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    "ocrText": "39\nNo. 489\n10 MOITIT39 aur 90 SATTAW-AMT VE\nORIGINAL\nSTATES\nwith\nany 10 - or\nto HTAO\ninitiating bato\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nwith\nhass\nyour\nand\nTo the Honorable the\nFrederich of\nCoupt\nSan Diego County\nThe patition of\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nSecond.\nFirst. My My place occupation of residence is is 3825 Real Castate Broke (Give number, street, city or town,\nCalifornia\nThird. I was born on the 7th day of October\nanno Domini 1 857 at Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada\nthe\nUnited\nStates\nSmiths\nFalls\nCanaday\non or about the\nanno Domini Domini Fourth. 1906 1901 I emigrated on and the to arrived vessel in the Grand United from States, at the (ii pagt-of the by yease on the 17th day of may say\n17th day of\nanno\nalien arrived otherwise than character of conveyance or name of transportati should be given.)\nFifth. declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the\nloth\nSun Sixth. I am midomed Drigo married, bay wife's\nday of\niugust\nanno Domini 1910\nat\nin the superior\nCourt\nname\nD\n* and was may manly\nnow -deceased\nof California\nCourt\n(Give nuhaber, street, clty or town, and State.)\nhave 2\nchildren, and the name, date and plage of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nyears, Beghune, Octobas, 22md 1887 smith Falls Canada, San Diess Cal.\ntrank mand Bethune February 15th, 1886, smiths Falls Canada Sam Diage Cal\nrsonal\nnches,\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 government. Fam 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 of the United States and is renounce ajsolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly\nto George in V. King of Treat Britain and Ireland of whom\nat\nthis\ntime\nI\nam\na\nsubject,\nand\nit\nis\nmy\nintention\nto reside permanently the United Istates.\nanno\nTAUOO\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nNinth. I 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 17th day of may\nanno Domini 906, and in the State of\nCalifornia\npetition, petition. since the 4th day of July\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nthis\n', anno Domini 1906 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nby last\nof this\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made pretition for citizenship to the\nCourt of\nat\nond the\nday of.\nanno Domini 1\nand/the\nforeign\nsaid patition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit,\nf\nis\nand- the eause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nDject\nKREK I\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to Decome a citizen of the United States and continuons Nam. the\nDepartment\ntogether\nwith\nmy affidavit 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.\nin the\nfredencie Arstun Bentine\nday\nPOMEM\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner.)\nDeclaration\nnot a\nof Intention Trom: filed this 18th day of November\nNors TO CLERK or COURT.-If petitioner arrived in the United States ON on BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \" and Certificate of Arrival\n1914\nNo.\nfrom Department of Labor.\"\nd faith\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES.\nherein\nof Cohformic\nBetty\nCountry of San Diego.\nss:\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings: that he has read the foragoing petition and knows the\nntents 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 to alleged\nformation and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nA.L. Mesoner\nfredemick Archus Bechanne upon\nd\nb L Reed\noccupation Banker\nresiding at\n(bronade\n(Complete and true alguature of petitioner.)\nBanker\nCal\noccupation\nresiding\nCourt.\nFredench severally, duly, and Arthur yespectively sworn, depases and squ's that he is a eitizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nat Holland Hotel, Daml Diago Cal\nmediately preceding the date of filing his petition, singe the\nBethuge\nsaid or petition pétitioner is is made a person continuously of good moral since the character, attached day to the of Gardening principles of the Constitution anno Domini 1909\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nDay\nitled 1st\nof\nanno Domini 904 and in the State in which the above-\nand that he has personal knowledge that\nUnited States, and that the de\nnion, to be admitted a eitizen of the United States.\nthed\nanno\nand Domini sworn 1914 to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses this 18th day of Homento as\n[BRAL)\nto py\nJam -fee\nJ. T. Butler\nClerk,\nBy\nDeputy"
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