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    "ocrText": "PS\nvo\nIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF\n3361\nMIDIRO\n16th,work\nORIGINAL\nJohn - ADMITTED A CITIERN Lyone - UNITER STATE\nSTATES OF\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES\n30 HTAO\nForm 896\nG\nI hereby declare, on oath, that I\n(For use of allens arriving In United States after June 29, 1906. To be lisued immediately prior to petitioning Serial for naturalization.)\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOTE TO COUNT.\nstate, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nInnort the above serial\nIMMIGRATION SERVICE\ndoate\ndiately\nof whom I have heretofore been a subject; that\nIntention\nuncate\nbualos Superior house to sare& han odd broatah lians I 4\nW\nCommissioner\nefficate Arrival from the\nTo the Honorable the\nenemies, foreign and domestic; and that I wil\nOFFICE OF\n^\nThe petitton of\narthur W. Charles County,\nThe State of California in and for Los\nMontreal, Canada\nLabor, filed this\nAT\nThis is to certify that the following-named alien arrived at the port indicated, on the date and in the\nFirst. My place\nof is 2477\nSecond. My occupation is\nmachinist\n27th (dive number street, dity or town, and angelic bed hegaby fled\nrespectfully showeth:\nmanner described below, viz:\nN.\nName of alien: ARTHUR WHATLEY\nThird. I was born on the 1st day of\nsept\nanno Damini 881\nSubscribed and sworn to before\nVictoria\nat\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nCanada\non or about Bristal the 12th England\nPort of entry:\nVancouver, B.C., Canada\nanno Damini 908 and arrined in the Unided the port of BAN FRANCISCO\nanno Domini 19.0% the vessel\nvurnor\non the 14th of\nday of\noct\nDate of arrival: October 14, 1908\nNOTE.-In renunclation of title of nobility, add\nFifth. my to become a eitimen of the United\nsowgeny be\nStereon\n, declared intention States on the get day of of convegance\n(ifibo Alleo arrived than or name\nvessel Not\nrecorded\nJine.\nDetli\nName of\nat\nLos Angeles, Cal.\nanno\nDomini\nin the\n1907\nSisth. Iam,\n(TY\n(le)\nCommissioner\nWilletta Matley Couyt The State\nof of in and for Los\nmarried. My wife's name is\nin\n*Or railroad company, or any other conveyance.\n/\nhave\none Canada children, and the name, date and, plage and of birth, now 29 resides and plage at 2427 2022 (Give number, 1st city Los town, and angeles Shejoas tad\nborn\n14-396\nUpon consideration of the pet\nfurther testimony taken in open o\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nDorothea Elizabeth <atep daughter) of Born residence of 14 each \"any of said children 1902 is as Trinsfort Apllows: my Rec\nto become a citizen of the United S\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\n(It is further ordered, upon c\nIn the\nSUPERIOR\nCourt\nand hereby is, changed to\nST.ATE OF CALIFORNIA\nSS :\nCounty of Los Angeles\nof\nTHI STATE OF CALIFORMA,\nJune 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., pt. 1,p.\nIN AND FOR Lee ANGELES COUNTY,\norganized Seventh. am not a disbeliever opposed 3 to organized government or a member of or aftliated with any organization or body of persons Yeaching disbelief in or\nBy the Court:\n3. litting Clastina Monthy\naged sb years,\ngovernment. not spotygamist believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and is opposed is\n(\nparticularly become to ajeitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and my\nintention\ndo\ndeclare on oath that my personal\nV, King of Great Brimain and Ireland.\nreside permanently in the United States.\nof whom at this time I am a subject,and it is my intention\noccupation\nColor Whate complexion Dair affiem height feet of inches,\nMOITITS9\nrighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nUpon consideration of the peti\ndescription weight 11/5 is: pounds, color of hair Black color, of eyes Brann\nthe\nKinth 14 I have resided continuously Oct in the United States of America for the term of Alve years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nlime\nday of\n14\nOct\nanno Pomini 908 and in the State of\nCalifornia\nthis\npetition,\n.\nsince\nthe\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nother visible distinctive marks\nUnited\nday of\nthis pettition.\nanno Domini 908 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\n: I was born in\nGeograpt I 151. I now reside , at on 2353 11.1/11 Fortucgy Capa\nthe\n1st day of Dept\nTenth. I have not heretofore mada patition for altisenship to any court. N mada for ettroonship 40 the\nanno\nthe\nawy\nanno Domini 1\npetteton wws. danied by the Court for the followting Peasona and - * Fwit,\nTHE SAID PETITION IS HEREB\nDomini America from Manteyl Panada\nand the ****** owch dentut has sérree or\nI emigrated to the United States of\n(If the\nalien arrived hand otherwise than Congral RA\nyessel. the Animal character of conveyance transportation company showls be given.) : my\nAttached horeto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become citizen of the United States and the certificate from the Department of Labor, together wolth\nlast\nmy affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thoreto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\non the vessel\nMichael\n*\nforeign residence was\nbona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nREQMAUNITHOO 70 JMA A.\n173583\nArthur 3M (Complete Charles and true signature of Bhattery petitioner.)\nDeclaration\nof\nIntention\nand\nIt is my and particularly to (drand citizen 1\nCortifocte\nof\nArrival\nNo.\nfrom Department of Labor Aled this\nof Covar. enrived in the United States on on BEFORE Juns 29, 1906, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival\n17\nday of\nJuly\n4\nfrom Department of\nContinued from\nSher prince, potentate, Dartner of which I am now a\nstate, or\nsubject\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nin the\nto\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA)\narrived at the\nContinued from\nState\nport Am of york on or about the 2. day\nCaunty of Los Digetes\n$87\nTerritory of\nto\nDistrict\nBeby\n, anno Domini I get I am not an anarchist: I am not a\nThe aforesaid patitioner being duly sworn, deposes and aays that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows\nthe\nof\ncontents thereof that the aaid petition is signed with his rull, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy: and it is my intention in good faith\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\ninformation and belief, and that as to those mattera he \" ** be 90 Charles Bhatley\names\nSalesman\n(Complete and true siguature of\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nArthur Charles declarant.) Whattery\nsamail\noccupation\nat\nand\nessupation\nmuchant\n(Original signature of\neach\nbeint\nmiding at 1918 Infefferent\nSubscribed and affirmed sworn to before me this\n9r\nimmediately preceding the date of Aling his pesition, aince\nseveretty, arthur duly, and Charlie and matty thathe la a of the United * palitioner States of above Ameriea that he has personally known States\nentitled\nmade\nthe\nJuned\nJune\nmentioned, to have resided in the United continuously\nof Dec - anno Domini 1907\n17th\n17\nanno Domini 19 and in the State is which the abose-\nainco\nday\nof\nCertifleate of Naturalization, N\n[SEAL.]\nday\n5AY\nanno\nDamint\ngog\nand\nthat\nhe\nhas\nthe said . person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution - BURKET of the United Stades, and that the - in avery way qualified,\npersonal\nknowledge\nthat\n6.s. Keyes,\nin\nAG\nopinion, to a of the United States.\nCLERK AND EX- ORFICIO CLERK of\noya Clerk - AVE or\n- - AND von FORMING Gourt.\n&nown\nClerk.\nBy\nNK\nby\nthe\nand - in the the of Court this 13th\n-\nH.J. Lelande THE FINCAND ANO EX-OFFICIO CLERK OR COMNTY\nFOR THE\nClark,\nBy"
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