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    "ocrText": "98\naf und Eabar\n1081\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nNo.\n20 aut so M RU\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF\nA\nno MUOMAROM3M\nnom\nFOR NATURALIZATION\net\navron't\nTo the Honorable the Serdinando OPERION. Prista of THE\nBI\nSTATE OF CALIFORNA, IN AMD ENR Los ANDELER COUNTY.\nThe petition\nFirst. My\nSecond. My occupation is Laborer\nplace of of residence is 6504 maker Dr (dive number, atreet, hereby\nMed, respectfully showeth\ncity own, and State.)\nThird. 1 was born on the 20 day of Oct\nanno 871\nat\nFourth. I emigrated United States from naples\nto the\nItaly\n2BM naples Italy\non\nanno Domini 1 902 and arrived in the States, at the port of NEW YORK\nor\nabout the\n2nd\nday of\nmasalia\n: on the\nanno Domini 1 902 on the vessel\n22 day of January\nJanuary\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of veyance transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on\nthe\n10\nday of\nat\nLos ANGELES, CAL.\nin the\nSUPER\njuly\nanno Domini 907\nSinth. I\nmarried. My (unty) name is\nCarmela\nPresta\nCourt\nof\nTHE STATE OF\nAND ROR. Los. ANGELED COUNTY:\nin\nmaple am Staty\nand now resides at\n6804\nmake\nBt\nLos\nAngeles\nShe unas bom\nDept Sept 20 chilgren, 1903 and the at at name, naples date and place Staly Hank birth. and Closie Blace of. Born residence (setty of each Dec of said children 20 is 1900 as follows: at naples or town, aud State.) Italy Congetts Angeleno Doro Born\n7 (Give number, street, city\nlel\nI have\nOct 3rd 1907 at Los naples Angeles Cal Lauls July Born th 1905 at to, Angeles Cal John angele Born Car\nTonie Born 29 th april 1910 at La angeles may Cal all at Las Angeles of\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\nto organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is\nintention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and my\nparticularly to\nVictor Emmanuel III, King of Italy,\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nWinth. 22 I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least, immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\npetition, sinca\nthe day of January 04 day of janno 90? of California\nDomini 1. and in the State\nFebruary anno Domini 1. a residence within this State of at ,least continuously one year next next preceding preceding the date date of of this this\nthe\npetition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for altizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the\nS.\nTHE\nsaid\npetition STATR - was constitution denied by the AND sald FOR Court Los for * the reasons LOO and ANGELES, causes, GAL. to wit, Petitioner 1star of has February insufficient SUPERON anno Domini 1910 knowledge Court and the of\nof\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United States and the dertificate from the Department\nthe and Labor, together with my afddavit and the affidauits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted of a Commerce citizen of\nUnited States of America.\n(Complete and true aignature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration of Intention and Centifleate of Landing from Dapartment of Commerce and Labor Aled this 211 day of\napril\n1911\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nSTATE OF CALIFORNI.A\nCounty of LOS Angeles\ncontents The thereof aforesald that petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the patitioner in the above-entitled that ha has read the foregoing petition\ninformation and belief, and the said petition is signed with his full, true name: that the same is true of his own kmowledge except as to mattera therein stated to be and alleged knows upon the\nthat as to those matters he believes is to be true.\nGeacombo tocco occupation\nit margies\nBeat Black\nFerinand. Pusta\n(Complejorand true signature 9 Detitioner,\nand\nresiding at\nWatto Los Angle Cal\neach\nbeing severally, duly, and respection Serdinand syorn, deposes occupation and saya Prestan citizen the of the residing United at States 723 of America) yale that he st has personally know\nimmediately preceding the date of Aund his petition, alnce the\n21\nentitled petition la made continuously since the 21\nday\nof\napril petitioner, above mentioned, to have resided in the United States constisuously\nthe said to petitioner be admitted la a person of of good moral United character, States. attached to the principlea april of the Constitution of the United anno States, Domini and 906 that the pettloner and that he la In has personal way qualified, knowledge in that his\nday of\nanno Domini in the State in which the above:\nopinion, a altizen the\ngiarame Rocca\nRi Marrico\n(Bignature of\nof witpess,)\ndubscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named pettiloner and this\nanno Dombni 29 //\n21 day of april\nH.J. LELANDE THE IN OF AIID FOR THE COUNTY OF\nSOUNTY CLERK AND EX ORPICIO CLENK\n[over]]\nOJC@Gennel\nOlark."
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