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    "ocrText": "29\nORIGINAL\nSTATES OF Tabor\nDepartment of Commerce and\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nthe michel Keneca\nSuperior Court of SanDiegoCutity eal.\nIn\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nTo\nthe the matter Superiorated of petition of Court of Sundiugo\nThe\npetition of Erreca\nrespectfully\nshows:\nFirst. My full name is michel Errea\nSecond. My place of refidence is\nState\nof Sanduis Reye Santings Ca\nDistrias Third. of\nFourth. My I was occupation born on is the day of anno Domini 1. 870 at Addudes, in France\nanno Domini Si.pth) I 1885 declared my and intention arrived at the become port of Allenguez New of thaUnited Mark States Superior graybe\nFifth. I emigrated to the United States from\non\nor\nabout\nthe\nto a\n29th\nin the United/Statg! on the vessel chatons mango\nday of septinistic\nat\ns whigg, Californises wife'shame is San the\nEntery\nCourt of Sambiego Commy anno Cal. 904\nShe was born\nin married My cale and now resides at San Cuss By cal\nSeventh. I am\nI\nhave childgen,\nand the name date birth (and of residence as\n1896 michel boys sometics cal. may 1902 born in Encir tast us oal\nJanuary Cal. march 264 984,aml fmed borning San Kius Rey, Kali, Catt 1st 1905, and all\n(OW 19011 Cathemise born in any cinstage cal. 1903; Couis,\nand)place of place of each of said children is follous manning in Encinites\nborn\nSain\nreside at Sanduris Rey, Sandiego Co., Cal,\nKighth. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in organized\ngovernment. 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 intention to\nbecome a eitizen of the Unpited States and to genounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty,\nand\nparticularly\n:o\nin the the United Ripulilis Stotes. of France\nof which at this time I am a eitizen, and it is my intention to reside\npermanently\nWinth. I am able to speak the English language.\nTenth. resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five years at least immediatély preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe\n25th of September since the 1st anno Domini day 885 of Tormitony State of California anno/Domini\nand in the\nfor one year at least nexet\npreeeding the date of this petifion, to wit,\n885\nEleventh. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court.\n-\nadayae\nanna Domini-h\nand then\nwas\ndenied.\n-\nCourt\ndonial has sinco boore\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition. - my declaration of intention to become a eitizen of the United Siates\nDepur\nprequired by law. your Retitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nDated march 24-08\nMichel Erreca\nStator California\n(Signature of petitioner.)\nCannot\n}\nss:\nmichel Erreca\n, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceeding; that he has read\nthe foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that the same is true of hisown knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and\nthat as\nto those matters he Subscribed believes it to and be true. sworn to before me this 24th day of march anno, Domini of\n[SEAL.]\nmich. Lrancis Clerk,\nany\nMarker\nIf the allen arrived otherwise than by vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.\nDeclaration of Intention\nDepartment\nof\nfiled\nthis\n24th march 1908\nClerk,\nany\nmiched Superor Emica Court of\nAFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES\nIn\nRematter of the petition of\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nCountry stabe California\nss:\nSignature\noccupation\nand\nMar\na\neach and severally, duly and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nmy ers\nmin chant farnise residing at Rey, Cale\noccupation\nresiding at Sandighich\narreed\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to be a resident of the United States for a period of at toustract years continuously immediately preceding the\ndate\nState\nof\nfiling\nhis\npétition,\nand of the in which the above-entitled appliention is made for a period of\nfine\nyears immediately preceding\n'the date of filing his petition; and that he has personal knowledge that the agid petitioner is a person of good moral paracter, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the\nUnited States, and that he is in every way qualified, in his opinion, to be admitted a eitizon of the United States.\nSubseribed and sworn\nto before - this 24th day of man\nWhitenana\n(tyee Paidy"
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