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    "ocrText": "No. 470\nTO zorrites - aur\nORIGINAL\nSTATES TO of HTAO sur 30\nA SEN or\nhan\nswide\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nes han \"to\nSan designs as ansd sund I to\nTo the Honorable the annil\nCourt of\nCalifornia\nSan Diego County\nThe petition of\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\n4480\nFirst. My place of residence is\narch St., dive number, San street, clty town, Diego and State.)\nall\nor\ncorpsenter\nthat\nSecond. My occupation is.\nThird. I was born on the 10th day of February anno Domini 1 880 at Berlin, Germany\nFourth. to\nI emigrated the United States from Hambuig Germany on or about the 26th day of November\nanno Domini 1. 881 and arrived in the United States, at the port of\nNewyork Susto\non the\n24th day of December\nanno\nDomini 1 881 on the vessel \"Souvania\" as 9815 310150\n(ii\nthe\nallen\narrived\notherwise\nthan\nby\nyease)Che\ncharacter\nof\nconveyance\nor\nnanigrof\ntransportation\nFifth. I declared my infention to become a citizen of the United States on the 5th\nOctober\ncompany\nshould\nbe\ngiven.)\nday of\nanno Domini 1111\nat\nSan Diego California\nin the\nSuperior\nCourt of\nSixth. I am not married. My pife's name is\nSan Diego County\nin\nVV\nand now resides at\nOA\n49000\nMV\nhelwas bern\n(Give street, city town, and State.)\nI have\nchildren and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\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\nto\norganized\ngovernment.\nI 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\nparticularly\nintention to become to William a citizen of United States II and to renounce -absolutely and forever< allegiance and fidelity of to whom any foreign at this prince, time I am a\npotentate, state, or sovercignty, and\nsubject,\nand\nit\nis\nmy\nintention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nMOITIT39 FRUOO ABORO\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nWinth. L ,have resided continuously in the United States of America for a term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nthe\n24th December\nday of\nanno Domini 1. 881 and in the State of\nthis petition, since the\n?\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nday of June\nanno Domini 1. 906 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made pecition for eitizenship to\nfurt of\nWAY\non\nthe\nday of.\nAVA\nanno Domini 1\nand the\nsaid petition was, denied by the sajd Court for the following reasons and caujes, to wit,\nin\nis\ntent the enuse of such denial has Ince been cured or removed.)\nAttached\nhereto\nand made a part of this petition - my declaration of intention to Decome a citizen of the United States em flore.\ntogether\nwith\nmy affdavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America.\n1\nbanrad Pessarra\nhe\nay\nDeclaration of Intention - fled this 2nd day of November 1914\nao: MUQMASON\nBM\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nNors TO CLERK or COURT.- If petitioner arrived in the United States ox on BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading and Certificate of Arrival No.\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nt a\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nwork\nlith\nState of Californias\nein:\nDiega,\nss:\nmost\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that hohas read the foregoing petition and knows\nthe\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.\n70\nR.Dapp\nCamera Pessarra\n(Complete and true algnature of petitioner.)\nand tw.f s lossell\noccupation cigar mershant\noccupation watchmaker\nPesiding at 131 19th St. SayDiega, Cal.,\neach\nbeing severally, duly, and respectively sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has known\nresiding at 639 Market & San Diago, Cal\nConnad Pessano petitioner personally\nCourt.\nimmediately preceding the date of Aling his pétition, aince the\nin\nday of\nNovember\nthe above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nentitled petition is made continuoualy aince the Int\nnovember\nanno Domini 909. and in the State in which the above-\nClerk.\nday of\nthe said petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and that the pestitioner to be wiry way in hie\nanno Domini 909 and that he has personal knowledge that\nopinion, to be admitted a citizon of the United States.\n(Bignature of\nJosesh\nSubscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named petitioner and withesses this\n2nd\nanno Domini 1914\nday J of T. Butler\nClark,\n(OVER.]\nBy\nDeputy"
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