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    "ocrText": "49\nof Commence and Kaber\nNA TURALIZATION SERVICE\nNo. 1032\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF - A\n- de\nRIPLICATE\nthe person making\nDeclaration)\nto\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nwork housing\nTo the\nHonorable petition the of Ralph SUPERIOR avalona Smith Qburt Complexal 0 THE STATE\nOF CALIFORNIA. - LAND ECR. 1 as ES COUNTY.\nThe\nhereby fled, respectfully showeth:\nFirst.\nMy\nplace\nof\nresidence\nis\nSecond. Third. 1 My was occupation born on the is marine 10 Oct engineer\n(Give number, street, cita or town, and State.)\nday of\nanno\nDomini 863\nat slow Scatland\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from Queter Cana la ao on PEMAM goot\nthe\n14 day of Oct\nanno Domini 871 and arrived in the United States, at the port of Detrack much\non the\n16 day of Oet\nanno Domini 871 on the vessel Grand trunk R.R.\nR\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance\nJune\ntransportation\ncompany\nshould\nbe\ngiven.)\nCourt\n908\nLee COUNTY,\nat\nLos Fift). Slathy declared Angeles Call my intention 'married. to My become wife's name Mizen is of Henretta the United in States the on Cheperior avalon the Treat day of Comption Court Cal of Too Angeles County ano Domini She was Cal born\n4\natehison\nKansas\nyears,\nin\nand now resides at\none\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nI\nhave\nchildater and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nmy personal\n1/2 inches,\nRaeph Compton Born with June 1903 at avalon Cal Resides\nat Avalonlal\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 opposed\n, anno\nto\norganized government. I 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\nand\nintention to to beconte George citizen of the V United King states and to of renoupce Acolutely and all and Undelity to gny whom foreign at this prince, time I potentate, am a subject, state, and or it sovereignty, is my intention\nparticularly\nada\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. I am able to speale the English language.\niven.T my last\nWinth.\nI\nhave\nresided\nOctober\nin the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least, immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\n16 day of\nanno Domini 1871 and in the State of\nColifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of this\npetition, petition. since the 20 day of June\nanno Domini 1887 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this\nany foreign\nVII\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. I'made petition for citéxenship to\nthe\nOount. of\nat\non-the\ncitizen.\nday of\nand the\nw a subject I\nsaid petition was denéed by the said Court for the followireg reasons ant causesy to wit,\nin the\n.\nand-the of awch denial has since been oured on removed.\n,\n5\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and-the certificate from the Department of Commerce.\nday\nand Tabor; together with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of\n: I am not a\nthe United States of America.\nY Ralph Smith (Complete and true signature of Compton petitioner.)\nI in good faith\nso day of\nmarch 1911\neside therein:\nDeclaration of Intention and of Landing from Department of Commerce and Labor fled this\nCompton\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nt.)\nSTATE OF FORJIS\nCounty O/ wo Angeles\n88 2\nThe aforesaid patitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedinge: that he has read the foregoing petition and Jnows the\n1900\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\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\n) CLERK of\nmrs annie Treat\nRalph\nSmith fommarton\nHE OGUMENTY\nMARNIA,\nCourt.\noccupation\nHousewife residing at 139 (Complete , petitioner.)\nCal\nbuty Clerk.\nand\nmatte Can\noccupation\n.\nresiding at 139\nthat he has personally Amoun\neach\n11-9586\nimmediately preceding the date of Aling his petition, since the\nbeing severally, Rajpht Smith repectipally sworn, depopes Compton Dand 2/0 says march citimen the petitiong of the above United mentioned, States America 906 resided in the United\nto have States continuously\nday of\nanno Domini and in the State in which the above-\n20\nday of\nmarch\nentitled petition is made continuously alnca the\nanno Domini 906 and that he has personal knowledge that\nu. 19\nhouns)\nsaid petitioner la a person of good moral character, attached to the principlea of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner la in every way qualified in\nhia\nthe\nopinion, to be admitted a oltisen of the United States.\nannie treat\n(Signature of witnem.)\nMollie Cain\n(Bignature of\n20\nmarch\nSubscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named potitioner and this\nday of\nanno Domini 19\n71\nBOUNTY et ERK AND EX OFFICIO ou KRK or\nTHE SUPERION COURT IN ACD FOR The COUNTY\nH. J. LELANDE ANgELES. at OF CALIFORNIA Clark.\nBy\nDepuly Olerk."
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