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    "ocrText": "32\nORIGINAL\nSTATES Department nf Contmerce OF and Tabur 2011 to atter M1\nBUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION\nand\nDIVISION OF NATURALIZATION\nno MUGMAROM3M\nCOMAUMITHOO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nthe\nmatter of the petition of martin These\nSuperior Court of BanDrigo Co. Qak\nsilt nil\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\nadd\npupiritation\nof mesu Court of Jenhago Co Aspectfully shows: Oal\n<\nto\nThe petitigh\nFirst. My full name is martin mesa\n14.\nSecond. My pace is\n- city of Coronada\nThird. My occupation is lationer\nof California\nPupez\nFourth. I was born on the 11 of fouchly anno Domini 1. 877 at Nones California\nFifth. I emigrated to the United States from CP. on or about the\nDomini 882 and arrived at the port of SanDieg\nin\nthe\nUnited\nStates\non\nhevessel*\nPachedo\nSeventh, am\nSandreeg, I intention married. to become My Cali wife's citigens name of is the United in States the on superior the 800 Court of California She was\na\nday of July\nanno Domini 900\nborn\nmenice\ndald now resides at Cals\nI\nhave seven children,\nthe\nname,\ndate\nand\npluce\nof\nbirth,\nKary. born June Liba born LL 189g, at Sandiegs, cali\nand place of residence of each of said children is as follows: martin born dank 22, 1896 at Sandica, eali\nand the motion of\nentrkede born Feby Cal. manuel form sime 12, 1903 Coronado\nlited States Attorney\neli;\nAdeline born Oct,12 1904, Coronado Cali; Edward born May 21,1907,01 Comada, Oal.,\nin open Court this\nKighth. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized/governmen or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons Yeaching disbelief in organized\ninment. 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\nme acitizon of States and renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nrahenily\nthe in the musted United States. States of menee\nof which at this time I am a and it is my intention to reside\nWinth. I am able to speale the English language.\nTepth\nIhave\nresided\ncontinuougly\nin\nthe\nUnited\nStates\nof\nAmerica\nfor\na\nterm\nof\nfive\nyears\nat\nJgast\npreceding\nthe\ndate\nof\nthis\npetition,\nto\nwit,\nsince\nJ.\neding\n26n the date =day of of this spul oftition, to wit, since the anno 240 Domiau day 1882 of spnt and in the State of California anno Domini 882\nfor one year at least next\nEleventh. I have not heretofore made petition for eitizenship to any court. -\n-\n-\n1\nDomini\nnatition was danied hu the said Court for. the followind\nsuch danial on remonad.)\nand fidelity to any\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition - my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States of Commonay\nthe King\nWherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a eitizen of the United States of America.\nmartin mesa\nsubject citizen (and that\nDated\n(Signature of petitioner.)\nstator California\nmartic Puesa\nCountry Q sandergu\n$8:\nagainst all enemies,\nbeing duly sworn, déposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceeding; that he has read\nforegoing petition and knows the contents thereof' that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and\nas to\nmy\nSubseribed\nthose matters and sworn he believes to before it me to this be true. 1st day of September WITH anno Francis 1910\nClerk.\nyes A.\nthe\nthe allen arrived otherwise than by veasel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.\nClerk.\nP,\nDefuity\nDeclaration of Intention Landing from Depontament filed this\n1st day of September\n1910\nA3MOITIT39 DAITTIMOA TAUOO\nClerk.\nupport thereof, and\nart\nto\nhereby is, admitted\nAFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES\nmanualine\nCourt of SanDiego Co Cale\nthat his name be,\nthe matter of petition\nthe of\nof an act entitled\nsule t California\nto be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\naliens throwghout\noxiety\nCharles H Brick\nyou Kenner\noccupation Elistnecon residing millos Sandiga Cal.\nGrudge\nwing severally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; that he peragnally Tenown martin\noccupation. musician\nresiding at\na\n\"\nis\nthepetitioner above mentioned, to be'a resident of the United States for . period of at least\nyears continuously immediately\nding the date of filing his petition, and of the State in which the above-entitled application is made for a period of\nyears immediately préceding\nlate of Aling his platitioni and that he has personal knowledgeithat the said petitionen'ta good moral character to of the of\nInited States, and that he is in svery way qualified, in his opinion, to be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nbhas HBink\nunkerrer\nSubseribed\njac\nand\naworn\nme\nthis\nthe Pail\nJasy 19/"
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