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    "ocrText": "Repartment at Commente anh Eabar\n232\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n1215\nand no ORIGINAL\nSTATES of Sig\nR\nMOO HO MUOMAROM3M\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nand\nHonorable the\nSuperior\nCourt The State of California. in and for Los Angeles County,\nthe petition of\nMy place of residence is 255 Wyoming Street (Give Pasadena number, street, city or town, and State.) beal\nReginald George Rogers\nhereby Aled, respectfully showeth's\nFirst.\nSecond. My\noccupation is Ceity Street Inspictor\nThird. I was born on the 9 day of January anno Domini 1 863 at Harborn England\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nVancour Canada on or about the\n13\nday of\napril\nand\nDomini 1993 and arrived in the United, States, at the port of\nState\nPort Las angeles bal.\non\nthe\nDomini 1903 on the vessel\nfealifornia\n14\nday of\napril\n(If the allen annived otherwise than by vessel, the character of onveyance or name of transportation company should be given.).\nmfth. I declared my intention to become a oltizen of the United States on the\n4\nday of\nANDELEA, -\nSuperlez\nang\n,\nin the\nCourt o, The State of California. in and for Los Angeles County.\n, anno Domini 1909\nSixth. I am\nLavinier\nmarried. My wife's name is Lucinda a Rogers\nCanada\nShe was born\nin\nand now resides at\nParadena lead\nIhave Six children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each PHOOU of said children (Give is number as follows: street, city\nor town, and State.)\nmabel agnee L G. Born \" much 15-1888 monitoba Canada attending college newyork\n12 1889\nReginald 9.\n\"\nact\n3- Seattle nsa.\nResides at Pasadna leal\n\"\nolin V.\n.\nin\naug 25 1895 Lacombe Cemada\nWaternan\n\"\n1.\n\"\nPasadera\nHazel\n\"\nnor 9 1897\n\"\n\"\n&\n.\n\"\n\"\nnorman H.\n4\naug\n11\n\"\n\"\n,\nu\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affluated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\n- organized 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\nistention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, HT and\nGeerge v. Fime\nand Treland.\npricularly to\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\n* reside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nMnth.\nI\nhave\nresided\ncontinuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least, immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, alnce the\n18 day of april\nanno Domini 1903 and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of this\nsince the 18 day of april\nanno Domini 1903 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this\npition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for eltizenship to any court, (z mada potition for eitivonohip to the\nCourt. of\ndoy of\nanno Domini 1\nand the\ndented by the said Court for the reasone and causes,\nand the of auch 'donial hae sirce been enred om 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 from the Department of Commence\ntogether 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\nde United States of America.\nReginald -(Complete and true George aignature (Notitioner.) Rogers\nDeclaration of Intention and Cortifosto of banding from. Deportment of Commenea and hobom Aled this\n11\nday of\naug\n19/7\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nMATE DE CALLFORNILA)\nonn TIMGA CAUDO\nCounty of Los Angeles\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 pesition and knows the\nanso\nthereof 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\nVormation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nof\nB.T Knight\nReginald (Complete George and true signeture of petitioner.) Rogers MAS is\noccupation\nBuilder\nresiding at 849 Summet an Packelna\n4\noccupation HouseHuper\nresiding at\n4\nNA\nG\nNch\nbeing\nseverally,\nduly,\nsworn.\nReginals theng respoctively Rogers the petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States personally continuously\ndeposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America: that he has\nmediately preceding the date plind petition, aince 11 day of aug\nof his the\nanno Domini 1906 and in the State in which the above-\nmilled petition la made continuously alnce the\n11\nday of\nany\nanno Domini 1906, and that he has personal knowledge that\nbe\nsaid petitioner la parson of good moral character, attached to the principlea of me Conglitution of the United States, and that the potitioner la in eusry way qualified, in his\nMinion, to be admitted . eltizon of the United States.\nR F (Bigneture of witnes.) mai\nThught\nMrsB y\nKnought\nand aworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and this\n11\ndoy of\nany\nanno Domini 19. 14\nBOONTY OL EMK AND EX OFFIOIO OF\nH. J. Lelande ANOEL RTATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR\nSUPENIOR COURT IN AND THE DOUNTY\nOlark.\nBy\nEtsmith\nDeputy Clork."
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