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    "ocrText": "STATES of\nDepartment of Commerce amb\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nDO MJOCIAROM3M\nSOMAUMITHOO 803\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nSUPERIOR\nCourt of THE STATE OF IN AND FOR Los ANGELES COUNTY\nIn the matter of the petition of\nWilliam Rus.\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nTo\nthe SUPERIOR Court of CALIFORNIA. FOR Los ANDELES COUNTY,\nThe petition of\nWilliam Rus\nfull name is William Rus.\nrespoctfully shows:\nRT\nFirst. My\nBecond. My place of residence number 1776 Cark 1432 cant 50\nis\nstreet, gity of\nState\nMy occupation is Rubber line 90 83MAN:\nbeuforming\nLas Angela\nof\nThird.\nFourth. I was born on the 16 day of Ditabor\nanno Domini 1871\nat\nI emigrated the United from humpod England\nbolog\nmales\nrifth. to States\non or about the\nin\nday of\nanno Domini 1 897 and arrived as the port of newyork\nin the United States, on the vessel\nCunant Lina\nmay\nSinth. Ideclared my intention to become a of the United States on the\n10 day of november\nCity of newyork\nanno Domini 19 04\nat\nin\nthe supreme Court.\nSeventh. , am\nmarried. My wife's name is Dora 6. Rus\nCourt of Stale of newyork official Dithict\nFehmarn\nShe was born\nin\nGermany\nMOT\nand\nnow\nat\nFAULOS Amythings Kad\nI have\n/\nchildron,\nand the name, date and place of bjyth, and place of residence of said childmen. is as follows: Williams n born may 73. 1907 as Cas happle\nCal Resides as has Anyder bed\nwhoop Jhandine\nEighth. 1 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 organized\ngovernment. I am not a polygamist nor a beliener in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my intention to\nbecome a eitizen of the Unifed States and to rénounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovercignty, and particularly to\nEmard Aving of treat Bretain Robeland\nMAR\npermanently in the United\nof which at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention to reside\nNinth. I'am able to speale the English language.\nTenth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five years at Least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe\nday of\nmay\nanno Pomini 1 897 and in the State of\npreceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\n81\nOctober\nCalifornia\nfor one year at least noxi\nday of\nanno Domini 1905\nEleventh. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. de pesition for\nGount.\nat\nthe\nday of\nanno. Domini-\nand-the\npotition danied by the Court for the fottowing\nang\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the ceretytears\naned the casese of owch denial has stnee been cured or\nrequired by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America\nfrom\nthe\nDepurement\nof\nCommonce\nhat\nDated\nRegard not 1000\nWilliam Lees\n(Bignature of potitioner.)\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nCounty of Los Angeles\nI\nWilliam Rees\nhave\nham\nthat the foregoing as to those petition matters and he knows believes the it to contents be true. thereof: that the same being is duly true sworn, of his own deposes kenowledge, and says except that as he to is matters the petitioner therein stated in the to above-ontitled be alleged upon proceeding; information that and he belief, has read and\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\nnfto\nday of\nhugus\nanno\ny\nC. G. Keyes THI SUPERIOR COUNT. be FOR THE OOUNTY\nCOUNTY CLETS ArlD\nDALE\nClork\n[amail]\nasque\nBy\n*Il the allen arrived otherwise than by veasel, the of conveyance - name of transportation company should be given.\nOrputy Clork.\nDeclaration of Intention and Cortificato of Banding from of Commorea. and Labor filed this\n244 day of\nAugust\nonly TIM a 6. Kegest THE tos pourrt. STAT IN OF AND FOR THE\nGOUNTY CLERK AND EX OREGOID\n1909\nDeclaration\nInteation\nOlerk.\nnd\nBy\nyou Condray\norputy Olerk.\nnos\ned\n.\nAFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES ti nago\nPLRIOR Countie of THK STATK QE. INN AND FOR de ANDELES -\nWilliam Run today alls to bei admidéad a bidiven of the United States of America.\nof\nIn the matter of the petition of\nSTATE of es FORME\nof as bass\nCounty af has Angeles\nCharles K\nbaxa\nshough minior\naccupation merchanx\nand\noccupation\nasch Rul seperally. duly, and aworn, deposse and that he la - eleison of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nrealding at any\nman your\nthe preceding date of the date of Ally Ne petition, and potitioner of the abane mentioned in which to the be . of the application United States la made for . for period a of at loaat\nthe\nthe United Slater, and paticion: thai he and is in that avery he way has qualifled, in Als opinion, that to the be dimilted potitional a la & person of the United of rearez period charabler of to the yeary of the Constitution\npreseding\nStates."
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