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    "ocrText": "191\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF\nINT to AFTTAR aur\nDepartment of Commerce and Tabur\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nmy\nord\n830MAUMITVOO to MUCMAROM3M\nROA\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nSUPERIOR Court of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR Los ANDELES COUNTY,\nundoef Walter\n81\nIn the matter ai the petition of\nstart bescribed\nDES\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nTo the\nBUPERIOR\nCourt of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN ANL FOR LOS ANOELES COUNTY,\nof\nThe petition of\nRuday statter\n01\nFirst. My full name is andolf matter\nrespectfully shows:\nWHY'S transistory\nof\nSecond. My place of regidence is number\nState\nCalifornia\nstreet, fown giég- of\nLauraster\nCorritory of\nThird. My occupation is\nDarmer\nFourth. I was born on the\nFifth. I emigrated to the United from Rumbary Garmany\n5 day of\nanno Domini 1. 84 at estrowo\nRussia\nStates\nnewyork ny 4th in the United . States, an the vessel* Do not remember April\non or about the\nanno Domini 1 901 and arrived at the port of\n12h. day of\nSixth. I deglared wy intention to become a ejtizen of the United States on the\nat\nhas Angeles but\nday of\nin the\nupirion\nRugust\nanno Domini 1905\nSeventh. I am not married. My \"\nCourt OFTHE STATE OF. CALIECRNJA ABD. FLL. Los. ANGELER. Lian -\nShe-wee-borm\nresédres at\nI have\nand the name, data of birtle, and place of esch of said shildron is ree follows:\nTO\nno. children,\ngovernment. become a am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my intention\nKighth. I I 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`\ncitizen of the United, States and to rendance absolutely and forever all allegiapee and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, staté, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nto\npermanently\nin nicholus the United States. T1 Ompiron of tursing\nof which at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention to reside\nNinth. I am able to speak the English language.\nTenth. I have resided contiquously in the United States of America for a term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, sinee\nthe\n4\nday of\nApres\nDomini\ngor.\nState\nanno\n1\nand\nin\nthe\nTermitory of\n10\nOctober\nCalifornia\nfor one year at least next\npreceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\nday of\nanno Domini 19 08\n,\nEleventh. I have. not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. (F-made-petition for ettrenship\nat\non the\nday-of\nareo Domini-do\nand th\nsaid petition wea denied by the for the following and causes, 4o Juid,\nnd-the entese of stech. denial has since been eured or removed.)\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the cortifécate; from the Department of Commerce\nand Labor required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nDated november g 1960\nRudolf (Signature Walter petitioner.)\nSTATE OF CALIFORMIA\nCounty of Los Angeles\nas :\ntoday\nRudolf Walter\nthe foregoing petition and knoibs the contents thereof: that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and\nbeing duly sworn, deposes and says that he ia the petitioner in the aboue-entitled proceeding; that he has read\nthat as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\n21.\nday of\nnovember,\nanno\nDomini\n19.0\nC. G. Keyes THE SUPERIOR COUNTY COURT AND IN AND X-OFFICIO FOR THE CLERK COUNTY OF\nor CALIFORNE\nClerk.\n[smaz.]\n*II the alien by veasel, the character of conveyance or name transportation company should be giveh.\narrived otherwise By than VCCombry Deputy Clerk.\nDeclaration of Intention and-Certifieate of Landing from Department of Commeres and Labor filed this\nn.\nday\nof November\n1910\nC, G. Keyes THI SUPERIOR COURT IN AND EX-OFFICIO FOR THE CLERK COUNTY OF\nCOUNTY CLERK AND\nA3MOITIT39 OMITITIMOA TRUOO or tpe est OF CALIFORNTA'\nClerk,\nBy\nfor Combing\nDeputy Clerk,\noft\nAFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES\nBUPERION Court of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN AND FOR Los ANGELES COUNTY\nIn the matter of the petition of\nRudolf Halter\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA)\nsult\npolitical\nwith\nCounty of Los Angeles\nMR Calonall\nabjongy\nof\nsometice\nhous\nmoidersits\noccupation\nFarmer\nmy milcoy\nresiding at\nLancaster\nCal\nand\noccupation\nresiding at\neach being severally, Wallen auly, and respectively sworn, deposes and savi that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known kuddef\nthepetitioner gbove tote mentioned, to be a resident of the United States for a period of at least 15 years continuously Immediately\npreceding the date of fling his petition, and of the in which the above-entitled application is made for a period of 585\nyears immediately preceding\nthe the date of Aling hie petition: and that he has personal knowledge that the said quperson-of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of\nUnited States, and that he with epery way qualified, in his opinion, to be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\n2.a Caldwell\nSubseribed and aworn to before me this\n31 day of C. Nemmer anho Domini 19 as\nm J Wiley\nG.\nKeyes\nGOUNTY LERK AND EX OFFICIO OL ERK or\nTHE BUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR THE OOUNTY\nsaputy Olark."
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