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    "ocrText": "at Commento and Eshor\n27\nNATURALIZATION SERVIOE\nNo. 1010\n2012 so\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF 30\nB3OVAUMITHOO 70 MUGMAROM3M\nSOMAUMI\nnot\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nTo the Honorable the\nSUPATION\nof THE STATE OF CALIPORNIA, - AND FOR ton COUNTY,\non\nThe\nFirst. My place of residence Baker 1/4/15 East 17 th It Los Angeles Cal\npetition of Otta Joseph Raises Court\nissort\nhereby Aled, respect/ully showeth:\nTION.\nof\nSecond. My occupation is\n(Give number, street, 905 or town, and State.)\nFourth. Third. I I was Emigrated born on to the the United 4 States day of from January Damburg anno Doprini Fermany 1880 at O on Kenzinger or about the 17 Germany\nanno anno Domini 902 902 on the vessel Bluecher States at the port of New your\nDomini and arrived in up United\nday of august\non the\n26 day of august\nFifth. I deplared my intention to opcome a cieften of the (If United the alien arrived States otherwise on the than a by veasel, 10 the character of conveyange or name of transpogtation company should be given.)\nLos am angeles married. My Cal is\nday of\nat\nin the Superior Karser Court of Los Angeles County 904 Cal\naugust\nanno Domini\nin have 2 mergenthem wife fermany name and row resides at 1415 Gast 17th It Los Angeles Cal She\nOberamt\nI\nJohanna\nwas born\nI\n6 children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children (dive is number, Las follows: street, city or-town,\nand State.)\nWilliam 13 October 1909\nCmma Born 17 the march 1907 at Los Angeles Cal\nLos angeles Cal\n\"\nBath Reside at\nA. D.\nto\nSeventh. 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 or\nes County, before\norganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principlea of the Constitution of the United States, opposed\nan alien,\nparticularly\nintention to to become William q citizen of the United II States and Terman to renounce absolutela Emperor and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and it is and my\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\non oath declares\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\n24 years,\nHTAO\nMinth. 26 I day have of resided august portinuously in the United States anno Domini of America 1902and for the in term the of State five of years at least, immediately California preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\nmy\npetition,\nsince\nthe\n20\nday of april\ncontinuously next preceding the date of this\npetition.\n- anno Domini 1903 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this\n-\nand\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. \"mante potition for to the\non the 26\nat\nCourt of\non the\nday of\nsaté potition was denéed by the said Court for the following reasons and couses, to wit,\nanno Dominé 1\nand-the\nfide his intention\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United States and-tho from the Department of\n, and the causa of such denial has since been eured or removed.)\nd to renounce all\nSovereignty what-\nthe end-babor, together with my affidavit and the afdivavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a Commerce eitizen of\nUnited States of America.\nPaso Joseph Kaiser\n(Complato and true aignature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration of Intention and-Certifeate of from Department of Commance and Labor Aled this 21\nday of February 1911\nits 10st day\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nCounty of Los dingeles\n88 1\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows\nres, Clerk of the\ncontents thereof': that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon the\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nhand and official\nDay 1904\nJames Smith\noccupation Bakes\nOtte fough Kaiser\n(Comprete and of petitioner.)\nand\nJacob Finckh\noccupation Bartender\nresiding\nbay at 328/2Cast\neach\nresiding at 546 Towne are\nbeible\nCLERK.\nagyerolly,\nOtto Joseph dula, and respectively Kaises sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen the petitioner of the above United States of Amerlea? that he has personally known\nN\nimmediately preceding the date of Allng his petition, since the\nDeputy.\n21\nmitled petition la made continuously alnce the 21\nday of February\nmentioned, to have resided in the United States contisuously\nday of\nFebruary\nanno Domini 906 and in the State in which the above-\ne opinion, said to petitioner la a person of good moral character. attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner is in every to way qualifled, knowledge in his\nanno Domini 1906 and that he has personal that\nbe admitted a altizen of the United States.\nuse Jucoh Finch (Stgoature of\ngames Smith\n(Bignature of witness.)\ndubscribed and aworn to before me by the above-named pettlioner and witnesses this\n21\nanno Domini with\ndoy of February\nGOUNTY el ank AND EX ORFIDIO OLERK DE\nH. J. LELANDE OF led FOD THE GOUNTY\n[ovas.\nJosonnel\nClark,"
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