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    "ocrText": "REGEIVE\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\n1\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nJustan Couptor Fred William Califernia. In and for\nThe State of\nSecond. Ny is Labored at (Give number, Meyer clty langelia Eal\nThe of\nLos Angeles County\nhereby fled, respectfully showelh\noccupation\nSubsa\nFourth. Third. , I was emigrated born on to the the 15 United States day of from may ANTWERP. BELGIUM anno Domini 1 887 as adarf Germany\nanno Domini 904 and arrived in the United States, as the port of\nNEW YORK\non or about the 232 day of mhich\nanno Domini goy an the vessel\nFinland\non the\n7th day of april\nNOTR.\nFi/th. I deplared intention otherwiso than the Character of convoyance or name ana company should\nat\nchicago my to see become a eltizen of the United in the States on the buichal day of\nCourt of least to all anno\nDomini\n19\n08\nSiath. I am not married ay wifele name de\nda\nand\nnow\nMO:\nUpon\nI have no children, and the namey dele and plass of hinth, and place of residence of of childh (Give number, us fottows: atreet, diy or\ntown, and\nurther tes\nnug\nbecome\n(IIIS\nnd homoby\nSeventh. am not disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or amliated with any organisation or body of persons teaching disbelief in or\nto\nBy th\norganized government. 1 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 opposed is\nparticularly to\nintention to become a eltizon of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and my\nWilliam II, German Emperor.\niniver\n, complexion 14amm height Weet 6 inches,\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nof whom at this time , am a subject,and is is my intention\nMILL\nweight spuon 140 is. LUIVI pounds, color of hair Black , color of eyes Brown\nrighth. , am able to speak the Engliah language.\nMinth\nUpon consideration of the petition\nother visible distinctive marks, none\nthe 79\nI have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Alve years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, alnce\nanno\nDomini\nand\nin\nwas born in Germany\nday of april\n904\nthe\nState\nof\nCalifornia\non the 15,\nadoof\nthis petition, since the 2 30 day of march\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\n;\nI\nanno Domini 1914 baing a residence within this State of at least one year noxt preceding the date\nthis pelition.\n, day of may\nanno\nTenth. I have not haretofore made petition for eitinenship to any court. (I made patition for to the\nDomini 887 I now reside , at 28Nchicage are\nChicago, Ilu\nal\non the\nday.of\nand denied by the said Court for the Yottowing Pessons wnd do wid,\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Antwore. Belgium\nand\nthe\n-\nof\newch\ndenial\nthe SAID PETITION IS HEREBY D\nFrinald\n. my last\nAttached hereto and made part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become oltizen of the United States and-the from Depasta\non the vessel arrived than by yessel, uleycharacter of copy fyance or name of transportation company should be given.]\ntogether\nwith\nmy\nforeign residence (If the was allen\nand the of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by low. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizon of the United States of Americo.\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\neso\nGaster a 15th Frod (Compinte and William of petitioner.) Mayer\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nDeclaration of Intention and of Avrivat wo from of Mabor Ned this day of\nmarch\n1915\nor a pecitioner arrived in the United States on on BEPORE Juwa 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificato of Arrival No,\nheiticen\nfrom Department of labor.*\nWillium II Emperor of Germany\nof which I am now a subject\nContinued from\narrived at the port of New York\nin the\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nto\n7\nSTATE or CALIFORMIA\nState\nTerritory\nof New York\non or about the\nday\nCaunty of LOS Ungetes\nContinued from\nDistrict\npolygamist not/a believer in the practice of polygamy: and it is my intention in good faith\napril\n, anno Domini I 904 I am not an anarchist; I am not\na\nof\nThe aforeacid petitioner being duly aworn, deposes and says that ha la the potitioner in the above-entitled proceedinger that he has read the foregoing palition and knows the\ncontente thereof; that the said petition is algned with his full, true name; that the same is true of hia own Amorgledge, except as to mattera therein stated to be alleged upon\nand\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he \" to\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nChar e. Spare\n(Complote and of petitioger.) Mayer\nsecupation\nBrown\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nas\nGustage (Original signature meyer of declarant.)\nand\nSamuel T. Hunter\noccupation\nFereman\n1231 2ng an Bandetown\n6\neach duly, and depoges says that . of the United States of Ameriea: that he has personally known\nSubscribed and sworn affirmed to before me this\nGuptan tred William mestioned, do have States\nthe above in the United\n2\nnot\nday of\nAugust\n, anno Domini 19 as\npreceding the date of fling Aste potition, alnes the\ndap of\nasno Damini 19 18 and in the State in whish the\n[SEAL.]\npotition to made ainee the 2\nmarch\nanno Domini 914, and that he has personal that\nCertificate of Naturalization, No.\nan\nJoseph E. Bidwill, Ir\nthe sald Detitioner la a parson of yood moral character, attsched do the principles of the of the United States, and that the la in avory ady in\nAu\nopinita, to be . of the United\nCircuit\nClerk of the\nCourt.\nfantania Deputy Clert.\nchas cupper\nBy\nStamuel I Wander\nthe\noffer\nof\nthe\nOlerk\nof\nCourt\nthis\n-\nLelande"
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