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    "ocrText": "ORIGINAL\n190\nSTATES of Commerce OF Tabor BOUT TO\nSNITAR aut ME\nand\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nCATE\nN\nperson making\n83OMAUMITVOO to MUQMAROM3M\nation)\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nSUPERIOR.. Court of THE STATE OF GALJFORNIA. IN AND EDR Loe ANGELES COUNTY,\nIn the m. tter of the petition of\nmanfred. Straus\nmorn hospital 5\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nTo the\nBUPERIOR_ Court of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR Los\nA\nThe petition of\nmanford straus\nINGELES\nCOUNTY,\nrespectfully shows:\nmonth instructions\nFirst. My full name is manfred Straus\nSecond. My place of yesidence is number 46nt\nState\nHisley\nOirscrect. town eity,\nCalifornia\nof\nTerritory of\nLoo Angeles\nDistrict Third. My occupation is Clerk Ruynet\nFourth. I was born on the\nshipping\nday of\nanno Domini 880\nat Trombach\nBrimen\nGermany\nFifth. I emigrated to the United States from\nHermany\non or about the\n6.\nanno Domini 1 903 and arrived at the port of Batternoon md. in the United States, on the\nday of\nOctober\n28\nvessel\nBrislau\nSixth. I declared my intention to bgcome a eitizen of the United States on the\nCourt\nhas Angelis bd\nday of\nat\nin the\nsuperion\nFeby\nanno Domini 1. 908\nSeventh. I am non 'married. My wife's name is\nCourt of\nin\nShe was born\nand now resides at\nWTY,\nI have\nno children,\nand the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nyears,\nersonal\ninches,\ngovernment. Eighth. I am I am not not a a polygamist disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in\nbecome\na\neitizen the United nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and.it organized to\npater\nWilliam ] the United States. Compiron of Germany\nStates and renounce absolufely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and is my particularly intention to\npermanently in\nof which at this time I am a eitizen, subject, and it is my intention to reside\nNinth. I am able to speak the English language.\nthe\nTenth. 20. I have resided October antiquously in the United States of America for a term of State five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nday of\nanno\nDomini\nanno\n903\nand\nin\nthe\nTerritory of\nCal\npreceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\n9.\nDecember\nCalifornia\nfor one year at least next\nday of\n,\nanno Domini 19.63\nEleventh. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the\nat\nCourt of\ncame,\non the\nday of\nsaid petition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit,\nanno Domini 1\nand the\nny last\nand Labor Attached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United and States the cause and of the such certifleate denial from has since the Department been cured of or Commerce removed.)\nrequired by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a eitizen of the United States of America.\nDated nov. 17\n1910\nforeign\nManfred (Signature Atraus of petitioner.)\n11\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA]\nCounty of Los Angeles\nbject I\ninom\nmanned Straus\nin the\nthat the foregoing as to those petition/ matters and he knows the contents true. thereof: that the same being is duly true sworn, of his own deposes knowledge, and says except that as he to is matters the petitioner therein stated in the to above-entitled be alleged upon proceeding; information that and he belief, has read and\nbelieves it to be\n\"\nSubseribed and sworn to before me this\nday\n17 day of\nnovember\nCOUNTY 1018 CLERK\nC. G. Keyes THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AMD FOR THE COUNTY. or\n&\nOF LOS ANGEL CALIFORNA\nn not a\nClerk.\nthe alien By Jor Combay\n[SEAL.]\nod faith\n*If arrived otherwise than by veasel, the character of luveyance or name of Difation company should be given.\nDeputy Clerk.\nherein :\nDeclaration of Intention and Certificate of Landing from Department of Commerce and Labor filed this\n19' day of november\n1910\nC. G. Keyes THW BUPERIOR COUNTY COURT OFFICIO CLERK OF\nCLERK AND EX\na\nus\nTRUOO\nIN AMD FOR THE\n,\nBy\nfor Combry GALIFORNIA, reputy Clerk. Clerle,\npr SPAYE OF\n8\nAFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES\nSUPEBIOR Court of THE STATE OR CALIFORNIA, IN AND FOR Los\nIn the matter of petition of\nSTATE FF CALIFORNIA\nmanfred straus\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nLos Angeles\nCourt..\nClerk.\nmax burn\nil\nmorrio Price\noccupation\nRetired\noccupation\nmachinek\nresiding 01926 much 12 ex Costogytes Cal\nbeing straws averally, duly, and respectively the petitioner sworn, deposes above and says that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; residing that he at 4494 has personally Misley known an manfad\nceding date United of the fling date his of petition; fling his petition, and of the State mentioned, in which to the be a above-entitled resident of the application United States is made for a for period period of at Zeast 5x5 5K5 years years continuously immediately\ninmediately\nStates, and that he and is in that avery he way has qualified, personal knowledge in his opinion, that to the be said admitted petitioner a eitizen is a person of the of United good States. moral a character_cattached of\npreceding\nto\nthe\nprinciples\nof\nthe\nConstitution\nof\nMar Slirt\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this 17' day of\nman - Purce\nNovem ber\nanno Domini 19 ID.\nC. G. Keyes\nTHE SUPERIOR COURT IN AllD FOR THE OOUNTY OF\nCOUNTIV OLERIA ANO EX- OEFICIO OLERK\nOlerk.\nBy"
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