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    "ocrText": "and Kahor\nNATURALIZATION SERVIOK\nNo. 200\nORTGINAL\nSTATES OF\nva -\n30MAID3JJA 70 HTAO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\n*\nTo the\nHonorable the Superior\nCourt of\nSan Diego County, California\nThe\npetition of John Carl august arnold Garsleff\nhereby Aled, respectfully showeth:\nFirst. My place of residence is\nmill hand\n4147 St, San Diego Ca diformia\n(Give miber, street, city or towng and Btate.)\nSecond. My occupation is\nThird. I was born on the 1st day of June\nanno\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from glasgow Scotland on or about the 24th day of October\nDomini 1 881 at Nyborg Denmark\nanno\nDomini 901 and arrived in the United States, at the port of New york City\non the 15th day of November\nanno\nDomini 901 on the vessel mongolian (If the alien arrived otherwise than\nby vessel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the\n2nd\nday\nof\nDecember\nanno Domini 1903\nat\nFresno, California\nin\nthe Superior\nCourt of\nname is augusta amelia Johnson) aaraloff\nFresno Co. California\nSinth. I am\nmarried.\nMy\nwife's\nShe was born\nin Striberg, Sweden\nand now resides at San Dieqo California 0444\nD\n21.)\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nI\nhave one childmen and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of said childem is as follows:\nCarl Theodore b.way 26, 1909 at cooning Calif. and now live at\n4147 D SL San Dileap, California\nSeventh. 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 or opposed\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\nintention\nto\nbecome\na citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly\nto Frederick VIII., King of Denmark\nof whom at this time I am a subject, and it is my intention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nWinth, I 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 the\npetition, since the 2/st day of November 901\n15th doy of November anno Domini 1901 and in the State of California continuoualy next preceding\nthe date of this\nanno Domini being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this\npetition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. potition for\ntothe\nCount. of\nas\nand the\nsult\npettion tome denied by tito-eaid Cotert for the following reasons and estrees,\nremoved\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States from tive Depar of Commonea\ntogether with my afdidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of\nthe United States of America.\nCertified Copy\nJohn learl august (Complete and true arnold signature of petitioner.) ansleff\nDeclaration of Intention\nfled this 19th day of December 1911\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nState of California\nCounty of dan Diego\nas ?\nhas\ntutoD\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\ncontents thereof; that the said petition 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\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nGeorge Hansen occupation contractor residing 83MAM at 2380 CA San Diego Calif\n89883MTIW\nJohn barl (Complete august and true signature of petitioner.) arnold Oarsleff\nS. L Griumnell occupation plasterer residing at Teralta, Calif mailat \"\nDel.\nand\neach being severally, duly, and respectively auporn, deposes and says that he is\na\ncitizen of the United States of America that he has personally known\nJohn Carl august arnold aar off December the petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States\ncontinuously\nImmediately preceding the date of flung his petition, since the\n1st\nday\nof\nanno Domini 1. 906 and in the State in which the above-\nentitled petition, is made continuously since the\n1st\nday of\nDecember\nanno Domini 1906 and that he has personal konowledge that\nthe said petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached to the principlea of the Constitution of the United States, and that the petitioner is in evary way qualified, in his\nopinion. to he admitted a altizen of the United States. to unh\nassews\n(Bignature witnem.)\nLLGrinnil\n(Bignature\nSubscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and this\nanno Domini 19. 11\n-\nOlerk."
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