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    "ocrText": "11\nfor AN/THE MATTER OF THE\nPETITION OF\n3044\nORIGINAL\nPiled\nSTATES OF\nTO - ADMITTED A CITIEEN of THE\nOATH OF ALLEGIANÕE\nS\nE\nI\nhereby declare, on oath, that Tabsolutely and entirely renource and abjure all allegiance indelity\nXI IASULTAN 807 MOITIT3S and\ntoany\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nforeign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nEmployer\nof\nTo the Honorable the\n[8EAL.]\nIfu\nForm ases\nThe petition of\nSuperto Charles Frederick The State of California Schwerer in and for Los Angeles\nConnty.\nTRIPLICATE\nNo. 168\nmakior\nthat\nFirst. My place of residence is\n105 utah an monica leal\nhereby filed, respectfully showath\nJewiser\nclty\nfore\nSTATES OF\nSecond. My occupation la\nThird. I was born on the 26 day of\nFeby\nanno Domini\n1867 at northampton England\nFourth. , emigrated to the United States from\nSOUTHAMPTON. ENGLAND\non or about the\n15 day of\nthem\nanno Domini 1. 896 and arrined TA The United States, at the port of\nMEW YORK\nst\non the\n20 day of april\nanno Domin's on\nPaue\nDepartment of Commerce and Eabor\n(If the allem arrived otherwlae than by the Charneter (nompany should be\nFifth. I declared my intention to besome a eitizen of the United States on the\n13\nday of\nmarch\nLos Angeles, Cal.\nanno Domini 1. 907\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nat\nin the\nGourt of The State of California, in and for Los Angeles\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nSinth. 19m\nmarried. My wife's name is\nmary Louise Schwerer\nShe was born\nin\nParie France and now resides at 105 utah are Santa monica leal\n(dive oi town,\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nI have\none children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nUpon consideration of the petit\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nTay agnes Born 4 may1906 Loe angelic bal Resides Santa monica beal\nfurther testimony taken in open Coi\nST.TTE OF CALIFORVIA\nIn the SUPERIOR\nCourt\nto become a citizen of the United Ste\nCounty of Los Angeles,\nSS:\nof\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY\n(It is further ordered, upon con\nand hereby is, changed to\n3. Charles Schurrer\naged 40 years,\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,\nJune 29, 1906 (34 Stat. L., pt. 1,p\nto\norganized government. 1 am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. 1 am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is\nmy\noccupation growley\ndo\ndeclare on oath that my personal\nintention to become a citimen of the prince, potentate, state, or sovercignty, and\nBy the Court:\ndescription is: Color White complexion dair height\nfeet 3 inches,\nGeerge V, King of Great Britain and Ireland.\nparticularly to\nof whom at this time I am a subject,and it is my intention\nweight 125 pounds, color of hair Brown color of eyes mey\nreside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. 1 am able to speak the English language OITITã9\nWinth.\nI have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nother visible distinctive marks\n:\nI was born in northampton\nthe\n20\nday of\n14\napril\nanno Domini 896 and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously neard preceding the date of\nUpon consideration of the petiti\nthis\npetition,\nsince\nthe\nday of\nmay\nanno Domini 1896 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nDomini Earlyand 67; I now reside at Los Cary\non the\n26\nday of Feb\nanno\nof this petition.\nTenth. 1 have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. (Imade polétion\nCourtor\non-the\ndayot\nanna Domini\nand\nPetetronent A\nI emigrated to the United\nStates of America from\nagid donied by the anid Court for the fallowing mensona and with\non the vessel St Paul\nand the causa. of ewch dentat has Thee eured\nmy last\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become citizon of the United States and from the Deportment of Hobor, together\nwith\nTHE S.AID PETITION IS HEREBY\nforeign residence was northampton\nmy afdidavit and the amdavits of the two verifying witnesses thereta, required by low. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted citizen of the United States of America.\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiapee and fidelity to any foreign\n1\nCharles Individ Schmun\npripce, potentate; state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Edumpt\" King of\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\n8\nSOMAUNIT\nDeclaration\nof\nIntention\nand\nof\nAxtinal\nNo.\nfrom\nDepartmant\nof\nhabor\nAled\nthis\n17\nday\nof\n191.\nGreat Bits t Inland of which I am now a - subject\nI\nNora TO Casse or -11 petitioner arrived in the United States on on BEPORE Jowe 29, 1900, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival No.\nFeby\nDepartment of Labor.\"\narrived at the port of\nnew York\nin the\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nContinued from\nState\nto\nnew York\non or about\nthe 15\nday\nSTATTOF california\nTessitary of\nCaunty of Los Angeles\nContinued from\nto\nDiotriet of april\nanno Domini 896 I am not an anarchist: 1 am not a\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly aworn, deposes and aays that he is the potitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows\nthe\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\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\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes is to be true.\n30\nat\nThaules Predicish Johwren\nCharles Diachuen\n(Complete and true signature of petisioner.)\nSo HELP ME GOD.\naB Ebner\noosupation\nsecretary residing at 724 Berendoal Los Angels led\n(Original dignature of declarant.)\nand Edward B. nicoll\noccupation\nVice Prive the\na\n(residing at 727 To Pico\n\"\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this 13th\neach being duly and sworn, depgses and he is a of the United States of America: that he has personally known\nCharles Frederick Schwerer\nday of march anno Domini 19.0.7\nthe potitioner above mantioned, to have vesided in the United States continuously\n[SEAL.]\nimmediately preceding the date of Alling his potition, ainco the\n17\nensisted petition la made continuoualy aince the\n17\nof\nJan\nJan\nanno Dominil and in the State in which the abover\nday\nc.g. KEYES, County\nanno Domini 1.9. 09 and that he has personal knowledge that\nnão & . person food moral character, ettachéd to the principles.of the of the Unifed States, and that the patitionar - way in Ais\nCertificate of Naturalization,\nAnd Ex-officio Clerk of the SUPERIOR\nCourt.\n. altison of the United States.\nBy n creation Styper Clerk\nEdward B. nickee\nde before me by the aboee-named potisioner and this\n17th dayof\n19\nCOUNTT\nCLERK\nAND\nservicio\nH. J. Lelande THE AND THE COUNTY\nSTATE C CALIFORNIA"
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