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    "ocrText": "82\nto 3117 to\nNo. 2315\nORIGINAL\nSTATES\nOF\nthe\nane so 201 or\nE\n30WA103JJA TO HTAO\nyap 05 hna\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nof bata , somini, againto\nyou - masd I to\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nThe\nState of California. in and for Los Angeles County.\nThe petition of\nRasper avakian\npereby flled, respectfully showeth'\nFirst. My place of residence is\n2147 Los angeles (dive nu atreet, <0006 diy or town, Aud State, angelin teal\nsure\nSecond. My occupation is\nvia Return ham allot\nThird. I was born on the\n5\nday\nof\napril\nanno Domini\n1 844 at Harfost Tuskey\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States\nfrom marsille France on or about the 19th day of march\nanno Domini 1. 897 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nNISW KORK\non the\n31 day of march\nanno Domini 1897 on the vessel\nwonknown booked of has\n(ii the allen arrived than by vessol, the Character of conveyance or transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the\n14\nday of\nin the\nCounty\nJune\nat\nTroy\nny\nmariam avakian\nPensselan Co ny\nanno Domini 900\nCourt of\nSixth. I am\nmarried, My wife's name is\nShe was born\nin\nHarpoot Turkey\nand\nnow\nresidés\nat\n2/14/17\nLas\n(GIVE angeling street, dity at town, and Btate.) Lor angeles Cal\nor\nI\nhave\nseven children, and the name, dafe and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nmariam Born 30 march 1871 Harpoot Tusky Reside at Los angelis lead\nEather\n\"\n6th July 1873\n\"\n\"\n.\ne\nReverside\nJohn\nn\n1st match 1875\n4\nLos angeles\ngrin\narean\n.\n4th\n1881\nbatton\nVictoria\n+\n24th\nmay\nteal\n1894\near that\nalbert\nA\n6th Dec. 1896\nLas angelin\nGladys\nle\n8th nor, 1903 Fresno leal\n.\nH.\nu\nSeventh. I am not a diabeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed\nto 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\nintention to become a eitizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nmigrated\nparticularly to\nMohammed V, Sultan of Turkey.\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nMOITIT3S TAUOO HO RBOHO\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\ny\nNinth. I have resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe 31 day of\nmaich\nanno Domini 897 and in the State of\n,\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nITIZEN OF\nthis petition, since the\n2 day of\nJune\n, anno Domini 1903 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\n5, Prince,\nof this petition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. Tmade for ettivonship to the\ncourt of\n-\n-on-the\nauy\nanno Doméné\nand the\npatition was denied by tice suid Court for the following reasone and eauses, to wit,\nany\nand-therenuse of suen aentat the sinco OF removed.\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States Department of Lobor, together with\nmy affidavit and the afdidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nHarantune Kaspar Anakian\n830MAUMITMOO 70 ASOMEM\n(Complete and true signature of potitioner.)\nDeclaration of Intention and Mo.\nNota TO CLERK or Coust.-If petitioner arrived in the United States ON os BEFORE Juws 29, 1906, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival No. may try Department\nTrom: Aled this\n202m\nday\nof\n1913\nof\nLabor.\"\n- foregoing\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nHOUR\ne, and that\nSTATE OF\nFORNIA\nen\nof\nriginal.\nCaunty.0] Los Angeles\nwork\n7 name and\net\nday\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 the\ncontents thereof; that the said petition is signed with his jull true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to matters tharein stated to be alleged upon\nmy\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters 03TUTIT88U8 70 Kaspar Anakian\nensselgel\nHaigay H. Khazoyan\n(Complete and grue Ignature of politioner.)\noccupation\nmuchant\nresiding at 484 andol Ribles are Pasader\nand John S. Pashgian\nMM\noosupation\n4\nveriding as 255 Henrietta Court\n4\n4\neach being severally, duly, and respectizely aworn, deposes and says that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; that he has personally know\nHarootune Kaeper avakian\nahrel\nthe petitionga above mentioned, to have vesided in the Unitéa States continuouale\nimmedialely proceding the date of Aling petition, since the 21\nday of\npelition la made continuously\n21\nday of\nthe and petitioner la . person of good moral to the of the of the United States, and that the . - - way\nme\napril\nanno Domina 1908 and is the State in abow\nanno Domini 908, and that he has personal knowledge that\nopinion, to be admitted a of the United States.\nsunjay H\nJehn\nto\nbefare\nma\nby\nthe\nand\nthis\n21\nDomini\n19\n13\nday of\nmy\nCOUNTY CLERK AND EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF\nH. J. Telande THE SUPERIOR COURT IN THE COUNTY\nANGELES. OF CALIFORNIA.\nSmith\nDeputy"
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