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    "ocrText": "27\nR OF THE PETITION OF\ni or Fergue\napri23 1913\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF\nTHEN or\nOATH OF ALLEGIANCE\noath, that I absolutely and entiroly renounce and abjure bit allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate,\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nparticularly to\nGeo. V, King of. and Ire\nLiss\nne been a sub)\nTo the Honorable the\nnestic; and th\nThe petition of\nSimon Shuken\nCourt of Therape California in and for Los Angeles\nForm 2203\nDepartment of Commerce and Kabur\nTRIPLICATE\nSecond. My occupation is\nFirm residence is muchout 25th st (dive Los angelis less\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth;\naumber, dity\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n[Tobe given to the person making\nthe Declaration)\nThird. , was born on the 15 day of\nDec\nanno Domini 1. 881\nNo. 878.\nat Rorna Russia\nm to before m-\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nBREMEN, GERMANY\non or about the 11th\nSTATES\nOF\nday of\nanno Domini arrived in the United States, at the port of\nGALVESTON\nanno Domini an the vessel\non the 2nd day of June\nmay\nFrankfurt\nif nobility, add the le\nFifth.\n/ declared my intention to become a eitizen of the UNited States on the 9th day of\narrived otherwiso than by Character conveyance or names transportation\ncompany should be alven.)\nat\nSixth. I am\nLos angeles leal Haie in the Certuil Rival Shuken Court of Sad aug Dist of bal anno son Domini Din.\n1911\nWilno Rusara\nmargied. My wife's name is\nShe was born\nin\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nI have 4 children, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows: street, city or\nand now resides at 920 50055 (Give number, at Las town, and angeles bas\nof the petition\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nINIVO\nana\nin open Court\nUNITAD STATES OF AMERIGA\nIn the\nCIRCUIT\nCourt\nJacob Lena Elijah Born 5 Jan 1907 Lar angeles beal Recides Loe angile lest\nUnited State:\n4.1\nSouthern Di strict of Californias\n19 nov, 1968\n4\n9\n\"\nmoses yernhom n 16 Jan 1911\n,\n4\nCounty. of Los Angales.\nof\nthe United. States\n4\n4\nannue Rosie\n\"\nu\nSouthern District of California, Southern Division\nle\n18 Jan 1913\n\"\no\n3, Simen Shuken\naged\n29\nyears,\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nSeventh. Tamnot a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbellef in or opposed\noccupation\nMerchant\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\ndescription is: Color White ,\ncomplexion\nFair\n, height 5 feet 6inches,\nintention to become a eitizen of the United States Nicholas and to yenounce absolutely and forever all allegjance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly to\nII. Emperor of all the Russias.\nweight\n160\npounds, color of hair Black\n,\ncolor of eyes Brown\nof whom at this time , am a subject,and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nother visible distinctive marks sear. on nail of middle finzer. of left hand\nsighth. I'am able to speak the English language.\nABORO\nWinth.\nof the petition\nI was born in\nRovno, Russia\n, have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe\nday of 5\nsung\njanno\nL\n90V\nJune\nDomini\nand\nin\nthe\nState\nof\nCalifornia\non the 15th\nday of\nDecember\nanno Domini I 881 : I now reside\n,\nday\nanno Domini 1. being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\n905\ncontinuously neat preceding the date of\nthis petition, since the\nof this petition.\nat\n840 Birch it. y Los Anne. es Cali fornia\ntolve number street, city or town, and State.)\n-\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I \"mada natition for citizenship to the\nCourr of\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Bremen- Germany\nat\non the\nday of\nanho Domint\non the vessel (fitie alien arrived otherwise Frank than by ford veasel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company Bhould be given.) : my last\nsaid patition wos dentet by the said Court for the following remsons and eauses, to wit,\nand the cause of ewch has streer eured or removed.)\nIS HEREBY\nforeign residence was\nRoyno, Russia\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 of Hebor, togather with\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nmy affidavit and the of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a eltizen of the United States of America.\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II, Emperor of\nSemon\nShullen\n(Complete and a petitioner.)\nall.the.Russias\n, of whom I am now a subject; I\nDeclaration of Intention Wo. this day of\n230MAUI QUARING\narrived at the port of\nGalveston\n,\nin the\nNorm TO or andived In the United States ON on BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival No.\napril 191 5\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nState of\nTexas\non or about the 2d\nday\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nof\nJune\n, anno Domini 1905 ; I am not an anarchist; I am not a\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA\nGaunty of Los Angeles\nss:\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\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\nSimen shuken\ncontents thereof: that the said patition 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\nSo HELP ME GOD.\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he beliazes be true.\nSimon shuken\n(Original signature of declarant.)\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\n9th\nJohn Ray Spean ocsupation Real merchant Estate Braker residing at 6074 Rd (Complete and tigue algnature of petitiones\nand\nabrahem loon\n[SEAL]\nday of August\neach being asverally, duly, and respecfively Jimen Amon deposes and Shuken of the Unided States of America; residing that at he has personally known\n91962000\n, anno Domini 191.1\nWin. M. VAN DYK,\nimmediately preceding the date of Ale petition, since the\n26\nmarch\nthe patitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nday of\nanno\nDomini\n1.\n910\nand\nin\nthe\nState\nin\nwhich\nn\nthe\nmarch\nabove-\nalization, Né\npetition de made continuously aince the\nday\nClerk of, the United States Crecuit Court.\nanno\nDomini qio, and that he has personal knowledge that\nBy Chus n.Williams Deputy Clerk.\nSouthern District oiCali fornia\npatitioner is . person of good moral charactar, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner la in every way qualified, in\nadmitted a of the United States.\n11-9598\nEroun\nON\nAbraba Cohu\naf\nInfunt\nthe offlee of the Clerk of Courd this 26\nanno\n19\n75\nAND\nCOFFICIO\nCLERK\nof\nFOR THE COUNTY\nBy\nDepuity"
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