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    "ocrText": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\nSTATE or CALIFORNIA.\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles.\nIn the Superior Court of the County of Los Angèles.\nIn the maiter of the application of\nJheh\nCounty of Los Angeles-S\nIn citizen\nme,mpatter of the application of\nCounty of Los Angeles- SS.\nTo be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nTo be admitted a of the United States.\nFrederick n. Housen\nof named\nsaid County duly avorn, testifies and says that he is well acquainted with the above\nof said, County, being duly syorn, testifies and says that he is well acquainted with the above named\nand has been so acquainted with hûm for five years, and that the\nJunis Ri time\nand has been so acquainted with him for five years, and that the\nsaid\n\"\nhas continually resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of\nsaid\nA\nhas continually resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of\nthe United States of Ameriea for five years last past, and for one year last past within the State of California, and that during\nthe United States of Ameriea 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\nof\nthe\nsuch time he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of\nthe\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\n96th\nApril\n26th\nday of\n.D. 1900.\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\nday of april\nA .D. 1900.\nc W. BELL, Clerk.\nC. W. BELL, Clerk.\nState of Galifornia.\nBy Sumber\nDeputy Clerk.\nState of Galifornia.\nBy m. C.Mation Deputy Clerk.\npe.\n86.\nCounty of Los\nEngeles, This Pateh\nCounty of Tos Engeles,\nI\ndo solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United\nJam Ritchir\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 Sovereignty whate is and particularly\nto.\nPotentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularly to Victhin Queen first Britain\nVictorary Quim of meat Aritam\nThomas Patch\n26th\nday of April\n26th forms Ritdine\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\n1900, before me,\nSubscribed and sworn to in open Court, this\nday/of april\n1900, before me,\nC. W. BELL, Clerk.\nC. W. BELL, Clerk.\nBy\nDeputy Clerk.\nBy In Deputy\nClerk.\nCertificate of Citi3ensbip.\nCertificate of Citi3ensbip.\nUNITED STATES or AMERICA.\nUNITED STATES or AMERICA.\nState of California,\nState of Californta,\n00.\n00.\nCounty of Tos Engeles.\nCounty of Toe Engeles.\ngoth\nday) April\n26th\n16e 1t That_on the\nin the year of our Lord\nBe 1t Remembereo, That on\napril\nin the year of our Lord\n1900.\nThomas Oatch\none thousand\nin formerly the Superior of Court/of England Los\nat present of the State of California, aforesaid, appeared\nformerly of\nuine billand Mundred games the Ritchich at day present of\nof the State of California, aforesaid, appeared\nAngèles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and\nthe Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and\nOF\nClerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES\nOF\na Clerk and Seal, and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES\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 ef Naturalization, and to Repeal the Acts heretofore passed on that Subject,\" and of the\nAct to establish an Uniform Rale of Naturalization, and to Repeal the Acts heretofore passed on that Subject,\" and of the\nseveral\nActs\nin\nrelation\nthereto homas Pateh\nseveral Acts in relation thereto.\nAnd the said.\nhaving therearion produced to the Court such\nAnd the\nsaid. James Ritchie\nhaving thereupon produced to the Court such\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths by the Thomas Pacer Act it\nas are\nwas\nevidence, made such Declaration and Renunciation, and taken such Oaths as are by the said Act required, thereupon it was\nordered by the said Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, that the said.\nordered by the sald Court of the of Los Angeles, that the said\nbe admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said a\nJames\n.be admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said Court to be a\nCITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nCITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\nIn Testimong unbereot, the Seal of said Court is hereunto affixed this\n26th\nIn Testimong Unbereot, the\nSeal of the said Court is bereanto affixed this 26th\nday of Anim\nin the year of our Lord thousand aine\nday of afairs\nin the year of our Lord one thousand nine\n1900\nAnd in the year of our Independence\nhundred\nand in the year of our Independence\n[SEAL!]\nthe one hundred and twenty fourth\n[SEAL.]\nthe one hundred and twenty fourth\nPer Curiam:\nPer Cuiriam:\ne\nW. BELL, Clerk\nC. W. BELL, Clerk,\nCENT I.R. STAMP\nCANCELLED\nCANCELLED\nBy\nDepaty\nBy"
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