClerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to besome a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES\nOF\nClerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES\nOF\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\nAet to establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization, and to Repeal the Aets heretofore passed on that Subject,\" and of the\nseveral Acts\nin relation Matter S. Sinto thereto.\nseveral Acts in relation thereto.\nAnd the said\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nAnd the said\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by theysaid Act required thereupon it was\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Acy required, thereupon it was\nordered Smith the said Superior Court of the County of Los, Angeles, that the said, Maller\nE\nordered by the said Superior Court of the Councy of Los Angeles, that the said Grandpenton\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said Court to be a CITIZEN\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said Court to be a CITIZEN\nOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nan the Seal of the said Court is hereunto affixed this\nCestimong th\nan Ceutinong the Seal of the said Court is bereunto affixed this\n7th\nday bundred of and august\nin the year of our Lord one thoueand nine\nday of august\nin the year of our Lord one thousand nine\n[SEAL]\nand in the year of our Independence\n[SEAL]\nhandred and\nand in the year of our Independence\none hundred and tround fifth\none hundred and\nPer Curiam:\nPer Curiam:\nC. 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