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    "ocrText": "3845\n12\nIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF\nORIGINAL\nJohn TO BX ADMITTRD Patrick UNITIED Kerin STATES or\nN. x. Form\nCERTIFICATE OF ARRIVAL-FOR NATURALIZATION PURPOSES\nA CITIZEN OF THE\n(For use of aliens arriving In United States after June 29, 1906. Tobe Issued Immediately prior to petitioning for naturalization.)\nSerial 0.1221583\nNOTE TO CLERK OF COURT.\nIMMIGRATION SERVICE\nInsert the above number In the\nURITEO STATES OF\nE\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nOFFICE OF\nand\ntificate\n\"Declaration\nI hereby declare, on oath, that I absolut\nBerlal No.\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nCOMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION\nuficate of Arrival from the Department\nstate, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nELLIS ISLAND, N Y., Februery-16,\n191.\n5 Labor, flied this. day of\n19.\nof whom I have heretofore been a subject; the\nThis is to certify that the followingsnamed alien arrived at the port indicated, on the date and in the\nwas\nmanner described below, viz:\nTo the Honorable the\nSebastian\nSuporior Court Los Angeles County,\nThe State of Califernia, in and for\nenemies, foreign and domestic; and that I'w.\nName of alien:\nLang, Sebastian\nThe First. petition My place of of residence is 1292 n Langal Los angelie leal Jereby filed,\nrespectfully showeth\nPort of entry: New York, N. Y\n21583\nSecond. My occupation is frocey blend\n(dive number, clty town,\nDate of arrival:\nOctober 16, 1907\nThird. I was on 24 day of Jan RAMBURG. GERMANY anno Domini 1 874 manstock him a 7M Bavaria Germany\nborn the\nSubscribed and sworn to befor\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nName of vessel:* \"President Lincoln\nLine. Ha mourg\nActing merican\nanno Domini 1. 907 and arrived in the United States ge the port of\nNEW YORK\non or about the 16 navor Oct\n5th\non the\nCommissionen\nanno Domini go on the vessel\nPresident Arrived Lingaln\nday Oct\nof\nthan\nvessel,\nShárecter\na\nconveyance\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a gitizen of the United States on the 24 of day of\ntransportation company given.)\nNOTE.-In renunciation of title of nobility, add\nor June\nOr railroad company or any other conveyence.\nqu\nLos anglie leue\nDistrict\nanno Domini 1912\nin the\nCourt\nof Son Dist of lear Son Dir.\n8P 97\nin\nBrownstow I am married. Indiana My wife's name is and now resides at 1292 Grossman W. 36th Lang angelic leal She was\nSinth.\nmartha\nborn\n(Give number, street, clty or town, and Side.)\nI have\nchildren, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nUpon consideration of the pet.\nINDEXED\nfurther testimony taken in open C\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION RECEIVED\nFEB 41915, M.\nWorothy Sebastian Born 3 20 June 1913 Las Angeles Ceal Resides Lor angiticial\nto become a citizen of the United St\n(Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof)\nBUREAU OF\nEdwina\n\"\n27th fuly 1914\n11\n\"\n\"\n.\nSTATES OF AMERICA\nIn the\nDistrict\nand hereby ts, changed to\nEXAMINED\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,\nss:\nSouthern ofistri the States Division\nJune Stat. L pt. 1,p.\nCOUNTY OF Los ANGELES.\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\nBy the Court:\naged\n38\nyears,\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\ng,\nSebastian Lang\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nintantion to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nClerk\nparticularly to\nWilliam II. German Emperor.\nof whom at this time I am a subject,an it is my intention\noccupation\nWhite\ncomplexion\nLight\nheight 5 feet 9 4inches,\nto reside permanently in the United States.\n,\ndescription is: Color\n,\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\npounds, color of hair\nBrowm\ncolor of eyes\nBlue\nWinth\nUpon consideration of the petit\nweight 165\nthe\n16 Oct\nhave resided continuougly in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\n1\nNone\nday of\nthis petition, since the 25th day\nanno Domini 1907 and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nother visible distinctive marks\nof\napril\nanno Domini 1909. being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nI was born\nin lainstockhaim a/M Bavaria Germany\nof this petition.\nJanuary\nanno Domini I .874 ; I now reside\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. +1 made petition for eitizensitip to the\nCourto\non the 2.1th\nday of\nat\nthe\nday of\nunno\" T\nand-the\n1292 West 36th St., Los (Give Angales, Calif. and State.)\npatition --- denied by the sata Court for the following reasons and eauses, to wit,\nat\nor town,\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Hamburg, Garmany\nand the cause of such Leniak thas since teen \"or\nTHE SAID PETITION IS HEREBY\n: my last\nAttached hereto and made part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become citizen of the United States and the certifleate from the Department of Labor, together with\n(If the alien arrived President otherwise than by Lincoln the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nmy\naffidavit\non the vessel\nand the afddavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted citizen of the United States of America.\nvessel,\nforeign residence was Frankfort a/M. Germany\nT\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nSebastian Lang\n(Complete and true siguature petitioner.)\nWilliam II,\nDeclaration of Intention and Certificate of Arrival NO/221583 from Department of Labor Aled this 8th march\nday of\n1915\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nNorm TO or petitioner arrived in the United States on oa BEPORE JUNN 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No,\nfrom\nDepartment\nof\nLabor.\"\nof whom I am now a subject ;\nContinued from\nCerman Eipperor\nin the\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nto\nI arrived at the port of\nNew York\nSTATE OF ALIFORNIA\non or about the 17th\nday\nCaunty of Los angetes\n38:\nContinued from\nNew York\nState of\nto\nOctoher\nanno Domini I 907 I am not an anarchist; I am not a\n,\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that the is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foragoing petition and knows the\nof\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 tull, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes is to be\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nGeo W. Smith\n+ Sebastian true Lang of\n(Complete and alguature\nSo HELP ME GOD.\nSebastian Lang\noccupation\nRetired murchant\nand Louis Hermann\nvesiding at 4170wall at\noccupation\nBarber\n(Original algnature of declarant.)\nresiding at 4461 Forne an\n\"\neach being severally, duly, and respectively prorn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known\n24th\nimmediately preceding the dateof juling his petition any Febry\nSebastian\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this\nthe Detitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nthe\nanno Domini 910 and in the State in which the above-\nday of\nJune\nanno Domini 191 2\nentitled petition is made continuously alnce the\nday of\nCertifloate of Naturalization, No,\n[SEAL]\nBety\nanno Domini 1910 and that he has personal knowledge that\nWm. M. Van Dyke\nthe said potitioner is . person of food moral character, attached to the principles of the Conatitution of the United States, and that the petitioner la in every way quali)ted) in\nadmitted . citizen of the United States.\nUNITED STATES DISTRICL COURI\nClerk of the\nCourt.\nSee I South\nSouthern District of California\nBy munry Mile Deputy... 11-9596\nClerk.\nLouis Kermann\nand de the offlee of the Clerk of Court this\n8th\nDombre\nH.J. Lelande THE SUPERIOR - ORFICIO yom the CLENK COUNTY or\na Clark,\nDeputy"
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