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    "ocrText": "384\nORTGINAL\nY\nSTATES SOMAIOSLIJA 30 HTAO\nWR or\nASSIME as\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\n- ausal 1\nRIPLICATE\nFrank Seperior Court manly mission hereby Ned,\nSan Diego County\nyen_to the\nthe Honorable the\nrespectfully showeth\nhe Declaration]\nThe petition of\nFirst. My place of residence is\n3817 Dregon.St (mail S.D. Samings Bank) San Diego California\nbank\nclerk\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nSecond. My occupation la\nThird. I was born on the\n15th day of February\nanno Domini 1 886 at Smith Falls, Outario, Canata\nToronto, Canada\non\nor about the\n1xt\nday of\nmay\nanno anno Domini 1 906 on the grand Trunk (If the allen arrived otherwise Railway than by faracter of conveyance or name of transportation company should be\nDomini Fourth. 1 906 I emigrated and to arrived the in the United States, at the Detroit Michigan on the IN day of may\nUnited States from\ngiven.)\nFifth.\nI declared my Intention to become a altizon of the United States on the Superior 15th day of april Court of San Diego County , anno Domini . 909\nat\nSixth. Richmoud I am m married. Hill, Outains My wite's name de . and now resides at 3817 Oregon St. (Give humber, San street, city Diego town, and Btate.) California\nSan Deego California sabel , in the ( adaby Bethane\nShe was born\nin\nor\nresidence\nof\nsaid\nchildren\nis\nas\nfollows:\nI\nhave\none William and the name, date Francis and place of birth, and place 6 of march 1906; Coronado, Frased Cal, San Diegs, Cal.\nCourt\nthank\nstate\n,Cal.\n33 years,\nmy personal\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\neet 62 inches,\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 to become a citizon of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nue\nGeorge V., King of Great Britain and Ireland.\nparticularly to\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. TAUDO 70 REORO\nio,\nMinth. 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\nthe\n, anno\n?\nmay\nanno Domini 906 and in the State of\nCalifornia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of this\npetition, since the\nday of\nmay\nanno Domini 906 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date of this\npetition.\nboth\nNOT\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. k petition for\nCoust-o)\non the\nday of\nanno Domind\nand the\ngiven.) ; my last\nsaid petition was derled by the said Court for the following peasons and causes, to wit,\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition and my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and Depariment\nCom\no any foreign\ntogether with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Whyrefore your petitioner prays that he man be admitted a altizen of\nKing of\nthe United States of America.\now a subject I\nFrank (Complete manly and true signature of petitioner.) Bethum\n,\nin the\nDeclaration of Intention banding from Department Commence and haber Aled this\n70 20th of November 1913\n1109 BMOBADR\n1at\nday\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nst; I am not a\nState of California\nn in good faith\nCounty of Suir\n88 2\nhousehold\nreside therein\nThe aforesald 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\nBethnin\ncontents thereof: that the sald petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to matters therein stoted to be alleged upon\ninformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes # to be true.\nant.)\nBestrant smith\n8H883MITIW 03TUTIT88U8 no.\nEMAR (Complete and true signature of petitioner.) Bichin\n5th\noccupation bank clerk\nresiding at\nEast Ster Diego California\nand\ncasius Carter\noccupation\nbank clerk\n2266 End California\n19..09.\neach\nbeing\nseverally,\nduly,\nand respectively awoin deposes and aays thap he la a\ncitinon\n:\nFrank manly Bethune the potitioner above mentioned, malded continuously koon\nthe United of that he has personally\nto in the United States\nimmediately preceding the date of his petition, sinco the 1st\nday of\nNovember\nanno Dominit and in the State in which the abowe-\nCourt.\nintitled petition la made continuously alnce the 1st day of November\nanno and that he has personal that\nauld potitioner le . person of good moral character, assached to the principles of the Consticution of the United States and' that the pasitioner la be abary way - Ale\nopinion, to . of the United States. to yob\nam\n11-2516\nCommin Cate\nand\ndo\nhefore\nme\nby\n2016 doy of November\nesmo 20 13"
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