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    "ocrText": "181\n10 nE\n3n the\nCountry Court Las angeles Country\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nOF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. la\nam Stepheus\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nto TIATE\nJudge.\nIn the Matter of the Applicution of\nIJV OPEN COURT\nNn the\nleunty\nCourt of the Counly of Mos Augeles,\nBernaid brown\nNov\nTerm M D. 1878\nAN ALIEN.\nthis 24\ntoo\nday of\nIn the Matter of the Application of\nTo become a Citizen of the United States of America.\nA.\nD. 1878 as yet of said terg.\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ss.\nBernard lerouan\nIt appearing to the satisfaction of this, Court, by the oaths of Pelix Belloev\nand\nCitizepa of the United States of America, witnesses for that\npurpose, first duly sworn and exemined, that Bernard berrian\nTo be Admitted a Citizen of the United States.\na native of fraue\nresided in the United States of America\nFebix Bellorq\nat said. County, being duly sworn, testifies and says\nthree years next preceding his arriving at the age of twenty one years, and that he has continued to reside\nthat\nhe\nis\nwell\nacquainted with the above named Bernard Grouan and has\nin the United States to the present time, and has resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the\nbeen so acquainted with him for tive years. and that the said Bernard brou an\nUnited States five years at lenst last past: and within the State of California for one year last past; and\nthat during all of said five years' time he has behaver as a man of good moral character, attache: to the\nhas continually resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United Statex of America for\nprinciples of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happine 18 of the\nfive years last past. and for one year last past within the State of California, and that during-suci time he\nsame; and the said applicant hasdeclared his intention to become a citizen of the United States; and having\nhas behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the\nnow here, before:this Court taken an oath, that he will support the Constitution of the United States of\nUnited States, and well disposed. to the good order and happiness of the same. and that\nAmerica, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiange and fidelity to every\nfor then years last past it -has been his in\nforeign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Republic\ntention tobacom a citizen ofthe us.\nof France\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court this\n27th day of too\nA.D. 1878\nIt is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said Bernar d brouaw\nFelin Calley\nbe, and he is hereby admitted and declared to be a CITIZEN OF the UNITED STATES OF\n'\nam Ratts\nSIGNATURE:\nBernar Crossan\nAlberbell Stephense Judge.\nClerk.\nBy le Depuly Clerk.\nOffice of the Clerk of the County\nCourt\nof the lesunty off angles State)\nSS.\nof California\nState of Qalifornia,\nI, awarts\nClerk\nss.\nLas Angiles leounty\nof the County Court\nof\n,\nState of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles,\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.)\nsaid Court being a Court of Record. having common law jurispliction, and a Clerk and Seal, do certify that\nI. Bemand brouan\ndo solemniy swear that Twill support the\n-\nthe\nabove is a true copy of the act of Maturalization of Bernard lerouan\nConstitution of the United States, and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and\nas the same appears upon the Records of said Court, now in my office.\nfidelity to all and every foreign Prince; Potentate, State or Sovereignty, whatever, and particularly to\na\nI.N° TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and afficed the Seal\nthe Republic of brame\nof said Court, this\n24th\nday of\ntoo\nBernand Growan\nin the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy light\n27th too 1878\nand in the year of our Independence the 103d\nSubscribed and sworn to, in open Court, this\nday of\nawpatts\nBefore me,\naw Ratts\nClerk.\nClerk.\nlett tounsend Deputy Clerl.\nBy C Founsend Deputy Clerlo."
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